Den Saakaldte is a
Norwegian black metal
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, founded in 2006 by Mikael Sykelig, featuring members of
Shining,
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Events
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News
retrieved 21 September 2008. It takes its name from a song by
Ved Buens Ende.
History
They played their first concert at
Inferno Festival in 2008, headlining the John Dee stage on the second day. The reactions were positive.
Their debut album, ''
Øl, Mørke og Depresjon'', which was released in March 2008 through Eerie Art records, has been described as "a quite unique sounding album," as well as "there's space for aggression and brutality, but also for dark atmospheres and ancient feelings."
The band released their second album, entitled ''All Hail Pessimism'', on February 2, 2009.
On 27 March 2011,
Niklas Kvarforth, vocalist and frontman of Den Saakaldte, announced that he would be quitting the band to focus on
Shining.
Members
Current
* Jan Fredrik "Xarim" Solheim - lead vocals
* Mikael Sykelig -
guitar
* Vidar Fineidet - guitar
*
Hugh Steven James "Skoll" Mingay - bass
* Daniel "Tybalt" Theobald - drums
Former
*
Niklas Kvarforth -
vocals
* Jarle "Uruz" Byberg -
drums
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*
Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg - drums
* Stian Winter - drums
* Øyvind Hægeland - vocals
* Tor Risdal "Seidemann" Stavenes -
bass
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keyboards
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Music
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, arrangements
Discography
* ''
Øl, mørke og depresjon'' (2008)
* ''Die Hard Version (Split With Shining)'' (2008)
* ''All Hail Pessimism'' (2009)
* ''Faen i helvete'' (2014)
References
Norwegian black metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 2006
2006 establishments in Norway
Musical groups from Oslo
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