Empire presents: Profanatica w/ Knoll & Unidad Trauma in the Garage

Empire presents: Profanatica with Knoll and Unidad Trauma at Empire Garage on July 18, 2025 in Austin, TX.

SOCIALS: Profanatica | Knoll | Unidad Trauma

About The Artist: PROFANATICA are at the vanguard of the first wave of American black metal. Founded and led by
infamous master of black perversion Paul Ledney (drums/vocals), they have purveyed primeval
blasphemy for nigh on thirty-three years.

Ledney formed the band from the ashes of the first INCANTATION lineup when he split and took with
him all of the members sans John McEntee. That early trio of ex-INCANTATION members reeled off three
ground-breaking demos of some of the most extreme and blasphemic metal of its Ɵme in rapid  succession. The band flyers that permeated the tape-trading circuit were no less shocking and featured
the trio bloody and naked and in the throes of what was most certainly a primeval summoning of some
kind. In short order, they had inked a deal with the fledgling Osmose Productions for what became one
of that labels first releases (Osmose release #5); a legendary split with Colombia’s MASACRE.