Agathocles
| a.k.a. | ex-Necromantical Destructor, ex-Hellsaw |
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| Country | Belgium |
| Formed | 1987, Geel, Antwerp |
| Genres | Grindcore |
| Labels | Selfmadegod Records |
Line-up (members)
- Jan : Vocals (1987-), Bass (1990-91, 1992-97, 1998-2007, 2012-), Guitars (1991, 2007-2012)
- Nils : Drums, Vocals (2007-)
- Koen : Guitars (2012-)
Former members
- Ronny : Bass (1987-1989)
- Erwin Vandenbergh : Drums, Vocals (1987-1990), Bass (1991)
- Jakke : Guitars (1987-1989), Bass (1989-1990)
- Guy : Guitars (1989-1990)
- Burt : Drums (1990-2002)
- Domingo : Guitars (1990-1991)
- Dirk : Bass (1991-1992)
- Chris : Guitars (1991-1992)
- Steve : Guitars, Vocals (1992-1995)
- Matty : Guitars (1995-1998)
- Vince : Bass (1997-1998)
- Dirk : Guitars, Vocals (1998-2007)
- Roel : Drums (2002-2007)
- Tony : Bass (2007-2008) (R.I.P. 2008)
- Bram : Bass (2008-2012)
Agathocles Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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| Rehearsal 21/11/1987 (1987) | Demo | 1987-11-21 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Live in Gierle, 1988 (1988) | Demo | 1988 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cabbalic Gnosticism (1988) | Demo | 1988-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| If This Is Gore, What's Meat Then? (1988) | Demo | 1988-08-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Delirium Tremens / If This Is Gore, What's Meat Then (1989) |  |
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Split | 1989-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Agathocles / Disgorge (1990) | |
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Split | 1990-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Morally Wrong / Grind 'Till Deafness (1990) | |
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Split | 1990-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fascination of Mutilation (1990) | |
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EP | 1990-06 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| If This Is Cruel What's Vivisection Then? (1990) | |
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EP | 1990-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Agarchy (1991) | |
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EP | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Agathocles / Lunatic Invasion (1991) | |
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Split | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| M.O.M. / Agathocles (1991) | |
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Split | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Belgian Campaign for Musical Destruction Continues! - Volume II: the Tape (1991) | |
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Split | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mincecore Not Wargore: Collection Tape '88-'90 (1991) | |
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Compilation | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Your Life??? What a Waste!! (1991) | Demo | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Let There Be Snot! / Untitled (1991) | |
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Split | 1991-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Traditional Rites (1991) | |
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Split | 1991-05 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hail to Japan / Untitled (1991) | |
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Split | 1991-07-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| At the Sight of the Foul Offal... / Untitled (1991) | |
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Split | 1991-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| We Are Running Out of Victimness... (1992) | |
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Split | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Theatric Symbolisation of Life (1992) | |
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Studio | 1992-01 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliché? (1992) | |
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Live | 1992-05-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Contra las Multinacionales Asesinas Accion Directa / Starvation (1992) | |
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Split | 1992-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cripple Bastards / Agathocles (1993) | |
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Split | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| War Scars / Dethrone Christ (1993) | |
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Split | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Use Your Anger (1993) | |
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Compilation | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Who Shares the Guilt? / Blind World (1993) | |
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Split | 1993-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Throne of Apprehension / Provoked Behaviour (1994) | |
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Split | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Patareni / Agathocles (1994) | |
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Split | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Black Clouds Determinate (1994) | |
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Studio | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Audiorrea / Agathocles (1994) | |
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Split | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Razor Sharp Daggers (1995) | |
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Studio | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Thanks for Your Hostility (1996) | |
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Studio | 1996-09-08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Humarrogance (1997) | |
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Studio | 1997 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Live and Noisy (1997) | |
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Live | 1997 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| How Much Blood Do You Need, Yet?!? Kolik Krve Ještě Potřebujete?!? (1997) | |
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Video | 1997 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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To Serve... ...to Protect (1999) | |
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Studio | 1999 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Live in Leipzig, Germany 1991 (1999) | |
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Live | 1999-07 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Superiority Overdose (2001) | |
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Studio | 2001 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Alive & Mincing (2003) | |
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Live | 2003 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| CD-Release Party Superiority Overdose (2005) | |
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Video | 2005 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Mincer (2006) | |
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Studio | 2006-02-28 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Mince-core for Passion, Not for Fashion (2007) | Demo | 2007-06 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Senseless Trip (2007) | |
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Live | 2007-08-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Grind Is Protest (2008) | |
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Studio | 2008-11-14 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Live in Chile (2009) | |
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Live | 2009 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reds at the Mountains of Death (2009) | |
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Live | 2009-04 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Obey Their Rules (2009) | |
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Studio | 2009-10-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Abrir las Puertas (2010) | |
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Live | 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matadores del Libertad (2010) | |
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Live | 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peel Sessions 1997 (2010) | |
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Live | 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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This Is Not a Threat, It's a Promise (2010) | |
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Studio | 2010-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Live in Lima, Peru 2007 (2011) | |
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Live | 2011-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Full on in Nippon (2011) | |
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Studio | 2011-11 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Kanpai!! (2012) | |
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Studio | 2012-02-01 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 Songs 7" EP (2012) | |
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EP | 2012-03-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| From Grey....... to Black (2013) | |
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EP | 2013 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bastard Breed We Don't Need (2013) | |
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EP | 2013-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Destruir Para Criar (2013) | |
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EP | 2013-10 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Power-It-Up Flexi Series – Part 7 (2014) | |
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EP | 2014 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Living Hell Downfall (2014) | |
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EP | 2014-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| It Is What It Is (2014) | |
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EP | 2014-12-24 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Untitled (2015) | |
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EP | 2015-01-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The LP's 1989-1993 (2015) | |
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Compilation | 2015-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| We Pay / Jack's Life (2015) | Single | 2015-03 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 Inch From Hellgium (2015) | |
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EP | 2015-03-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Smash to Nothingness (2015) | |
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EP | 2015-03-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| More Angry Anthems 1985-2015 (2015) | |
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Compilation | 2015-07-29 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mince the Bastards (2015) | |
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Compilation | 2015-09-26 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Living with the Rats (2015) | |
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Studio | 2015-11-13 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Mincing Through the Maples (2016) | |
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Studio | 2016-04-30 | - | 0 | 0 |
Additional notes
Formed as Necromantical Destructor in 1985, changed name to Hellsaw later that year and finally to Agathocles in 1987.
The band classifies their style of music as "mincecore". Jan Frederickx stated in an interview that mincecore is "the same as old school grindcore, the way it was in the 80's: raw, minimalistic and socially and politically involved".
The band classifies their style of music as "mincecore". Jan Frederickx stated in an interview that mincecore is "the same as old school grindcore, the way it was in the 80's: raw, minimalistic and socially and politically involved".