- Zyklon (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Zyklon
Img_capt = Tomas 'Samoth' Haugen during Metalmania 2007 festival inKatowice , Poland
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Landscape = Yes
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Norway
Genre =Blackened Death metal
Years_active = 1998–present
Label = Candlelight
Associated_acts = Emperor, Zyklon-B, SCUM,Myrkskog ,Aborym
URL = [http://www.zyklontribe.com/ www.zyklontribe.com]
Current_members = SecthdamonSamoth
DestructhorTrym Torson
Past_members = Daemon
Cosmocrator
Notable_instruments =Zyklon is a Norwegian
Blackened death metal band formed in 1998 bySamoth and Trym of Norwegianblack metal band Emperor, along with former members ofMyrkskog .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 bandAborym .Despite Samoth being in a previous Emperor side project called Zyklon-B, the two are not related; Zyklon B is the name of a lethal gas, which was used by German Nazis in the extermination of
Jew s duringWorld War II . "Zyklon" is, according to Samoth, a play on the word "cyclone ", as the word is spelled "syklon" in Norwegian.Biography
Zyklon's debut album, entitled "
World ov Worms ", was quite similar to that of Destructhor's bandMyrkskog 's album "Deathmachine". The album was made up of extremely fast riffing and blast beats aided by the vocals of Daemon and lyrics written by Faust, formerly the drummer for Emperor. However, after this release, Zyklon changed. Secthdamon was brought to replace Cosmocrator, and Daemon was replaced by Secthdamon, even though Secthdamon had been drumming forMyrkskog . At this point the official line-up was Samoth, Trym Torson, Destructhor, and Secthdamon.Zyklon's second album, "Aeon", exposed the band to more media attention. The production on this album was much more clear and refined than the debut album. Videos were made for two tracks, "Core Solution" and "Psyklon Aeon".
The band's third effort, "Disintegrate", was released on
May 15 ,2006 to great critical acclaim. Clocking at 45:06, "Disintegrate" is Zyklon's longest album, and was recorded from November to December 2005 at the Akkerhaugen Lydstudio inNorway .In an interview with
Metal Hammer magazine in 2008, guitarist Samoth announced the band were "well into" the process of completing their "fourth full-length studio album". He said that "we've completed writing pretty much all [of] our songs and we'll be hitting the studios withAlec Cartio in late February early March this year".Musical style
The first three studio albums saw Zyklon playing a combination of modern
death metal with black and industrial undertones. [ [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=10564 Zyklon - Disintegrate review @ Metal Observer] "“World Ov Worms” was a great mixture of Black Metal with cold Death and Industrial undertones, while “Aeon” was much more of a modern Death Metal album with Industrial nuances"] However, in recent interview with "Kerrang! " magazine, drummer Trym confirmed that the Industrial side which was present on the previous albums would not appear on the upcoming studio album. Instead, he said Zyklon will be taking a "groovier" approach to the originalblackened death metal sound.Members
Current members
*
Secthdamon - vocals,bass guitar (2001–present)
*Samoth - guitar (2000–present)
*Destructhor - guitar (2000–present)
*Trym - drums (2000–present)Former members
*Daemon - vocals (2000–2001)
*Cosmocrator - bass guitar (live, 2000–2001)Discography
tudio releases
*"
World ov Worms " (2001)
*"Aeon" (2003)
*"Disintegrate" (2006)
*"Zyklon's fourth Studio Album" (2008)Fact|date=July 2008Compilation releases
*Split with Red Harvest (2003)
DVDs
*"
Storm Detonation Live " (2006)References
External links
* [http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syklon Wikipedia-page about cyclones (in norwegian)]
* [http://www.zyklontribe.com Zyklon's Official Homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/zyklontribe Zyklon's Official Myspace Profile]
* [http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/ Candlelight Records]
* [http://www.nocturnalart.com/ Nocturnal Art Samoth's Record Label]
* [http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/band.php?band_id=284&bandname=Zyklon Zyklon at Metal Storm]
* [http://www.webbworks.org/thelodge/zykloninterview.htm Zyklon Interview with Samoth for The Lodge]
* [http://www.webbworks.org/thelodge/tryminterview.htm Exclusive Interview with Trym for The Lodge]
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