Nortt is a Danish

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project maintained by a musician who goes by an

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pseudonym. The project was founded in 1995 and the sole member describes his music as "pure depressive black funeral doom metal". In terms of lyrics and imagery (for instance the use of

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) he is akin to other

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acts, while the sound of his music is closer to

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. On his official website Nortt reveals a fascination with

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, misery,

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and

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. In an interview he remarked: "Death ... is viewed as an inevitable and alluring phenomenon. Death is described from the perspective of the dying and from the dead. The uncertainty of death is preached as more thrilling than the well-known pain of life."The Gauntlet :: Nortt - Heavy Metal - News - Nortt Videos - Nortt Ringtones - mp3s - Tabs - Wallpaper - lyrics
/ref> He is a self-proclaimed

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, and thinks that religion is for the weak. While he despises religion, he views the

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and old (pre-

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) religions with respect. Nortt believes that it takes strength to be a

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, because of its

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and free thought. For his third full-length album, Galgenfrist, he signed with Italian underground label

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Line-up

* Nortt (real name unknown) – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards

Discography

Full-length albums

* ''Gudsforladt'' Godforsaken"(2004) (containing previously released tracks, as well as new material) * ''

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'' Funeral March/Journey of the Dead"(2006) * ''Galgenfrist'' Last Respite"(2008) * ''Endeligt'' (2017) * ''Dødssang'' (2025)

EP releases

* ''Hedengang'' The Passing"(2002)

Demos

* ''Nattetale (Rehearsal Version)'' (1997) * ''Nattetale'' Night's Tale"(1997) * ''Døden...'' The Death…"(1998) * ''Graven'' The Grave"(1999)

Split albums

* ''

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'' (with

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) (2004) (containing tracks from ''Hedengangen'' EP)

Compilation albums

* ''Mournful Monuments 1998–2002'' (2003)

Interviews

Interview
(2004) on Antenna (in English)

(2004) on Black Alchemy (in Russian)

(2005) with Erin Fox on The Gauntlet (in English)
Interview
(2004) on Harm Magazine (in English)
Interview
(2004) with Paolo Vidmar on Metal Italia (in Italian)

References

{{Authority control Danish black metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1995 One-man bands Funeral doom musical groups