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band formed in 1998 by

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and Trym of

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, along with members of Myrkskog. Their style has been described as modern

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with

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and industrial undertones. After more than a two-year hiatus, the band officially split up in January 2010.BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ZYKLON Calls It Quits
All the band's lyrics were written by former Emperor drummer

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, then member of Casey Chaos' side project Scum and Italian industrial

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band

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. Despite Samoth having been in a previous Emperor side project called Zyklon-B, the two are not related;

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; "Zyklon" is, according to Samoth, a play on the word "

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", since the word is spelled ''syklon'' in Norwegian.

History

Zyklon's debut album, ''

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'' (2001), showcased fast riffing and blast beats. However, after this release, Zyklon's line-up changed drastically, and the official line-up became Samoth, Trym Torson, Destructhor, and Secthdamon. The band's second album, ''

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'' (2003), exposed the band to media attention, and videos were made for two tracks, "Core Solution" and "Psyklon Aeon". The band's third effort was recorded from November to December 2005 at the Akkerhaugen Lydstudio in Norway; '' Disintegrate'' was released in May 2006. In October 2007, the band went on hiatus, before splitting up 15 months later.

Members

Last line-up

*Secthdamon – vocals, bass (2001–2010) *

– guitar (1998–2010) * Destructhor – guitar (1998–2010) * Trym – drums (1998–2010)

Former members

*Daemon – vocals (1998–2001) *Cosmocrator – bass (live 2001)

Discography

*''

'' (2001) *''

'' (2003) *Split with

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(CD, 2003) *'' Disintegrate'' (2006) *''The Storm Manifesto'' (compilation of all previous recorded works) (CD, 2010)

DVDs

*''Storm Detonation Live'' (2006)

Music videos

* "Psyklon Aeon" * "Core Solution"

References

External links

*
Nocturnal Art Samoth's record labelZyklon at Metal Storm
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