[1] A., who also was the bass player of Blut Aus Nord, left the band after a few rehearsals, and vocalist MkM and guitarist Piat continued as a duo.
The keyboard parts were performed by Lord Tenebro Maleficium, who would later be "evolving under the MANTAR monicker".
Children of the Grave Zine's editor Olivier joined Antaeus as a second guitar player; he left the band after the gig with Thus Defiled.
They also contributed a track to the Encyclopedia Pestilencia triple compilation CD released through Velcet Music International.
[2] Their debut album, Cut Your Flesh and Worship Satan, was a collection of re-recorded demo tracks.
[3][8] The album closes with the nine-and-a-half-minute title track, which has been described as "so intense it's literally almost unbearable".