Maria Kolokouri

Maria "Tristessa" Kolokouri (; 6 April 1977 – 10 August 2014) was a Greek black metal vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. She was the frontwoman and bassist of the all-female black metal band Astarte and was also involved with the bands Lloth, Obscure Natus, Profane Serenity and Vorphalack.

Early life and family Kolokouri was born in 1977 in Areopoli, Laconia, Greece. She married rock musician Nicolas Maiis. They had one son together.

Career During her early music career, Kolokouri played in the bands Vorphalack, Insected, Obscure Natusand Profane Serenity. She then became a member of the all-female black metal band Lloth, who were founded in September 1995 at Athens, Attica.

Shortly after releasing their first album on Black Lotus Records, Lloth adopted the name Astarte, after the Semitic goddess of sexuality.

Death and legacy In 2013, Kolokouri was diagnosed with the blood cancer leukemia. She died of complications from the illness in 2014, aged 37.

After Kolokouri's death, remaining and former members of Astarte announced that they would be reuniting and readopting their initial band name, Lloth. The previously unreleased Astarte thrash and death metal album "Blackdemonium" featuring her vocals was released in 2025. The festival supports charity The Smile of the Child.

Black Sorrow for a Dead Brother (Demo, 1995) Zephyrous / Vorphalack (1995) Lullabies of a Vampire (2001)

With Lloth:

"Doomed Dark Years" (1998) "Rise From Within" (2000) "Quod Superius Sicut Inferius" (2002) "Sirens" (2004) "Demonized" (2007) "Blackdemonium" (2025)