{
 "id": "ancient-rites-6492fc47",
 "name": "Ancient Rites",
 "kind": "group",
 "disambiguation": "Flemish black metal band",
 "identifiers": {
  "mbid": [
   "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f"
  ],
  "wikidata": [
   "Q489338"
  ],
  "isni": [
   "0000000107242713"
  ],
  "discogs": [
   "273808"
  ],
  "spotify": [
   "0okB1HEJFLD98VkNzLtTBJ"
  ]
 },
 "aliases": [],
 "facts": {
  "area": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Belgium",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "5b8a5ee5-0bb3-34cf-9a75-c27c44e341fc"
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_date": {
   "status": "disputed",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1988",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "precision": "year"
    },
    {
     "value": "1989",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q489338",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-30",
     "precision": "year",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_place": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Diest",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "3aca1189-c6b9-4ff6-8d1e-811dcf762cd3"
    },
    {
     "value": "Belgium",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q489338",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-30",
     "ref": "Q31",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "country": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "BE",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24"
    },
    {
     "value": "Belgium",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q489338",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-30",
     "ref": "Q31",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "description": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Belgian black metal band",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q489338",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-30"
    }
   ]
  },
  "genre": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "viking metal",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q489338",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-30",
     "ref": "Q213149",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "has_member": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Wattie",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "1e50b09c-b32e-44b5-836d-fff6d371eb76",
     "begin": "1988",
     "end": "1989",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "bass guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Philip Bollengier",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "c4ef6e63-db84-4ddb-a1ca-d30b395f73ab",
     "begin": "1988",
     "end": "1990-08-31",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Günther Theys",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "e795d4b9-4113-4fb6-a4f1-9bcfb9e62fab",
     "begin": "1988",
     "attributes": [
      "bass guitar",
      "lead vocals"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Stefan",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "5e388bbc-63cd-4d19-ac37-dbec758c01f6",
     "begin": "1989",
     "end": "1990",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "membranophone"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Johan Vrancken",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "b9cf99f2-817d-496e-a2f3-9c06aaafa756",
     "begin": "1989",
     "end": "1990",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Franky",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "c2e9210b-ad7b-4016-a2ab-0b011540ce00",
     "begin": "1991",
     "end": "1991",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Pascal",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "42dff5a7-4c4b-4802-8a66-e47bed92a5c5",
     "begin": "1991",
     "end": "1993",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Bart Vandereycken",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "649211f5-93f2-41b6-b0da-ea275cfdf052",
     "begin": "1991",
     "end": "1996",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Walter Van Cortenberg",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "acda65ec-466c-422e-ba9b-dd1b6ed560bb",
     "begin": "1991",
     "attributes": [
      "membranophone"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Raphael \"Raf\" Jansen",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "2287c5db-61ba-4f28-b7f2-f107f55b9931",
     "begin": "1996",
     "end": "1997",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Erik Sprooten",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "2d3303a5-0fc2-4b75-adda-13f49e22df8b",
     "begin": "1996",
     "attributes": [
      "guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Jan \"Örkki\" Yrlund",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "d171f4d6-91f2-43a6-bc1f-671db50a8326",
     "begin": "1997",
     "end": "2003",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Domingo Smets",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "4ec75915-38c4-43b4-af80-4fa9a776ca58",
     "begin": "1999",
     "end": "2001",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "keyboard"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Davy Wouters",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "0d8d9224-3c34-4d0b-8ff6-e86ff30db53e",
     "begin": "2001",
     "end": "2009",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "keyboard"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Bart Vandereycken",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "649211f5-93f2-41b6-b0da-ea275cfdf052",
     "begin": "2003",
     "end": "2007",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Raphael \"Raf\" Jansen",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "2287c5db-61ba-4f28-b7f2-f107f55b9931",
     "begin": "2005",
     "end": "2006",
     "ended": true,
     "attributes": [
      "guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Domingo Smets",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "4ec75915-38c4-43b4-af80-4fa9a776ca58",
     "begin": "2005",
     "attributes": [
      "bass guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Davy Wouters",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "6492fc47-2ff0-4e1d-b4d0-692b3fa9810f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "0d8d9224-3c34-4d0b-8ff6-e86ff30db53e",
     "begin": "2011",
     "attributes": [
      "keyboard"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Erik Sprooten",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:368202",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Gunther Theys",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:442777",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Domingo Smets",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:471351",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Jan Yrlund",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:497968",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Walter Van Cortenberg",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:552473",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Davy Wouters",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:552475",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Raf Jansen",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:552476",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Bart Vandereycken",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:552477",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Thomas Cochrane",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:718587",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Johan (16)",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:970250",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Philip (5)",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:1016975",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Stefan (21)",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:1016976",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Pascal (62)",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:4037862",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "John Berry (19)",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:4106671",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Jory Hogeveen",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:5567801",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Patrick Mallo",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "273808",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:12381895",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    }
   ]
  },
  "record_label": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Season of Mist",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q489338",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-30",
     "ref": "Q1548644",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "Wild Rags Records",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q489338",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-30",
     "ref": "Q8000759",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  }
 },
 "discography": [],
 "links": [
  {
   "kind": "VIAF",
   "url": "http://viaf.org/viaf/137418256"
  },
  {
   "kind": "allmusic",
   "url": "https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000748689"
  },
  {
   "kind": "bandsintown",
   "url": "https://www.bandsintown.com/a/76815"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discography page",
   "url": "http://www.zenial.nl/html/ancient3.htm"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs",
   "url": "https://www.discogs.com/artist/273808"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "http://www.ancientrites.be/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ancient-rites/156901262"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ancientrites"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ancientritesofficial"
  },
  {
   "kind": "free streaming",
   "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0okB1HEJFLD98VkNzLtTBJ"
  },
  {
   "kind": "free streaming",
   "url": "https://www.deezer.com/artist/56228"
  },
  {
   "kind": "myspace",
   "url": "https://myspace.com/ancienthordes"
  },
  {
   "kind": "official homepage",
   "url": "http://www.ancientrites.be"
  },
  {
   "kind": "official homepage",
   "url": "http://www.ancientrites.be/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb140440653"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://d-nb.info/gnd/320373967"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/ancient_rites"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ancient_Rites/28"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/ancient-rites"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://www.worldcat.org/identities/viaf-137418256"
  },
  {
   "kind": "purchase for download",
   "url": "https://itunes.apple.com/be/artist/id156901262"
  },
  {
   "kind": "setlistfm",
   "url": "https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/ancient-rites-33d41091.html"
  },
  {
   "kind": "social network",
   "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ancientrites"
  },
  {
   "kind": "songkick",
   "url": "https://www.songkick.com/artists/51192"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikidata",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489338"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikipedia",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rites"
  },
  {
   "kind": "youtube",
   "url": "https://www.youtube.com/user/AncientRites89"
  }
 ],
 "citation": {
  "canonical_url": "https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/ancient-rites-6492fc47",
  "cite_as": "Ancient Rites, Musician Dictionary, https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/ancient-rites-6492fc47",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): free to use with credit",
  "sources": [
   {
    "name": "musicbrainz",
    "dump": "20261024-001001",
    "date": "2026-10-24",
    "license": "CC0 1.0 (core data; supplementary fields removed)"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-28T151314",
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T161131",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "discogs",
    "dump": "20261001",
    "date": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T182648",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-30T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-30",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-31T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-31",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-01T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-02T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-02",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-03T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-03",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   }
  ]
 }
}