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Thine began to appear in 1993 when Paul and Alan decided to form a musical project based around darker atmospheres mixed with some theatrical elements. They were also influenced by black metal bands at the time such as Darkthrone, Bathory, Burzum and Mayhem. Paul would play guitars and Alan would perform keyboards and vocals. Alan would occasionally fill in on drum duties, but usually early compositions were made with just guitar and keyboards. Sometimes songs were made in a more ambient style based around NEPTUNE TOWERS, or others with more of a GGFH influence. No official demos were made at this time although many rough recordings exist from this period, including cover versions of (parts of) Mayhem and Darkthrone songs and also keyboard pieces entitled MY GREAT UNIVERSE and THE SUMMONING OF DEMONS. The band became Blood of Thine, taken from a play by Shakespeare. In 1995 Paul and Alan enlisted the help of Dan Mullins on drums. They would perform cover versions by IMMORTAL, EM...