The Axis of Perdition

The Axis of Perdition is a band formed in England in 2001. Originally they were known as Axis of Perdition, but they added "The" to their name in 2004 to indicate that the band is a specific entity. While their music is predominantly Black Metal with large doses of Dark Ambient and Industrial, they consider themselves to be primarily an Ambient band that uses metal as a "texture".

With the scream of the air raid siren I know, I know I'm finally coming home...

—The Axis of Perdition, "Heaving Salvation in the Paradise of Rust"

The band's music, lyrics, and artwork are inspired heavily by the Silent Hill series of video games; their demo and first album also included references to H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. The Axis present themselves as a hellish psychiatric hospital of sorts, with their albums as "treatments" and listeners as "patients".

The ~~band's~~ hospital's current ~~members~~ doctors are:

Brooke Johnson - vocals, electronics
Mike Blenkarn - guitar, keyboards, programming, electronics
Ian Fenwick - bass
Dan Mullins - drums
Chris Walsh - guitar
Richard Brass - guitar
S.B. - electronics
Leslie Simpson - narration

Not to be confused with The Axis of Awesome.

~~Discography~~ Treatments:

Corridors (demo, 2002) - actually a split release with the band's Dark Ambient "mother", Pulsefear; limited to 20 copies
The Ichneumon Method (And Less Welcome Techniques) (full-length, 2003)
Physical Illucinations in the Sewer of Xuchilbara (The Red God) (EP, 2004) - first release as The Axis of Perdition; introduced the band's current concept; limited to 666 copies
Deleted Scenes from the Transition Hospital (full-length, 2005)
Urfe (full-length, 2009) - a double album consisting of the first two parts of the Urfe trilogy, Grief of the Unclean and The Great Unwashed
Tenements (of the Anointed Flesh) (full-length, 2011) - conclusion to the Urfe saga

Tropes from the Dark Red Other:

Abandoned Hospital: Deleted Scenes from the Transition Hospital is set in one, as is part of the Urfe saga.
Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: The conclusion of Tenements, after a fashion.
Body Horror: The Flesh Spiral, and most of the creatures encountered by Urfe.
Book Ends: "It began, and ends, with Pylon."
Call Back: The lyrics for "Disintegration" reference The Ichneumon Method.
Concept Album: Everything from Physical Illucinations onwards for sure, possibly their earlier releases as well.
Digital Piracy Is Evil: Averted with Corridors.
Distinct Double Album: Urfe.
Eldritch Location: The Axis itself, and by extension the locations inside it such as Locus Eyrie and the Transition Hospital.
Metal Scream
Old Shame: The band sees Corridors as this and refuses to reissue it, though two re-recorded songs from it ended up on The Ichneumon Method and they leaked it to file-sharing sites. The fans for the most part don't seem to dislike it as much as the band does.
Overly Long Name: Just look at the album list.
Self-Deprecation: Much of the band's promotion of their albums seems to consist of calling them awful, but of course the fans just don't listen...
Spell My Name with a "The"
Spoken Word in Music: Mostly on Urfe, but every album has some.