---
title: "ChthoniC"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/chthonic"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "Taiwan"
formed: 1995
---

# ChthoniC

**ChthoniC** is a death metal band, from Taiwan, active 1995 to present.

Chthonic is a Taiwanese heavy metal band, formed in 1995 in Taipei. They have been called "the Black Sabbath of Asia." The group incorporates influences from traditional Taiwanese music, including adaptations of folk songs and the use of traditional instruments, most notably the erhu. Their stated goal is to use their music to bring ancient history and mythology into the modern era especially to build awareness of the myths of Taiwan and tragic events in that country's history.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chthonic_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | ChthoniC |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Formed | 1995 |
| Releases in catalog | 15 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Folk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/folk-metal) · [Melodic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-black) · [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death) · [Symphonic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/symphonic-black)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [劉笙彙](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-eb330662) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [林昶佐](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-56e234cf) | Lead vocals |  | Current |
| [汪子驤](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-ba724f70) | Membranophone |  | Current |
| [葉湘怡](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-c5f778c6) | Bass |  | Current |
| [高嘉嶸](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-0a4cfd26) | Keyboard |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | [祖靈之流: Where the Ancestors' Souls Gathered](https://themetalnet.com/album/7fb51ed0-345c-475d-a9e7-46c8abb1efe7) | Album |
| 2000 | [靈魄之界](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c6eb5b4-13f2-4a23-8a8d-80de177be0a8) | Album |
| 2001 | [藏金閣第壹卷: Metal Treasure Attic 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/f2854491-f806-4971-9a1b-17848bf4402c) | Album |
| 2002 | [反中國併吞: Anti China Invasion Live](https://themetalnet.com/album/1827c0a2-2259-4b65-a2ce-fa30b07037ac) | Album |
| 2002 | [永劫輪迴](https://themetalnet.com/album/a456d342-2863-3506-ae55-4479ddebaecb) | Album |
| 2002 | [鬼王西征: King of Ghosts Western Conquest](https://themetalnet.com/album/caf17efe-bafc-4f8f-b2fa-207b9c56c470) | EP |
| 2003 | [極惡限戰: Satan's Horns](https://themetalnet.com/album/33a2408e-fe74-458e-8b93-b193aa0c942f) | EP |
| 2005 | [Seediq Bale](https://themetalnet.com/album/01630d9a-b270-4b14-a3eb-80f297fb3461) | Album |
| 2009 | [十殿](https://themetalnet.com/album/abfaaaf6-e1c3-496a-8310-4aaa43b887e8) | Album |
| 2011 | [Takasago Army: 高砂軍](https://themetalnet.com/album/01bc3a74-697e-438c-b1ca-3b32b0f3abe2) | Album |
| 2013 | [Bú-Tik](https://themetalnet.com/album/63a65eb3-0b7d-40a8-9334-65a03224515e) | Album |
| 2014 | [失竊千年: Timeless Sentence](https://themetalnet.com/album/7d2cff58-ae5e-4a6e-8b41-ceb3f369b351) | Album |
| 2015 | [鎮魂護國交響戰歌](https://themetalnet.com/album/91023303-19d0-45c6-9ec7-dfae344b042d) | EP |
| 2017 | [失落的令旗: Souls of the Revolution](https://themetalnet.com/album/4b1823b7-5b5f-4f1a-89d8-1784ddb6525a) | EP |
| 2018 | [Battlefields of Asura](https://themetalnet.com/album/098341af-6e4f-4c88-b426-8d393e0a4e7c) | Album |

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- [Graveworm](https://themetalnet.com/band/graveworm) (listened together)
- [Satyricon](https://themetalnet.com/band/satyricon) (listened together)
- [Carach Angren](https://themetalnet.com/band/carach-angren) (listened together)
- [Emperor](https://themetalnet.com/band/emperor) (listened together)
- [Kalmah](https://themetalnet.com/band/kalmah) (listened together)
- [Shade Empire](https://themetalnet.com/band/shade-empire) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Borknagar](https://themetalnet.com/band/borknagar) (listened together)
- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [Insomnium](https://themetalnet.com/band/insomnium) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chthonictw
- x: https://twitter.com/chthonictw
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFn5CIjfAj-KZgJtsXw349g
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mBFvlqINbTNsRB6htlJEY
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5919
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/tw/artist/205696708
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/%E9%96%83%E9%9D%88/4443

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