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Norway flagDISMAL EUPHONY
CURRENT NAME Dismal Euphony
FORMER NAMES -
ORIGIN Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
STATUS Active
FORMED IN 1994
LABEL Nuclear Blast
GENRE Black metal
STYLE -
LYRICAL THEME -
BAND ADDED 2002-04-16, 00:00
LAST UPDATE 2009-01-12, 10:09
Band biography
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In 1992 Ole K. Helgesen and Kristoffer Austrheim formed a death-metal band called "The Headless Children". They were both only thirteen years of age. After a couple of weeks, «THC» had finished their first song; «Close to death». A true death-speed metal song, influenced by bands like Slayer and Kreator.

The following year they were joined by vocalist Erik Borgen and guitarist Kenneth Bergsagel. They changed their name to "Carnal Tomb", and got more and more influenced by Black-metal. Carnal tomb only managed to make one song, called «Black funeral». A song which hopefully will appear on a release by Dismal Euphony, sometime in the future.

Soon Erik Borgen got sacked, and Ole took over the vocals. Linn Achre Tveit (Keltziva) joined as a second vocalist,(she soon got more impotant). Elin Overskott joined on keyboards.

As the music got more melodic and melancholic they decided to change their name again. «Dismal Euphony» was a correct description of the new music.

In 1995 the band released a demo called "Spellbound". The demo woke huge interess all over Europe. They soon got offers from record-labels like Nocturnal art productions, Malicious records and Napalm records. Napalm records re-released the demo on a MCD, which sold thousands all over the world.

"Soria Moria Slott" was there first full-length album. It was quite a success for Napalm records and the band. So was the next album; Autumn leaves. The two albums made Metal Blade Records and Nuclear Blast Records interested in the band.

Nuclear Blast pulled the longest straw...

On September 6th, 2004, the body of former keyboardist Elin Overskott was found in Stavanger. She died of a heroin overdose 24 years old after having been clean for more than two years.
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Current members Add - Fetch
Svenn-Aksel Henriksen2000-KeyboardsSee also Apostasy
Erlend Caspersen2000-BassSee also Allseeing I, The, Apostasy, Blood Red Throne, Unspoken Names
Kristoffer Vold1992-Drums
Anja Natasha1999-Vocals
Ole K. Helgesen1992-Bass, vocals
Former members Add - Fetch
Aylin-1998Keyboards
Achre Tveit (Boreas Bass
Elin Overskott1994-1998Keyboards
Linn Achre Tveit1994-1998Vocals
Kenneth Bergsagel1993-Guitars
Erik Borgen1993-1993Vocals
Session musicians Add - Fetch
Jo-Arild TønnesenBassLive 1999, on Lady Ablaze. v
Knut ArildLive 1999.
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Official releases Add
1996SpellboundNapalm Records
1996Sona Moria slottNapalm Records
1997Autumn LeavesNapalm Records
1999All Little DevilsNuclear Blast
1999Lady AblazeNapalm Records
2001Python ZeroNuclear Blast
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Song: Abandon

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