Dødheimsgard
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Dødheimsgard is a Norwegian heavy metal
band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard was originally a black metal
band, but 1999's 666 International
saw them change into an experimental and avant-garde / industrial metal
band. In 2000, they shortened their name to DHG. During 2003, they went through some lineup changes, replacing Aldrahn, Zweizz
and Czral
.
"Dødheimsgard" is a contraction of three words: Død which means 'death', heim which means 'home' and gard which means (at least in this context) 'realm'. A natural translation into English would be "Realm of Death".
In 2006, they completed the new album Supervillain Outcast, which was released in April 2007 by Moonfog Productions and The End Records
.
On January 4, 2008, it was announced that vocalist Kvohst
had left the band. However, as of October 2010, he has rejoined Dødheimsgard, Also in 2010 a new drummer, Terghl, and a new guitarist, Blargh, was introduced. The band is now working on new material for a new album, which is supposed to be recorded during 2011.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard was originally a black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band, but 1999's 666 International
666 International
666 International is an album by Dødheimsgard. Proceeding with Satanic Art, DHG went further into the experimental industrial sound characterized by Moonfog bands such as Thorns and Satyricon....
saw them change into an experimental and avant-garde / industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
band. In 2000, they shortened their name to DHG. During 2003, they went through some lineup changes, replacing Aldrahn, Zweizz
Zweizz
Zweizz is the primary performing alias of Norwegian musician and composer Svein Egil Hatlevik .Hatlevik started using the Zweizz alias in 2003 after leaving the Norwegian black metal group Dødheimsgard. According to Hatlevik, Zweizz should be considered a one man band, not a solo project...
and Czral
Carl-Michael Eide
Carl-Michael Eide is a Norwegian black metal musician, multi-instrumentalist , and vocalist. He is also known under stage names Aggressor, Czral and Exhurtum. He has played in various black metal and avant-garde metal bands...
.
"Dødheimsgard" is a contraction of three words: Død which means 'death', heim which means 'home' and gard which means (at least in this context) 'realm'. A natural translation into English would be "Realm of Death".
In 2006, they completed the new album Supervillain Outcast, which was released in April 2007 by Moonfog Productions and The End Records
The End Records
The End Records is an independent record label, founded in 1998 in San Diego. Founder Andreas Katsambas initially wanted to bring attention to some underground bands he admired. In 2002, The End moved to Salt Lake City, when his wife took a job at the University of Utah. The label moved...
.
On January 4, 2008, it was announced that vocalist Kvohst
Kvohst
Kvohst is a British singer/songwriter. He has lived in Norway and Holland and now currently resides in Helsinki, Finland. He is the guitarist, singer and songwriter for the band Hexvessel and the lead vocalist of the Norwegian band Dødheimsgard...
had left the band. However, as of October 2010, he has rejoined Dødheimsgard, Also in 2010 a new drummer, Terghl, and a new guitarist, Blargh, was introduced. The band is now working on new material for a new album, which is supposed to be recorded during 2011.
Members
- Vicotnik (Viper, Mr. Fixit, Yusaf Parvez) - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals (1994-) (Ved Buens EndeVed Buens EndeVed Buens Ende is a Norwegian heavy metal band. Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental jazz influenced sections and aggressive black metal blast beats and vocals...
, CodeCode (band)Code are an English/Norwegian black metal band that formed in 2002.The band formed out of Aort's solo project Seasonal Code with which he had released three demos between 1998 and 2001....
, Naer MataronNaer MataronNaer Mataron is a black metal band from Greece which draws on imagery from Greek mythology. The band was formed in 1994 after splitting from Nar Mataron, and was soon signed to Black Lotus Records, with whom they released four studio albums...
) - Blargh - guitar (Nidingr, Blargh, Clutchpedal vs. Starfat)
- Clandestine (Christian Eidskrem) - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Terghl - drums (Grand Alchemist)
- Jormundgand - synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
Previous members
- Aldrahn (Bjørn Dencker Gjerde) - vocals, guitar (1994–2003) (ThornsThorns (band)Thorns is a Norwegian black metal band that formed in 1989 and was part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. They made two highly influential demos in the early 1990s, Grymyrk and Trøndertun, but have only released one full-length album....
, Zyklon-BZyklon-B (band)Zyklon-B was a Norwegian Black Metal band founded in 1995.The band’s members were Tomas "Samoth" Thormodsæter Haugen and Vegard "Ihsahn" Sverre Tveitan from Emperor, Kjetil "Frost" Haraldstad from Satyricon and Björn "Aldrahn" Dencker Gjerde from Dødheimsgard. Their lyrics deal mainly with...
) - Alver (Jonas Alver) - bass guitar (1996) (EmperorEmperor (band)Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
) - ApollyonApollyon (musician)Apollyon is a black metal/thrash metal multi-instrumentalist, formerly associated with Dødheimsgard and Cadaver, now playing in Aura Noir and also Immortal after its reforming in 2006. He has done guest vocals on the Darkthrone albums Plaguewielder and Sardonic Wrath, and also on Audiopain's EP 1986...
(Ole Jørgen Moe) - bass, drums, guitars, vocals (1995–1999) (Aura NoirAura NoirAura Noir is a black metal/thrash metal band from Oslo, Norway. Aura Noir is heavily influenced by early thrash bands such as Slayer, Sodom and Kreator, to the latter they have also dedicated some of their songs...
, CadaverCadaver (band)Cadaver was a death metal band from Råde, Norway. The band had a brief venture in the early 1990s before splitting in 1993. Cadaver would eventually re-emerge as Cadaver Inc. in 1999 which consisted of only one founding member...
