Stonegard was a Norwegian heavy metal band from

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. They have two official releases in the form of full-length CDs, ''Arrows'' and '' From Dusk till Doom''. The band has been inactive since October 2008.

History

The band released their first CD ''Arrows'' on

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in 2006. They received excellent reviews from national newspapers television and radio in Norway. When Stonegard was but one of many bands trying to make it, one of their means to promote themselves were through the Norwegian websit
NRK Urørt
which helps unsigned bands, singers and musicians. Their page was quite popular, and it helped them make a name for themselves. The Stonegard page is now taken down, as they are no longer an unsigned band. Their motto is "Mer metal til folket", which means "More metal to the people". Stonegard is also strongly against drugs. Several Stonegard music videos have run on the popular Norwegian TV show ''Svisj'' and the pay-channel ZTV. From ''Arrows'', the songs "Barricades", "Arrows" and "Hunter" received air time throughout 2005, as did '' From Dusk till Doom'', the title track of their second album, in 2008. In 2008 the band toured Europe with Enslaved.

Members

*Torgrim Torve – guitar, lead vocals *Ronny Flissundet – guitar, backing vocals *Håvard Gjerde – bass, backing vocals *Erlend Gjerde – drums

Discography

* ''Arrows'' (

, 2005) * '' From Dusk till Doom'' (Bells Go Clang!, 2006) NOR No. 14Search for "Stonegard"
norwegiancharts.com

References

External links

Stonegard websiteThe MySpace page of Stonegard, with sample tracks included (Norwegian)
* {{Authority control Norwegian heavy metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1997 1997 establishments in Norway Musical groups disestablished in 2008 2008 disestablishments in Norway Musical groups from Oslo Candlelight Records artists