Akercocke - My Apterous Angel

[ChucksterOLove]

Man, these guys fucking KILL! I can't believe that Akercocke isn't more well known, they deserve a bigger following. 

[Tobias7829]

ANIMAL!!!!

[spiderjerusalem100]

One of the best live bands i've seen. The drummer plays blast beats with a look on his face like he's drinking tea with the queen lol.

Awesome.

[JasonStephens7]

Wasted talent used to glorify satan, the lust of man, the darkness, sin, and the creation rather than the Creator. Those who are in darkness hate the light.

[Behemoth12391]

@JasonStephens7 Very poetic. Usually I'd bash you right back for trying to preach, but you... you're alright lol

[Acguarnica]

@JasonStephens7 haha. Good speculation. Wrong But good speculation.

[CarnivalOfHorror]

Soooo creamy

[amusingisthedawn]

reminds me of the band Virus

[atyourlasthourrr]

these guys fucking own progressive black metal.

[Fuzorz]

I've been listen to this band for maybe 3 years now. this still the the best combination of death\black\prog i've ever heard...nothing can come close to this insane musical atmosphere and those beautifully evil clean vocals..and don't forget those groovy death parts!

[Person009]

I love how the solo kindof teases you for a sec with the quick downward run and then some slow notes before the shredding

[zepphree]

levey satanism treats humans as animals.says to act on ones desires and lusts with out concern for moral duty.no belief in god or the devil.rituals and words are used are to mock religion.says so in the satanic bible.may be even more dangerous and evil in the long term than a deist satanism.

[Murder4Survival]

Far away you can tell this band has what many others lack or have in minor proportions: Style.

[zepphree]

awsome.could be better bass?who am i to say,opinions are like asshole,lots of them on youtube.a good thing.satanist?they are athies.t.wrrong track,still good.too drunk to spell.fuck you too.

[UnholyWarcry]

@zepphree They're not Satanic? Is that why they have a song titled "Praise the Name of Satan"?

[zepphree]

awsome.could be better bass?who am i to say,opinions are like asshole,lots of them on youtube.a good thing.satanist?they are athies.t.wrrong track,still good.too drunk to spell.fuck yuo too.

[zepphree]

awsome.could be better bass?who am i to say,opinions are like asshole,lots of them on youtube.a good thing.

[ChampionRubyWUB]

Best song off Antichrist

[Kajun666]

Hope the Fo0kers who "Dislike" this get Sodomized by Satan.



[TheAdequateFilmmaker]

HOLY FUCK DOES THIS SONG GET INTENSE 

[Noosh1703]

apterous- without wings

[DivineLucifer666]

First Akercocke album i bought. I had them all within a month after listening t this masterpiece.

[rip666able]

the insanity erupts!!! love iT

[The420KushKing420]

@rip666able out of my penis while listening to this song.

[Alejx666]

AWESOMEE!! |m|

[Angelrat70]

awesome band, awesome album, awesome song!

little news these days around them, know wilcock left the band...

[66sicbastard]

the whole album is just incredible!!!

[Meshuggah5]

wow fkin just today thought myself how I didnt heard from them  :) progressive ftw :)

[illogicaJB]

Favourite Akercocke song!

[POFkennoth]

Rather interesting band. Not many new bands manage to intrigue me nowadays.

[MrOpeth1]

the drumming and the vocals at 3:42 are just fucking awesome! I love how they do their softer parts

[ILikeJuice]

I wonder if they chose the name "My Apterous Angel" because "My Angel without Wings" has already been taken by Zao.

[davstromos]

@ILikeJuice

I'm betting you looked up "apterous."

[ILikeJuice]

@davstromos Hell yeah I did. Didn't you? Not exactly the most common word in the English language. "Wtf is apterous? Like, camera aperture?"

[davstromos]

@ILikeJuice

Yes, I did, too. But we'll probably never forget what it means since it's such a weird word.

[ILikeJuice]

@davstromos I actually had to re read my comment and use the context to remember the definition because I actually did forget that stupid word.

[zdlrrebel]

@davstromos i know i did.

[Ugluk316]

The whole song was sweet but fuck the last two minutes blew me away! Satanist or not, who cares, they're very talented musicians.

[GinaKaos999]

DUH!!!! I am like 30 years old, Deicide was playing at my thirteenth birthday party! LOL

[GinaKaos999]

it disgusts me to see even the MENTION of Glen Benton while listening to the ULTIMATE DARKNESS that is AKERCOCKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!?!?!

