The band formed in 1991 as Chalice, but changed their name to Svartsyn in 1993 after the death of original drummer Tormentor. They recorded their first demo in 1994 and their first album in 1998. Draugen, ex-drummer of Dark Funeral, teamed up with original founding member Ornias in 1996 and worked smoothly together until Draugen left the band in 2010.
In 1996 Svartsyn signed to Folter Records and released their debut album The True Legend. In May of the following year, a tour of 9 dates in the Netherlands and Germany with Behemoth and Desaster was made. After this tour, Kolgrim (of Unpure) replaced Surth. In June 1997 Svartsyn released Tormentor 7” EP. In September 1997 and October 1998 Svartsyn recorded their 2nd album entitled Bloodline at Sunlight Studios, which was released as a limited D-LP by End All Life Productions from Italy. In February 2000, Svartsyn recorded their 3rd album …His Majesty at Voisin Studios and they signed to Sound Riot Records for the release of this album.
In 2003, Svartsyn signed with Sound Riot Records again for the release of their fourth album Destruction of Man and for the re-print of Bloodline album including the Tormentor 7” EP as bonus track. Destruction of Man was released in the summer 2003 and Bloodline in September 2005. Their fifth album Timeless Reign was released through Carnal Records from Sweden in September 2007.
After the departure of Draguen in 2010, Ornias continued recording music for subsequent albums and EPs. After signing with Agonia Records the band released their sixth album Wrath upon the Earth in January 2011 with brothers Zoran van Bellegem and Baruch van Bellegem from the Belgian band "Satyrus" as session musicians playing bass and drums, keyboards and samples respectively. The following year a re-recorded, re-mixed and re-mastered version of the band's debut album The True Legend with new artwork by frequent collaborator Chadwick St. John and a slightly changed track listing was released.
The band's eighth studio album Black Sacrament was released in May 2013 and featured Ignace "Hammerman" Verstrate as a session drummer. Ornias worked again with Hammerman to release Svartsyn's ninth studio album In Death in June 2017.
Membersedit
Currentedit
Ornias - vocals, guitars, bass (1991 - present)
Formeredit
Draugen - drums (1996-2010)
Kolgrim - bass (1996-2004)
Whorth - bass (2001)
Surth - drums (1994-1996)
Tormentor - drums, vocals (1991 -1993; died 1993)
Liveedit
Henke Svegsjö - guitars (1997-1998)
Discographyedit
Studio albumsedit
The True Legend (1998)
...His Majesty (2000)
Destruction of Man (2003)
Bloodline (2005)
Timeless Reign (2007)
Wrath Upon The Earth (2011)
The True Legend Re-recording (2012)
Black Testament (2013)
In Death (2017)
Requiem (2020)
EPsedit
Tormentor (1998) [Black Militia]
Genesis of Deaths Illuminating Mysteries (2012) [Inferna Profundus Records]
Nightmarish Sleep (2014) [Carnal Records]
LPsedit
Bloodline/His Majesty (2000) [End All Life Productions]
A Night Created by the Shadows... and the Resuscitation of Unspoken Rituals (2019) [Nomad Snakepit Productions]
Split EPsedit
Kaos Svarta Mar/ Skinning the Lambs with Arckanum (2004) [Carnal Records / Blut & Eisen Productions]
Demosedit
Rehearsal '94 (1994)
A Night Created by the Shadows (1995)
Rehearsal '97 (1997)
Skinning the Lambs (2003)
Referencesedit
^"Svartsyn interview". Bardo Methodology. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
External linksedit
Svartsyn at Myspace
Svartsyn at AllMusic
May 08, 2024
svartsyn, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2024, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Svartsyn news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Svartsyn is a black metal band from Sweden formed in 1991 by multi instrumentalist singer and lyricist Ornias 1 SvartsynAlso known asChalice from 1991 1993 OriginNynashamn SwedenGenresBlack metalYears active1991 presentLabelsSound Riot RecordsFolter RecordsCarnal RecordsAgonia RecordsMembersOrniasPast membersDraugenKolgrimWorthSurthTormentor Contents 1 History 2 Members 2 1 Current 2 2 Former 2 3 Live 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 EPs 3 3 LPs 3 4 Split EPs 3 5 Demos 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe band formed in 1991 as Chalice but changed their name to Svartsyn in 1993 after the death of original drummer Tormentor They recorded their first demo in 1994 and their first album in 1998 Draugen ex drummer of Dark Funeral teamed up with original founding member Ornias in 1996 and worked smoothly together until Draugen left the band in 2010 In 1996 Svartsyn signed to Folter Records and released their debut album The True Legend In May of the following year a tour of 9 dates in the Netherlands and Germany with Behemoth and Desaster was made After this tour Kolgrim of Unpure replaced Surth In June 1997 Svartsyn released Tormentor 7 EP In September 1997 and October 1998 Svartsyn recorded their 2nd album entitled Bloodline at Sunlight Studios which was released as a limited D LP by End All Life Productions from Italy In February 2000 Svartsyn recorded their 3rd album His Majesty at Voisin Studios and they signed to Sound Riot Records for the release of this album In 2003 Svartsyn signed with Sound Riot Records again for the release of their fourth album Destruction of Man and for the re print of Bloodline album including the Tormentor 7 EP as bonus track Destruction of Man was released in the summer 2003 and Bloodline in September 2005 Their fifth album Timeless Reign was released through Carnal Records from Sweden in September 2007 After the departure of Draguen in 2010 Ornias continued recording music for subsequent albums and EPs After signing with Agonia Records the band released their sixth album Wrath upon the Earth in January 2011 with brothers Zoran van Bellegem and Baruch van Bellegem from the Belgian band Satyrus as session musicians playing bass and drums keyboards and samples respectively The following year a re recorded re mixed and re mastered version of the band s debut album The True Legend with new artwork by frequent collaborator Chadwick St John and a slightly changed track listing was released The band s eighth studio album Black Sacrament was released in May 2013 and featured Ignace Hammerman Verstrate as a session drummer Ornias worked again with Hammerman to release Svartsyn s ninth studio album In Death in June 2017 Members editCurrent edit Ornias vocals guitars bass 1991 present Former edit Draugen drums 1996 2010 Kolgrim bass 1996 2004 Whorth bass 2001 Surth drums 1994 1996 Tormentor drums vocals 1991 1993 died 1993 Live edit Henke Svegsjo guitars 1997 1998 Discography editStudio albums edit The True Legend 1998 His Majesty 2000 Destruction of Man 2003 Bloodline 2005 Timeless Reign 2007 Wrath Upon The Earth 2011 The True Legend Re recording 2012 Black Testament 2013 In Death 2017 Requiem 2020 EPs edit Tormentor 1998 Black Militia Genesis of Deaths Illuminating Mysteries 2012 Inferna Profundus Records Nightmarish Sleep 2014 Carnal Records LPs edit Bloodline His Majesty 2000 End All Life Productions A Night Created by the Shadows and the Resuscitation of Unspoken Rituals 2019 Nomad Snakepit Productions Split EPs edit Kaos Svarta Mar Skinning the Lambs with Arckanum 2004 Carnal Records Blut amp Eisen Productions Demos edit Rehearsal 94 1994 A Night Created by the Shadows 1995 Rehearsal 97 1997 Skinning the Lambs 2003 References edit Svartsyn interview Bardo Methodology 30 May 2017 Retrieved 17 February 2024 External links editSvartsyn at Myspace Svartsyn at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Svartsyn amp oldid 1208469234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
