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Tormentor (musician)
Tormentor (born 1972) is a Norwegian black metal musician who is best known for his work as guitarist with the black metal band Gorgoroth. Biography Tormentor joined Infernus in Gorgoroth in 1996, and participated as guitarist and songwriter on the two Gorgoroth albums ''Destroyer'' (1998) and ''Incipit Satan'' (2000), both albums released by Nuclear Blast. He toured with Gorgoroth both in Europe and South America. He left the band in 2002 due to no longer being able to cooperate with bassist King ov Hell, but returned for a one-off concert in Bergen, Norway, in 2003. In late 2007, after internal conflicts in Gorgoroth resulted in the departure of King and vocalist Gaahl, Infernus announced that Tormentor would assist him in the pre-production of the next Gorgoroth album, ''Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt''. In September 2008, Tormentor officially rejoined Gorgoroth. In addition to his work with Gorgoroth, in 2002 Tormentor was one of the founding members of Orcustus, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metalion
Head Not Found is a Norwegian record label, a sublabel of Voices Music & Entertainment, specializing in various heavy metal subgenres. They describe the genres as Black, Death, Doom, Thrash, Gothic, Viking Metal and Ambient. Their parent label is Voices of Wonder. Head Not Found was founded in 1992 and its offices are in Oslo. The original founder was the Norwegian zine editor Jon "Metalion" Kristiansen. Artists The following artists released albums through Head Not Found: * Alastis * Atrox * * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaahl
Kristian Eivind Espedal (born 7 August 1975), better known by his stage name Gaahl, is a Norwegian vocalist. He is best known as the former frontman of Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He is also the founder and lead vocalist of Trelldom and Gaahlskagg. Since leaving Gorgoroth, he has been involved with God Seed, Wardruna, and Gaahls Wyrd. He was the focus of the documentary '' True Norwegian Black Metal'' and also appeared in the film '' Flukt''. Early life Gaahl was born in 1975 in Sunnfjord, a district in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. He spent his youth living in a sparsely populated valley called Espedal, in the municipality of Fjaler. Gaahl and his family still have homes in the valley, although he now spends much of his time in Bergen. Career Early career (1993–1998) Gaahl became involved with black metal in 1993, when he co-formed the band Trelldom with guitarist Tyrant and bassist Taakeheim. They released a demo in March 1994, with Goat Pervertor o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taake
Taake () is a Norwegian black metal band from Bergen, formed in 1993 and originally named Thule. The band's one continuous member is Hoest, who writes all and records most of the music. Taake has released eight full-length albums and several EPs. The band describes itself as "True Norwegian black metal", and Hoest said he wants to "awaken national pride and cultural nostalgia" in Norwegian listeners as well as to remind people "that Hell is right here on Earth and that humans can be demons".Taake interview, March 2009 Lords of Metal e-zine. All lyrics are in Hoest's native dialect and are printed in Norse runes. ''Taake'' is the old spelling of the Norwegian word ''tåke'', meaning "fog". History Formation and early years (1993–1996) In 1993, Hoest, Ørjan Sted ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orcustus (album)
''Orcustus'' is the first full-length album by the Norwegian black metal band Orcustus. It was released by Southern Lord in March 2009. Track listing #"Coil" – 5:13 #"Of Sophistry, Obsession and Paranoia" – 8:49 #"Conversion" – 5:21 #"Jesus Christ Patricide" – 7:45 #"Death and Dissolution" – 4:42 #"Ego Sum Chaos" – 6:03 #"Asphyxiokenisis" – 3:50 Credits Orcustus *Taipan (Christer Jensen) – vocals, guitar (2–4 & 6) *Dirge Rep (Per Husebø) – drums, invocation (2), spoken word (7) Bass guitarists *Infernus – (1, 4–7) * Tormentor – (2), guitar (1, 2, 5–7), *Vrangsinn – (3) Backing vocals *Radek – (1, 4 & 5) Other notes The music was written between 2003 and 2007 by Taipan and lyrics by Dirge Rep between 2003 and 2007. It was recorded and produced at Misantrof Studios by Vrangsinn Daniel Salte (born 29 January 1974), better known by his stage name Vrangsinn, is a Norwegian musician, poet, painter and graphic artist, best known as the bassist o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrathrash
Orcustus was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 2002 by Taipan, Infernus and Tormentor of Gorgoroth, and Dirge Rep of Enslaved and Gehenna. The band released their only studio album in 2009 and split-up in 2019, with Taipan and Dirge Rep remaining the only continuous members of the band. History Orcustus was formed in Bergen in early 2002 by Taipan, Dirge Rep, Infernus and Tormentor. Their moniker, meaning "the inner circle of Hell where Lucifer resides on his throne", was suggested by Dirge Rep and the band got approval to use it from Bård "Faust" Eithun, who had published the underground fanzine ''Orcustus'' in the early 1990s. In the summer of 2002, the band began rehearsing three tracks which eventually became the '' Demo 2002''. These tracks had previously been written by Taipan for his former band Abattoir between 1998 and 2000. The demo was recorded in autumn 2002 and released early in 2003. The demo was quickly sold out, and garnered praise from well-known figu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demo 2002 (Orcustus Album)
