Horrenda Black Metal / Co. Dublin

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Darragh “Outis” O’Connor set up HORRENDA after his spilt with THEORIES DIVIDE in 2015, but while still playing with AXIAL SYMMETRY and SAINT SLAUGHTER. A lot of the material was written during Darragh’s time in THEORIES DIVIDE but recorded in the summer of 2015. The early tracks document the depression felt by O’Connor and negative personal experience felt while in that band. Other topics that are covered by HORRENDA are… Irish mythology, identity, battles with suicidal depression, politics, Roman history and Horror movies. The best of the demos and other material produced by “Outis” along with collaborations with other musicians were made into verious early EPs.

Darragh plays bass, guitars, keys and does the vocals on the first two EP tracks. However, the project found a drummer in Daragh “Créachta” Kenny (MORALITY, SVET KANT, GREY STAG).  And later, Stephen “Kegmeister Maximus” Roche and Max “Urât” Bevan (EMETOPHILE and KOMANA) joined on guitars. With AXIAL SYMMETRY‘s Gavin Doyle also contributing live guitars.

In September 2015, Darragh released the HORRENDA project’s first two releases “Echtra” and “Bellum Civile”. This double release explores the personal and musical life of O’Connor while tackling geo-political and cultural issues. Very shortly after these releases dropped on Bandcamp, HORRENDA were asked to be a part of the Wulfrune Worxwil/Vinland Wulf Warfield French label. Wulfrune Worxwil put out special cassette editions of  “Echtra” and “Bellum Civile” in November 2015.

The line-up has changed steadily, but it hasn’t stopped the band from tipping away and releasing demos regularly.