Weapon was a Canadian black/death metal bandWeapon Completes Recording New Album - May 30, 2012, Blabbermouth.net, (retrieved November 13, 2012)Weapon - Embers and Revelations, Relapse.com, (retrieved November 8, 2012)Blackened Death Metal Act WEAPON Sign To Relapse Records; Tour Dates Announced, Bravewords.com, August 10, 2012], (retrieved November 8, 2012)Weapon page, Deathmetalinsanity2.blogspot.ca, (retrieved November 8, 2012) formed by frontman Vetis Monarch in Calgary, Alberta in 2003.
History After the formation of the band, Vetis temporarily moved to his birthplace of Dhaka, Bangladesh to record the Within the Flesh of the Satanist demo tape and the Violated Hejab EP. He moved back to Canada in 2005 and relocated Weapon to Edmonton. Weapon signed with Relapse Records in 2011 and released their label debut, Embers and Revelations, in 2012. Subsequently, Weapon toured North America with Marduk and 1349 beginning in May 2012.
Weapon and an older British band of the same name came to a legal agreement that the latter band would add "UK" to their band name in October 2012. Weapon stated on its official Facebook page that they own the US, Canadian, and UK trademarks on the name, leading the UK band to change their moniker.Most of you will be aware, there was a legal..., October 23, 2012, Facebook.com, accessed on September 10., 2013.As some of you may be aware, there was a legal..., October 21, 2012, Facebook.com, accessed on September 10., 2013.
According to frontman Vetis Monarch, Weapon's lawyer Eric Greif worked out their recording deal with Relapse Records and settled the legal dispute over the band name.Weapon: Devil's Vanguard, Wormgearzine.com, (retrieved November 8, 2012)
The band announced on June 28, 2013 that they had broken up. Vetis Monarch said that he feels that further Weapon albums "would only be a black/death metal record by the numbers", which he felt would be stagnation.
Band members Final line-up Vetis Monarch – guitar, vocals, bass (2003–2013) The Disciple – drums (2008–2013) Kha Tumos – bass (2009–2013) Rom Surtr – guitar (2011–2013)
Former Nohttzver – drums (2004–2005) Kapalyq – bass (2005) Menschenfiend – guitar (2007–2008) Arcan of Death – drums (2007–2008) Agni Nethra – bass (2008) Sabazios Diabolus – bass (2008–2009) Vileblood Dahcnial – guitar (2009) Apostle VIII – guitar (2009–2011)
Discography Within the Flesh of the Satanist (demo, 2004) Violated Hejab (EP, 2005) Para Bhakti... Salvation (EP, 2008) Drakonian Paradigm (LP, 2009) From the Devil's Tomb (LP, 2010) Embers and Revelations (LP, 2012) Naga: Daemonum Praeteritum (compilation, 2013)
References
External links Official website