Horgh
Encyclopedia
Horgh is a Norwegian drummer, currently playing for Swedish death metal
band Hypocrisy
and Norwegian black metal
band Immortal
.
Horgh joined Immortal in 1996, following a succession of rotating members - the band had worked with four different drummers in five years, while core member Abbath
played drums in the studio for the albums Pure Holocaust and Battles in the North. Horgh has been with the band ever since, and played drums on all albums the band have released from then on.
Horgh's style incorporates more straightforward metal techniques than Abbath's mostly blast beat orientated way of playing and the slower, more primitive and eighties-oriented style of Immortal's first drummer Armagedda (the only other drummer that has ever recorded with the band), and is especially known for his strong foot technique, giving him the ability to play very fast and precise double bassdrum patterns for a long period of time. The liner notes of his first Immortal album, Blizzard Beasts, dedicate the album to him.
Immortal disbanded in 2003 but officially reformed in 2007, after Abbath was finished with recording his side project I
. After having played a successful string of shows in summer 2007 and several dates at major European metal festivals in 2008, they announced they would be returning to the studio to record the follow-up to 2002's Sons Of Northern Darkness. Album producer Peter Tägtgren
recently confirmed that the recording of said album will start around February, 2009.
With Grimfist
With Hypocrisy
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy (band)
Hypocrisy is a melodic death metal band from Sweden. It was formed in 1990 in Ludvika, Sweden by Peter Tägtgren.Musically, the band started off with a traditional death metal sound on their first albums, and soon drifted to become a melodic death metal band. The lyrics in their early stages -...
and Norwegian 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 Immortal
Immortal (band)
Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman/guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta...
.
Horgh joined Immortal in 1996, following a succession of rotating members - the band had worked with four different drummers in five years, while core member Abbath
Olve Eikemo
Olve Eikemo , better known by his stage name Abbath Doom Occulta, is a Norwegian composer, vocalist, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, drummer, and one of the founding members of the black metal band Immortal...
played drums in the studio for the albums Pure Holocaust and Battles in the North. Horgh has been with the band ever since, and played drums on all albums the band have released from then on.
Horgh's style incorporates more straightforward metal techniques than Abbath's mostly blast beat orientated way of playing and the slower, more primitive and eighties-oriented style of Immortal's first drummer Armagedda (the only other drummer that has ever recorded with the band), and is especially known for his strong foot technique, giving him the ability to play very fast and precise double bassdrum patterns for a long period of time. The liner notes of his first Immortal album, Blizzard Beasts, dedicate the album to him.
Immortal disbanded in 2003 but officially reformed in 2007, after Abbath was finished with recording his side project I
I (band)
I is a Norwegian heavy metal supergroup formed in 2006 in Norway. I contains members from various black metal bands; Immortal , Gorgoroth , and Enslaved...
. After having played a successful string of shows in summer 2007 and several dates at major European metal festivals in 2008, they announced they would be returning to the studio to record the follow-up to 2002's Sons Of Northern Darkness. Album producer Peter Tägtgren
Peter Tägtgren
Alf Peter Tägtgren is a Swedish musician and producer. He is the founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band PAIN in which he is the only member....
recently confirmed that the recording of said album will start around February, 2009.
Horgh's discography
With ImmortalImmortal (band)
Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman/guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta...
- Blizzard BeastsBlizzard Beasts- Personnel :* Abbath Doom Occulta - bass, vocals* Demonaz Doom Occulta - guitar* Horgh - drums- Charts :- External links :* *...
(1997) - At the Heart of WinterAt the Heart of Winter- Personnel :* Abbath Doom Occulta – guitar, bass, synths, vocals* Horgh – drums* Demonaz Doom Occulta – lyrics- External links :* * *...
(1999) - Damned in BlackDamned in BlackDamned in Black is the sixth album by the Norwegian black metal band, Immortal, and the first album where Iscariah plays the bass, the bassist/vocalist of the band Dead To This World...
(2000) - Sons of Northern DarknessSons of Northern Darkness-Bonus DVD:Recorded with a handy cam by Achim Köhler, May 2, 2003 during the Metal Gods Tour, live at B.B. King's in New York.# "Wrath from Above"# "Damned in Black"# "One by One"# "Tyrants "# "Tyrants "# "Solarfall"# "Beyond the North Waves"...
(2002) - All Shall FallAll Shall Fall- Personnel :* Abbath Doom Occulta – guitar, vocals* Apollyon – bass* Horgh – drums* Demonaz Doom Occulta – lyrics* Are Mundal – "Unearthly Kingdom" introAdditional personnel* Immortal – production* Peter Tägtgren – production, mixing* Pytten – engineering...
(2009)
With Grimfist
Grimfist (band)
Grimfist is a blackened death metal band from Oslo. Founded in October 2001, they are currently signed to Candlelight Records, for whom they have released two albums....
- Ghouls of Grandeur (2003)
With Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy (band)
Hypocrisy is a melodic death metal band from Sweden. It was formed in 1990 in Ludvika, Sweden by Peter Tägtgren.Musically, the band started off with a traditional death metal sound on their first albums, and soon drifted to become a melodic death metal band. The lyrics in their early stages -...
- Virus (2005)
- A Taste of Extreme DivinityA Taste of Extreme Divinity-Band members:* Peter Tägtgren – vocals, guitar* Mikael Hedlund – bass guitar* Horgh – drums...
(2009)