De Magia Veterum
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = De Magia Veterum
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| image_size = 250
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| origin = Drachten, Friesland, Netherlands
| genre = Avant-garde metal, black metal
| years_active = 2003–present
| label = Transcendental Creations
| associated_acts = Aderlating, Astral, Atrocious, Cauteror, Cloak of Altering, Gnaw Their Tongues, Mors Sonat, Ophiuchus, Pyriphlegethon, Seirom, Soulwound
| website = {{URL|http://www.demagiaveterum.com/}}
| current_members = Maurice de Jong
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De Magia Veterum is an avant-garde metal musical project founded by Dutch multi-instrumentalist and composer Maurice "Mories" de Jong in 2003. In contrast to de Jong's other work, the music of De Magia Veterum is decidedly electric guitar-based and heavily indebted to black metal music. Allmusic credited the discography with "redefining the limits of extremism through pure sonic annihilation."{{cite web |first=Eduardo |last=Rivadavia |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0001090280/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=De Magia Veterum |publisher=Allmusic |date= |accessdate=December 16, 2015}}
History
Maurice de Jong began recording for De Magia Veterum in 2003 and began releasing finished music under the name on Myspace in 2005.{{cite web |first=Martin |last=Perescis |url=http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/en/interviews/view/id/3982 |title=De Magia Veterum - Things Like 'Riffs', 'Bass Lines', 'Harmony', 'Drum Patterns', etc Say Nothing to Me at This Stage of my Life |publisher=Lords of Metal |date=September 2011 |accessdate=December 16, 2015}} Shortly after, tracks were compiled together and released as De Magia Veterum's debut album, titled Spikes Through Eyes. The album would be expanded re-released in 2008 as Verus Diuinus Magus, including additional tracks recorded during the same sessions.
In 2009, De Magia Veterum issued its label debut on Transcendental Creations titled Migdal Bavel.{{cite web |first=Eduardo |last=Rivadavia |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000828625|pure_url=yes}}|title=De Magia Veterum: Migdal Bavel > Review |publisher=Allmusic |date= |accessdate=December 16, 2015}} Under the same label, The Divine Antithesis was released in 2011 and The Deification the following year.
Discography
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;Studio albums
- Spikes Through Eyes (2005)
- Migdal Bavel (2009)
- The Divine Antithesis (2011)
- The Deification (2012)
- Naked Swords into the Wombs of the Enemy (2017)
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;EPs
- Clavicula Salomonis (2005)
- The Blood of Prophet and Saints (2006)
- The Apocalyptic Seven Headed Beast Arisen (2007)
- In Conspectu Divinae Majestatis (2010)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.demagiaveterum.com/}}
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Category:Avant-garde metal musical groups
Category:Dutch black metal musical groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2003