Seth was formed in France in 1996 by Alsvid (drums), Arkames (vocals) and Heimoth (guitar, keyboard). Same year they released the rehearsal demo, "Apocalyptic Desires", and it was followed by the MCD "By Fire, Power Shall Be" in 1997. This lead to a deal with Seasons of Mist where they released their debut album, "Les Blessures De L’ame", in 1998. They also released a split cd, "War Vol. III", with Cultus Sanguine in 2000 and afterwards they left the label. Same year Nacht (guitar) and Helldryk (bass) had joined the band and they were also signed to Osmose Productions.