Paul Chain Violet Theatre

Biography

Italian doom metal project of Paolo Catena, the guitarist known as Paul Chain, formed in 1984 after he left *Death SS*. With a revolving cast of former bandmates and guests, Paul Chain Violet Theatre released the EP 'Detaching From Satan' (1984) and the albums 'In the Darkness' (1986) and 'Opera 4th' (1987) for #Minotauro Records#, mixing heavy doom riffs with psychedelic and ritual elements. From 1987 Catena recorded under the shortened name *Paul Chain*.