Astarte (band)

Astarte first formed under the name Lloth in September 1995 at Athens, Attica. The original line-up included Maria "Tristessa" Kolokouri (bass, guitar, keyboards), who subsequently took over on lead vocals, Nemesis (guitar), and Kinthia (vocals, guitar). On August 9, 2014, Maiis posted another statement on behalf of his wife, saying that, while Maria had beaten the leukemia, the complications from the disease had caused her to take a turn for the worse and she was not expected to survive the day. Shortly afterwards another post was made to Tristessa's official Facebook page saying that she had just died. On August 10, 2014, Metal Archives reported that, following Tristessa's death Astarte had split up, as she was the leader and only consistent member during Astarte's nearly-twenty year career. In September 2014 the remaining members of Astarte announced that they would be reuniting and adopting their initial name, Lloth. They said that they would be joined with some previous members from the band's early incarnation to release a new album (their first since their 1997 demo Dancing in the Dark Lakes of Evil) dedicated to Tristessa's memory and legacy. The group also revealed their new logo, which draws attention to the "t" in Lloth, which is also in Tristessa's honour. ==Members==

Final lineup • Derketa – keyboards • Nikos "Ice" Asimakis – drums • Lycon – session guitars, bass • Hybris – guitar (2003–2014) Former members • Nemesis – guitar (1995–2003) • Kinthia – guitar, lead vocals (1995–2003) • Katharsis – keyboards (2003–2008) • Psychoslaughter aka Aithir – session drums (1995–1997) • Stelios Darakis – drums • Stelios Mavromitis – guitars • SIC – vocals • Maria "Tristessa" Kolokouri – bass, guitar, keyboards (1995–2014), vocals (2003–2014; her death) Special guests • Spiros Antoniou from Septicflesh ("Astarte" of the album Quod superius sicut inferius) • SIC from Lloth ("Bitterness of Mortality (Mecoman)" of the album Sirens) • Shagrath from Dimmu Borgir ("The Ring (of Sorrow)" of the album Sirens) • Sakis Tolis from Rotting Christ ("Oceanus Procellarum (Liquid Tomb)" of the album Sirens) • Attila Csihar from Mayhem ("Lycon" of the album Demonized) • SIC from Lloth ("God Among Men" of the album Demonized) • Henri Sattler from God Dethroned ("Queen of the Damned" of the album Demonized) • Angela Gossow from Arch Enemy ("Black at Heart" of the album Demonized) ==Discography==

;Lloth • Dancing in the Dark Lakes of Evil (1997) ;Astarte • Doomed Dark Years (1998), Black Lotus Records • Rise From Within (2000), Black Lotus • Quod superius sicut inferius (2002), Black Lotus • Sirens (2004), Avantgarde Music • Demonized (2007), Avantgarde Music ==References==