God
Country of origin:
Romania
Location:
Iași, Iași County (early, later); Lisbon, Portugal (mid)
Status:
Active
Formed in:
1994
Genre:
Atmospheric/Melodic Death/Doom Metal (early); Folk Metal (later)
Lyrical themes:
Folklore, Romanian history, Death, Christianity
Current label:
Earth and Sky Productions
Years active:
1992-1994 (as V.O.M.A.), 1994-present
The Lăpușneanu brothers lived in Portugal (Barreiro) since 2002.
God was formed as V.O.M.A. (Vomit on Mental Authority) as a death/grind band in the late 1992. Since 1994 they changed the name to the present one. There is no demo recorded under V.O.M.A., just a few rehearsal tracks.
They call their style "barbarian metal".
MEMBERS
| Current | |
| Robert Ulian | Drums |
| See also: Halmyris | |
| Teodora Albu | Pan flute |
| Eugen "Gelu" Lăpușneanu | Guitars (1994-present) |
| Constantin "Castor" Lăpușneanu | Vocals (1994-present) |
| Ciprian Bogdan "Pomo" Pomohaci | Bass (2009-present) |
| See also: Era Divina | |
| Emanuel "Manu" Filip | Keyboards (2009-present) |
| See also: Tenebres | |
| Past | |
| Dan Cozma | Bass (1994, 2000-2002) |
| Dumitru Balanici | Drums (1994-1996) |
| Victoria "Vika" Oțel | Viola, Violin (1994-1995) |
| Ștefan Nicolau | Bass (1995-2000) |
| Manuel Giugula | Keyboards (1995-2000) |
| See also: ex-Bucovina | |
| Elena Doroftei | Viola, Vocals (female) (1996-2000) |
| See also: Ghost Orgy | |
| Adrian "Dray" Olaru | Drums (1997-2000) |
| See also: ex-Destroyer | |
| Diana Vartolomei | Viola (2000-2002) |
| Paul Bălan | Drums (2001-2002) |
| See also: ex-Godfearing, ex-Tenebre | |
| Telmo Melao | Bass (2004-2006) |
| Paulo "Paulinho" Silva | Drums, Percussion (2004-2008) |
| Filipe Colombo "Lipe" Silva Costa | Keyboards (2004-2008) |
| Paulo Borralho | Bass (2005-2008) |
| Arturo Santos | Guitars (rhythm) (2005-2006) |
| Ana Gomes Marques Figueiredo | Flute, Vocals (female) (2007-2008) |
| Dan Radu "Duddu" Talpalariu | Guitars, Vocals (2009-2015) |
| See also: Darken My Grief | |
| Anelisse Bivol Nigel | Violin, Vocals (female) (2013-2014) |
| Sergiu "Ursu" Dimidof | Drums, Percussion (2014-2015) |
| See also: ex-Bruma, ex-Neuroleptica, ex-Dark Falls | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Emanuel Carlos Sousa Baltazar | Guitars (2004-2006) |
| Nuno M. Silva | Guitars (2006-2007) |
| See also: ex-Ancient Horde, ex-Opus Draconis | |
| Jose Carlos "Ze" Rocha Marreiros | Guitars (2007-2008) |
| Ovidiu Punei | Drums, Percussion (2009-2013) |
| Iulia Bostan | Vocals (female), Flute, Whistle (2009-2011) |
DISCOGRAPHY
| Name | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Iconografic (Your Eye) | Demo | 1994 |
| Iconografic II (The Eye of Superior Knowledge) | Demo | 1995 |
| Iconografic III (The Antropomorphic Image) | Demo | 1996 |
| A Perennial Spleen / Iconografic & Apotropaic | Split | 1997 |
| From the Moldavian Ecclesiastic Throne | Full-length | 1997 |
| Sublime | Full-length | 1998 |
| Aura | Full-length | 2002 |
| Hell & Heaven | EP | 2006 |
| The Complete Works | Compilation | 2013 |
| Zal Mox | EP | 2014 |
| Crestele Albe | Single | 2015 |
| Sufletul neamului | EP | 2016 |
| Forefathers: A Spiritual Heritage | Full-length | 2019 |