Country of origin:
Australia
Location:
Brisbane, Queensland
Status:
Active
Formed in:
2010
Genre:
Ambient/Post-Black Metal
Themes:
Loneliness, Isolation, Reality
Current label:
Pest Productions
Years active:
2010-present
Formed by B. as a solo project in 2010, but was soon a full lineup. 2018, the band reverted to a 2 piece.
Logo by DJ Abbott and Dèigh.
Compilation appearance(s):
- "Black Spell of Destruction“ on Tribute to Burzum (Depressive Illusions Records, 2013)
Vixenta is an atmospheric and post-black metal band from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, originally formed in 2010 as a solo project. Over time the project evolved into a duo, with B. handling guitars, bass, keyboards and composition, and Moosh contributing vocals and lyrics.
The band’s sound blends cold, aggressive black metal with expansive atmospheric textures, creating an intense yet deeply emotional listening experience. Their music often explores themes of isolation, inner turmoil, existential struggle and emotional fragility, placing them within the depressive and post-black metal spectrum while maintaining a strong melodic identity.
After early independent releases, Vixenta gained wider attention with the full-length album Polarity in 2021, which showcased a mature balance between raw aggression and immersive ambience. The project continued to develop its sound through splits and collaborations before releasing The Oubliette in 2024, a more ambitious and conceptually driven album that expanded their atmospheric depth and compositional complexity.
Remaining rooted in the underground scene, Vixenta has built a reputation for evocative songwriting, layered soundscapes and a powerful emotional intensity that resonates strongly within the modern atmospheric black metal movement.
| Current | |
| B. | Bass (2010-2013, 2016-present), Drums (2010-2013), Guitars (2010-present) |
| See also: Coldawn, Feculent (live), When Death Replaces Life (live), ex-Blackmoon, ex-The Plague Doctor, Skylines to Nowhere, ex-Gurthang, ex-Mors Voluntaria, ex-Beyond the Dawn, ex-Campfire Woe, ex-Celestial Hierarchy, ex-Eternal Execration, ex-Ghostwinter Grave, ex-Solar Wanderers | |
| Moosh | Vocals (2018-present) |
| See also: ex-Deraign, ex-Elkenwood (live), ex-Ritual Feast | |
| Past | |
| J. Chapman | Lyrics (2010-2012) |
| See also: ex-Skylines to Nowhere | |
| J. | Guitars (rhythm), Additional Vocals, Lyrics (2012-2013) |
| See also: ex-The Plague Doctor, ex-Ascension of the Dethroned | |
| The Chancellor | Vocals (2012-2016) |
| See also: ex-Searching Blind, ex-The Fallen Host | |
| Lain | Bass (2013-2015) |
| See also: Crypt Daddies, ex-Dead Head Desecration | |
| Jared Moran | Drums (2013-2014) |
| See also: 54R, Acausal Intrusion, Acrid Tomb, Ambulacrum, Ange de la Mort, Ar'lyxkq'wr, Black Spells, Bloodsick, Burial Curse, Cave, Cloud of Flies, Coast Trash, Conjuration Trance, Corpse Arise, Cuernos del Chivo, Cynocephalus, Draug, Dussage, Dwelling Below, Er Murazor, Erusopxecinomeddetaeperhguorhtserisednamuhllafonoitacidarecitametsys, Evaporated Sores, Exsanguinment, Feral Lord, Filtheater, Flesh Configuration, Flittering, Forestfather, Hanzaisha, Hierarchies, Hollowed Idols, Illithilich, Inle, Inner Sphere, Irradiated Marrow, Ishimura, Kamikaze Pilots, Kudzu, Louching, Maggot Crown, Morgue Walker, Mountain of Beard, Mouth of Cedar, Myrkridia, Nightcall, Obsidian Hooves, Occulsed, Out of the Mouth of Graves, Paranoid Schizophrenia, Pentagoatcross, Psionic Madness, Psych Ward 6, Qqgcguvhjn, Raum, Regress, Scourge Whip, Sermon of Rot, Shokushu Goukan, Slog, Spawning Vats, Subterranean Birthright, Tacit Annihilation, Tendrils Loom Overhead as Moss Below, Trafficcancer, Ultima Weapon, Uzumaki, Vertebrae Fetish Totem, Void Blight, Waste Management '81, Xiaxiation, Xvart, Yzordderrex, Zombie Raiders, Zvylpwkua, Gastric Phantasm, Scowl, ex-Immaculate Molestation, ex-Ithaqua, ex-The Breaking Wheel, ex-The Plague Doctor, ex-Your End, ex-Eats Aids, ex-Vomitwolves, ex-Dragón Blanco, A Wall, ASMODEXIA, Bigstrut, Boiled Tongue, Confined Space, Couugh Syruup, Dragunov, Gestation Curiosity, Great Depression, Hans Assman, Harmacist, Hymn, Inalienable, Irregular Vibrations, Looming, Old Woman with No Teeth, Oral Techniques, Popiel, Ropeman, Terror Trance Intrusion Madness, The Incredible Melting Man, Thousand Cuts, Ukakuja, Ull Equip, weathervacation, ex-Gurthang, ex-Herculean Death, ex-Oshiego, ex-Putrefying Cadaverment, ex-Cosmic Atrophy, ex-Bunker Buster, ex-Driven by Suffering, ex-I am Spartacus, ex-Markmikemoran, ex-Recovery Period, ex-S & M Party, ex-Seppuku, ex-The Men Behind the Sun, ex-The Nautilus | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Jack Bellhouse | Drums (2013-2015) |
| See also: ex-Skylines to Nowhere | |
| DJ Abbott | Guitars (2013) |
| See also: ex-Veiled in Flesh | |
| Mitch Rogers | Guitars (2014-2015) |
| See also: Arms of the Abyss, Tower of Fire, Vyrion, Defamer, ex-Graveir | |
| Free Promo 2012 | Compilation | 2012 | |
| A Moment in Solace | Full-length | 2012 | |
| Demos & Singles 2011 to 2014 | Compilation | 2014 | |
| Predation | EP | 2014 | |
| Eight Years in the Cold - The Remastered Collection | Compilation | 2018 | |
| Polarity | Single | 2021 | |
| A Dream in Darkness | Single | 2021 | |
| Polarity | Full-length | 2021 | |
| Vixenta / Elcrost | Split | 2021 | |
| Salutations | Collaboration | 2022 | |
| Cabin Fever | Single | 2022 | |
| Dawn Star | Collaboration | 2023 | |
| Faint Whispers | Single | 2024 | |
| Into the Oubliette | Single | 2024 | |
| The Oubliette | Full-length | 2024 |