Nortt is an

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project formed in 1995 by a Danish musician who goes by an

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pseudonym and describes his music as "Pure Depressive Black

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Metal". In terms of lyrics and imagery (for instance the use of corpse paint) he is akin to other

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acts, while the sound of his music is closer to

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. On his official website Nortt reveals a fascination with darkness, night,

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, misery,

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and death. In an interview he remarked: "Death ... is viewed as an inevitable and alluring phenomenon. Death is described from the perspective of the dying and from the dead. The uncertainty of death is preached as more thrilling than the well-known pain of life."The Gauntlet :: Nortt - Heavy Metal - News - Nortt Videos - Nortt Ringtones - mp3s - Tabs - Wallpaper - lyrics
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, and thinks that religion is for the weak. He takes pride in being a strong individual and repeatedly degrades "weak" individuals. While he despises religion, he views the

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and old (pre-

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) religions with respect. Nortt believes that it takes strength to be a Satanist, because of its

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and free thought. For his third full-length album, Galgenfrist, he signed with Italian underground label

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Line-up

* Nortt (real name unknown) – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards

Discography

Full-length albums

* ''Gudsforladt'' Godforsaken"(2004) (containing previously released tracks, as well as new material) * ''

Ligfærd ''Ligfærd'' (Funeral March/Journey of the Dead) is the second full-length album by Danish one-man Black/Funeral Doom metal band Nortt Nortt is an extreme metal project formed in 1995 by a Danish musician who goes by an eponymous pseudonym an ...

'' Funeral March/Journey of the Dead"(2006) * ''Galgenfrist'' Last Respite"(2008) * ''Endeligt'' (2017)

EP releases

* ''Hedengang'' The Passing"(2002)

Demos

* ''Nattetale (Rehearsal Version)'' (1997) * ''Nattetale'' Night's Tale"(1997) * ''Døden...'' The Death…"(1998) * ''Graven'' The Grave"(1999)

Split albums

* ''

Nortt / Xasthur ''Nortt / Xasthur'' is a split album by the American one man band Xasthur and the Danish one man band Nortt. This split album was re-issued on CD and LP by Southern Lord Records Southern Lord is an American heavy metal record label that was ...

'' (with

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) (2004) (containing tracks from ''Hedengangen'' EP)

Compilation albums

* ''Mournful Monuments 1998–2002'' (2003)

Interviews

Interview
(2004) on Antenna (in English)

(2004) on Black Alchemy (in Russian)

(2005) with Erin Fox on The Gauntlet (in English)
Interview
(2004) on Harm Magazine (in English)
Interview
(2004) with Paolo Vidmar on Metal Italia (in Italian)

References

External links

Nortt's official Instagram page
{{Authority control Danish black metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1995 One-man bands Funeral doom musical groups