---
title: "Varathron"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/varathron"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "Greece"
formed: 1988
---

# Varathron

**Varathron** is a black metal band, from Greece, active 1988 to present.

I Varathron sono un gruppo musicale black metal greco, formato nel 1988 ad Atene dal cantante Stefanos Karasavvas con lo pseudonimo di Stefan Necroabyssious. Il loro stile musicale è simile a quello di altri gruppi greci come Rotting Christ o Necromantia, e sono considerati tra i fondatori della scena black metal greca. Hanno suonato il loro primo concerto con i Rotting Christ nel 1990. Il loro album di debutto, intitolato His Majesty at the Swamp è stato pubblicato nel 1993 sotto l'etichetta Cyber Music.

Biography source: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varathron

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Varathron |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Athens, Greece |
| Formed | 1988 |
| Releases in catalog | 13 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stephan Necroabyssious](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stephan-necroabyssious) | Lead vocals | 1988 to present | Current |
| [Stratos Kountouras](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stratos-kountouras) | Bass | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Adrastos](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adrastos) |  |  | Current |
| [Pyrphoros](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pyrphoros) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1993 | [His Majesty at the Swamp](https://themetalnet.com/album/f38df691-aea7-39bd-969c-9a555a279e35) | Album |
| 1995 | [Walpurgisnacht](https://themetalnet.com/album/ef102140-1ef3-3352-95ac-0403e508b030) | Album |
| 1999 | [The Lament of Gods](https://themetalnet.com/album/6e44d9e1-9f93-3b06-a62c-7686d51e11a6) | EP |
| 2004 | [Crowsreign](https://themetalnet.com/album/eab1fe15-48ff-3bca-b622-7e3fe428d9a3) | Album |
| 2009 | [Stygian Forces of Scorn](https://themetalnet.com/album/af1646f6-17f3-40be-8af1-5a417a256abd) | Album |
| 2012 | [Emissaries of the Darkened Call – Three Nails in the Coffin of Humanity](https://themetalnet.com/album/9a224480-e9ee-4825-b8cf-96a256d206c1) | Album |
| 2014 | [Old Demons Rise](https://themetalnet.com/album/97bd70ba-46b6-4e5c-8ba5-a7c106e836fc) | EP |
| 2014 | [Untrodden Corridors of Hades](https://themetalnet.com/album/c1180625-a42a-4670-b030-d55ba4587111) | Album |
| 2015 | [The Confessional of the Black Penitents](https://themetalnet.com/album/3cda20f5-0bb0-4566-9e77-e16358b95068) | EP |
| 2018 | [Patriarchs of Evil](https://themetalnet.com/album/0e3ade0b-493f-4783-b26e-2d046172989b) | Album |
| 2019 | [Duality of the Unholy Existence](https://themetalnet.com/album/908a219d-f26a-4dcd-9ddb-cc86504b7316) | EP |
| 2022 | [Apocalyptic Mysticism](https://themetalnet.com/album/6f897968-dedb-468a-90eb-4f4f31a28a63) | EP |
| 2023 | [The Crimson Temple](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc80b2a1-6661-4fe1-8826-8f5a0a2690c8) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Necromantia](https://themetalnet.com/band/necromantia) (listened together)
- [Septicflesh](https://themetalnet.com/band/septicflesh) (listened together)
- [Archgoat](https://themetalnet.com/band/archgoat) (listened together)
- [Absu](https://themetalnet.com/band/absu) (listened together)
- [Sacramentum](https://themetalnet.com/band/sacramentum) (listened together)
- [Zemial](https://themetalnet.com/band/zemial) (listened together)
- [Thou Art Lord](https://themetalnet.com/band/thou-art-lord) (listened together)
- [Kawir](https://themetalnet.com/band/kawir) (listened together)
- [Primordial](https://themetalnet.com/band/primordial) (listened together)
- [Graveland](https://themetalnet.com/band/graveland) (listened together)
- [Carach Angren](https://themetalnet.com/band/carach-angren) (listened together)
- [Funeral Mist](https://themetalnet.com/band/funeral-mist) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Varathron/1295
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VarathronOfficial
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/VarathronTV
- x: https://twitter.com/varathron
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3V9JzR4lFUlNvRgRuPO8x4
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/128810
- bandcamp: https://varathron.bandcamp.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varathron_official/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gr/artist/112771600
- website: https://varathron.com/

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