Thy Darkest Empire - In the sorrow of a crimson sea - 1998 full demo
blackmetal from the . , pre- Fog . Thy Darkest Empire, USBM band from Fort Wayne, Indiana, were founded in 1996. this is their one and only release, Promo 98 “In the Sorrow of a Crimson Sea“, which it contains the same-titled track.
Lord Typhus - vox, guitars, bass
Tophetarath - drums
the track appeared on the Dark Horizon compilation “Upon A Dark Horizon: Underground Compilation Vol. 1“, 1996.
then, the band recorded “At dawn they sleep“, a Slayer cover appeared on 2 Slayer Tribute albums : “Gateway to hell - a tribute to Slayer“ 1999 , and “Post Mortem : the tribute to Slayer“ 2002.
then, they changed name into Fog .
...this track appeared on the Fog’s full length album “Through the eyes of night...“ too.