Myrkgrav
Myrkgrav is a Norwegian blackened folk metal band with a single member, Lars Jensen. Jensen founded the band in 2003 and released a demo in 2004 entitled Fra fjellheimen kaller... (English: "From the Mountain Home Calls..."). His first album, Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning ("Trollish Woods, Wraiths, and Coalburning"), was released on 27 October 2006. The lyrics are about local history, legends, and folklore from Ringerike, Lommedalen, and Hole,[1] from around the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. The songs are sung in a local Norwegian dialect.[2]
Myrkgrav | |
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 Band logo | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ringerike, Norway |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | DGF |
| Members | Lars Jensen |
| Website | Myspace profile |
Lars Jensen, the sole member of the band, in 2007
Members
- Lars Jensen – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, folk instruments
Session musicians
- Stine Ross Idsø – hardanger fiddle (2008–present)
- Olav Mjelva – hardanger fiddle (2008–present)
Guest musicians
- Aleksandra Rajković – keyboards
- Erlend Antonsen – bass guitar
- Espen Hammer – bass guitarist on Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning
- Benita Eriksdatter – vocals on "Gygra og St. Olav"
- Sindre Nedland – clean vocals on Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning
Discography
Album art for Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning
- Fra fjellheimen kaller... (demo) (2004)
- Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning (2006)
- Sjuguttmyra / Ferden går videre (split release with Voluspaa) (2011)
- Sjuguttmyra (EP) (2013)
- Takk og farvel; tida er blitt ei annen (2016)
References
- Myrkgrav's biography on Myspace. Retrieved 15 July 2009
- Trollskau, Skrømt og Kølabrenningat Encyclopaedia Metallum Archived 6 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 July 2009
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