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Myrkgrav is a Norwegian blackened folk metal band with a single member, Lars Jensen. Jensen founded the band in 2003 and released a demo in 2004 entitled ''Fra fjellheimen kaller...'' (English: "From the Mountain Home Calls..."). His first album, ''Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning'' ("Trollish Woods, Wraiths, and Coalburning"), was released on 27 October 2006. The lyrics are about local history, legends, and folklore from Ringerike, Myrkgrav's biography on Myspace
Retrieved 15 July 2009 from around the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. The songs are sung in a local Norwegian dialect.Skrømt og Kølabrenning''at Encyclopaedia Metallum
. Retrieved 15 July 2009
* ''Fra fjellheimen kaller...'' (demo) (2004)
* ''Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning'' (2006)
* ''Sjuguttmyra / Ferden går videre'' (split release with Voluspaa) (2011)
* ''Sjuguttmyra'' (EP) (2013)
* ''Takk og farvel; tida er blitt ei annen'' (2016)
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Myrkgrav is a Norwegian blackened folk metal band with a single member, Lars Jensen. Jensen founded the band in 2003 and released a demo in 2004 entitled ''Fra fjellheimen kaller...'' (English: "From the Mountain Home Calls..."). His first album, ''Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning'' ("Trollish Woods, Wraiths, and Coalburning"), was released on 27 October 2006. The lyrics are about local history, legends, and folklore from Ringerike, Lommedalen
Lommedalen is a rural community in a small valley in Bærum municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. The population is about 3,000 people. Lommedalen valley opens up at Bærums Verk and runs about 5 kilometers to the north.
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,Retrieved 15 July 2009 from around the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. The songs are sung in a local Norwegian dialect.Skrømt og Kølabrenning''at Encyclopaedia Metallum
. Retrieved 15 July 2009
Members
* Lars Jensen – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, drums,folk instruments
A folk instrument is a musical instrument that developed among common people and usually does not have a known inventor. It can be made from wood, metal or other material. Such an instrument is played in performances of Traditional folk music, fo ...
Session musicians
* Stine Ross Idsø –hardanger fiddle
A Hardanger fiddle ( no, hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than fo ...
(2008–present)
* Olav Mjelva – hardanger fiddle
A Hardanger fiddle ( no, hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than fo ...
(2008–present)
Guest musicians
* Aleksandra Rajković – keyboards * Erlend Antonsen – bass guitar * Espen Hammer – bass guitarist on ''Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning'' * Benita Eriksdatter – vocals on "Gygra og St. Olav" * Sindre Nedland – clean vocals on ''Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning''Discography
* ''Fra fjellheimen kaller...'' (demo) (2004)
* ''Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning'' (2006)
* ''Sjuguttmyra / Ferden går videre'' (split release with Voluspaa) (2011)
* ''Sjuguttmyra'' (EP) (2013)
* ''Takk og farvel; tida er blitt ei annen'' (2016)
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Musical groups established in 2003 2003 establishments in Norway One-man bands Norwegian black metal musical groups Norwegian viking metal musical groups Norwegian folk metal musical groups Musical groups from Buskerud {{Norway-band-stub