Myrkskog
Encyclopedia
Myrkskog is a death metal
band formed in 1993
from Drammen
, Norway
.
. Their debut album Deathmachine is a hybrid of black metal
and death metal
, combining attributes of both genres. Their second album Superior Massacre is much more death metal
-oriented with more prominent bass-lines and less tremolo picked riffs.
Myrkskog faded away after the release of Superior Massacre but made occasional live appearances, the most recent of which was at the Inferno Festival in 2006. The name 'Myrkskog' is apparently a translation of the Norwegian for 'Mirkwood'.
Since leaving Myrkskog, Savant M (going under the moniker Drakul Azacain) formed the black metal band Disiplin, who have released two albums, and was briefly a member of Dissection
.
The last known line-up was guitarist/vocalist Destructhor, bassist Demariel(or Gortheon) and drummer / backing vocalist Secthdamon. Myrkskog has released only two full-Length albums through the UK's Candlelight Records
. Their second studio album, Superior Massacre, also contains material by the Norwegian experimental duo Epilektrician, used as intro and outro.
As of November 2007, Destruchtor and Secthdamon have reformed Myrkskog.
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 formed in 1993
1993 in music
This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....
from Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
Band history
Usually their music consisted of thunderous high speed double-bass with rapid blastbeats and fills. Guitars were made up of harmonic tremolo picking and sometimes powerchords with fast solos composed by Destructhor who, along with Secthdamon, were members in ZyklonZyklon
Zyklon is the German word for Cyclone.It may also refer to:* Zyklon, a Norwegian industrial blackened death metal band.* Zyklon B, a pesticide ultimately used by Nazi Germany in gas chambers...
. Their debut album Deathmachine is a hybrid of 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....
and death metal
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....
, combining attributes of both genres. Their second album Superior Massacre is much more death metal
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....
-oriented with more prominent bass-lines and less tremolo picked riffs.
Myrkskog faded away after the release of Superior Massacre but made occasional live appearances, the most recent of which was at the Inferno Festival in 2006. The name 'Myrkskog' is apparently a translation of the Norwegian for 'Mirkwood'.
Since leaving Myrkskog, Savant M (going under the moniker Drakul Azacain) formed the black metal band Disiplin, who have released two albums, and was briefly a member of Dissection
Dissection (band)
Dissection was a black metal band from Strömstad, Sweden. The band was formed in 1989, by Jon Nödtveidt. The band released its first EP in 1991. They disbanded in 2006, after Nödtveidt's suicide.- Band overview :...
.
The last known line-up was guitarist/vocalist Destructhor, bassist Demariel(or Gortheon) and drummer / backing vocalist Secthdamon. Myrkskog has released only two full-Length albums through the UK's Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
. Their second studio album, Superior Massacre, also contains material by the Norwegian experimental duo Epilektrician, used as intro and outro.
As of November 2007, Destruchtor and Secthdamon have reformed Myrkskog.
Current line-up
- DestructhorDestructhorThor Anders Myhren , better known as Destructhor, is a Norwegian musician who has played guitar with metal bands Myrkskog, Zyklon, and Morbid Angel. Along with being a guitarist, he has been the vocalist with Myrkskog. He joined Morbid Angel in 2008.-References:...
- Vocals and guitar (also in Morbid AngelMorbid AngelMorbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida. UK music magazine Terrorizer ranked one Morbid Angel album in its “Top 40 greatest death metal albums”, with their 1989 debut Altars of Madness appearing at number 1...
, 13491349 (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 ZyklonZyklon (band)Zyklon was a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with former members of Myrkskog. Their style has been defined as modern death metal with black and industrial undertones...
) - Demariel - Bass
- Secthdamon - Drums and backing vocals (also in ZyklonZyklon (band)Zyklon was a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with former members of Myrkskog. Their style has been defined as modern death metal with black and industrial undertones...
)
Former members
- Bjørn Thomas - drums
- Lars Petter - drums
- Anders Eek - drums
- Master V - vocals / bass guitar on Deathmachine
- Savant M - guitars on Deathmachine
Discography
- Ode til Norge - 1995 (demo)
- Apocalyptic Psychotica - The Murder Tape - 1998 (demo)
- Deathmachine - 2000 (Candlelight RecordsCandlelight RecordsCandlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
) - Superior Massacre - 2002 (Candlelight Records)