Antares Predator was formed around 1999 as yvind
Winther decided to bring his solo project Wolf327
of 1994 to the next level as a 5 member black
thrash-metal band. Wolf327 had 2nd priority to
yvinds main band Keep of Kalessin during the
late 90s, and gained full focus when Kalessin was
put on ice for some time by the end of the decade.
The Name was changed to Antares Predator and the
work on the debut full length release began. By
early 2003 the band still wasnt ready to record,
mainly because of problems finding a singer that
would fit into the picture with the various vocal
styles involved. The lineup came to an end as
yvind and Mikal (bass) relocated from Trondheim
to Oslo. Antares Predator would lay dormant for a
few years until the search for a drummer and
singer would bring Italian Gionata Potenti into
the game, resulting in the EP Banquet of Ashes
released in 2008 through the Italian label The
Oath. Gionata was replaced by German drummer Jan
Benkwitz shortly after recording the EP, and
Steffan Schulze (Harm) completed the new lineup
for the release of the full length album The
Twilight of The Apocalypse due for release
February 5th 2010