Acheron, the brain child, of Vincent Crowley (a satanic reverend) and composer and Church of Satan notable Peter H. Gilmore was formed in 1998. The band courted controversy from the start with many run-ins with the press and public, the Christian establishment and even appearances on network television. These were due to the band's Satanic views. The band's debut, for instance, was nothing more than Satanic commandments put to background music. A release commended by none other than Anton LaVey.

The antagonists in Acheron formed a cult called The Order Of The Evil Eye that has now ceased activity, but was source of controversy for several years.

The band has experienced much coming and going over the years but the core of Crowley and Gilmore remained. Of note is the band's dispute with Lethal Records of Austria which the band claimed had produced shoddy work and never paid the group. Shortly after the dispute and the placing of a curse upon the label, Lethal Records was never heard from again.

The band had gotten involved with Vampirism in those years.

Elsewhere, a frustrated Vincent Crowley broke Acheron up in 1999 and relocated to Ohio. There he spent time on his new act, Wolfen Society. An album called The Apocalypse was shelved. Nonetheless a limited EP called Xomaly was issued in late 2002 through Italy's Warlord Records. Acheron signed with Greece's Black Lotus Records and released a compilation of various cover versions in early 2003. The Acheron compilation was called Tribute To The Devil's Music and featured music by Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and others. Rebirth: Metamorphosing Into Godhood was issued at the end of 2003 through Black Lotus Records.

Following a 2008 demo the band signed with Displeased Records. An announcement for an album called The Final Conflict: Last Days of God in February of 2009 through Displeased Records was made.