Fimbulwinter was a 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....

 band that was part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. It formed in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 during 1992 and released two demos that year. In 1994 it released its only album, Servants of Sorcery

Servants of Sorcery

Servants of Sorcery is a Norwegian black metal album by Fimbulwinter, released by Hot Records in 1994. The album is actually a remaster of Fimbulwinter's 1992 demo, with an additional song.-Track listing:# "Intro" - 01:05...

. Featuring a cover of Celtic Frost

Celtic Frost

Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...

's "Morbid Tales

Morbid Tales

Morbid Tales is the debut album by the Swiss extreme metal band, Celtic Frost. It was released in June 1984. The first American release by Enigma/Metal Blade added two tracks, making Morbid Tales an LP....

", it was the first release by newly formed Hot Records.

The band broke up shortly after. Guitarist Shagrath

Shagrath

Shagrath is a Norwegian musician best known as the vocalist of Dimmu Borgir.-Biography:Stian Thoresen was born on November 18, 1976 in Jessheim, outside of Oslo, Norway....

 joined Dimmu Borgir

Dimmu Borgir

Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...

 and bassist Skoll joined Ulver

Ulver

Ulver is a musical group from Norway. Since their first, folklore-influenced black metal release entitled Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler , Ulver’s musical style has been fluid and increasingly eclectic, blending genres such as rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions, noise and...

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The band is named after Fimbulvetr (or Fimbulvinter), an event in Norse mythology

Norse mythology

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Members

• Shagrath
  Shagrath
  Shagrath is a Norwegian musician best known as the vocalist of Dimmu Borgir.-Biography:Stian Thoresen was born on November 18, 1976 in Jessheim, outside of Oslo, Norway....
  
   (Stian Thorensen) - lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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  , drums
  Drum kit
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• Necronos (Morten Lunde) - rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
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• Skoll (Hugh Steven James Mingay) - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Orbweaver (Morten Bergseth) - drums
  Drum kit
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Discography

• 1992 - Rehearsal (demo)
• 1992 - Rehearsal Demo (demo)
• 1994 - Servants of Sorcery
  Servants of Sorcery
  Servants of Sorcery is a Norwegian black metal album by Fimbulwinter, released by Hot Records in 1994. The album is actually a remaster of Fimbulwinter's 1992 demo, with an additional song.-Track listing:# "Intro" - 01:05...
  
  (album)