Myrkvedr

LOCATION : Gothenburg, Sweden

Status : Active
Music : Folk Metal


MEMBERS :
William "Hagal" Klevheden : vocals
Victor "Askebloss" Lundblom : bass
Robert "Thurisaz" Bengtsson (Falkhan) : drums

Past members :
Linus "Runar" Wahlgren (Frostrit) : tin and low whistles, wooden whistle, fife, sackpipa (swedish bagpipes), practice chanter, spilåpipa (swedish flute), Goat horn, psalmodicon, accordion (diatonic), jaw's harp, näverlur (birch trumpet)
Simon "Sumbl" Bengtsson (Falkhan) : guitar
Mattias "Rok" Andersson (RIP 2017) : guitar


HISTORY :
The band founded in january 2010 by Hagal, Askebloss and Rok. The bands name comes from the old norse language and means "Dark Forest" and is the forest in the nordic mythology that acts as a border between Asgaard and Muspelheim. Without drummer, they wrote their first material and then, they found their drummer Thurisaz in May that same year.

Early 2011 Hagal decided to stop playing the guitar to fully concentrate on singing and then, the guitar player Jakob Lund entered the band in time to play on the first demo of the band entitled "Tryms Kväde". The flutist Runar joined the band during summer 2011 but due to personal differences, Jakob quit the band and is replaced by Sumbl in early 2012. With Sumbl and Runar's additions to the songwriting. 23/07/2015 : The band goes on hold in 2015... Mattias "Rok" Andersson passed away early August 2017. Myrkvedr returns in 2021.


RECORDINGS :
Tryms Kväde, demo 2011
Sons Of Muspell, album 2013 [ details ] [ lyrics ]
Tvenne Korpar, EP 2016 [ details ]
Undarbrunnr, single 2021
Gråben, single 2021
Gengångare, album 2021


WEBSITES :

Contact : Myrkvedr@gmail.com

Find more information on Sword Chant :
- Band news
- Interview 2013

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