Ad Hominem is a black metal project formed in France in 1998, and is now evolving in Italy by Kaiser Wodhanaz, who still is the sole human actively involved in the project, although session members are sometimes involved both in studio recordings and live events. Contrary to popular belief, Ad Hominem is not a NSBM band. Kaiser Wodhanaz has stated this on many occasions including on Ad Hominem's official Myspace: "Ad Hominem has strictly nothing to deal with either politics or religion