}}Lord Kaiaphas (born Valério Costa) is a black metal vocalist, drummer, lyricist, and composer. He is mostly known for his works while in the Norwegian black metal band Ancient. His current projects are Thokkian Vortex (black metal) and Minimal Criminal (psygressive trance). His name is taken after Caiaphas - the high priest of sanhedrin, who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.