Pythia are an English symphonic metal band founded in London by drummer Marc Dyos, vocalist Emily Ovenden, and guitarist Ross White.

Their debut album, Beneath the Veiled Embrace, went for a symphonic approach with neo-classical elements with a few faster songs such as Army of the Damned.

Pythia was formed in London by vocalist Emily Alice Ovenden, drummer Marc Dyos, keyboardist Richard Holland, guitarists Ross White and Tim Neale, and bassist Andy Nixon-Corfield.

The album featured English actor Brian Blessed performing a spoken-word part on the song "Army of the Damned" reciting the Siegfried Sassoon poem Suicide in the Trenches.

The band's live performances during this period included support slots for Arch Enemy, Ministry, Fields of the Nephilim, and a tour of Belgium and the Netherlands with Pagans Mind.

Pythia announced a launch show at The Borderline for The Serpent's Curse on 29 February,[9] followed by Cardiff and London dates on 24 and 25 March respectively supporting Serenity.

On the future of Pythia Ross White was interviewed by Zero Tolerance magazine[19] and at this time said that the band was undecided and that they were working on separate projects as well as taking parental leave for a few months.

On 1 January 2015 Emily Alice Ovenden announced that she was working on a new project with guitarist Steven Yates entitled Khronicles - a heavy rock band with folk influences.

On 1 June 2015, the band released a statement on their Facebook page that Emily Alice Ovenden had left the group to focus on Khronicles full-time, and that they would be continuing with a new singer.

On Sunday 14 August 2016, Pythia performed at Bloodstock Open Air festival, appearing on the Sophie Lancaster stage for the third time in their career.

On 19 September 2016, Pythia announced that Mark Harrington had left the band after the performance at Bloodstock, adding that his departure was due to a change of circumstances in his life and his passions were elsewhere.