Vreid is a Norwegian

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band formed in 2004 after the breakup of

Windir Windir ("Warrior" in English) was a black metal band from Sogndal, Norway. The band was formed in 1994 by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Terje "Valfar" Bakken, and released its debut album ''Sóknardalr'' in 1997. Windir combined black meta ...

following the death of lead singer and founder

Valfar Terje "Valfar" Bakken (3 September 1978 – 14 January 2004) was the lead singer and founder of the Norwegian black metal band Windir. Windir was started as a one-man project, but it was expanded into a full band with the release of their third a ...

. The remaining members along with new guitarist Ese formed Vreid. The band's name is an archaic Norwegian word meaning "Wrath".

Biography

Hváll formed a new band consisting of the three Windir members Hváll (bass), Steingrim (drums), Sture (vocals/guitar) and a new guitarist named Ese. Ese has been a close friend of the Vreid members for years, and he was co-engineer on

’s ''Likferd'' album. Hváll wrote most of the material for the debut album entitled ''

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''. The lyrics are in both Norwegian and English. ''Kraft'' was released by Tabu Records in 2004. Vreid’s second album, ''

Pitch Black Brigade ''Pitch Black Brigade'' is the second album by the Norwegian black metal band Vreid Vreid is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 2004 after the breakup of Windir following the death of lead singer and founder Valfar. The remaining members ...

'', was also released by Tabu Records, on 27 March 2006. The band released their third album, ''

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'' (At War), through Indie Records in May / June 2007. All the lyrics on this record are based on poems from 1946 by Gunnar Reiss-Andersen, a member of the Norwegian resistance fighters during World War II. This makes the album almost a concept album about war. In 2009, after releasing their fourth full-length album ''

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'', Ese left the band and was replaced by Stian "Strom" Bakketeig, the former

and Ulcus guitarist. Bakketeig plays guitar in

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and Mistur as well. Much like ''I Krig'', ''Milorg'' contains songs about the Norwegian resistance. In 2010, they released their first DVD called ''Vreid Goddamnit'' which contains live recordings filmed at

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. On the same year, they released their first single entitled "Noen Å Hate", a cover of a

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song. On 7 February 2011, Vreid released their fifth album entitled ''V''. On 22 February 2013, Vreid released their sixth album called ''Welcome Farewell''. On 9 October 2015, Vreid released their seventh album entitled ''Sólverv''. On 28 September 2018, Vreid released their eight album, ''Lifehunger''. On 30 April 2021, Vreid released their ninth studio album ''Wild North West''.

Discography

Albums

* ''

'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2009) * ''V'' (2011) * ''Welcome Farewell'' (2013) * ''Sólverv'' (2015) * ''Lifehunger'' (2018) * ''Wild North West'' (2021)

DVDs

* ''Vreid Goddamnit'' (2010)

Music videos

* "Pitch Black" * "The Sound of the River" * "The Reap" * "Sólverv" * "Når Byane Brenn" * "Milorg"

Members

Current

* Hvàll (Jarle Kvåle) – bass (2004–present) * Steingrim (Jørn Holen) – drums (2004–present) * Sture (Sture Dingsøyr) – vocals, guitar (2004–present) * Strom (Stian Bakketeig) – guitar (2010–present)

Former

* Ese – guitar (2004–2009)

References

External links

Official Vreid webpage

Vreid myspace page
{{Authority control Norwegian black metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2004 2004 establishments in Norway Musical groups from Sogn og Fjordane