Oathean

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OATHEAN -Han



Reincarnation (Live from Oathean's 4th album release show)



NEWS
2007.05.31 Recording has finished on the 4th album and it is being mixed. The album is expected to be released in September and to be called "Han".
2007.02.15 Oathean have parted ways with drummer Woon. The drummer from Sunoi is currently filling in as sesson drummer.
2006.05.18 Oathean plan to head into the studio to record the 4th album after coming back from Japan. The new album is expected to be released in August or September.
2006.04.19 JAPAN Shows - Oathean are playing Tokyo in May. Check the tour dates for details.
2006.03.01 Oathean are now writing and rehearsing material for the upcoming 4th album!



The Meaning of "Oathean"
The name of the band was originally Odin, chief of the Scandinavian gods, but in 1997, Odin changed their name to Oathean to reflect the change in their sound (death metal to melodic black metal) as well as to reflect the increased use of Korean elements in their music over their original Scandinavian influences. As the word 'oath' means both 'curse' and 'swear', 'Oathean' means one who curses the world and swears by the grief deep inside all human beings.
Music



Oathean's music can be classified as melodic black metal. It is based on black, death and other heavy
metal elements, with screaming black metal vocals, and sorrowful twin-guitars & keyboards melodies.
In addition, Oathean sometimes use Korean traditional instruments like 'Haegum' and 'Daegum'.



Biography
1993 : Korean metal band Oathean first formed as Odin, a death metal band with Min-Su Kim
(vox & b), Do-su Kim (g), Sung-Hwan Song (g), and Lee Soo-Hyung (dr). (Min-su Kim is Do-su Kim's older
brother)
1996 : The original Odin broke up in 1996. Do-su Kim joined Kalpa, the legendary Korean true
black metal band whose ranks included drummer Namaah who later went on to form Sad Legend
1997 : Do-su Kim reformed Odin with a whole new line-up and took over the vocal duties. The name of the
band was changed to Oathean to reflect the change in music style to a melodic black metal band with
traditional Korean influences.
1998 : Oathean released their 1st album Eyes of Tremendous Sorrow on the now defunct Korean
Indie label.
2001 : Oathean added a keyboardist (Hae-ryung Gu) and they released their 2nd album,
Ten Days in Lachrymation on Jusin Productions. Jusin is the first and only extreme music
label in Korea, established and run by Do-su Kim.
2002 : Participated in Busan International Rock Festival, on the same stage with
Cannibal Corpse, Dimension Zero, Royal Hunt, Sinergy, Devin Townsend,
and Kreator.
2003 : Oathean released a compilation album called The Last Deperate 10 Years as Ever as the
band had played for 10 years so far.
2004 : Opened for Dark Tranquillity's first show in Korea in August and they released their 3rd
album Fading Away into the Grave of Nothingness. Oathean toured Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, and Yokkaichi)
right after releasing it.
2005 : Oathean toured Osaka, Nagoya, Yokkaichi in Japan. Having signed a deal with US label The End Records, Fading Away Into the Grave of
Nothingness was released in North America by that label. Back in Korea, the 1st album was re-released
together with a new EP of songs, As A Solitary Tree Against The Sky.
2006
-Guest appearance in the solo show of the leading band in Japan's metal scene, United
(which gained much approval of Oathean since it was a guest appearance of a Korean band in a big Japanese band's Japan tour.
-Performance at Korea Live Music Festival in October



2007
-Present drummer Jongho Park joined
-Performance at Taiwan's rock festival, Formoz Rock Festival
-Performance at Dongducheon Rock Festival



2008
-Performance at Asia Metal Festival in March
-Performance at Dongducheon Rock Festival's Main Stage in July
-4th full-length release in August
-4th album release solo show on August 31st at Rolling Hall
-Portal website Naver picks Oathean's 4th album as This Week's Album in the second week of September
-Performance at 2008 Korea Live Music Festival in October
-Touring Japan's five cities (Tokyo, Osaka and others) in October
Discography



Oathean (demo) - 1997
Eyes Of Tremendous Sorrow (1st album) - 1997
When All Memories Are Shattered (demo) - 2000
Ten Days In Lachrymation (2nd album) - 2001
The Last Desperate 10 Years as Ever (compilation) - 2003
Fading Away Into the Grave of Nothingness (3rd album) - 2004
The Eyes of Tremendous Sorrow + As A Solitary Tree Against The Sky (1st album reissue + new EP) - 2005
Regarding All the Sadness of the World(4Th Album)-2008
About This Site
This site is now the official myspace page for Oathean, maintained by sungwon with the approval of and under the direction of Do-su Kim and the band. Thanks to TechDeckMaster and VaginalPenetrationWithALoadedShotgun for making the original fan page.