Diskord is a disharmonic–technical death metal band from

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. The band was started in 1999. Diskord's music can be categorized as doomy,

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, while several critics have labeled the band as hard to classify genre-wise. Nevertheless, their releases have been critically acclaimed, as for instance evidenced by Austin Weber's piece in the ''

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'' webzine: "Regardless of what comes out this year, I will be jamming ''Dystopics'' a lot; in retrospect. it’s my favorite death metal album from last year", and their inclusion in Norwegian newspaper

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's list of best albums of the year. The band has toured extensively and played a number of festivals including several appearances at the

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and by:Larm in Oslo, Mono Goes Metal and Kill-Town in Denmark, Old Grave fest in Bucharest, Hole in the Sky in Bergen, Szczecin Extreme Festival in Poland, Asakusa Deathfest in Japan. Diskord was supporting

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in Bologna and

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in Prague,

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in South Africa, Johannesburg, toured with

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and Cryptic Brood in Europe. In 2020, the band signed to Transcending Obscurity Records for the release of their upcoming full-length album

Band members

*Eyvind W. Axelsen – Bass guitar/

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/vocals *Hans Jørgen Ersvik – Drums/vocals *Dmitry Sukhinin – Guitar/vocals

Former members

*Håvard Østli – guitar 2011 – 2014 *Espen T. Hangård – guitar 2007 – 2011 *Chris Myhre/Channard – guitar 1999 – 2007 *Kvile – guitar 2001 – 2002

Videos

Horrid Engine

A Downward Spire

Discography

Studio albums

*Doomscapes – Edgerunner Music, 2007 *Dystopics – No Posers Please!, 2012 * Oscillations – Australopithecus Records (USA)/Hellthrasher Productions (Europe), 2014 * Degenerations – Transcending Obscurity Records, 2021

Demos and miscellaneous

*Demo 2001 – self-released, 2001 *Aural Abjection – self-released, 2003 *HDFH – Vendlus Records, 2005 *Oslo We Rot – split with ,

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and Lobotomized – Unborn Productions, 2010

References

External links

Diskord official website
{{Authority control Norwegian death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1999 1999 establishments in Norway