[Xshiiitbag1222X]

@GinaKaos999 deicide waz before akercocke

[industrymonkey]

Brutal Growls/screech and at the same time he can actually sing.

Kinda like Mikeal Akerfelt of Opeth.

[slim1992666]

that's it. not gay, not just blasting all the time. they are the ones.

[shimmeringbloodfeast]

epic.....

[hirnwuhler]

changed my thoughts to hell

[neilvalfar80]

best band to wear suits everrrrr

[Faithlessmassacre]

@neilvalfar80 Probably the only good band to wear suits.

[nilzardo]

I love that pic.

[rockmad2370]

I know Jason

[jd36]

I'm not an atheist, but they're music is damn cool. and their attitude is really cool. and at least they have a sense of humour about themselves and the whole satanism thing. this band is pretty beast.

[andyscoot43]

they are music

[Angelrat70]

@jd36 right on...most ppl still don't understand satan(ism) as a metaphore...from an agnost

[Headbanger9000]

Their guitarist is really good

[GillesGerais]

i believe that Jason Mendonca and David Gray are truly brilliant composers.

the best mix of atmosphere and brutallity ive ever heard. these guys have got class and it reflects in their music. i remember back 7 years ago when i discovered them how impressed i was. most of the atmospheric bands over do the atmosphere and suck ass

[LeMegasandwich]

Excellent comment.

[asturel13]

Truly one of a kind! I think they also have the best image in extreme music too. Great band.

[z1nes]

praise Satan! I wish I could have David and Jason make music with me! that shit would be the TITS!- fuck it, can I be in Akercocke?

[guy12343456]

Sure, buy a suit and play the cello. :)

[musicalkaratekid]

not one to label bands with genres ill admit,but even if i did label bands with genres,listening to this song has made me think of akercocke as...well...unique,in a way that they are just trying out different styles.for that,i respect them.not the best song ive heard,but it does come fucking close to be fair. the only problem could be the vocals-they just dont seem to be as effective as the other instruments,but maybe thats just me:P

[malibustars]

so much atmosphere!

[blackmetalfanatic666]

I love Akercocke. They are one of my favorites.

[walker512]

@blackmetalfanatic666

you said you love the cock

[CVholik]

this band is so fucking weird.

[hoofhearted16]

and i love it!

[76uy76uy]

Fantastic ... Satan is Here

[MasterShake1469]

Matt from The Berzerker is the shit

[SR802]

glen bentons a fag

[Goreslinger]

He will still kick your ass

[julianbrutality]

whats wrong with Glen Benton?

[GillesGerais]

@julianbrutality yes i agree whats wrong with glen?

[jugons1]

great band

[Oplexicon]

These guys fucking rock!

Thanks for posting this!!

Fuck....too good!!

[BlackCat435]

I really like this band.

[angelofdeath000666]

this group is awesome seen em live cant get enough

[evolusean]

this song rules all

[desolateroom]

jason is totally sirius black from the HP movies

[blackcatcooker]

this guy has the most brutal voice after holocaust canbal...

[machineheadMatt666]

i see the spam there cuz someone said behemoth best band ever. who the fuck spammed it. behemoth are a great black metal band.

[MirkozBombelli]

Maybe because talking randomly about behemot in a akercocke is a bit sense less IMO

[machineheadMatt666]

or maybe he wanted to write down behemoth so other people who havant heard em might like em. and behemoth are a better band anyway. sure on all the metallica pages people are talking about megadeth and on megadeth they are all slaggin metallica. there aint nothin wrong with writing about another band on a different bands video.

[MirkozBombelli]

But that was totally random, he could write this band sux behemot rulez.

Point of views.

[machineheadMatt666]

lmao im tryin 2 find his comment cuz i dont even remember what he wrote

it was lak 2 - 3 weeks ago

[theoriginalassgoblin]

Hehe, love 2:50-2:55

Gotta be oe of the best bands out there

[rockinshep94]

I love this song \m/

[LexTalionis45]

The subtle distinction

Between human and inhuman

[Smurfjefvel]

This is creativity, the mix of different influences and their image shows that they are no stereotypes.

[mckenziesweetie]

this song is creepy

[SomecallmeJack]

I think thats the idea...

[Skruttapan]

Look up Naglfar they are kinda good to..

[akushiii]

not just kinda good my friend, they deliver the metal without any bullshit.

Naglfar's Sheol my fave album

[jenapplegate77]

Akercocke is one of my favorite bands also Dimmu Borgir...However the only thing they have in common is Satanism is because their style of music is different...hard yes, but Dimmu has the operatic at times...which is awesome btw....but Akercocke is gutteral at times btw I love that too....;D

[nekrolich]

dimmu isnt the best dude you know alot about melodic black ,Emperor and Ancient are much better for they are the pioneers of melo-black and symphonic-black

[douglasaxbm]

Slayer? Yeah, too bad every song sounds the same.

[Kryonus]

word up. plus the solos.

[douglasaxbm]

Finally, someone agrees.

[Kryonus]

Hehe... They have a few good songs. "Angel of Death" is the main one that stands out. But even then it can't hold a candle to this. This is a whole other better universe.

[mojogoat]

I cannot understand why people even talk about CoF anymore. They're about as relevant as alvin stardust.

[Ultre]

CoF are absolute bollocks, but most people are being quiet about Dimmu because most people have a guilty pleasure for them... If you listen to songs like Puritania, you know they can pull decent music off. At the end of the day though, they're like McFly compared to Akercocke. Akercocke have more integrity than Cradle of Dimmu will ever have

[samthekatalyst]

these guys are awesome

shut your fucking mouths about that gay cradle of filth

[MasAcrAtoR86]

I've heard almost all their songs but this one sounds like softcore with gay on vocal! Horns of Baphomet is much better - this realy kicks

[7blackDAWN7]

Have you ever heard their other songs like "Serpent" or "Horns of Baphomet"? That´s definetily not soft at all. But the soft parts show also the high potential of the band. Potential that bands like Dimmu Borgir don´t have got. Akercocke is madness, chaos and style without corpsepaint and tons of iron spikes and that´s why i like them so much.

[xXKoRn14Xx]

at first, i wanna say that akercocke are a really good band with intelligent lyrics. but don't they have more songs like "the Penance"? they're much too soft sometimes.. :(

[nekrolich]

yeah its meant for the feeling atmosphere and eerieness thats where theyre gothic element comes in if all bands were brutal and heavy all metal bands would be dead boring everyone has different tastes

[DeathMetalandWeed]

Are you all seriously Braindead.

Akercocke writes intelligent thought-out music and combines several elements to turn out a final product which is always, I repeat always much better than anything Dimmu Borgir or inbred-ass Cradle of Filth are even capable of. That should settle things I think.

[wightflour]

6,666th viewer, what an honour.

[SomecallmeJack]

oh, its you again. thats pretty cool man. Ive got 6834 :p

[MasAcrAtoR86]

Aj wogedn!! u motherfucking asshole ... stop tooking shit and talk about bands u probably never hard!Dimmu is the best melodic black metal band on the world!!!

Akercocke kicks asses but they never gonna be better than Dimmu or COF. So FUCK YOU BITCH

[Inthehell666]

hey dimmmu is symphonic black metal

and the present cof has nothing to do with black metal..

sry:)

[Seamus616]

Akercocke are the best

[XxMetalxXbug73]

i must agree tht Dimmu and COF are awesome bands...but u seriously cannot compare them to these guys, especially COF. Akercocke is just an awesome band...thts all i have to say =]

[XxMetalxXbug73]

i must agree tht Dimmu and COF are awesome bands...but u seriously cannot compare them to these guys, especially COF. Akercocke is just an awesome band...thts all i have to say =]

[MaxReinsch]

You are wrong. Cof are shite. Deal with it.

[xXKoRn14Xx]

dimmu borgir is the best melodic black metal band in the world? you're joking, man. dimmu were trve earlier and i really liked them, but now they're hust some comercial shit.

[bartjuhXx]

dude, i like the fucking suits, well done 'stash! xD

[Jedzki28]

mendonca looks like the vocalist of system of a down here..

you guys are retards..

go fuck urselves

[deathbox75]

Wow, good one! How long did it take to come up with THAT gem? Idiot...

[jesusgoddamchrist]

nobody cares about what you or i have to say.

[wogedn]

Damn, these guys looks far more "dark" and "evil" than dimmu borgir, behemoth and those ... fuck they are creepy dudes :P awesome!

[crazymidget72]

Behemoth = best band ever.

