Trepaneringsritualen is an

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and dark ambient project created in 2008 by

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artist Thomas Martin Ekelund. He describes his style as "

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music from Göta Länder"

Style and themes

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defined the project as "heavy ritual ambient" with "an almost

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quality"

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described it as "an immersive experience with few equals in the world of

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music, a

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assault on all the senses" The name Trepaneringsritualen is a reference to the

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intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the

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known as ''

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''. Ekelund has referred to english punk rock band

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as his most important influence for taught him "the importance of irreverence of form, and that music isn’t confined to the guitar-bass-drums paradigm".

Members

* Thomas Martin Ekelund (2008-present) * Peter Johan Nÿland (2017-present)

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Ritualer, Blot Och Botgöring'' (2008) * ''Veil The World'' (2011) * ''Deathward, To The Womb'' (2012) * ''Deathstench / Trepaneringsritualen - Deathstench / Trepaneringsritualen'' (2013) * ''Perfection & Permanence'' (2014) * ''Trepaneringsritualen & Sutekh Hexen - One Hundred Year Storm'' (2014) * ''T × R × P // Body Cargo - T × R × P // Body Cargo'' (2016) * ''Kainskult'' (2017) * ''Rituals'' (2017) * ''Mz.412 / Trepaneringsritualen - X Post Industriale / Rituals 2015 e.v.'' (2017) * ''Oberhausen Ritual - Live At Maschinenfest 2016 E.V.''(2017) * ''ᛉᛦ – Algir; Eller Algir I Merkstave'' (2019)

External links

Official website

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