Dødheimsgard
Dødheimsgard (also known as DHG) is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard originally played black metal, but 1999's 666 International saw them change their style into experimental and avant-garde/industrial metal. In 2000, they shortened their name to DHG.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | DHG |
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Black metal, avant-garde metal, industrial metal |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Peaceville, Moonfog Productions, The End |
| Members | Vicotnik Thunberg Terghl L.E. Måløy |
| Past members | Alver Apollyon Cerberus Carl-Michael Eide Fenriz Kvohst Galder Zweizz Thrawn Hellspawn Clandestine Jormundgand Blargh Aldrahn |
| Website | dhg.no (domain has been expired since 2007) |
Their name,"Dødheimsgard" is a contraction of three words: Død which means 'death', heim which means 'home' and gard which means (at least in this context) 'realm'. A natural translation into English would be "Realm of Death".
History edit
Founding of the band and Kronet til Konge (1994–1995) edit
The band was founded in 1994. At the time they consisted of three members: Vicotnik (drums, backing vocals), Fenriz (bass, additional vocals) and Aldrahn (lead vocals and guitar) This line up recorded a promotional demo before releasing their debut album Kronet til Konge on Malicious Records in 1995. After the release of the album they recorded another promotional demo.
Monumental Possession, Satanic Art and 666 International; Aldrahn's first departure (1995–1999) edit
Some time after the release of their second promo Fenriz had left the band and was replaced by Alver (bass), and Apollyon (guitar and vocals). This line up recorded the album Monumental Possession in December 1995, and released it in 1996.
For their follow up effort, an EP named Satanic Art was released in 1998. The band was joined by new members Galder (guitars), who at the time was a member of Old Man's Child and would later go on to join Dimmu Borgir, and Cerberus (bass), who replaced Alver, and Zweizz (keyboards and effects). On this release, Apollyon switched to playing the drums instead of guitar. Some time after the release of the EP, Galder and Cerberus would depart from the band.
The following year Dødheimsgard recorded their next album entitled 666 International, which was released in 1999. For this album the band had a new member, Czral, on drums, as Apollyon once again switched instruments and played bass.
Some time after the band had released their previous album, Aldrahn, Zweizz and Apollyon had departed from the band's ranks.
Supervillain Outcast (2004–2011) edit
The band had been working on new material and featured new members Kvohst (vocals), Thrawn Hellspawn (guitars) and Clandestine (bass). When recording the new album the band featured Mort (samples), Czral (drums) and Bliss (programming). Aldrahn made a guest appearance on the album as well.
In 2006, they completed the album Supervillain Outcast, which was released in April 2007 by Moonfog Productions and The End Records. On January 4, 2008, it was announced that vocalist Kvohst had left the band.[1] However, in October 2010, he had rejoined and new members Terghl (drums) and Blargh (guitars) had joined the band.
Some time during 2011, the band announced that Kvhost had once again left. In the period following Kvhost's departure it appeared that members Blargh, Thrawn Hellspawn and Clandestine had also departed from the group.
Aldrahn's return and A Umbra Omega (2013–2016) edit
In 2013, original vocalist, Aldrahn, was announced to have made his return to the group and that the band were working on a new album. The band released their fifth studio album, A Umbra Omega, on March 16, 2015.[2] After the release of the album new members Thunberg (guitar) and L.E. Måløy (bass) had joined the group.
Aldrahn's second departure and Black Medium Current (2016–present) edit
In June 2016 Vicotnik announced that Aldrahn had once again left the band due to strains on their personal relationship.[3] The band continued to tour despite Aldrahn's absence with Vitcotnik performing lead vocals for the entirety of the shows during their arranged performance dates.
In February 2023, the band announced that Black Medium Current, their sixth studio album, would be released on April 14, 2023.[4]
Members edit
- Current line-up
- Yusaf "Vicotnik" Parvez – guitars (1997–present), vocals (1996–1998, 2011–2013, 2016–present), keyboards (2007–present), drums, backing vocals (1994–1996)
- Tommy "Guns" Thunberg – guitars (2015–present)
- Lars-Emil Måløy – bass (2015–present)
- Øyvind Myrvoll – drums (2019–present)
- Former members
- Bjørn "Aldrahn" Gjerde – guitars (1994–2004), vocals (1994–2005, 2013–2016)[3]
- Gylve "Fenriz" Nagell – bass, vocals (1994–1995)
- Jonas Alver – bass (1996)
- Ole "Apollyon" Moe – guitars, vocals (1996), drums (1996–1998), bass (1999)
- Kai "Cerberus" Halvorsen – bass (1996–1998)
- Svein "Zweizz" Hatlevik – keyboards, samples, programming (1997–2003)
- Tom "Galder" Andersen – guitars (1998)
- Carl-Michael "Czral" Eide – drums (1999–2003)
- Mathew "Khvost" McNerney – vocals (2005–2008, 2010–2011)
- Tom "Thrawn Hellspawn" Kvålsvoll – guitars (2005–2011)
- Christian "Clandestine" Eidskrem – bass 2005–2011)
- John "Sekaran" Vooren – drums (2005–2018)
- Ole "Jormundgand" Teigen – keyboards (2006–2011)
- Stian "Blargh" Hammeren – guitars (2010–2015)
- "Void" – bass (2011–2015)
- Touring members
- Sigmund "Inflabitan" Hansen – guitars, bass (1999)
- Kjetil "Darn" Dahlen – drums (2007–2009)
- Øyvind Myrvoll – drums (2013, 2018–2019)
- Camille Giraudeau – guitars (2019)
- Matt "OCD" Jarman – guitars (2019)
Discography edit
- Kronet Til Konge (1995)
- Monumental Possession (1996)
- Satanic Art (MCD) (1998)
- 666 International (1999)
- Supervillain Outcast (2007)
- A Umbra Omega (2015)
- Black Medium Current (2023)
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).Blabbermouth.net News item. Retrieved January 6, 2008. - ^ "Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermoth.net. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ a b . Facebook. 2016-07-21. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Weaver, James (25 February 2023). "Dødheimsgard announce new album 'Black Medium Current'". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
External links edit
- Dødheimsgard official website (currently down but being built)
- Dødheimsgard discography at MusicBrainz
- DHG Interview 2007
- Interview with Bjørn Dencker aka ALDRAHN 2008 on avantgarde-metal.com