Moribund Oblivion is a Turkish

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band from Istanbul, formed by vocalist Bahadır Uludağlar in 1999. Within the black metal genre in Turkey, the band has generated the most international attention. It has played several festivals, such as ''Heathen Crusade'', and toured internationally including a number of album promotion tours in Germany.

Career

The ''Like a Falling Haze'' EP was released in 2002 to promote their first studio album, ''Khanjar'', released on 6 January 2004. That same day, Moribund Oblivion performed in support of the Portuguese metal band

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. The band also conducted the first black metal tour of Turkey to promote the album, appearing in Istanbul,

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and

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. At the end of the tour, the group performed at the Barisarock and Rock The Nations festivals, and played a gig with Greek black metal band

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in Istanbul. The band released a music video for the song, "Ruins of Kara-Shehr", from the ''Khanjar'' album, which aired on Turkish channels TRT and Dream TV. Moribund Oblivion signed with Istanbul record label Atlantis Music for their second album ''Machine Brain'', released in 2006. In 2008, the band appeared in two Turkish newspapers: ''

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'' (July 2008) and '' Hurriyet'' (September 2008), as well as headlining the

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Metal Fest in Georgia and performing at the Interregnum Fest in

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, Germany. Two band members, drummer Fatih Kanık and bassist Serdal Semen, left the group in 2022 and 2023 respectively, due to a falling out with lead singer Bahadır Uludağlar.

Discography

* ''Like a Falling Haze'' EP (2002) * ''Khanjar'' (2004) * ''Machine Brain'' (2006) * ''Time to Face'' (2007) * ''K.I.N.'' (2008) * ''Izdırap'' EP (2010) * ''Manevi'' (2013) * ''Turk'' (2014) * ''False Consolation'' (2017) * ''Endless'' (2020) * ''Time is an Illusion'' (2023)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Turkish black metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1999 Musical groups from Istanbul 1999 establishments in Turkey