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Shagrath
Stian Tomt Thoresen (born 18 November 1976),Shagrath at Encyclopaedia Metallum known professionally as Shagrath, is a Norwegian musician. He is the vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir and Also, founding member, rhythm guitarist and bassist of Chrome Division. Biography Stian Thoresen was born on 18 November 1976 in Jessheim. He is a founding member, with[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormblåst
''Stormblåst'' (English: ''Stormblown'') is the second studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released on 25 January 1996 through Cacophonous Records, re-released in 2001 by Century Media, and completely re-recorded in 2005, released as ''Stormblåst MMV'' (see below). It was Dimmu Borgir's last album sung entirely in the band's native Norwegian, as they would change to English afterwards. This is also the first album where Tjodalv switched to drums as opposed to guitar, the first where Shagrath is on vocals, though he took on the role of backing vocals, and this album was the bands last album with Silenoz on lead vocals, with him later switching more to a backing vocal role with the band. With every subsequent release, Shagrath has been the lead vocalist. It is also the last album where lyrics would be written by Aldrahn (of Dødheimsgard and Ved Buens Ende) until 2003's '' Death Cult Armageddon'', and the last album to feature Brynjar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrome Division
Chrome Division is a Norwegian Rock music, rock band formed in 2004. The current lineup consists of founding member Shagrath (also of Dimmu Borgir) on rhythm guitar, along with Eddie Guz as the vocalist, Mr Damage on lead guitar and Tony White on drums. The band has released five albums through Nuclear Blast: ''Doomsday Rock 'n Roll'' in 2006, ''Booze, Broads and Beelzebub'' in 2008, ''3rd Round Knockout'' in 2011, ''Infernal Rock Eternal'' in 2014, and ''One Last Ride'' in 2018. The band announced that their fifth album would be their last. History Formation The idea for the band was conceived by Shagrath (Stian Thoresen) and Lex Icon (Stian Arnesen), both members of Dimmu Borgir at the time, in 1999. This consisted of the two musicians Jam session, jamming after Dimmu Borgir rehearsals. With Shagrath on guitars and Lex Icon on drums, they recorded some material, but could take it no further due to their commitments to their other bands. Shagrath later said that Dimmu Borg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic language, Icelandic, Faroese language, Faroese and Old Norse. The band has been through numerous lineup changes over the years; vocalist Shagrath and rhythm guitarist Silenoz are the only original members who still remain.Bradley TorreanoDimmu Borgir AllMusic. Retrieved on 11 June 2011. History ''For All Tid'' and ''Stormblåst'' period Dimmu Borgir was founded in 1993 by Silenoz and Tjodalv. Shagrath, Brynjard Tristan and Stian Aarstad later joined Dimmu Borgir, and then released an EP in 1994 entitled ''Inn i evighetens mørke'' ("''Into the Darkness of Eternity''"). This short EP sold out within weeks, and the band followed up with the 1994 full-length album ''For All Tid'' ("''For All Time''"). This album featured vocal contributio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ov Hell
Ov Hell is a Norwegian black metal supergroup started by Shagrath and King ov Hell in 2009. The band's debut album, '' The Underworld Regime'', was released in February 2010 by Indie Recordings. History Background Ov Hell was formed by King ov Hell and Shagrath following the temporary dissolution of God Seed in July 2009, which was formed by King and Gaahl in March that year, following the conclusion of the Gorgoroth name dispute which had started in October 2007. God Seed performed at the two festivals Hellfest Summer Open Air and With Full Force in summer 2009, covering songs from the Gorgoroth albums ''Twilight of the Idols'' and '' Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam''. During this period of activity Gaahl was expected to write lyrics and record vocals for the band's intended debut album, for which at numerous times he was claimed to have been undertaking. The rest of the album had already been recorded in 2008, with Frost on drums, Teloch and Ice Dale on guitars and King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For All Tid
''For all tid'' ( Norwegian: "For All Time") is the debut studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1995 through No Colours. It was remastered and re-released in 1997 through their new label Nuclear Blast with the front cover art in full color and the entire '' Inn i evighetens mørke'' EP added. It is the band's only studio album on which Shagrath is on drums, Tjodalv on guitar and Silenoz on vocals. The artwork displayed on the front cover of the album is inspired by Gustave Doré's illustration of Camelot from ''Idylls of the King''. Track listing Critical reception In their favourable review of the album, AllMusic wrote, "The production is awful, boasting thin and sharp guitars, muted drumming and echoing vocals that sound like what it might have been like to stand outside of their rehearsal hall. But somehow the songs manage to overcome the production, offering a somewhat beautiful (albeit warped) view of heavy meta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fimbulwinter (band)
Fimbulwinter was a black metal band that was part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. They had formed in Oslo during 1992 and released two demos that year. In 1994, they released their only album, ''Servants of Sorcery'', featuring a cover of Celtic Frost's " Morbid Tales", which was the first release by newly formed Hot Records. The band broke up shortly after. Guitarist Shagrath joined Dimmu Borgir and bassist Skoll joined Ulver. The band is named after '' Fimbulvetr'' (or ''Fimbulvinter''), an event in Norse mythology. Members *Shagrath (Stian Thoresen) – lead guitar, drums *Necronos (Morten Lunde) – rhythm guitar, vocals *Skoll ( Hugh Steven James Mingay) – bass *Orbweaver (Morten Bergseth) – drums Discography * 1992 – ''Rehearsal'' (demo) * 1992 – ''Rehearsal Demo'' (demo) * 1994 – ''Servants of Sorcery ''Servants of Sorcery'' is a Norwegian black metal album by Fimbulwinter, released by Hot Records in 1994. The album is actually a remaster of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Underworld Regime
