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Myrkskog Background information Origin Norway Genres Death metal[1]
Blackened death metal[2]Years active 1993–2003
2007-presentLabels Candlelight Associated acts Zyklon Website www.myrkskog.org Members Destructhor
SecthdamonMyrkskog is a death metal band formed in 1993 from Drammen, Norway.
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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 who, along with Secthdamon, were members in Zyklon. Their debut album Deathmachine is a hybrid of black metal and death metal, combining attributes of both genres. Their second album Superior Massacre is much more death metal-oriented with more prominent bass-lines and less tremolo picked riffs.
Myrkskog faded away after the release of Superior Massacre but made occasional live appearances, the most recent of which was at the Inferno Festival in 2006. The name 'Myrkskog' is apparently a translation of the Norwegian for 'Mirkwood'.
Since leaving Myrkskog, Savant M (going under the moniker Drakul Azacain) formed the black metal band Disiplin, who have released two albums, and was briefly a member of Dissection.
The last known line-up was guitarist/vocalist Destructhor, bassist Demariel(or Gortheon) and drummer / backing vocalist Secthdamon. Myrkskog has released only two full-Length albums through the UK's Candlelight Records. Their second studio album, Superior Massacre, also contains material by the Norwegian experimental duo Epilektrician, used as intro and outro.
As of November 2007, Destruchtor and Secthdamon have reformed Myrkskog.
Current line-up
- Destructhor - Vocals and guitar (also in Morbid Angel, 1349 and Zyklon)
- Demariel - Bass
- Secthdamon - Drums and backing vocals (also in Zyklon)
Former members
- Bjørn Thomas - drums
- Lars Petter - drums
- Anders Eek - drums
- Master V - vocals / bass guitar on Deathmachine
- Savant M - guitars on Deathmachine
Discography
- Ode til Norge - 1995 (demo)
- Apocalyptic Psychotica - The Murder Tape - 1998 (demo)
- Deathmachine - 2000 (Candlelight Records)
- Superior Massacre - 2002 (Candlelight Records)
References
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Myrkskog". MusicMight. http://www.musicmight.com/artist/norway/drammen/myrkskog. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ Serba, John. "Deathmachine review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r538135. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
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Categories:- Norwegian death metal musical groups
- Norwegian heavy metal musical groups
- Norwegian black metal musical groups
- Blackened death metal musical groups
- Musical groups established in 1993
- Musical groups disestablished in 2003
- Musical groups reestablished in 2007
- Musical trios
- Norwegian musical group stubs
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