---
title: "Barathrum"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/barathrum"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "Finland"
formed: 1991
---

# Barathrum

**Barathrum** is a black metal band, from Finland, active 1991 to present.

Barathrum is a Finnish black-doom metal band, formed in 1990. The band's name is Latin for pit or abyss. The first letters of their eight full-length albums spell "HEIL SOVA" - referring to the band's frontman, Demonos Sova, who is the only original member of the band. Their music is stylistically similar to early black metal acts such as Venom and Celtic Frost. Their lyrics deal with occult and religious themes.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barathrum

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Barathrum |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Kuopio, Finland |
| Formed | 1991 |
| Releases in catalog | 13 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Demonos Sova](https://themetalnet.com/musician/demonos-sova) |  | 1990 to present | Current |
| [Henri Sorvali](https://themetalnet.com/musician/henri-sorvali) |  | 2000 to 2001 | Former |
| [Samu Ruotsalainen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/samu-ruotsalainen) |  | 1999 to 1999 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1994 | [Warmetal](https://themetalnet.com/album/69f30f9d-22ff-41a2-ae1d-96c50b376128) | EP |
| 1995 | [Eerie](https://themetalnet.com/album/fd041860-b6c0-3dd1-bd41-e6b015320ec5) | Album |
| 1995 | [Hailstorm](https://themetalnet.com/album/101f5bac-50f5-3c8f-954b-7f4934be0bd1) | Album |
| 1997 | [Infernal](https://themetalnet.com/album/883d0c20-bdd0-3a9e-8351-cf7e5e744ec9) | Album |
| 1998 | [Legions of Perkele](https://themetalnet.com/album/71618137-46fd-36c2-aaef-25561dc31983) | Album |
| 1999 | [Saatana](https://themetalnet.com/album/4ca0a15b-dfc5-3234-a75f-395a16662354) | Album |
| 2000 | [Okkult](https://themetalnet.com/album/219c5273-7bdd-33e1-8a62-926bbcb60917) | Album |
| 2002 | [Venomous](https://themetalnet.com/album/9772b1fc-4f2c-35f7-97ea-c67ce3c94cdb) | Album |
| 2005 | [Anno Aspera: 2003 Years After Bastard's Birth](https://themetalnet.com/album/c19681f7-37a9-322e-8216-be878eca12e6) | Album |
| 2010 | [Unholy Conspiracy](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ddceba8-85d2-48f8-9f8c-969eaccb7feb) | EP |
| 2017 | [Fanatiko](https://themetalnet.com/album/3b864eeb-0e3e-4bce-b3c0-d29019f56829) | Album |
| 2019 | [Disciples of Filth](https://themetalnet.com/album/3856f0da-13c4-49fc-8f1a-37bb073c9f92) | EP |
| 2024 | [Überkill](https://themetalnet.com/album/1e55c4e2-a9be-47a9-bdc2-f7aca63e550f) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Ajattara](https://themetalnet.com/band/ajattara) (listened together)
- [Horna](https://themetalnet.com/band/horna) (listened together)
- [Beherit](https://themetalnet.com/band/beherit) (listened together)
- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Emperor](https://themetalnet.com/band/emperor) (listened together)
- [Catamenia](https://themetalnet.com/band/catamenia) (listened together)
- [Enochian Crescent](https://themetalnet.com/band/enochian-crescent) (listened together)
- [Amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis) (listened together)
- [Behexen](https://themetalnet.com/band/behexen) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Primordial](https://themetalnet.com/band/primordial) (listened together)
- [Absu](https://themetalnet.com/band/absu) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://barathrum.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarathrumOfficial
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjlnK7PZ6KgwevYUkAk9lCA
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Barathrum/2368
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/15635
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1SGvAkR4nsQoXdhHHFFuM4
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/fi/artist/42079655

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/barathrum](https://themetalnet.com/band/barathrum). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt