There are two vastly different current artists using the name Antaeus, and … Read Full Bio ↴There are two vastly different current artists using the name Antaeus, and (apparently) two past ones.

(1) Antaeus, the French Black Metal band, formed in Maisons-Laffitte, Île-de-France, France in 1994. They have released four full-length albums to date: Cut Your Flesh and Worship Satan (2000) and De Principii Evangelikum (2002) released on Osmose Productions, and Blood Libels (2006) and Condemnation (2016) released on Norma Evangelium Diaboli.

About Blood Libels, Todd DePalma of StylusMagazine.com said, "Melody is tempered through vivid motion, recycling a violent conquering of style. Upstrokes rake hopeless feeling across incessant blast-beaten rhythm, falling like copper shavings into an open sore.... Structure betrays a craft in tune with the adamantine will. The mordant efflorescence is reset through ambient refrains, suspiring in the aftermath or else opening like a valve between them as toxic pools reflect a fetid attraction to misery and imprisonment of the body—a spiritual negative condensed in the title track’s provocation to prove we’re 'more than flesh.'" Jeremy Garner of MetalReview.com notes that "the attenuation of mood is absolutely flawless. 'Words as Weapons', 'Here is Punishment', and 'Blood Libels' all act as damn impressive moments flesh tearing guitar lines and pernicious vocals enveloping the listener in a fog of aural torture and despair by creating interesting juxtapositions between atmosphere and the no quarter attitude of songs like 'Cyklik Torture'. When it comes down to it though, there are very few other bands that have such good taste as musicians to not let their music become repetitive or annoyingly overdone."

The current line-up is:
MkM - Vocals (Aosoth, ex-Temple of Baal, ex-Tenebrare, ex-Deviant)
Set - Guitars (ex-Aosoth, ex-Aes Dana, ex-Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition)

According to a recent interview with MkM, Antaeus will never play live again. They remain active as a recording band with the "incomplete" line-up and probably some session musicians in the future.

MkM used to run Spikekult Productions and took part in establishing Norma Evangelium Diaboli. Set is also a member of the band Aosoth.
Myspace/antaeusdpe

(2) A chill/electronica/club music artist (aka Alexx Antaeus) with albums Byzantine Meditation, World Prayer, and Zero4; notable track Palm of the Prophet. Antaeus (aka Alexx Antaeus) has released three albums to date: Byzantine Meditation (2004), World Prayer, and Zero4 (2007), released on Monom and Monom Records.

Byzantine Meditation is a chillout soundscape fusing voices, traditional instruments, electronica, hip-hop, and drum 'n' bass. The title track Byzantine Meditation received significant airplay on Smooth Jazz and eclectic stations and was used in Jacob's Coffee TV commercials. For World Prayer, the Virgin Megastore magazine raved: "Few Greeks up to now have been able to make their presence felt in the international music world. One of them is Antaeus...Sources of inspiration this time are religions from around the world, always with the enchanting atmosphere that Antaeus creates..." Zero4 is his latest release. In it, he blends urban and club beats with ethnic melodies and ambient sensitivity. Palm of the Prophet, one of the album's tracks, has been included in the Buddha Bar VIII compilation. Several songs from the album are receiving airplay on chill, Smooth Jazz, and eclectic stations around the world. In his review of Zero4 at enigmaonline.com, Thomas Martin wrote: "Production is at its...best," and "I'll recommend Antaeus to anyone who owns Paul Simon's Graceland and Air's Virgin Suicide / Talkie Walkie." Professor Marshall J. Cook, Editor of Creativity Connection at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said, "(Antaeus' music) seems at once unique and familiar to me, and I don't seem to tire of it after several playings."

Alexx Antaeus has been active in the music industry since 1986: he has remixed/produced for Young M.C., Falco, Lonnie Gordon, Malcolm McLaren, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, The Rolling Stones, The Boys, Herbert Gronemeyer, and Earth, Wind & Fire. Some of the club music projects he has launched are Jeek! and Aar. For his work, he has earned several gold and platinum plaques.
Similar artist: Enigma.
Website: http://monomrecords.com/artists/antaeus/
http://www.antaeusmusic.com/
Myspace/antaeusmusic

Other artists who have used the name Antaeus include:

An alternative rock band from Smithtown, USA, who established a freespace website and a facebook page in 1995 and used them for maybe a month. They list members: Tyler Liers (lead guitar/vocals), Brian Kassay (rhythm guitar/lead vocals), Julie Tarry (drums), and Hannah Havemann (bass); and influences: Weezer, The Beatles. www.freewebs.com/antaeusrock & Myspace.com/Antaeus (apparently they got to Myspace first).

Early versions of this wiki mentioned another band named Antaeus, hardcore/metal, based in Oklahoma, and cited their myspace page Myspace/antaeushardcore.

Antaeus is also a Greek mythological figure, the giant son of Poseidon and Gaia.

Bleeding Blasphemy
Antaeus Lyrics

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Eyes stuck to blade
See it cum
All is bone, all is bone
Despair - seen and witnessed through soul
You, worthless moronic cunt
Bleeding? blasphemies?
Cut and slash in Satan's name?
Razor running deep

Flesh dictate the unseen
Destroyed flesh for the lord
Blood dripping pulse?
Eradictate
(No? You can't? Too much pain?)
Hail Satan
Stream drifting away - through nk

Exorcised or emercised
Best in me? him rised...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Antaeus's song Bleeding Blasphemy are filled with intense and graphic imagery that evoke feelings of horror and disgust. The first line, "Eyes stuck to blade," immediately sets a violent and disturbing tone for the rest of the song. The following lines, "See it cum / All is bone, all is bone," suggest a sexualized and morbid fascination with the act of cutting, perhaps even to the point of fetishizing it. The next line, "Despair - seen and witnessed through soul," suggests that the singer is experiencing a deep sense of hopelessness and misery that is being reflected in their fascination with self-harm.

The following lines are directed at an unspecified "you," whom the singer addresses as a "worthless moronic cunt." The language is harsh and aggressive, suggesting a deep well of resentment and anger towards this person. The singer accuses them of engaging in "Bleeding blasphemies," and suggests that they are cutting and slashing themselves in Satan's name. The next line, "Razor running deep," reinforces the violent nature of the act being described. The following lines, "Flesh dictate the unseen / Destroyed flesh for the lord," suggest that the singer believes that there is some kind of spiritual significance to self-harm. The final lines, "Blood dripping pulse? / Eradicate / Hail Satan," reinforce this sense of spiritual devotion to Satan, even in the face of extreme physical pain and suffering.

Line by Line Meaning

Eyes stuck to blade
Fixedly gaze upon the blade

See it cum
Observe it come

All is bone, all is bone
Nothing is left but bone

Despair - seen and witnessed through soul
Hopelessness witnessed through the soul

You, worthless moronic cunt
A low-value, foolish person

Bleeding? blasphemies?
Are these blasphemies bleeding?

Cut and slash in Satan's name?
Am I cutting and slicing in Satan's name?

Razor running deep
Sharper than the sharpest blade

Flesh dictate the unseen
The body controls what is hidden

Destroyed flesh for the lord
Ruined body for God

Blood dripping pulse?
Does the pulse drip blood?