Stonegard

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Stonegard
General information
origin Oslo , Norway
Genre (s) Heavy Metal (at first), Alternative Metal
founding 1997
resolution 2009
Last occupation
Torgrim "Grimm" Torve
Electric guitar
 Ronny "Sullivan" Flissundet
Håvard "Håv" Gjerde
Erlend "Gorg" Gjerde

Stonegard was a Norwegian alternative metal band from Oslo that was formed in 1997 and split up in 2009.

history

The band was founded in 1997 at Tråndertun boarding school by the guitarist and singer Torgrim Torve, the guitarist Ronny Flissundet and the brothers Håvard (bass) and Erlend Gjerde (drums). In 2002 the EP Hard, Fast & Furious was released by Katapult Music , whereupon Torve still carried the pseudonym Grimm, the guitarist Flissundet had the name Sullivan, Håvard Gjerde Håv was called and Erlend Gjerde was renamed Gorg. The debut album Arrows was released in January 2005 via Bell's Go Clang . Through the Internet platform NRK Urørt and its website set up on it, the group was able to increase its awareness, which led to the fact that the debut album was re-released in 2006 at Candlelight Records . Daniel Bergstrand worked as a producer . About a year after it was first released, fans also founded the Skull Army club. In 2006, the second album From Dusk Till Doom was released , which reached number 14 on the Norwegian album charts. Meanwhile, the band's music videos have also been broadcast on TV. She also played as a support act for bands like Korn , Black Sabbath , Slipknot , Motörhead and System of a Down . In May 2007 it went on tour through Norway and Denmark together with Hatesphere . After the bass and guitar tracks of the second album had been re-recorded by Daniel Bergstrand and the album had been mastered by Ted Jensen and remixed by Stamos Koliousis and Vangelis Labrakis , the album was released with a new cover on Indie Recordings outside Norway in Europe in September Re-released in 2008. As a bonus, music videos and previously unreleased audio material are also included. In the same month followed a few appearances with Audrey Horne , before a European tour with Enslaved and Kraków followed in November . The band announced their breakup in mid-October. The group held their last appearances on January 16 and 17, 2009 together with Sahg and Benea Reach . The performances were filmed for a DVD.

style

According to laut.de , the band initially dedicated itself to traditional heavy metal. From Dusk Till Doom offers everything "[from] blazing speeds in the field of Black Metal to tough Doom songs". According to Allmusic's Alex Henderson , the band plays Arrows Alternative Metal, with influences from Doom Metal, Stoner Rock , Thrash Metal and 1970s metal . In particular, influences from bands like Black Sabbath in the times of Ozzy Osbourne , Orange Goblin , Alice in Chains , Nirvana and Uriah Heep can be heard from 1970 to 2009. However, the songs are hardly memorable. According to Marc Halupczok from Metal Hammer , Stonegard combines influences from post-grunge in the style of Audrey Horne, doom metal riffs and black metal passages on From Dusk Till Doom . Torve makes every piece, however chaotic, melodic with his singing.

Discography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Biography. (No longer available online.) Rockdetector.com, archived from the original on November 29, 2014 ; accessed on November 16, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rockdetector.com
  2. ↑ STONEGARD - FROM DUSK TILL DOOM (ALBUM). norwegiancharts.com, accessed November 16, 2014 .
  3. ↑ a b Stonegard. laut.de , accessed on November 16, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Alex Henderson: Stonegard. Arrows. Allmusic , accessed November 16, 2014 .
  5. ^ Marc Halupczok : Stonegard . From Dusk Till Doom. In: Metal Hammer . September 2008, p. 126 .