The Great Old Ones

Booking Agent

Bart Gabriel
bart@dragon-productions.com

All regions (except France)

Biography

A name is whispered which chills the spine and quickens the pulse – THE GREAT OLD ONES. Like phantoms emerging from the fog, they have haunted the world of Lovecraftian Black Metal with their sonorous, foreboding melodies and eldritch tales. Descending once more into the abyss of H.P. Lovecraft’s enigmatic universe, they have unearthed their latest opus, “Kadath” – an album that promises to be a journey of both magnificent dreams and unspeakable horrors.

THE GREAT OLD ONES emerged in 2009 from the old parts of the ancient Aquitanian harbour city of Bordeaux, France. After releasing their first album, “Al Azif”, the reactions of critics and fans were unanimously positive. The band followed up with their second full-length, “Tekeli-li”, which garnered even higher praise. As a result, THE GREAT OLD ONES played a show at the acclaimed Roadburn festival, opened for BEHEMOTH in their homeland, played at Hellfest, and supported label mates SHINING and DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT.

The third full length, “EOD – A Tale of Dark Legacy” (2017) marked another big step in the band’s fast rising career. The five-piece took the road with the legendary GAAHLS WYRD and embarked on a successful European co-headline tour with AUÐN from Iceland. THE GREAT OLD ONES also appeared on the billing of respected festivals, such as Brutal Assault and Eindhoven Metal Meeting, in front of a gigantic crowd of cultists.

In 2019, the French worshippers of Cthulhu revealed their fourth offering to the old ones. “Cosmicism” is a literary philosophy developed by H.P. Lovecraft. With that album, TGOO traveled the roads of Europe, playing in the biggest festivals such as Graspop in Belgium, Metaldays in Slovenia, or the Inferno in Norway, making them one of the spearheads of the French scene and more broadly of the European metal scene.

Their new album “Kadath” released in 2025, marks a bold departure from the oceanic depths of the Cthulhu mythos, venturing instead into the Dreamlands. It is here that we follow the protagonist, Randolph Carter, as he seeks the fabled city that haunts his visions. The album resonates with his longing and determination, embodying the treacherous path he treads amidst the capricious gods and monstrous entities that dwell within this twilight realm. Through seven tracks, THE GREAT OLD ONES tortuously narrate Carter’s odyssey, transcending the boundaries of music to evoke a world where fantasy intertwines with terror.

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No shows booked at the moment.