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band from

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. It was made up of members of the bands

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and Abruptum, "It" (

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) and "All" (Jim Berger). The sound could be described as primitive

, though rumors have claimed that this was conceived as a joke band. They released one full-length album, '' Stridsyfirlysing'', and an EP, ''

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'', both on the now defunct

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. The EP contained two new songs, cover versions of songs by Bathory,

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and

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and a re-recorded version of two songs "Dreptu Allur" and "Hrafnins Auga Er Sem Speglar Á Botni Af Satans Svartasalur", here translated from the Icelandic to the English "Kill Everyone" and "The Raven's Eyes Are as Mirrors of the Bottom of Satan's Black Halls".

Discography

Demos

* 1994 ''Uppruni Vonsku'' (self-released)

Albums

* 1995 '' Stridsyfirlysing'' (

Necropolis Records Necropolis Records (located in Fremont, California) was a record label founded by Paul Thind in 1993, mainly providing an American home for extreme black metal.

)

EPs

* 1996 ''

'' (

Necropolis Records Necropolis Records (located in Fremont, California) was a record label founded by Paul Thind in 1993, mainly providing an American home for extreme black metal.

)

Compilations

* 2011 '' No Compromise'' (

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)

References

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