, Immortal) - Cerberus - bass guitar (1998)
- Czral (Carl-Michael EideCarl-Michael EideCarl-Michael Eide is a Norwegian black metal musician, multi-instrumentalist , and vocalist. He is also known under stage names Aggressor, Czral and Exhurtum. He has played in various black metal and avant-garde metal bands...
) - drums (1999–2003, on Supervillain Outcast) (Aura NoirAura NoirAura Noir is a black metal/thrash metal band from Oslo, Norway. Aura Noir is heavily influenced by early thrash bands such as Slayer, Sodom and Kreator, to the latter they have also dedicated some of their songs...
, Virus, CadaverCadaver (band)Cadaver was a death metal band from Råde, Norway. The band had a brief venture in the early 1990s before splitting in 1993. Cadaver would eventually re-emerge as Cadaver Inc. in 1999 which consisted of only one founding member...
, Ved Buens EndeVed Buens EndeVed Buens Ende is a Norwegian heavy metal band. Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental jazz influenced sections and aggressive black metal blast beats and vocals...
, SatyriconSatyricon (band)Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, and the first one in the genre to join a multi-national record label .-Biography:Satyricon was formed in 1990 by Czral and Wargod. Ulver and Satyr soon joined them...
, UlverUlverUlver is a musical group from Norway. Since their first, folklore-influenced black metal release entitled Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler , Ulver’s musical style has been fluid and increasingly eclectic, blending genres such as rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions, noise and...
) - FenrizFenrizLeif Gylve Nagell , better known as Fenriz, is the drummer and lyricist of the Norwegian black metal duo Darkthrone...
(Gylve Nagell) - vocals, bass guitar (1994–1995) (DarkthroneDarkthroneDarkthrone is a Norwegian black metal band. They formed in 1987 as a death metal band, but after embracing the black metal style in 1991, they became a driving force in the Norwegian black metal scene. For most of this period Darkthrone has consisted of just two musicians, Nocturno Culto and...
) - Inflabitan - guitar, bass guitar (on tour in 1999)
- GalderGalderGalder is a Norwegian composer, guitarist, and vocalist whose birth name is Tom Rune Andersen. He is from the small town Jessheim, north of Oslo. He is a founding member of the melodic black metal band Old Man's Child as well as the lead guitarist in Dimmu Borgir. In 1993, under the stage name...
(Thomas Rune Andersen) - guitar (1998) (Old Man's ChildOld Man's ChildOld Man's Child is a black metal band from Norway. The band is the brainchild of Galder who is the only permanent member of the band now.-Formation:...
, Dimmu BorgirDimmu BorgirDimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...
) - KvohstKvohstKvohst is a British singer/songwriter. He has lived in Norway and Holland and now currently resides in Helsinki, Finland. He is the guitarist, singer and songwriter for the band Hexvessel and the lead vocalist of the Norwegian band Dødheimsgard...
- vocals (1998-2008, 2010-2011) (Hexvessel, ex-CodeCode (band)Code are an English/Norwegian black metal band that formed in 2002.The band formed out of Aort's solo project Seasonal Code with which he had released three demos between 1998 and 2001....
) - Mort - effects on Supervillain Outcast
- Mr. Magic Logic/Hologram/ZweizzZweizzZweizz is the primary performing alias of Norwegian musician and composer Svein Egil Hatlevik .Hatlevik started using the Zweizz alias in 2003 after leaving the Norwegian black metal group Dødheimsgard. According to Hatlevik, Zweizz should be considered a one man band, not a solo project...
(Svein Egil Hatlevik) - keyboards, grand piano (1997–2003) (FleuretyFleuretyFleurety is a Norwegian avant-garde metal band. The band was formed in 1991 by Svein Egil Hatlevik and Alexander Nordgaren.-History:The band released their first demo Black Snow in 1993. After that came the 7" EP A Darker Shade of Evil in 1994, released via the English label Aesthetic Death Records...
) - Thrawn (Tom Kvålsvoll) - guitar
- D'arn - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Discography
- Kronet Til KongeKronet Til KongeKronet til konge is the debut album by the Norwegian black metal band Dødheimsgard. The album was originally released in 1995 on Malicious Records and re-released in 1999 on Century Media Records.-Track listing:#"Intro" – 1:00...
(1995) - Monumental PossessionMonumental PossessionMonumental Possession is an 1996 album by the Norwegian black metal band Dødheimsgard. The album was re-released in 1999 on Century Media Records.-Track listing:#"Intro" – 1:27#"Utopia Running Scarlet" – 3:23#"The Crystal Specter" – 3:50...
(1996) - Satanic ArtSatanic ArtSatanic Art is an EP by the Norwegian black/industrial metal band Dødheimsgard. It marks the beginning of their transition from black metal to a more industrial sound, which wouldn't be fully realized until the next album, 666 International....
(MCD) (1998) - 666 International666 International666 International is an album by Dødheimsgard. Proceeding with Satanic Art, DHG went further into the experimental industrial sound characterized by Moonfog bands such as Thorns and Satyricon....
(1999) - Supervillain OutcastSupervillain OutcastSupervillain Outcast is the fourth full length album by Dødheimsgard.Supervillain Outcast continues the black metal/industrial music fusion sound from their previous album 666 International....
(2007) - TBA (2011)
External links
- Dødheimsgard official website (currently down but being built)
- DHG Interview 2007
- Interview with Bjørn Dencker aka ALDRAHN 2008 on avantgarde-metal.com