Coming from Brittany (western France), Belenos was formed as one-man-band by Loïc Cellier in 1995. Belenos is the Celtic/Gallic god of the sun.
Influenced by the early Black Metal scene of Norway, the music of Belenos always was and remains a mix of Black Metal (fast and dark) and Pagan Metal (dark and slow parts with Celtic choirs) . The universe of Belenos is like a lonely journey through wild, dark moors and old traditions of the Celtic lands.
After 3 demo tapes, Belenos turned into a real band and started to play live. In 2000 they signed with Sacral Prod. who released their highly acclaimed albums 'Errances oniriques', 'Spicilège' and the 2-CD demo compilation 'L'ancien temps', which gained them many fans in France and around the globe.
In 2006 Adipocere records released third album 'Chants de bataille' which had been recorded with the help of session drummer Gilles Delecroix (ex Aborted).
One year later Belenos signed with Northern Silence Productions who released the critically acclaimed fourth full length 'Chemins de souffrance' that same year and in 2009 the completely rerecorded and improved version of the long sold out debut album 'Errances oniriques' .
The fifth full length 'Yen sonn gardis' was recorded between Dec'09 & Apr'10 at Belenos home studio as always and mixed/mastered at the same place in june'10 .
n september 2016 'Kornog' is out after several months of recording, then a dozen of concerts were given
Belenos prepares a new album for 2019...