Alan Averill facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alan Averill
Averill with Primordial in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Alan Maurice Averill
Also known as	Alan Nemtheanga A.A. Nemtheanga
Born	(1975-08-26) 26 August 1975 (age 49)
Origin	Ireland
Genres	Celtic metal folk metal black metal doom metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, bass guitar
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Cacophonous Misanthropy Hammerheart Metal Blade Karmageddon Sentinel Code666 Profound Lore Invictus
Associated acts	Plagued Primordial Blood Revolt Marduk Dread Sovereign Twilight of the Gods

Alan Maurice Averill (also known as A.A. Nemtheanga) was born on August 26, 1975. He is an Irish musician. He is best known as the singer for the metal band Primordial. This band plays a mix of folk and black metal music. Alan has also worked on other music projects. These include bands like Void of Silence, Blood Revolt, and Twilight of the Gods.

Life and Music Career

Alan Averill grew up in Sutton, a part of Dublin, Ireland. He went to Mount Temple Comprehensive School. In August 1991, Alan saw an advertisement from a band looking for a singer. He joined them, and that band became Primordial.

He was also the singer for a doom metal band called Void of Silence. He sang on their third album, Human Antithesis. He left the band in 2009.

Alan traveled to Canada to record songs for Blood Revolt. This was for their first album, Indoctrine. The album was released in 2010.

He also leads a band called Twilight of the Gods. This band started as a way to play tribute songs by the band Bathory. The band includes other talented musicians. Their first album, Fire on the Mountain, came out in 2013.

Alan also works in other parts of the music world. In 2008, he earned a degree in Journalism. He writes for Zero Tolerance magazine. In 2010, he started working for Metal Blade Records. He helps find new artists for them. He also created his own record label called Poison Tongue Records.

Music Albums

Averill performing in 2007

With Primordial

• Imrama (1995)
• Primordial / Katatonia (split album, 1997)
• A Journey's End (1998)
• The Burning Season (EP, 1999)
• Spirit the Earth Aflame (2000)
• Storm Before Calm (2002)
• The Gathering Wilderness (2005)
• Primordial / Mael Mórdha (split album, 2005)
• To the Nameless Dead (2007)
• Redemption at the Puritan's Hand (2011)
• Where Greater Men Have Fallen (2014)
• Exile Amongst the Ruins (2018)
• How It Ends (2023)

With Blood Revolt

• Indoctrine (2010)

With Dread Sovereign

• All Hell's Martyrs (2013)
• For Doom the Bell Tolls (2017)
• Alchemical Warfare (2021)

With Plagued

• Plagued / Trimonium (split album, 2007)

With Twilight of the Gods

• Fire on the Mountain (2013)

With Void of Silence

• Human Antithesis (2004)

As a Guest Musician

Alan has also appeared as a guest singer on albums by other bands:

• Rom 5:12 – Marduk (2007)
• Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion – Eluveitie (2009)
• Rise of the Bastard Deities – Morphosis (2009)
• Aealo – Rotting Christ (2010)
• Vuur van Vurzet - Heidevolk (2018)
• Ächtung, Baby! - Rome
• Mother Bury Your Sons - Me and that Man