Cronian is a

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band from Norway and Sweden founded in 2004 by

Øystein Brun Øystein Garnes Brun (born 14 April 1975) is a Norwegian guitarist who is a member of the progressive metal band Borknagar. He is the only permanent member of the group and wrote the majority of their songs. Brun is noted for having many albums ...

and

Andreas Hedlund Andreas Hedlund (born 17 September 1973), better known by his stage names Vintersorg and Mr. V, is a Swedish vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who has played in several heavy metal bands. Biography Hedlund's musical career came to be at or ar ...

, also known as Vintersorg. The band's music is heavily symphonic and programmed, combining melodic singing and

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, all aiming to create a cold and cinematic feeling.

History

Having known one another for years,

Borknagar Borknagar is a Norwegian progressive metal band with black metal and folk influences. It was founded in Bergen in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun primarily as a black metal band before later switching to a more melodic and progressive style. Borkn ...

's main songwriter/guitarist Øystein Brun and Swedish musician Andreas Hedlund realized they had a similar idea for a band since 2000. Originally under the named "Ion", the two musicians began to collaborate, and in 2004 the band finally started gaining force. In 2005 the music of the band now known as Cronian was finalized and released, and in 2006 they released their first full-length album, entitled ''

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''. The album was mastered by famed musician and producer

Dan Swanö Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and ...

, and released by

Century Media Records Century Media Records is a German heavy metal record label with offices in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million. Background Century Media was founded by R ...

as the first release in a three-record deal.

Members

(a.k.a. Vintersorg) – vocals, bass, keyboard (2004–present) *

– guitar, drum programming (2004–present)

Discography

* ''

'' (

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, 2006) * ''Enterprise'' (Indie Recordings, 2008)Indie Recordings band page
/ref> * ''Erathems'' (2013)

References

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* {{authority control Norwegian avant-garde metal musical groups Norwegian progressive metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2004 2004 establishments in Norway 2004 establishments in Sweden Century Media Records artists Season of Mist artists Heavy metal duos Swedish heavy metal musical groups Musical groups from Norway with local place of origin missing Musical groups from Sweden with local place of origin missing