The three members, whose identities are unknown even to their labels, began making music as a form of ritual magick after meeting through their other projects.
[2] In May 2014 the former members of Cultus Sabbati announced the formation of the group HK8 (pronounced hek ate) and the release of their first album on June 21.
Thematically Cultus Sabbati's albums draw from ideas of cunning craft, traditional witchcraft, Norse mythology and Sufism.
Yet the band apparently draws its name from a group of witches founded by the late occultist Andrew Chumbley.
[5] Various blogs have claimed Norway, Australia, the United Kingdom and other countries of origin, though none are confirmed.