Sargeist

Infobox musical artist
Name = Sargeist
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Lappeenranta, Finland
Genre = Black metal
Years_active = 1999-present
Label = Moribund Records
Current_members = Shatraug
Hoath Torog
Horns
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Sargeist is a Finnish black metal band formed in 1999. Originally created as a solo project by Shatraug of the Finnish black metal act Horna, he was joined by other members since 2000, who were subsequently released from the band. After the demo recording "Tyranny Returns" (2001), the line-up was augmented by Hoath Torog and Horns, both from the Finnish black metal outfit Behexen, and this line-up has remained stable to this day.

Both musically and lyrically, Sargeist stays close to the roots of Scandinavian "old school" black metal. Lyrical subjects thus often deal with Satanism and anti-Christian blasphemy, as well as darkness, depression, misanthropy and hate. The band's name combines the two German words, "sarg" (coffin) and "geist" (spirit, ghost), and derives from the song "The Old Coffin Spirit" by the black metal band Rotting Christ. All members go by pseudonyms (their real names are unknown).

Current Line-Up

* Shatraug – guitars
* Hoath Torog – vocals
* Horns – drums

Former Members

* Lord Volos – drums (on "Heralding the Breath of Pestilence")
* Gorsedd Marter – [unknown] (on "Tyranny Returns")
* Makha Karn – [unknown] (on "Tyranny Returns")

Discography

Full-length Albums

* "Satanic Black Devotion" (2003)
* "Disciple of the Heinous Path" (2005)

Demos

* "Nockmaar" (1999)
* "Heralding the Breath of Pestilence" (2000)
* "Tyranny Returns" (2001; re-released 2005)

plit Albums

* "Reaping with Curses and Plague" (with Merrimack) (2002)
* "Wraith Messiah" (with Temple of Baal) (2004)
* "In Ruin and Despair" (with Horned Almighty) (2004)
* "Sargeist/Funeral Elegy" (with Funeral Elegy) (2004)
* "Dead Ravens Memory" (with Bahimiron) (2006)

Compilation Albums

* "Funeral Curses" (2005)

Interview

* [http://www.basementbar.com/DefaultN1.asp?GoTo=InterviewN1.asp?ID=372 Interview] (2003) with Shatraug by Brett VanPut on [http://www.basementbar.com/Welcome.htm Transcending the Mundane]

Review

* [http://www.decibelmagazine.com/reviews/dec2005/sargeist.aspx Review] of " Disciple of the Heinous Path" (2005) by J. Bennet on [http://www.decibelmagazine.com Decibel Magazine]

External links

* [http://www.sargeist.com/ Sargeist Official Website] (currently unavailable)
* [http://www.moribundcult.com/band_sargeist.html Sargeist Bandpage] on [http://www.moribundcult.com/ Moribund Records]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=10533 Sargeist] on [http://www.metal-archives.com/ Encyclopaedia Metallum]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sargeist Sargeist] on [http://www.discogs.com/ Discogs]