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Trondheim, Norway (1994 – present)

Keep of Kalessin are a Blackened Death Metal band that spawned back in 1994, under the name Ildskjaer, by the hand of Ghâsh and Obsidian C., later joined by Vyl and Warach. The band’s violent yet dark and epic - as well as the somewhat mysterious monicker and lyrics - are inspired by the work of American fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin’sThe Farthest Shore”. With this concept in mind, the guys recorded the first demo “Skygger av sorg” in the Fall of 1996, though several problems in finding a proper rehearsal room made this task rather difficult. As a matter of fact, the lack of practice resulted in an untight performance on tape and a consequent limited distribution for it. Only ten labels and magazines received it but the response was surprisingly positive, gracing the band with a contract from Italy’s Avantgarde Music.

The debut album “Through Times of War” was recorded in Summer 1997 in Brygga Studios, Trondheim, Norway, and presented the band with a crystal-clear yet heavy production on some ear-blasting music which has been often compared to Mayhem’s opus “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas”. A couple of years later, after some pretty successful gigs played around Norway together with Bloodthorn, the quartet returned with “Agnen: A Journey Through the Dark”, again recorded in the much-appreciated Brygga Studio.
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