Lengsel was a progressive

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band that formed in 1994 in Norway. They released one album, called ''

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'', on Endtime Productions in 2000, which was subsequently licensed to

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for an American release. The second album ''

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'' was released in 2007. Their name means "longing" in

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; the idea of longing for home is a prominent theme on their debut release.

History

The group was formed in 1995. They released a self-titled demo in 1997. Shortly after releasing the critically acclaimed debut album ''

'' in 2000 on 3 labels, the band members took a break from Lengsel. With the same line-up, they formed the band Ganglion, and quickly departed from their

roots to a more

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oriented style, alienating many of their old fans and creating a new fan base. In 1999, guitarist

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joined the band

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on bass. The following year, Glidje switched over to guitar for Extol at the departure of another member and John Mjåland joined the band on bass. When the guitarist returned, Glidje left Extol, but Mjåland stayed as bassist. In 2004, both of Extol's guitarists left the band and were replaced by Glidje and Ole Sveen, effectively merging both members and music of Ganglion with Extol. Several Ganglion songs, recorded under the Ganglion moniker, were incorporated into the Extol repertoire. Thus, all three members of Lengsel/Ganglion are current members of Extol. The remaining members of Extol also played in Ganglion at one point or another, so the merge was very logical. In 2006, while Extol was on break, a resurrected Lengsel recorded their second, less positively reviewed full-length album, titled ''

'', and released it on the independent German label Whirlwind Records. It features more of a

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feel than the attitude rock of Ganglion, and has very little in common with ''Solace''. In 2007, the original members, vocalist

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and drummer David Husvik, decided to end the band and the three remaining members, Sveen, Glidje and Mjåland, decided to start a new band called

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Band members

– guitars, vocals *Ole Halvard Sveen – drums, acoustic guitars, keyboards, vocals *John Robert Mjåland – bass

Discography

Studio albums *''

'' (2000) *''

'' (2006) *''Lengsel'' (2011) ;Other releases *''Lengsel'' (1997)

References

External links

Lengsel's Official Myspace Page
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