Thanateros (band)

Thanateros is a German folk metal band founded in 1999 with Irish-Celtic influences. The name Thanateros is a combination of the names of the Greek gods of death (Thanatos) and love/sexuality (Eros). Though it refers to the chaos-magical order of the “Illuminates of Thanateros” (IOT), Thanateros is not bound to the IOT but an independent and separate band. Nevertheless, sometimes Thanateros draws on magical and pagan motives including Celtic mythology and shamanism.