Khold is a Norwegian
black metal
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band formed in
Oslo in 2000 after the split-up of
Tulus. The band plays mid-paced black metal.
History
Khold was formed in Oslo in 2000.
A demo was recorded in late 2000, which caused Khold to be signed by
Moonfog
Moonfog Productions is a Norwegian record label, founded by Satyricon frontman Satyr and Tormod Opedal. The label was established unofficially in 1992 and released its first record in 1994. The label specialized in black metal and other genres wh ...
.
The first Khold album, ''
Masterpiss of Pain
''Masterpiss of Pain'' is the debut studio album of the Norwegian black metal band Khold. It was recorded in the early part of 2001 and released in December of that year, through Moonfog Productions, the record label run by Satyricon leader Sig ...
'', was released in 2001. Later in the year, Khold went touring in Europe to support the album.
Khold's second album, ''
Phantom
Phantom may refer to:
* Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things
** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living
Aircraft
* Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy un ...
'', was released in 2002.
In late 2003, Khold recorded their third album ''
Mørke gravers kammer
Mørke is a town located in East Jutland, on the southwestern part of the Djursland peninsula, Denmark. It is a commuter town of the city of Aarhus, which lies approximately 26 kilometers to the southwest, and a railway town at Grenaabanen, t ...
'', and also made a
music video for the song "Død". The album was released in 2004, through
Candlelight Records
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.
Khold went on yet another Norwegian tour in 2005, and then recorded their fourth album, ''
Krek'', which was released on 10 October by
Tabu Records
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Founding
Avant founded the label after Sussex Records went out of business in June 1975. Tabu Record's flagship ...
.
Khold returned in 2008 with a new album, ''Hundre År Gammal'', which was released on 9 June.
After returning to the live scene in 2011 at the Wacken Open Air festival Khold has been playing a couple of festivals each year.
In 2014, Khold released yet another critically acclaimed album entitled ''Til Endes'' and continue to perform at festivals throughout Europe and the US.
In June 2021, Khold signed to Soulseller Records and they are expected to release their first album in eight years in 2022.
Style
Lyrical style
Drummer Sarke explained their lyrical style thus:
Our lyrics deal much about death and what surrounds death. Always the old way: sickness, mad people, ancient beliefs and so on. Hildr writes our lyrics and she does it very well. The reason we have Norwegian lyrics is because it fits our music better and gives us more inspiration to make dark, cold music.
Regarding the religious aspect often present in black metal, Sarke noted:
We are not into Jesus or whatever; we write our own stories. We can of course use the name God or Satan in our lyrics. If so, its just a part of a story. I can't understand why people still believe in that shit.
Musical style
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Khold play their music in a raw and primitive manner, using only guitar, bass guitar and drums. The lyrics are all written in ancient Norwegian, with the intention of enhancing the songs' concepts. Their music has been described as "
black 'n' roll
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphas ...
" by some.
Discography
* ''
Masterpiss of Pain
''Masterpiss of Pain'' is the debut studio album of the Norwegian black metal band Khold. It was recorded in the early part of 2001 and released in December of that year, through Moonfog Productions, the record label run by Satyricon leader Sig ...
'' (2001)
* ''
Phantom
Phantom may refer to:
* Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things
** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living
Aircraft
* Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy un ...
'' (2002)
* ''
Mørke gravers kammer
Mørke is a town located in East Jutland, on the southwestern part of the Djursland peninsula, Denmark. It is a commuter town of the city of Aarhus, which lies approximately 26 kilometers to the southwest, and a railway town at Grenaabanen, t ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Krek'' (2005)
* ''Hundre år gammal'' (2008)
* ''Til Endes'' (2014)
* ''Svartsyn'' (2022)
Personnel
Current line-up
* Gard – vocals, guitar
* Rinn – guitar
* Crowbel – bass guitar (since 2013)
* Sarke – drums
* Hildr – lyrics
Former members
*
Eikind
Lars Eikind, also known as Lars Eric Si, has been a part of the Scandinavian rock/metal scene for many years both as musician and producer. He has been involved in numerous bands, either as a full-time or session member.
The first band he eve ...
– bass guitar (2000–2002)
* Brandr – bass guitar (for a couple of gigs in 2002)
*
Sir Graanug
Victor Cito Borge (born 18 December 1965 in Grünerløkka, Oslo, Norway) is a bassist best known for playing in the Norwegian hard rock band TNT. He joined TNT in 2005, replacing Sid Ringsby, and played on three studio albums and one live album. Bo ...
– bass guitar on the ''Phantom'' album
* Grimd – bass guitar from 2002 until 2012
References
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Norwegian black metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 2000
2000 establishments in Norway
Musical groups from Norway with local place of origin missing