Myrkskog is a

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band formed in 1993 from

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History

Their music consists of high speed double-bass with rapid blastbeats and fills. Guitars are made up of harmonic tremolo picking and sometimes power chords with fast solos composed by

Destructhor Thor Anders Myhren (born 8 March 1978), better known as Destructhor, is a Norwegian musician and composer, currently the vocalist and guitarist for metal band Myrkskog and guitarist for black metal band Nordjevel. He is also the former guitarist ...

who, along with Secthdamon, were members in Zyklon. Their debut album ''Deathmachine'' is a hybrid of

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and

. Their second album ''Superior Massacre'' is much more

-oriented with more prominent bass-lines and less tremolo picked riffs. The name 'Myrkskog' is a translation of the Norwegian word for 'Mirkwood'.

joined Morbid Angel in 2008 and departed in 2015. Secthdamon, since 2005 is a live member for

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. The current line-up is guitarist/vocalist

, guitarist/backing vocalist Secthdamon, bassist Demariel (or ''Gortheon'') and drummer Dominator. Secthdamon changed from drums to guitar in 2013. Myrkskog has released two full-Length albums through the UK's

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. Their second studio album, ''Superior Massacre'', also contains material by the Norwegian experimental duo Epilektrician, used as intro and outro. According to the band's official Instagram page, they are currently in the process of recording new material for a third album and will be the band’s first new material released in over 20 years.

Members

Current members

- guitars (1993–present), lead vocals (2001–present) * Secthdamon (Tony Ingebrigtsen) - guitars, backing vocals (1996-1997, 2013–present); drums (1997–2013) * Gortheon - bass (2001–present) * Dominator (Nils Fjellström) - drums (2013–present)

Former members

* Master V - bass, lead vocals (1993-2001) * Lars Petter - drums (1993-1994) * Bjørn Thomas - drums (1994-1995) * Anders Eek - drums (1996-1997) Timeline

Discography

* '' Ode til Norge'' - (1995, demo) * '' Apocalyptic Psychotica - The Murder Tape'' - (1998, demo) * '' Deathmachine'' - (2000,

) * '' Superior Massacre'' - (2002, Candlelight Records)

References

External links

Candlelight (Record Label)
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