Myrkgrav
Myrkgrav | |
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The Myrkgrav band logo | |
Background information | |
Origin | Ringerike, Norway |
Genres | Folk metal, Viking metal, black metal |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | DGF Records |
Website |
Official site Myspace profile |
Members | Lars Jensen |
Myrkgrav is a Norwegian blackened folk metal band. It is a one-man band, with the single member being Lars Jensen. Jensen founded the band in 2003 and released a demo in 2004 entitled Fra fjellheimen kaller... (English: From The Mountain Home Calls...). His debut album, Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning (Trollish Woods, Wraiths and Coalburning), was released 27 October 2006. The lyrics are about local history, legends and folklore from Ringerike, Lommedalen, and Hole,[1] from around the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. The songs are sung in a local dialect of Norwegian.[2]
Members
Session musicians
- Stine Ross Idsø – hardanger fiddle (2008–present)
- Olav Mjelva – hardanger fiddle (2008–present)
Guest musicians
- Aleksandra Rajković – keyboards
- Erlend Antonsen – bass
- Espen Hammer – bass guitarist on Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning
- Benita Eriksdatter – vocals on "Gygra og St. Olav"
- Sindre Nedland – clean vocals on Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning
Discography
- Fra fjellheimen kaller... (demo) – 2004
- Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning – 2006
- Sjuguttmyra/Ferden går videre (split release with Voluspaa) – 2011
- Sjuguttmyra (EP) – 2013
- Takk og farvel; tida er blitt ei annen - 2016
References
- ↑ Myrkgravs biography on Myspace Retrieved on 2009-07-15
- ↑ Trollskau, Skrømt og Kølabrenningat Encyclopaedia Metallum Retrieved on 2009-07-15
External links
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