DHG was originally formed in 1994 under the moniker Dødheimsgard is a conjunction of three words: Død which means death, Heim which means home and Gard which means (at least in this context) mansion. A natural translation os ø into English would be "The Mansion of Death", alternatively "The Realm of the Dead/Death".
The band released their debut album "Kronet Til Konge" in 1995. They have changed members several times during their career and the music has also changed from black metal to some kind of darkwave / industrial / black metal hybrid. In the year 2000 they shortened their name to DHG. The band regroupe in 2002 with a completely new line-up.