[Atrumus]

Quit being so uptight, and expand your musical views

[crazymidget72]

nah.

[korman9100]

i love how jason goes from having a totally awesome voice

to being a most brutal growler

great band

[Skruttapan]

awsome!

[ANDREWHALL28]

They've just been announced for Bloodstock so i'm checking out as many songs as I can, I have to say i'm very impressed, I am not a fan of the harsh vocals, but the clean stuff and the rifing is brilliant

[rainfordmetallica]

heyim goin bloodstock as well - just booked me and my mates tickets today :)

[foz45139]

Antichrist is one of the only albums where I haven't got a fucking clue what the best song is coz they're all so awesome. Well done Akercocke. They're genius.

[whooler]

outstanding.

[DimmuManiac]

Jason has a great voice

[Zahncreme]

if i listen to his voice i sumhow have to remember glen danzig ^^. doesn´t sound like black or deathmatel. well, sometimes the growls inside the song, but also this seems quite weak :D

[lokiskywalker]

Jason looks like Billy Connolly.

[aminqqqq]

Except Jason won't sue god...he sticks two fingers up at god and rapes his nuns instead instead XD

Reign on Akercocke!!! \m/

[13ACRESOFHELL]

Jason's screams sound alot better than his growls, I think they should have remained more black metal.

[Garganthanon]

They stiill sound great like this, and his growl fit the music, even if they are well below understandable.

[theabsucoil]

the masses cannot grasp these concepts where in lies beauty in the forlorn darkness they have ejected from the soul....without penetration there is no understanding..without us there is no heavan..our sanctity will live beyond their own our divinty lies in their scars...

[theabsucoil]

the masses cannot grasp these concepts where in lies beauty in the forlorn darkness they have ejected from the soul....without penetration there is no understanding..without us there is no heavan..our sanctity will live beyond their own our divinty lies in their scars...

[TheDopeMage]

The sick riff at 5:25 and the demonic solo that follows at 5:40 onwards makes me feel like I died and went straight to Hell. Pure insanity! :D

[theorionturk]

Akercocke are the true gods of current heavy music. I wonder how many people are out there aware of what these guys managed to create. I am into music 26 years at this stage having heavy music as a life-style almost all life. Antichrist clearly defines the new boundaries for a fading generation, a new hope that the fighters of steel will remain. Aker fucking cocke. Thanks. O by the way. If you dont like it, simply just dont listen to it. possibly u dont have the clue..

[innoasatanae]

this song kick ass

[cocorosie86]

Excellent band. Why are people giving thumbs down? Are you simpletons? Underground music, particularly of the Death or Technical variety never do get their dues. Ah well, at least we enjoy it.

[MorboseDeaths]

Absolutely beautiful piece of music is Antichrist...

I personally adore 4:12 on as far as this song goes... insanity.

[Amebixfan]

I actually like this album more-so that WTGU, DTGU

[SonofFriedrich]

cool

[thedeathmachine666]

should we choose to lay still...should we choose to sleep. \m/

[dopestr33t]

Excellent band!

[Stillbornone]

This song kicks my ass. It's so so good. How it builds up to the riff at 1:21 and then that fucking sweet harmonic kicks it into over drive. LOVE IT SO MUCH. Solo is sweet too. Very impressive band, love the vocal range too.

[guanjon]

i love this song, & the whole album. they never cease to amaze me. i don't know why Akercocke aren't more well known, although let's hope they never become mainstream

[goreprosthetics]

society just doesn't work that way - truly amazing and extreme music will never be known nor accepted by the masses, it will always be for the chosen few of us.

[guanjon]

lol i don't know why you got a thumbs down, but i totally agree. hardly anyone knows Death, but look how amazing their stuff was

radio music is mainly about making money. it's sad but true

[goreprosthetics]

it's quite simple: mainstream is mediocrity and money laundering, whilst simultaneously being programmed into our youth as 'the only acceptable music' and the way to a healthy and socially acceptable lifestyle. true artists and their fans will always be scorned ...and the thumbs down is beyond me.

[Glenn666]

I noticed that about it being acceptable...What makes underground metal more appreciated makes it that much better for me at least, because I can almost guarentee that if that bands like death, into eternity and just like good metal, I would not love it like I normally do...Just my 2 cents

[TheBloodthirst]

Good song!!!!!

[halogod131]

Nice vid.