Hortor

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| origin = Mexico City, Mexico

| years_active = 2004–present

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  • Unblack metal{{cite web|url=http://untombed.com/album-review-hortor-dios-de-dioses/|title=Album review: Hortor - Dios de Dioses|publisher=Untombed Zine|first=Eric|last=Strother|accessdate=March 31, 2016}}
  • Christian metal
  • symphonic metal
  • Viking metal
  • extreme metal{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=38100|title=Hortor Signs to Sullen Records|publisher=Metal Underground|author=deathbringerd|date=July 28, 2008|accessdate=March 31, 2016}}
  • black metalGatto, Chris (2013) {{cite web|url=http://hmmagazine.com/blog/album-reviews/hortor-dios-de-dioses/ |title=Hortor - Dios de Dioses |date=13 October 2013 |accessdate=2016-03-31 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211082916/http://hmmagazine.com/blog/album-reviews/hortor-dios-de-dioses/ |archivedate=December 11, 2013 }} HM Magazine
  • death metal{{cite web|url=http://www.tollbooth.org/index.php/past-issues/past-music-reviews/1073-hortor-dios-de-dioses|title=Hortor - Dios de Dioses|publisher=The Phantom Tollbooth|first=Matt|last=Crosslin|date=January 3, 2014|accessdate=April 29, 2016}}

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| label = Sullen, Exhortmetal Distributions, Bombworks, Eternal, Retroactive

| associated_acts = Impaled Baphomet

| website = {{Facebook|HORTOR-283635461058/}}

| current_members = Varme
Azmaveth

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Hortor is a Mexican extreme unblack metal band originated in Mexico City, Mexico in March 2004. The band's name translated in English means "Animate". Members have been involved in multiple projects including Freddy Acosta for his solo project, Impaled Baphomet. On one of their full-length albums, they covered a song by one of their unblack metal influences, Horde. The band has released four studio albums, an EP, a split album, a compilation album, and a demo.

Members

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Current

  • Freddy "Varme" Acosta – guitars (2003–present)
  • "Azmaveth" – vocals, guitar (2003–present)
  • Christian "Azgad" Razo – guitars, bass guitar (2003–2007, 2017–present)
  • "Askenaz" – drums, vocals (2003–2007, 2017–present)
  • "Hefzi-ba" – keyboards (2003–2007, 2017–present)

Former

  • Izhar – drums (2007–2013)
  • Nokturnal Wolf – drums, (2013–2017) bass guitar (2007–2013)
  • Absalon – guitars (2007–2013)
  • Arfaxad – guitars
  • Adunamy – vocals (2006–2007, 2013)

Discography

;Demo

  • Demo (2004)

;EPs

  • By the Sword of the Almighty Emperor (2007)

;Splits

  • Satanas Destronado / Hortor (2008; split w/ Behead Demons)

;Studio albums

  • Decapitación absoluta al falso profeta (2007)
  • Ancient Satanic Rituals Are Crushed in Dust (2009)
  • Dios de dioses (2013){{cite web|url=http://www.tollbooth.org/index.php/past-issues/past-music-reviews/1073-hortor-dios-de-dioses|title=Hortor - Dios de dioses|publisher=The Phantom Tollbooth|first=Matt|last=Crosslin|date=January 3, 2014|accessdate=September 16, 2016}}
  • Dharma Esencia de Impureza (2017){{cite web|url=https://www.indievisionmusic.com/news/hortor-to-release-new-album/|title=Hortor to release new album "Dharma Esencia de Impureza"|website=Indie Vision Music|first=Mason|last=Beard|date=May 12, 2017|accessdate=November 13, 2017}}

;Compilations

  • Enthroned XI (2015)

References

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Category:Musical groups established in 2004

Category:Musical groups from Mexico City

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