Den Saakaldte is a Norwegian

Norway

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 black metal

Black metal

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....

 supergroup

Supergroup (music)

In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....

, founded in 2006 by Mikael Sykelig, featuring members of Shining, 1349

1349 (band)

1349 is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1997. Their name comes from the year the Black Death reached Norway.- History :1349 formed in 1997 and comprises several former members of the band Alvheim...

 and Dødheimsgard

Dødheimsgard

Dødheimsgard is a Norwegian heavy metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard was originally a black metal band, but 1999's 666 International saw them change into an experimental and avant-garde / industrial metal band. In 2000, they shortened their name to DHG...

, among others.

They played their first gig at Inferno Festival in 2008, headlining the John Dee stage on the second day. The reactions were positive.

Their debut album, Øl, Mørke og Depresjon, which was released in March 2008 through Eerie Art records, has been described as "a quite unique sounding album," as well as "there's space for aggression and brutality, but also for dark atmospheres and ancient feelings."

The band released their second album, entitled All Hail Pessimism, on February 2, 2009.

On 27 March 2011, Niklas Kvarforth, vocalist and frontman of Den Saakaldte, announced that he would be quitting the band to focus on Shining.

Members

• Mikael Sykelig - guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Andrè Kvebek - guitar
• Tor Risdal "Seidemann" Stavenes - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Jormundgand - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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Former members

• Niklas Kvarforth - vocals
  Singing
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• Jarle "Uruz" Byberg - drums
• Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg
  Jan Axel Blomberg
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   - drums
• Stian Winter - drums

Discography

• Øl, mørke og depresjon
  Øl, mørke og depresjon
  Øl, mørke og depresjon is the first album by Norwegian black metal supergroup Den Saakaldte, released on by Eerie Art Records.-Track listing:...
  
  (2008)
• Die Hard Version (Split With Shining) (2008)
• All Hail Pessimism (2009)