Troll is a Norwegian

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band.

History

Troll was founded in 1992, when 14-year-old

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aka "Nagash" started writing music with Glaurung and Fafnir. When Glaurung and Fafnir left the project, Nagash continued Troll as a solo project and released ''Trollstorm over Nidingjuv'' in 1995 and ''Drep de kristne'' in 1996. Following the release of ''Drep de kristne'', Nagash spent more time working with other bands such as

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and his other band

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that he started with Blackheart. Troll was inactive until 2000. By that time Fafnir, now under the name Sinister Minister Twice, had rejoined Troll. Other members were also added, making Troll a group and no longer a solo project. With Nagash concentrating on guitar and synth, Troll released ''The Last Predators'' in 2000 and ''Universal'' in 2001. Significant progress took place between ''Drep de kristne'' and ''Last Predators''. Lyrical content was now mainly English, and the imagery revolved less around Satanic symbols and hate for Christians. The music became less

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and more

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over the years. In 2007 Nagash had assembled a full line-up for Troll, and began recording a new album in January 2009. That album, ''Neo-Satanic Supremacy'', was released in early 2010, and described by one critic as "An entertaining, if somewhat over-familiar slice of 90s-style symphonic black metal".OneMetal.com review
by Philip Whitehouse.

Discography

*''Trollstorm over Nidingjuv'' (demo) – 1995 *''Drep de kristne'' – 1996 *''The Last Predators'' – 2000 *''Universal'' – 2001 *''Neo-Satanic Supremacy'' – 2010 *''Tilbake Til Trollberg'' (EP) – 2020 *''To the Shadows'' (single) – 2023 *''Trolldom'' – 2023

Members

Current line-up

* Nagash – vocals, all instruments (1992–present) *Tlaloc – backing vocals, guitars (2008–present) *Sturt – backing vocals, bass (2011–present)

Former members

*Glaurung – Bass (1993) *Sinister Minister Twice/Fafnir – Vocals (1993, 1998–2003) *Blackheart – Keyboards (1998–2003) *

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– Drums (1998–2003) *Sensei Ursus Major (Bjørn Boge) – Bass (1998–2003) *Abyr – Backing Vocals, Guitars (2007–2008) *Vold – Backing Vocals, Bass (2007–2011) *Ygg – Drums (2008–2013) *Exilis – Keyboards (2008–2014) *Telal – Drums (2013–2014)

References

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