Artist: Keep Of Kalessin
Genre(s):
Metal: Death,Black
Discography:
Armada
Year: 2006
Tracks: 10
Reclaim
Year: 2003
Tracks: 5
Agnen - A Journey Through The Dark
Year: 1999
Tracks: 8
Through Times Of War
Year: 1997
Tracks: 7
During their low gear incarnation, Norway's Keep of Kalessin were comprised of vocalizer Ghâsh, guitarist/keyboardist Obsidian C., bassist Warach, and drummer Vyl, and released a pair of quite competent -- merely as well rather distinctive -- Scandinavian opprobrious metal albums in 1997's Through Times of War and 1999's Agnen: A Journey Through the Dark. Neither LP made much of an impingement outside the utmost metal scene itself, and so the bandmembers went their separate slipway, as Obsidian C. (real name Arnt Grønbech) recognized a posture as touring guitarist with Satyricon, spell continuing to write his possess songs on the side. These he finally recorded with the help of Satyricon drummer Frost and opprobrious metal vocalist-for-hire extraordinaire Attila Csihar (Havoc, Aborym, etc.) and released under the Keep of Kalessin nominate as 2003's Repossess EP, featuring trey prolonged tracks of eclectically spiced black metallic element. One year later on, Grønbech and keyboardist Steinar Gundersen were arrested in Canada on assault accusations piece touring with Satyricon, just all charges were presently discharged as groundless and, by 2006, Grønbech was ready to release a one-third full-length Keep of Kalessin CD, Armada, featuring new cohorts Thebon on vocals, Wizziac on bass, and Vyl (aka Vegard Larsen) on drums.
