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band. The band was formed in 1991 by Svein Egil Hatlevik and Alexander Nordgaren.

History

The band released their first demo, ''Black Snow'' in 1993. After that came the 7-inch EP ''

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'' in 1994, released via the British label Aesthetic Death Records. Both of these were in a fairly traditional Norwegian

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style, although with very high-pitched screaming vocals, giving the band a characteristic sound. Their album ''

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'', was released in 1995 in cooperation with Aesthetic Death Records and Misanthropy Records. This recording featured an

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black metal style with

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elements, and female vocals by Norwegian pop singer Marian Aas Hansen. With 1999's mini-album ''Last-Minute Lies'', the band moved even further away from their black metal origins. This recording and the following album was released by

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. In 2000, Fleurety released their second album ''

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''. This album showed an even more

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and

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, and featured an array of guest musicians from the intersection of the Norwegian black and avant garde metal scenes; among them

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. The ''Min Tid Skal Komme'' album was reissued by

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in 2003, featuring the ''A Darker Shade of Evil'' recording and a track recorded for the 1995 ''Blackend'' compilation album, entitled "Absence". This album was also re-released in 2008 as a double gatefold LP through Aesthetic Death Records featuring the same material as the CD reissue plus the '' Black Snow'' demo. In October 2009, Fleurety released the 7-inch vinyl ep '' Ingentes Atque Decorii Vexilliferi Apokalypsis''. This release featured remakes of

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material: the songs "Descent into Darkness", from the 1993 demo '' Black Snow'' and "Absence". "Descent into Darkness" includes

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as guest musicians. This was the first in a string of EPs only available on vinyl and in a limited edition. The second release in the series, '' Evoco Bestias'' was released in December 2010. In 2013, Fleurety released a new EP: ''Et Spiritus Meus Semper Sub Sanguinantibus Stellis Habitatabit''. The fourth release in the series, '' Fragmenta Cuinsvis Aetatis Contemporaneae'' was released in 2017. In the same year the band released a compilation '' Inquietum'', which featuring all tracks from the 7-inch series. In October 2017, Fleurety released their third album '' The White Death'' via

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''

'' (1995) * ''

'' (2000) * '' The White Death'' (2017)

EPs

* ''

'' (1994) * '' Last-Minute Lies'' (1999) * '' Ingentes Atque Decorii Vexilliferi Apokalypsis'' (2009) * '' Evoco Bestias'' (2010) * '' Et Spiritus Meus Semper Sub Sanguinantibus Stellis Habitabit'' (2013) * '' Fragmenta Cuinsvis Aetatis Contemporaneae'' (2017)

Compilations

* '' Inquietum'' (2017)

Demos

* ''Black Snow'' (1993)

Members

Current members

*Svein Egil Hatlevik –

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*Alexander Nordgaren – bass,

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, vocals

References

External links

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