Editing Abigor (section)

== Origin ==
The band was formed in 1993 by Peter Kubik and Thomas Tannenberger. After the release of several demos, original vocalist Tharen (Alexander Opitz) left the band and was replaced by Silenius (Michael Gregor), who recorded vocals for all Abigor releases but left in 1998 while their fifth album ''[[Channeling the Quintessence of Satan]]'' was being recorded.<ref name="Odle">Odle, Kevin "[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p409038/biography|pure_url=yes}} Abigor Biography]", [[AllMusic]]</ref> Thurisaz who had been in the [[thrash metal]] band Lost Victim together with T.T. in the 1980s, joined the band and replaced the vocals of Silenius on the album. In late 1999, T.T. left the band for various reasons (ranging from personal problems to being fed up with what once was the "scene").<ref name="Odle" /> After his departure, Abigor released two more albums before breaking up in 2003.

In April 2006, P.K. and T.T. reformed the band, and a year later, ''[[Fractal Possession]]'' was released. The band was scheduled to release a split EP in 2008 with French black metal group [[Blacklodge]]. In connection with this release, Abigor was supposedly cooperating with Norwegian experimental artist [[Zweizz]].

The band's earlier works were loosely inspired by [[J.&nbsp;R.&nbsp;R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. The album cover on ''Orkblut – The Retaliation'' is a collage of 2 paintings originally made by Lord of the Rings fantasy artist [[Ian Miller (illustrator)|Ian Miller]], while the album cover on ''Channeling the Quintessence of Satan ''was originally made by the German printmaker/artist [[Albrecht Dürer]]. (''The Knight, Death and the Devil'', 1514)

Most of Abigor releases were released by [[Napalm Records]].

In a 2007 interview, P.K. explained the band's songwriting process: <blockquote>"T.T. and I are responsible for the music, A.R. will do the lyrics and vocals, that's how it works. I create riffs and record it, T.T. too, we send us files, create rough song-structures till we're satisfied with the result of a song/album "concept" then we start the recordings at T.T.'s Hell-Lab Studio."<ref>[http://www.heathenharvest.com/article.php?story=20070914184026743 Abigor Interview]", [[Heathen Harvest]], September 2007</ref></blockquote>In 2014, Silenius rejoined as a session musician, before becoming a permanent member again in 2020.

On September 2, 2024, the band announced founding member Peter Kubik had died of suicide. He was 49.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kennelty |first1=Greg |title=Abigor's Peter Kubik Dead at 49 Years Old |url=https://metalinjection.net/this-is-just-a-tribute/abigors-peter-kubik-dead-at-49-years-old |access-date=3 September 2024 |publisher=Metal Injection |date=3 September 2024}}</ref> In a statement, the band said: "immortal in his legacy – blood (family), soil (home) and monuments of Black Metal art. walked through the gate by his own hand, through his own will".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-04 |title=Peter Kubik, Abigor Founding Guitarist, Dead at 49 |url=https://consequence.net/2024/09/peter-kubik-abigor-dead/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>