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Antestor Albums
Antestor () is a Norwegian Christian metal, Christian extreme metal band formed in 1990 in Jessheim. Credited for starting the northern European Unblack metal, Christian black metal scene,Bryzak, Michael. Liner notes of ''The Defeat of Satan'' album. 2003. Endtime Productions Antestor is the only Christian band to have an album released by Cacophonous Records, which has also released records by bands such as Dimmu Borgir, Sigh (band), Sigh, and Cradle of Filth. The band's only release on Cacophonous, ''The Return of the Black Death'', proved influential for the Christian black metal movement; it has sold over 10,000 copies. In the late 1990s, they dubbed their musical style as "sorrow metal" rather than black metal because the early Norwegian black metal scene was publicly affiliated with Theistic Satanism, Satanism in Norway. According to ''HM (magazine), HM'' magazine, the progressive elements on the debut album, ''Martyrium (album), Martyrium'', were possibly ahead of their ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessheim
Jessheim is a town in the Ullensaker municipality in Akershus of Norway. History The railway station with the Jessheim station was built in 1854 as part of the Hovedbanen line from Oslo to Eidsvoll. The railroad had at the initial construction of the railroad in 1854 called the stop "Trøgstad", but because of confusion with the town name Trøgstad in Østfold, the name was changed in 1897 to "Jessum". This name was used blasphemically, for example by military recruits who said they had passed through Bøn (town north of Jessheim) which sounds like "prayer" in Norwegian language, Norwegian to Jessum, which could sound like Jesus. The priests in the area complained to the bishop who in 1900 brought the case up with the local council and suggested the form "Jessheim". The name was changed to "Jesseim". In 1920 the railroad changed the spelling to the current form, Jessheim. Facilities and landmarks Jessheim is a center for commerce and regional service functions at Øvre Romerike. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of The Black Death
''The Return of the Black Death'' is the second recorded and first released studio album by the Norwegian unblack metal band Antestor. It was released on September 14, 1998. It is the band's only release on the British Cacophonous Records label. This album's working title was ''Kongsblod''. Antestor recorded another album, '' Martyrium'', prior to ''The Return of the Black Death'', in 1994, and while bootleg versions of the recording circulated, this album did not see official release until 2000. Recording history In February 1997, Antestor recorded a promo-CD titled ''Kongsblod'' at Studio 5, Oslo. The recording and mixing process took approximately 90 hours. At the time, their line up consisted of guitarist/keyboardist Lars Stokstad (Vemod), vocalist/lyricist Kjetil Molnes (Martyr), bass player Vegard Undal and drummer Svein Sander (Armoth). The band sent ''Kongsblod'' to record labels in hopes of getting finances to record and mix at a better quality studio. The cover of the dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euronymous
Øystein Aarseth (22 March 1968 – 10 August 1993), better known by his stage name Euronymous, was a Norwegian musician and a founder of and central figure in the early Norwegian black metal scene. He was a co-founder and guitarist of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and was the only constant member from the band's formation in 1984 until his death in 1993. He was also founder and owner of the extreme metal record label Deathlike Silence Productions and record shop Helvete. Euronymous professed to being a theistic Satanist and was known for making extreme misanthropic statements. He presented himself as leading a militant cult Cults are social groups which have unusual, and often extreme, religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals. Extreme devotion to a particular person, object, or goal is another characteristic often ascribed to cults. The term ...-like group known as the "Black Metal Inner Circle". In August 1993, he was Murder of Euron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor (Norwegian Band)
Emperor is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991 by guitarist and vocalist Ihsahn and guitarist Samoth. The group split up in 2001, but reunited from 2005 to 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours, and again reunited in 2013 to 2014. Emperor reformed for the third time in 2016. Emperor is regarded as highly influential by music critics and by emerging black metal bands. History In their youth, Ihsahn and Samoth met at a rock music seminar. The two young men began playing together under various names; first Dark Device, then Xerasia, then Embryonic. The group soon evolved into the now well-known band Thou Shalt Suffer. Soon, however, Samoth began to write music outside of Thou Shalt Suffer, and together with Ihsahn and a new bass player called Håvard Ellefsen, Mortiis (later of his own eponymous band Mortiis), Emperor was formed. After a short while together, the band released a demo entitled ''Wrath of the Tyrant''. It quickly gained popularity in the undergr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Faust
Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun (born 21 April 1974) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the drummer of black metal band Emperor. A prominent member of the early Norwegian black metal scene, Eithun was sentenced to 14 years in prison for murder and church arson in 1994. He was released in 2003 and has since continued performing as a drummer for Emperor, Djevel, Blood Tsunami, Aborym and Scum. Eithun won the Norwegian Spellemann Award in the Metal category with Djevel in 2022. Biography Early years Eithun was born on 21 April 1974 in Hedmark. At age sixteen, he moved to Lillehammer and became the drummer of Thorns, then-known as Stigma Diabolicum. Eithun published the underground fanzine ''Orcustus'' in the early 1990s. In 1992, he moved to Oslo and started working in Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth's shop Helvete, having been pen-pals with the Mayhem guitarist since 1987. Eithun joined Emperor as a drummer that same year and became a part of the inner circle of the ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Defeat Of Satan
