Zyklon (band)
Encyclopedia
Zyklon was a Norwegian
blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth
and Trym
of Emperor
, along with former members of Myrkskog
. Their style has been defined as modern death metal
with black
and industrial
undertones. After more than a 2 year hiatus, the band officially split up in January 2010.
All the band's lyrics are written by former Emperor drummer Faust
, who is currently a member of Casey Chaos
' side project SCUM
and Italian
industrial
black metal
band Aborym
.
Despite Samoth having been in a previous Emperor side project called Zyklon-B
, the two are not related; Zyklon B
is the name of a lethal gas
used by German
Nazis
; "Zyklon" is, according to Samoth, a play on the word "cyclone
," since the word is spelled syklon in Norwegian
.
, showcased extremely 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.
Zyklon's second album, Aeon
, 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 to great critical acclaim.http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/zyklon.htm In October 2007, the band went on hiatus, according to their official website.http://www.zyklontribe.com/index2.html
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth
Samoth
Samoth is a prominent musician and multi-instrumentalist in the Norwegian black metal scene. He was well known for his distinct guitar work and drumming in the band Emperor, as well as his formation of the death metal band Zyklon...
and Trym
Trym Torson
Trym Torson , or just Trym, is a Norwegian drummer, formerly with Zyklon. Torson started playing in the Viking metal band Enslaved and was later invited to play in black metal band Emperor. He co-founded Zyklon together with Emperor member Samoth...
of Emperor
Emperor (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:...
, along with former members of Myrkskog
Myrkskog
Myrkskog is a death metal band formed in 1993 from Drammen, Norway.-Band history:Usually their music consisted of thunderous high speed double-bass with rapid blastbeats and fills. Guitars were made up of harmonic tremolo picking and sometimes powerchords with fast solos composed by Destructhor...
. Their style has been defined as modern death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
with black
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....
and industrial
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...
undertones. After more than a 2 year hiatus, the band officially split up in January 2010.
All the band's lyrics are written by former Emperor drummer Faust
Bård Faust
Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun is a Norwegian drummer. He is best known for his work with early black metal band Emperor, especially on the releases As the Shadows Rise and In the Nightside Eclipse...
, who is currently a member of Casey Chaos
Amen (band)
Amen is a hardcore punk-influenced band formed in 1994.The band has an almost constantly rotating lineup, with founder Casey Chaos remaining as the only constant member throughout...
' side project SCUM
SCUM (band)
Scum is a hardcore punk/black metal band formed in 2002 with members from Amen, Emperor, Zyklon and Turbonegro. All members are Norwegian except for American vocalist Casey Chaos...
and Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
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 Aborym
Aborym
Aborym is an Italian/Norwegian industrial black metal band, initially hailing from Taranto, Apulia, in Italy. The band has described their music as "alien-black-hard/industrial", whilst Allmusic described them as playing "a truly original brand of futuristic black metal [with] jagged samples,...
.
Despite Samoth having been in a previous Emperor side project called Zyklon-B
Zyklon-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...
, the two are not related; Zyklon B
Zyklon B
Zyklon B was the trade name of a cyanide-based pesticide infamous for its use by Nazi Germany to kill human beings in gas chambers of extermination camps during the Holocaust. The "B" designation indicates one of two types of Zyklon...
is the name of a lethal gas
Zyklon B
Zyklon B was the trade name of a cyanide-based pesticide infamous for its use by Nazi Germany to kill human beings in gas chambers of extermination camps during the Holocaust. The "B" designation indicates one of two types of Zyklon...
used by German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Nazis
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
; "Zyklon" is, according to Samoth, a play on the word "cyclone
Cyclone
In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. This is usually characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth. Most large-scale...
," since the word is spelled syklon in Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
.
Biography
Zyklon's debut album, World ov WormsWorld ov Worms
-Zyklon:*Daemon - Lead Vocal, Main Vocal Arrangement*Destructhor - Lead & Bass Guitars*Samoth - Rhythm & Bass Guitars*Trym - Drums, Percussion & Programming-Additional musicians:...
, showcased extremely 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.
Zyklon's second album, Aeon
Aeon (album)
Aeon is the second studio album by the Norwegian blackened death metal band Zyklon. It was released in 2003 through Candlelight Records.-Track listing:*Music By Zyklon...
, 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
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
; Disintegrate
Disintegrate (album)
-Zyklon:* Secthdamon – vocals, bass guitar* Destructhor – lead guitar, backing vocals* Samoth – rhythm guitar* Trym – drums-Additional musicians:*Keyboard arrangements and programming by Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen and Zyklon....
was released in May 2006 to great critical acclaim.http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/zyklon.htm In October 2007, the band went on hiatus, according to their official website.http://www.zyklontribe.com/index2.html
Final members
- Secthdamon - vocals, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2001–2010) - SamothSamothSamoth is a prominent musician and multi-instrumentalist in the Norwegian black metal scene. He was well known for his distinct guitar work and drumming in the band Emperor, as well as his formation of the death metal band Zyklon...
- guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
(2000–2010) - DestructhorDestructhorThor Anders Myhren , better known as Destructhor, is a Norwegian musician who has played guitar with metal bands Myrkskog, Zyklon, and Morbid Angel. Along with being a guitarist, he has been the vocalist with Myrkskog. He joined Morbid Angel in 2008.-References:...
- guitar (2000–2010) - TrymTrym TorsonTrym Torson , or just Trym, is a Norwegian drummer, formerly with Zyklon. Torson started playing in the Viking metal band Enslaved and was later invited to play in black metal band Emperor. He co-founded Zyklon together with Emperor member Samoth...
- 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 ....
(2000–2010)
Former members
- Daemon - vocals (2000–2001)
- Cosmocrator - bass (2000–2001)
Discography
- World ov WormsWorld ov Worms-Zyklon:*Daemon - Lead Vocal, Main Vocal Arrangement*Destructhor - Lead & Bass Guitars*Samoth - Rhythm & Bass Guitars*Trym - Drums, Percussion & Programming-Additional musicians:...
(2001) - AeonAeon (album)Aeon is the second studio album by the Norwegian blackened death metal band Zyklon. It was released in 2003 through Candlelight Records.-Track listing:*Music By Zyklon...
(2003) - Split with Red HarvestRed Harvest (band)Red Harvest was a Norwegian industrial metal band from Oslo. Their 2002 album Sick Transit Gloria Mundi was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy and an alternative Grammy in the "Best Metal Album" category...
(CD, 2003) - DisintegrateDisintegrate (album)-Zyklon:* Secthdamon – vocals, bass guitar* Destructhor – lead guitar, backing vocals* Samoth – rhythm guitar* Trym – drums-Additional musicians:*Keyboard arrangements and programming by Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen and Zyklon....
(2006) - The Storm Manifesto (compilation of all previous recorded works) (CD, 2010)