Apostate is a doom metal band from Ukraine. Apostate was formed in 1993 in Lviv (Ukraine). Their intention was creating dark atmospheric doom metal. The first demo “Consign to Oblivion” was recorded at White Troop studio in 1995. This tape was very well received by Ukrainian underground press and fans. In 1997 appears an EP "A Song of the Dead Lake" which contains four tracks of dark, sorrowful death-doom metal. The band split-up in 1998, all members except Yuri Lesnyi (vocals) formed Forgot Belief.