''The Defeat of Satan'' is an album by the Norwegian band Antestor. The album consists of their first two demos ''Despair'' (1993) and ''The Defeat of Satan'' (1991). The songs were remastered and remixed in 2003 and was published by the Norwegian label Momentum Scandinavia. The demos on this album are historical since they were one of the few Christian metal releases during the time when the black metal movement was developing significantly and drew media attention with violent actions such as the church burnings. Recording history The first part of the album comprises ''Despair'' demo's songs. Musically, the ''Despair'' songs showcase oppressive and sorrowful death/doom similar to that of than 1994's '' Martyrium'', albeit darker in atmosphere. ''Despair'' was released by Strawberry Records and 600 copies were produced. The last song on the demo, "", is a cover of an old Norwegian funeral hymn. Kjetil Molnes' vocals are mostly deep, guttural death growls but he does some depre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omen (Antestor Album)
''Omen'' is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian Christian metal, Christian extreme metal band Antestor, released by Bombworks Records on November 16, 2012. Recording began in 2011, and was mostly conducted at the home of vocalist Ronny Hansen. The album cover is a painting by Polish artist Zdzisław Beksiński, and depicts a deformed, many-fingered humanoid creature playing a trumpet. Antestor met with critical praise for its musicianship and the progressive sound on the recording. Critics described the sound as primarily black metal, though the band prefers the more general term "extreme metal" to describe the sound on ''Omen''. To promote the album, the band went on tour in Brazil in January 2013, but encountered difficulties. The venue at Belém was cancelled due to a banking error, and while at Belo Horizonte Antestor was stormed by violent protestors antagonistic to the Christian beliefs of the band members, and police had to usher the band to safety. Despite these setb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Det Tapte Liv
''Det Tapte Liv'' is an EP by the Norwegian unblack metal band Antestor, released in 2004 by Endtime Productions. Recording The EP contains songs recorded at Antestor's studio sessions in 2004 at Top Room Studios. The band felt that these songs did not fit into the 2005's '' The Forsaken'' full-length and were released on this EP. The EP served as a taster for the upcoming album. ''Det Tapte Liv'' includes two actual songs, "Rites of Death" and "Med Hevede Sverd", and three atmospheric piano and keyboard-based instrumental songs. The song structures are progressive and include several tempo changes. Pekka Ryhänen, reviewer of the Finnish metal site ''Imperiumi.net'', gave the EP 9/10 and describes the style as "modern, artistic, and fast dark metal". At first, ''Det Tapte Liv'' was released in a special limited 1,000 copies heavy printer box edition. The box had room for the upcoming full-length. The EP was later released in a regular jewel case with different cover art done by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forsaken (album)
The Forsaken is the third studio album by the Christian black metal band Antestor, released in 2005 on Endtime Productions. The album features guest appearances of the established metal musicians Jan Axel Blomberg (Hellhammer) and Ann-Mari Edvardsen. Recording history ''The Forsaken'' was recorded in 2004 at Top Room Studios, which has been used by groups such as Tristania, Borknagar, Mayhem, and Extol. The album was produced by Børge Finstad. Several songs from the recording sessions were dropped from the full-length and were published on an EP titled Det Tapte Liv. The lineup on this recording session featured two former members of the dark metal band Vaakevandring, namely vocalist Ronny Hansen and keyboardist Morten Sigmund Mageroy, as well as the female vocalist Ann-Mari Edvardsen of the gothic metal group The 3rd and the Mortal. Lars Stokstad is the only original Antestor member on this album. The album is known to feature drumming by Jan Axel Blomberg, also known as Hellh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Axel Blomberg
Jan Axel Blomberg (born 2 August 1969), better known by his stage name Hellhammer, is a Norwegian drummer known for his role as the drummer of the black metal band Mayhem, which he joined in 1988. He is the only member to have appeared on all of their albums. In 1987, Blomberg, alongside Steinar Sverd Johnsen and Marius Vold, formed the avant-garde black metal band Arcturus (initially under the name Mortem), which disbanded in April 2007 and reunited in 2011. He adopted his stage name in homage to the Swiss extreme metal band Hellhammer. Acclaimed as a talented musician, Blomberg is a three-time recipient of the Spellemannprisen award. Early life As a child, Blomberg's primary interests were football and wrestling. Initially, he had no interest in drums or drumming; however, as music became increasingly appealing to him, he began to find different instruments intriguing, which eventually led to an interest in drums. His grandparents purchased his first three drum kits, the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HM Magazine
''HM Magazine'' is a monthly, digital and print on demand publication focusing on hard music and alternative culture of interest to Christians. It is based in Houston, Texas. Originally published as ''Heaven's Metal'', it was renamed to ''HM'' in 1995, and in late 2004 ''Heaven's Metal'' was reissued as a separate publication from ''HM'', with some shared editorial overlap. History In 1985, a journalist Doug Van Pelt started ''Heaven's Metal'' as a fanzine. It changed its name in 1995 to ''HM'', standing for Hard Music, but the Heaven's Metal branding was brought back in 2004 and was released alongside ''HM''. ''Heaven's Metal'' achieved more popularity and became an official publication, with five full-time journalists working for the magazine. In 2000, ''HM'' achieved a regular subscription base of 15,000 readers. During the 1990s, ''HM'' sealed a distribution deal with a major magazine wholesaler that immediately increased its print-run from 13,000 to 22,000 copies, and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martyrium (album)
''Martyrium'' is a studio album by the Norwegian unblack metal band Antestor; while it was the first album recorded by the band, it was their sophomore release. It is one of the earliest Christian extreme metal albums released in Norway. Recorded in 1994, ''Martyrium'' was not immediately released, though bootleg copies of the album were printed in 1997 by Morphine Records. It then gained a cult following among a small audience until it was officially released in the year 2000 by Endtime Productions.Michael Bryzak. Liner notes of ''The Defeat of Satan / Despair''. Endtime Productions. 2003. Recording history Originally, Torodd Fuglesteg, head of the infamous Arctic Serenades label, sent Antestor to studio to record ''Martyrium''. At the time, having problems with signing the band Groms for Arctic Serenades' roster, Fuglesteg said: "I was also in touch with Antestor at that time and I sent them into studio to do their Martyrium album. This album was later released through another lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
