Ved Buens Ende is a

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band. Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental

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influenced sections and aggressive

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s and

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. Ved Buens Ende means "By the end of the bow" referring to the mythological rainbow

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History

Ved Buens Ende was formed in

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in 1993 by the

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and

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Vicotnik, who were then joined by

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Skoll. Prior to this,

had been playing in

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and Vicotnik in his own project Manes which eventually became Ved Buens Ende, not to be confused with other Norwegian band

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, known as Perifa, and later, Manii. They were signed to the

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label

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. The band mixed many unusual musical elements for metal, such as atonality and dissonance, a very prominent bass sound as well as Eide's

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ing and Vicotnik's characteristic shrieks. The band split up in 1997, after releasing only one album, ''

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''. On 26 April 2006,

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announced that Ved Buens Ende had reformed, and were working on new material. Along with Vicotnik and

, who now plays guitar instead of drums, there are two new members; Petter "Plenum" Berntsen on bass and Einar "Esso" Sjursø on drums. They are also members of Carl-Michael Eide's band

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. Many fans of the band were surprised by the absence of Hugh Mingay (aka Skoll), whose place was taken by Petter Berntsen. The band's drummer, Einar Sjursø, had this to say about the band on Blabbermouth.net: "We will record a new album this year, to be released in 2007 by an as-yet-undetermined label (interested parties get in touch) and we also aim at playing live, where we will perform material both from 'Written In Waters' and the ost-VED BUENS ENDE projectVIRUS 'Carheart' album plus of course new compositions. The new material is being developed at the moment and will differ from both 'Written In Waters' and 'Carheart' yet still retain the trademark off the wall guitar sounds of those releases." The band broke up again in early 2007, without having released another album. Several songs intended for this album ultimately appeared on Virus' ''

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''. As of 2019, they have reunited again. The current lineup is Skoll on bass, Carl-Michael Eide on guitars/clean vocals, Vicotnik on guitars/harsh vocals, and Øyvind Myrvoll on drums.

Discography

* ''Those Who Caress the Pale'' (demo) – 1994 * ''Written in Waters'' (demo) – 1995 * ''

'' – 1995 * ''

Those Who Caress the Pale ''Those Who Caress the Pale'' is an EP by the Norwegian metal band Ved Buens Ende. Track listing #"A Mask in the Mirror" – 5:24 #"The Carrier of Wounds" – 8:09 #"You That May Wither" – 4:36 #"The Plunderer" – 5:12 #"Those Who Caress the ...

'' (EP) – 1997

Members

* Yusaf "Vicotnik" Parvez -

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* Hugh "Skoll" Mingay -

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(1993-1997) *

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(1994-1997),

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, electric guitar (1994-1997, 2006-2007) * Petter "Plenum" Berntsen - bass guitar (2006-2007) * Einar "Esso" Sjursø - drums, percussion (2006-2007)

References

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Ved Buens Ende Ved Buens Ende is a Norway, Norwegian avant-garde metal band. Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental jazz influenced sections and aggressive black metal blast beats and vocals. Ved Buens Ende means "By the end of the bow" referring to th ...

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Interview
with Vicotnik about Ved Buens Ende, July 2007
Interview
with Carl-Michael Eide, December 2008

External links

"Ved Buens Ende Reform" article at Blabbermouth
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