Pantheon I is an

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band from

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, and sharing some current and past members with

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. They have the particularity to include a

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artist in their line-up, and are often praised for being unafraid to experiment with their sound, while still keeping the musical ethos of black metal.

History

Pantheon I was founded as a side-project in 2002 by Tjalve (from

). He left 1349 in 2006 to focus on Pantheon I. He was joined by Seidemann (still in 1349) in 2004. In December 2007 the band embarked on a tour in France as support of

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. In November 2008 they recorded a new song called "I'll Come Back As Fire", which was featured in the

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'', by the American director

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. Their most recent album, '' Worlds I Create'', was released on 29 July 2009 in Europe and 11 August in

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. In the start of 2010 Pantheon I will be part of the

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heavy metal festival in Germany. In November 2010, it was announced that Aethyris McKay had departed from Absu and joined Pantheon I. McKay will be taking over guitar from Kvebek who will be focusing on vocals and McKay will also be singing clean vocals for the band.

Discography

* ''Atrocity Divine'' - (2006) * ''

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'' - (2007) * '' Worlds I Create'' - (2009)

Band members

* Andrè Kvebek - vocals and guitar (ex-

) * John Espen Sagstad - guitar * Aethyris McKay - guitar * Tor Risdal Stavenes - bass (Seidemann in

) * Mads Guldbekkhei - drums * Live Julianne Kostøl - cello

References

External links

Official Pantheon I Website

Official Pantheon I MySpace
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