Geman death metal band Eternal Dirge was formed in 1986 and released four demos and 2 full length albums. They played an early American style of death metal blended with Teutonic thrash, different to any other European death metal band of the time. Their second album from 1996 "Khaos Magick", showed a similar contempt for contemporary metal trends. There were no concessions to the more popular metallic sounds of that time; groove metal, melodic death metal, black metal. Eternal Dirge were a genuine band with their own sound. They made music that reflected their interests and Lovecraftian worldview. "Khaos Magick" is the most dark yet atmospherically album from their catalogue. Somewhere comparable to early Septic Flesh, Rotting Christ and Necromantia with dark keyboard sounds and mesmerizing riffs that can even make think about Nocturnus, all heavily rooted in German death and thrash metal!