---
title: "Thanateros"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/thanateros"
genre: "Folk Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1999
disbanded: 2010
---

# Thanateros

**Thanateros** is a folk metal band, from Germany, active 1999 to 2010.

Thanateros is a German folk metal band founded in 1999 with Irish-Celtic influences. The name Thanateros is a combination of the names of the Greek gods of death (Thanatos) and love/sexuality (Eros). Though it refers to the chaos-magical order of the “Illuminates of Thanateros” (IOT), Thanateros is not bound to the IOT but an independent and separate band. Nevertheless, sometimes Thanateros draws on magical and pagan motives including Celtic mythology and shamanism.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Thanateros |
| Genre | Folk Metal |
| Parent genre | Folk Metal |
| Origin | Raguhn-Jeßnitz, Germany |
| Formed | 1999 |
| Disbanded | 2010 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Folk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/folk-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ben Richter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ben-richter) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | [The First Rite](https://themetalnet.com/album/26a3dcf9-fa83-3284-9034-f0cee5d0cb1c) | Album |
| 2003 | [Circle of Life](https://themetalnet.com/album/871e71e8-379a-35fc-b1c3-ab5c42136d64) | Album |
| 2005 | [Into the Otherworld](https://themetalnet.com/album/28a144f3-5149-35e3-aca3-adedaa51eb64) | Album |
| 2009 | [Liber Lux](https://themetalnet.com/album/68ad49b2-39d5-4e2c-9d91-ba7b253516e9) | Album |
| 2019 | [Insomnia](https://themetalnet.com/album/81442d4a-7aa4-49a2-9626-8d765dc1fec0) | Album |
| 2022 | [On Fragile Wings](https://themetalnet.com/album/fdf66fe9-8ab8-403c-8d8a-f2a64335d2a6) | Album |
| 2024 | [Tranceforming](https://themetalnet.com/album/779987ab-aada-4e06-bb1b-691a77e4c8e6) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Thanateros/15278

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