''The Underworld Regime'' is the debut studio album by Ov Hell. It was released on 8 February 2010. Tracks Personnel ;Ov Hell *Shagrath – lead vocals *King ov Hell – bass, backing vocals ;Additional personnel * Ice Dale – guitar (1, 2, 5–8) *Teloch – guitar (3-4) *Frost – drums *Herbrand Larsen Herbrand Larsen (born February 3, 1973) is a Norwegian musician, record producer, mixer and engineer. He is best known for being a member of extreme metal band Enslaved from 2004 to 2016, and hard rock band Audrey Horne from 2002 to 2007. Larsen ... - Keyboard, Samples, Effects *Trym Hartmark Visnes - Keyboard, Samples, Effects References 2010 debut albums Ov Hell albums Indie Recordings albums Prosthetic Records albums {{2010s-black-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inn I Evighetens Mørke
''Inn i evighetens mørke'' (English: ''Into Eternal Darkness'') is the first EP by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was first released as a demo in August 1994, and later as an EP on 17 December. The EP was released by Necromantic Gallery Productions on 7-inch vinyl limited to 1000 copies. The EP is included in the ''True Kings of Norway'' split-CD by Spinefarm Records, released in 2000; this version removes all vocals from Part I. In 2003, a bootleg version on Hat Records was released, that only contained the two-part track "Inn i evighetens mørke" and "Raabjørn speiler draugheimens skodde" was not included on this release. The track "Raabjørn speiler draugheimens skodde" would later be included on the band's debut album ''For all tid'', and would also be re-recorded for ''Enthrone Darkness Triumphant'' and the ''Godless Savage Garden'' EP as well. Both parts of "Inn i evighetens mørke" were remastered for the re-release of ''For all tid'' in 1997, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamelot
Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album '' Siége Perilous'', and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in April 2011. On June 22, 2012, Youngblood announced on their website that their new vocalist would be the Swedish singer Tommy Karevik, who was first featured on Kamelot's album '' Silverthorn'' as the main vocalist, co-songwriter, and lyricist. , Kamelot has released thirteen studio albums, three live albums, two live DVDs and twenty music videos. History 1987–1997: Early years, ''Eternity'' and ''Dominion'' The band was formed in Florida in 1987 by guitarist Thomas Youngblood, with Richard Warner on drums, Rob Beck on vocals and Dirk Van Tilborg on bass and keyboards, as "Camelot". This name was originally suggested by Youngblood's mother, since she loved John F. Kennedy. In 1988 they recorded the song "Breaking The Silence", co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulver
Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian Experimental electronic music, experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album ''Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler, Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band has since evolved a fluid and increasingly eclectic musical style, blending genres such as experimental rock, electronica, Ambient music, ambient, trip hop, symphonic music, symphonic and chamber music, chamber traditions, noise music, noise, progressive rock, progressive and experimental music into their oeuvre. 1997 marked their international debut with the release of their third album ''Nattens madrigal'' through German label Century Media Records, Century Media. However, following discord with the label, Rygg formed his own imprint, Jester Records, in 1998. In 1997, Rygg invited composer and multi-instrumentalist Tore Ylwizaker into the band, and together they changed Ul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silenoz
Silenoz (born Sven Atle Kopperud, 1 March 1977) is a Norwegian guitarist who is a founding member, along with Shagrath and Tjodalv, of the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, of which he is the primary songwriter. He is also guitarist for the death metal supergroup Insidious Disease. Biography Silenoz has been Dimmu Borgir's guitarist since they started. He also composes and writes lyrics for most of the band's songs. He contributed vocals (on '' Stormblåst'', its re-recording, and ''Godless Savage Garden'') and bass (on '' Stormblåst MMV''). He also sang lead vocals on their debut album '' For All Tid''. At first, he was known only as Erkekjetter Silenoz (''Arch-Heretic Silenoz'' in Norwegian). Another band Silenoz, or "Ed Damnator" as he was called, played rhythm guitar and occasional bass in the Norwegian thrash metal band Nocturnal Breed. Before becoming a musician, Silenoz used to work in a kindergarten. Silenoz has written the majority of Dimmu Borgir's lyri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnarok (Norwegian Band)
Ragnarok is a Norwegian black metal band. It was formed in Sarpsborg in 1994 by Jerv and Jontho after they left Thoth, their previous band.Joel McIver"Ragnarok" ''Extreme Metal II'', London: Omnibus, 2005, . Lyrical themes include Norse Mythology, Vikings, Satanism, War, and Anti-Christianity. The band's name comes from the Old Norse word ''Ragnarök'', the prophesied last battle between the Norse gods and the giants. They are "one of the most extreme black metal bands in Norway", making heavy use of make-up and special effects. History Shortly after forming in 1994, Ragnarok released their first demo, ''Et Vinterland i Nord'', with the original lineup of bassist Jerv, drummer Jontho, guitarist Rym and vocalist Thyme as the vocalist. The band received good feedback for their demo work and soon signed to the cult label Head Not Found Records, who released Ragnarok's debut album '' Nattferd'' in 1995. The band was generally dissatisfied with Head Not Found Records, and intende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
