Slavia (band)
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Slavia is a black metalBlack 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 from 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...
which was formed by Jonas Raskolnikov Christiansen from Kongsberg
Kongsberg
is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....
in 1994 under the name of Dreygjarnir. Changed name to Slavia in 1997. The band is now currently based in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, and also features members from the bands like Taake
Taake
Taake, pronounced [toke], is a Norwegian black metal band whose name is the old spelling form of the Norwegian word "tåke" .-History:In 1993, Ørjan Stedjeberg, now known as Ulvhedin Høst , formed the first version of the band Taake under the name Thule, together with Svartulv, who was only twelve...
, Deathcult, Disiplin, Enslaved
Enslaved (band)
Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo...
and Black Flame
Black Flame (band)
-History:Black Flame was formed by Cardinale Italo Martire, Serpentrax and m:A Fog in 1998. They started playing black metal in a fashion generally perceived as "cold and raw" by the black metal scene, strongly influenced by the occult both musically and lyrically. They released their first two...
. Vocalist Jonas was found dead in his apartment on 17 November 2011. He died of colon cancer.
Current members (2010)
- Jonas Raskolnikov Christiansen (4 December 1979 - 16 November 2011) - vocals
- Hoest - bass
- Thurzur - guitar
- Aindiachai - guitar
- m:A FogMassimo Altomare (m:A Fog)m:A Fog is a heavy metal musician.-Biography:He is the drummer of the black metal band Black Flame, who have been active since 1998, and their fourth full-length album, Imperivm, was released in 2008 on Forces of Satan Records, the label run by Infernus, guitarist of the Norwegian Black Metal band...
- drums - Mr. Roy Kronheim - bass
Discography
- Spectral Fascination (demo) (1998)
- Collective Trash (demo) (1999)
- Not of This World (demo) (1999)
- Gloria in Excelsis Sathan (demo) (2001) released by Drakkar Productions. Limited to 666 handnumbered copies.
- Collective Black Trash (demo) (2002)
- Promo 2002 (demo) (2002)
- Norwegian Black Terror Assault (7" EP) (2003) released by Drakkar Productions. Limited to 500 copies.
- Promofuck 2003 (demo) (2003)
- C.O.D. (demo) (2004)
- Styrke og Visjon (demo) (2006)
- Strength and Vision (CD) (2007) released by Drakkar Productions. Limited to 1000 copies.
- Strength and Vision (Digipack) (2008) new lay-out + 7 bonus live-tracks from Hole in the Sky - Festival 2007. Released by Drakkar Productions. Limited to 2000 copies.
- Strength and Vision (12" LP) (2008) new lay-out, splatter vinyl, including an A3-poster. Released by Drakkar Productions. Limited to 500 handnumbered copies.