Amenra

Amenra
Amenra live in November 2013
Background information
Origin	Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium
Genres	Post-metal
Years active	1999 (1999)–present
Labels	Relapse[1] Neurot Consouling Sounds Hypertension
Members	Colin H. van Eeckhout Mathieu Vandekerckhove Bjorn Lebon Lennart Bossu Tim De Gieter
Past members	Kristof Mondy Maarten Kinet Vincent Tetaert Levy Seynaeve Caro Tanghe
Website	churchofra.com ritualofra.com

Amenra is a Belgian post-metal band from Kortrijk. It was formed in 1999 by vocalist Colin H. van Eeckhout and guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove, who now perform alongside drummer Bjorn Lebon, guitarist Lennart Bossu and bassist Tim De Gieter. Among a number of other works, they have released six studio albums in the Mass series, the latest of them through Neurot Recordings. The band's sixth album De Doorn debuted at No. 3 in Belgium.^[2]

The band's unique musical style, characterised by brooding atmospheres and spiritual intensity, is rooted in doom metal, hardcore punk and post-rock. Their live performances, accompanied by visual art, have been described as "entrancing communions".^[3] In 2005, Amenra formed Church of Ra, a collective of collaborating artists which now includes Oathbreaker and the Black Heart Rebellion.