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. They are signed to Dark Essence Records. The members have past connections with Lonely Kamel and The Void

History

The band was formed in the fall of 2016 by Anlov P. Mathiesen , Lukas Paulsen, and Sølve Sæther. In the summer of 2017 they recorded their debut album ''In Chaos Becrowned'' and signed a deal with Dark Essence Records, the home of bands like

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. The founding members of Acârash had a shared history from The Void, a Norwegian avant-garde hard rock band. The Void was the core of a fringe movement connected with the black metal and rock scene in and around Oslo in the early 1990s. The band briefly had members from

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. After the original members Sæther, Paulsen and Mathiesen eventually laid The Void to rest, they proceeded on their own with bands like Lonely Kamel, Zection8, Faustus, Deep Rest and TurnCoat. The first Acârash single ''Cadaver Dei'' premiered on

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on 26 April 2018.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Music videos

Members

Current members

*Anlov – vocals, bass (2016–present) *Lukas Paulsen – guitars (2016–present) *Anders Gjelsvik – guitars (2018–present) *Sølve Sæther – drums (2018–present)

Previous members

*Jarle Bjerkely – guitars (2016)

Former live members

*André Kvebek – guitars (2018) *Kenneth Mellum – drums (2018–2019)

References

External links

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Dark Essence Records
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