---
title: "Mitochondrion"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/mitochondrion"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "Canada"
formed: 2003
---

# Mitochondrion

**Mitochondrion** is a black metal band, from Canada, active 2003 to present.

Mitochondrion is a Canadian black-death metal band from Victoria, British Columbia, formed in 2003. The band has undergone some line-up changes, but since 2006 Mitochondrion was solidified as a power trio with Shawn Haché, Nick Yanchuk and Karl Godard. With this line-up Mitochondrion has recorded two full-length studio albums, the self-released Archaeaeon (2008) and Parasignosis (2011), which was released through Profound Lore Records. They later released an EP "Antinumerology" released by Dark Descent Records and Krucyator Productions and a split EP "In Cronian Hour" released by Dark Descent Records and Hellthrasher Productions.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Mitochondrion |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Canada |
| Formed | 2003 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sebastian Montesi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sebastian-montesi) |  |  | Current |
| [Shawn Haché](https://themetalnet.com/musician/shawn-hache) |  |  | Current |
| [Karl Godard](https://themetalnet.com/musician/karl-godard) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | [Mitochondrion](https://themetalnet.com/album/5e92fb64-3496-465f-b61f-0f1fe8ef7914) | Album |
| 2008 | [Archaeaeon](https://themetalnet.com/album/7f58e737-57b2-3cbd-ae2c-73d34ad460a4) | Album |
| 2010 | [Rituals of Transcendence / Liimk Halaayt](https://themetalnet.com/album/baeee295-3420-4c22-9c7c-41b1830119b5) | Album |
| 2011 | [Parasignosis](https://themetalnet.com/album/f5b1463b-f0c0-4f81-ac32-8f5ef3764c71) | Album |
| 2013 | [Antinumerology](https://themetalnet.com/album/30f42dba-cc71-42eb-928b-0ef6a5778ccc) | EP |
| 2016 | [In Cronian Hour](https://themetalnet.com/album/f4c8ddd0-9b97-47d4-980b-05d47084a270) | EP |
| 2024 | [Vitriseptome](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d17f044-16f6-4c27-a90a-9b4136341906) | Album |

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- [Ulcerate](https://themetalnet.com/band/ulcerate) (listened together)
- [Portal](https://themetalnet.com/band/portal) (listened together)
- [Mithras](https://themetalnet.com/band/mithras) (listened together)
- [Meshuggah](https://themetalnet.com/band/meshuggah) (listened together)
- [Morbid Angel](https://themetalnet.com/band/morbid-angel) (listened together)
- [Teitanblood](https://themetalnet.com/band/teitanblood) (listened together)
- [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together)
- [Gorguts](https://themetalnet.com/band/gorguts) (listened together)
- [Adversarial](https://themetalnet.com/band/adversarial) (listened together)
- [Mayhem](https://themetalnet.com/band/mayhem) (listened together)
- [Nightbringer](https://themetalnet.com/band/nightbringer) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitochondrion137
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mitochondrion/14732

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