''Demo 2002'' was the first release by the Norwegian black metal band Orcustus, founded by Taipan and with Infernus and Tormentor of Gorgoroth and Dirge Rep of Enslaved and Gehenna. It was limited to 1,000 copies on CD. This demo led to the band being signed to the US record label Southern Lord Records. It was re-released by Misantrof ANTIrecords in 2007 as downloadable mp3s. at Misantrof Antirecords Track listing Personnel Orcustus *Taipan – vocals, cover design * Tormentor – guitars, cover design *Infernus Roger Tiegs (born 18 June 1972), better known by his stage name Infernus, is a Norwegian black metal musician and Satanist. He is the sole founding member and chief ideologist of the black metal band Gorgoroth, formed in 1992, in addition to b ... – bass guitar *Dirge Rep – drums Additional personnel * Ivar Peersen – producer *Alex 'Evil Tordivel' – mastering *Jannicke Wiese-Hansen – logo design References External links * at Misantrof Antirecords ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayhem (band)
Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in Oslo in 1984. They were one of the pioneers of the early Norwegian black metal scene, Norwegian black metal scene, and their music has profoundly influenced the black metal genre. Mayhem's early career was marked by several controversies, including their notorious live performances, Early Norwegian black metal scene#Dead's suicide, the 1991 suicide of vocalist Dead (musician), Per Yngve Ohlin ("Dead"), and the Early Norwegian black metal scene#Murder of Euronymous, 1993 murder of guitarist Euronymous, Øystein Aarseth ("Euronymous") by former bassist Varg Vikernes ("Count Grishnackh") of Burzum. The group released a demo and an EP, that were highly influential and amassed a devoted following, through sporadic and notorious live performances, while attracting further attention due to their connections with the series of Early Norwegian black metal scene#Church arsons and attempts, Norwegian church burnings and the incidents of viole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Originators Of The Northern Darkness – A Tribute To Mayhem
''Originators of the Northern Darkness'' is a tribute album to the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, with contributions from some of the leading bands in the black metal and death metal scenes. All the songs were recorded between 1998 and 2000 in various locations, and the album was released on CD in 2001 by Avantgarde Music. In addition to the regular CD, a limited edition CD in black leather was also released. The album was re-released on digipack CD in 2007 by Peaceville. Track listing #"From the Dark Past" – Immortal – 04:40 #*Originally appeared on ''De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas''. #"Pagan Fears" – Dark Funeral – 06:34 #*Originally appeared on ''De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas''. #"Freezing Moon" – Vader – 05:45 #*Originally appeared on ''De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas''. #"Funeral Fog" – Emperor – 05:13 #*Originally appeared on ''De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas''. #"Carnage" – Behemoth – 04:07 #*Originally appeared on '' Pure Fucking Armageddon''. #"De Mysteriis Dom Sat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkthrone
Darkthrone is a Norwegian black metal band hailing from Kolbotn, Akershus. Formed in 1986 as a death metal band named Black Death, in 1991, Darkthrone transitioned to a black metal style influenced by Bathory (band), Bathory and Celtic Frost and emerged as one of the leading bands in the Early Norwegian black metal scene, Norwegian black metal scene. Their first three black metal albums — ''A Blaze in the Northern Sky'' (1992), ''Under a Funeral Moon'' (1993), and ''Transilvanian Hunger'' (1994) — are frequently referred to as the "Unholy Trinity." These albums are regarded as the epitome of the band's career and among the most influential releases in the black metal genre. Darkthrone has been a duo consisting of Fenriz and Nocturno Culto since guitarist Ivar Enger, Zephyrous departed from the band in 1993. While they have aimed to remain outside the mainstream music scene, in recent years they have collaborated with the National Library of Norway for exhibitions focused on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkthrone Holy Darkthrone
''Darkthrone Holy Darkthrone'' is a tribute album to the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone, with contributions from other leading Norwegian black metal bands. This album was released in 1998 by Moonfog Productions to mark the band's 10th anniversary. Track listing Gorgoroth's line-up on track 7 consists of Infernus Roger Tiegs (born 18 June 1972), better known by his stage name Infernus, is a Norwegian black metal musician and Satanist. He is the sole founding member and chief ideologist of the black metal band Gorgoroth, formed in 1992, in addition to b ... and Tormentor. References {{Authority control 1998 albums 1990s tribute albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von (band)
Von is an American black metal band formed in 1987 in O'ahu, Hawaii, and later relocating to San Francisco. They influenced the Early Norwegian black metal scene, second wave of black metal. History Von was allegedly formed in 1987 by Goat, Snake, and Venien (who left the band in 1990, before VON was chosen as the band name). The role and involvement of member "Venien" in the early days of Von have always been very unclear, as no proof that this member was active in the band during that period exists. In late 1990 or early 1991, Kill joined the band as bassist and the trio recorded their ''Satanic Blood'' demo. During 1991, Von played a couple of live gigs and recorded another demo, ''Blood Angel'', which was never released on its own. The band disbanded in 1992, shortly after the release of ''Satanic Blood''. The band's members also recorded a gothic rock demo under the name Sixx. The early days of Von are largely undocumented, and Venien's membership during 1987–1990 has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
