Urgehal is 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 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...

. It was formed in Hønefoss

Hønefoss

Hønefoss is a city in Buskerud county, Norway, and the center of the municipality of Ringerike.In 1852, Hønefoss received town status and was separated from Norderhov. Hønefoss celebrated its 150th year of township in 2002...

, 1992 by Nefas and Enzifer. Their musical style and sound resemble that of the Norwegian black metal bands that arose in the early 1990s.
Urgehal are known for their extensive use of the traditional corpse paint

Corpse paint

Corpse paint or corpsepaint is a style of black-and-white makeup, used mainly by black metal bands during live concerts and photo shoots. The makeup is used to intensify the bands' imagery of evil, inhumanity, and corpse-like decay. It is most commonly used just on the face, but also on arms and...

 and for Enzifer's striking on stage appearance, which incorporates facial spikes as well as traditional arm and body spikes.

Urgehal are scheduled to play at the Kick Off show for the Inferno Metal Festival

Inferno Metal Festival

Inferno Metal Festival is an annual extreme metal festival in Oslo, Norway. The festival was founded by Borknagar guitarist Jens F. Ryland in cooperation with Radar Booking in 2001 and take place at Rockefeller Music Hall.-2011:...

 2011.

Studio albums

• Arma Christi (1997)
• Massive Terrestrial Strike (1998)
• Atomkinder (2001)
• Through Thick Fog Till Death (2003)
• Goatcraft Torment (2006)
• Ikonoklast (2009)

Compilations and tribute albums

• A Norwegian Hail To VON (2005) – VON
  Von (band)
  Von was a First Wave black metal band from San Francisco, California, USA. They are thought to be the first American black metal band, and have strongly influenced the second wave of black metal.-Biography:...
  
   tribute split with Norwegian Evil, Amok and 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...
  
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• The Eternal Eclipse - 15 Years of Satanic Black Metal (2007) – an anniversary album.

EPs

• Demonrape (2005)
• Satanisk Norsk Black Metal (2007) – split with Beastcraft.
• Death Is Complete (2010)

Current members

• Nefas – vocals, guitar (1992–present)
• Enzifer – guitar (1992–present)
• Mannevond – bass (2007–present)
• Uruz – drums (1997–2008, 2010–present)

Former members

• Aradia – keyboards (1992)
• Chiron – bass (1992–1997)
• Renton (Eirik Renton) – drums (2008–2010)
• Shregoth (Tomas Torgersbråten) – bass (2003–2006)