Spektr is an experimental black metal

Black metal

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 duo formed in 2000, in Paris, France. They are currently signed to Candlelight Records

Candlelight Records

Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...

 and have released two full-length albums to date. The bands sound is a mix of raw black metal à la Darkthrone

Darkthrone

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 with elements of industrial

Industrial music

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 and dark ambient

Dark ambient

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, which has drawn comparisons to the more recent works of fellow countrymen Blut Aus Nord

Blut Aus Nord

Blut Aus Nord is a black metal band from Mondeville, Calvados, France, which has incorporated avant-garde elements in its music.-Biography:Vindsval began a solo project, under the name "Vlad", in 1994. He released two demos before changing the project's name to Blut aus Nord, before the release of...

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Their work has drawn very wide attention and acclaim, with their first being dubbed 'the weirdest black metal album ever' by Aquarius Records in San Francisco, and their second being acclaimed as "absolutely essential, unique and memorable" and "an album with a solid artistic value".

Very little is known about the members of this group, other than that they are also involved with the black metal groups Battlehorns and Haemoth.

Current line-up

• kl.K. (aka Krig) - drums, vocals, samples, programming
• Hth - guitars, bass, vocals, samples, programming

Albums

• Et Fugit Intera Fugit Irreparabile Tempus
  Et Fugit Intera Fugit Irreparabile Tempus
  Et Fugit Intera Fugit Irreparabile Tempus is the debut album by the experimental black metal band Spektr. This album is often mistakenly titled "No Longer Human Senses", which is actually the album's subtitle.-Track listing:...
  
  (2004)
• Near Death Experience
  Near Death Experience (Spektr album)
  Near Death Experience is the second album by the experimental black metal band Spektr.-Track listing:#The Violent Stink Of Twitching Terror - 08:15#Astral Descent - 04:10#Climax - 03:46#Phantom Reality - 09:35#Visualization - 02:51...
  
  (2006)

External links

• Spektr at Metal Archives
• [ Spektr] at Allmusic