Chthonic (sometimes stylized as ChthoniC or ChThoniC, and also known in their native Chinese as 閃靈) is a Taiwanese black metal band, formed in 1995 in Taipei. They have been called "the Black Sabbath of Asia." The group incorporates influences from traditional Taiwanese music, including adaptations of folk songs and the use of traditional instruments, most notably the erhu (often called the hiân-á [絃仔] in the band's native Taiwanese). Their...