Dødheimsgard

Dødheimsgard
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Black metal Avant-garde metal Industrial metal
Labels	Moonfog Productions The End Records
Associated acts	Aphrodisiac Umoral Zweizz ThanatoSchizO Aura Noir Manes Ulver Satyricon Ved Buens Ende Darkthrone Dimmu Borgir Old Man's Child Fleurety Nidingr Blargh Clutchpedal vs. Starfat
Website	dhg.no (under construction)
Members
Vicotnik Kvohst Clandestine Jormundgand Terghl Blargh
Past members
Aldrahn Alver Apollyon Cerberus Carl-Michael Eide Fenriz Inflabitan Galder Mort Zweizz Thrawn D'arn

Dødheimsgard (also known as DHG) was originally a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1994, but 1999's 666 International saw them change into an experimental and avant-garde / industrial metal band. In 2000, they shortened their name to DHG. During 2003, they went through some lineup changes, replacing Aldrahn, Zweizz and Czral.

"Dødheimsgard" is a contraction of three words: Død which means 'death', heim which means 'home' and gard which means (at least in this context) 'realm'. A natural translation into English would be "Realm of Death".

In 2006, they completed the new album Supervillain Outcast, which was released in April 2007 by Moonfog Productions and The End Records.

On January 4, 2008, it was announced that vocalist Kvohst had left the band.^[1] However, as of October 2010, he has rejoined Dødheimsgard, Also in 2010 a new drummer, Terghl, and a new guitarist, Blargh, was introduced. The band is now working on new material for a new album, which is supposed to be recorded during 2011.^[2]

Members

• Vicotnik (Viper, Mr. Fixit, Yusaf Parvez) - guitar, vocals (1994-) (Ved Buens Ende, Code, Naer Mataron)
• Blargh - guitar (Nidingr, Blargh, Clutchpedal vs. Starfat)
• Clandestine (Christian Eidskrem) - bass guitar
• Terghl - drums (Grand Alchemist)
• Jormundgand - synthesizer

Previous members

• Aldrahn (Bjørn Dencker Gjerde) - vocals, guitar (1994–2003) (Thorns, Zyklon-B)
• Alver (Jonas Alver) - bass guitar (1996) (Emperor)
• Apollyon (Ole Jørgen Moe) - bass, drums, guitars, vocals (1995–1999) (Aura Noir, Cadaver, Immortal)
• Cerberus - bass guitar (1998)
• Czral (Carl-Michael Eide) - drums (1999–2003, on Supervillain Outcast) (Aura Noir, Virus, Cadaver, Ved Buens Ende, Satyricon, Ulver)
• Fenriz (Gylve Nagell) - vocals, bass guitar (1994–1995) (Darkthrone)
• Inflabitan - guitar, bass guitar (on tour in 1999)
• Galder (Thomas Rune Andersen) - guitar (1998) (Old Man's Child, Dimmu Borgir)
• Kvohst - vocals (1998-2008, 2010-2011) (Hexvessel, ex-Code)
• Mort - effects on Supervillain Outcast
• Mr. Magic Logic/Hologram/Zweizz (Svein Egil Hatlevik) - keyboards, grand piano (1997–2003) (Fleurety)
• Thrawn (Tom Kvålsvoll) - guitar
• D'arn - drums

Discography

• Kronet Til Konge (1995)
• Monumental Possession (1996)
• Satanic Art (MCD) (1998)
• 666 International (1999)
• Supervillain Outcast (2007)
• TBA (2011)

References

1. ^ [1].Blabbermouth.net News item. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
2. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=146975

External links

• Dødheimsgard official website (currently down but being built)
• Dødheimsgard on Myspace
• Dødheimsgard discography at MusicBrainz
• DHG Interview 2007
• Interview with Bjørn Dencker aka ALDRAHN 2008 on avantgarde-metal.com