Troll (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Troll


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Norway
Genre = Black metal,
Years_active = 1992 - 2001 2007 - Present
Label = Head Not Found
Associated_acts = The Kovenant, Dimmu Borgir
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Current_members = Stian Arnesen (Nagash) Ygg Tlaloc Vold Exilis
Past_members = Glaurung Sinister Minister Twice Amund Svensson Ursus Major Hellhammer

Troll is a Norwegian black metal band. It was founded in 1992, when 14-year-old Stian Arnesen aka "Nagash" started writing music with Glaurung and Fafnir. When Glaurung and Fafnir left the project, Nagash continued Troll as a solo project and released "Trollstorm over Nidingjuv" in 1995 and "Drep de kristne" in 1996. The latter album (the title means "Kill the Christians" in English) had an emphasis on anti-Christian lyrics.

Following the release of "Drep de kristne", Nagash spent more time working with other bands such as Dimmu Borgir and his other band Covenant that he started with Blackheart. Troll was inactive until 2000. By that time Fafnir, now under the name Sinister Minister Twice, had rejoined Troll. Other members were also added, making Troll a group and no longer a solo project. With Nagash concentrating on guitar and synth, Troll released "The Last Predators" in 2000 and "Universal" in 2001.

Significant progress took place between "Drep de kristne" and "Last Predators". Lyrical content was now mainly English, and the imagery revolved less around Satanic symbols and hate for Christians. The music became less and more symphonic and industrial over the years.

Members

Current line-up

*Nagash/Lex Icon, guitars/Lead Vocal (formerly all vocals and instruments): 1992 - present
*Ygg, Drums/Vocal: 2007 - present
*Tlaloc, Guitars/Vocal: 2008 - present
*Vold, Bass/Vocal: 2007 - present
*Exilis, Keyboards/Synth: 2008 - present

=Contributing musicians on "The Last Predators" and "Universal"=

*Amund Svensson (Blackheart/Psy Coma) - synth, programming
*Hellhammer - drums
*Ursus Major/Bjørn Boge) - bass

Former members

*Glaurung (1992)
*Sinister Minister Twice (formerly Fafnir), vocals and poetry: 1992, 2000

Discography

*"Trollstorm over Nidingjuv" - 1995 on Head Not Found
*"Drep de kristne"("Kill the Christians") - 1996 on Damnation Records, later reprinted on Head Not Found
*"The Last Predators" - 2000 on Head Not Found
*"Universal" - 2001 on Head Not Found