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BORKNAGAR BAND PAGE
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CURRENT NAME
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Borknagar | |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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Bergen, Hordaland, Norway | |
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STATUS
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Active | |
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FORMED IN
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1995 | |
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LABEL
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Indie Recordings | |
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GENRE
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Black metal; Progressive metal | |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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| BAND ADDED | 2004-03-10, 00:00 | |
| LAST UPDATE | 2009-10-19, 13:23 | |
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| Band biography |
Øystein started writing new songs for their next album and signed a record deal with the major label Century Media to release the second album called "The Olden Domain". Because of some difficulties Infernus left the band and was replaced by Kai K. Lie. The band entered well-known Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany to record their follow-up. This album was a huge success and the project turned into a real band. They also went on their first tour through Europe together with In Flames and Night In Gales. At this time they also found two new members in Jens F. Ryland and Simen Hestnæs. Jens was playing the second guitar and Simen became the new vocalist in replacement for Garm who left the band to seek new musical ventures.
The band started to work on their third album "The Archaic Course" which received excellent reviews in metal magazines for the release in October 1998. At this time Borknagar was even featured in Guitar World Magazine. After the release the band went on tour but once again there were some line-up problems. Grim, Kai and Ivar left the band at about the same time. Ivar was not a full time members and the other two left the band because of personal difficulties with the rest of the band. Borknagar went on tour in the winter of 1998 as support for Cradle Of Filth and Napalm Death with a session drummer and without keyboards. In the spring of 1999 Borknagar became one of the first Scandinavian metal bands to cross the ocean and play in the US on a headlining tour with Emperor. On this tour Nick Barker from Cradle Of Filth handled the drums.
Eventually the band found a drummer in Asgeir Mickelson (Spiral Architect) and a keyboard player in Lars A. Nedland (Solefald). In January 2000 they recorded their fourth full-length album called "Quintessence" in the Abyss Studio together with producer/engineer Peter Tägtgren (Pain, Hypocrisy). A blend of folk music, epic metal and black metal tunes have made Borknagar one of the most unique bands in the world.
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