Pantheon I
Encyclopedia
Pantheon I is a extreme metal
band from Oslo, Norway, and sharing some current and past members with 1349
. They have the particularity to include a Cello
artist in their line-up, and are often praised for being unafraid to experiment with their sound, while still keeping the musical ethos of black metal.
). He left 1349 in 2006 to focus on Pantheon I. He was joined by Seidemann (still in 1349) in 2004.
In December 2007 the band embarked on a tour in France as support of Mayhem
.
In November 2008 they recorded a new song called "I'll Come Back As Fire", which will be featured in the upcoming horror
movie Someone's Knocking At The Door, by the American director Chad Ferrin
.
Their most recent album, Worlds I Create
, was released on 29 July 2009 in Europe and 11 August in North America
.
In the start of 2010 Pantheon I will be part of the Summer Breeze Open Air
heavy metal festival in Germany.
In November 2010 it was announced that Aethyris McKay had departed from Absu and joined Pantheon I. McKay will be taking over guitar from Kvebek who will be focusing on vocals and McKay will also be singing clean vocals for the band.
Extreme metal
Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. The term usually refers to a more abrasive, harsher, underground, non-commercialized style or sound nearly always associated with genres like black metal,...
band from Oslo, Norway, and sharing some current and past members with 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...
. They have the particularity to include a Cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
artist in their line-up, and are often praised for being unafraid to experiment with their sound, while still keeping the musical ethos of black metal.
History
Pantheon I was founded as a side-project in 2002 by Tjalve (from 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...
). He left 1349 in 2006 to focus on Pantheon I. He was joined by Seidemann (still in 1349) in 2004.
In December 2007 the band embarked on a tour in France as support of Mayhem
Mayhem (band)
Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984 in Oslo, Norway and regarded as one of the pioneers of the influential Norwegian black metal scene...
.
In November 2008 they recorded a new song called "I'll Come Back As Fire", which will be featured in the upcoming horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
movie Someone's Knocking At The Door, by the American director Chad Ferrin
Chad Ferrin
Chad Ferrin is a low-budget horror director, actor, and screenwriter.-Biography:Ferrin first broke into the film industry as a production assistant on films such as Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and Hellraiser: Bloodline...
.
Their most recent album, Worlds I Create
Worlds I Create
Worlds I Create is the third full-length album from Norwegian black metal band, Pantheon I and was released in Europe on 29th July 2009 and in North America on 11th August of the same year....
, was released on 29 July 2009 in Europe and 11 August in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
In the start of 2010 Pantheon I will be part of the Summer Breeze Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air is a heavy metal music festival in Germany. It takes place annually in Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria. It was first held in 1997. The festival had been held in Abtsgmünd until 2006 when it was moved to its new location of Dinkelsbühl. The festival draws around 40,000 attendees annually...
heavy metal festival in Germany.
In November 2010 it was announced that Aethyris McKay had departed from Absu and joined Pantheon I. McKay will be taking over guitar from Kvebek who will be focusing on vocals and McKay will also be singing clean vocals for the band.
Discography
- Atrocity Divine - (2006)
- The Wanderer And His Shadow - (2007)
- Worlds I CreateWorlds I CreateWorlds I Create is the third full-length album from Norwegian black metal band, Pantheon I and was released in Europe on 29th July 2009 and in North America on 11th August of the same year....
- (2009)
Band members
- Andrè Kvebek - Vocals and Guitar (ex-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...
) - John Espen Sagstad - Guitar
- Aethyris McKay - Guitar
- Tor Risdal Stavenes - Bass (Seidemann in 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...
) - Mads Guldbekkhei - Drums
- Live Julianne Kostøl - Cello