Einherjer

EINHERJER樂隊1993年一月成立，它是由居住在挪威HAUGESUND的兩個年青人組建的，他們是吉它手FRODE GLESNES和鼓手GERHARD STORESUND。基于他們對北方大陸神秘傳說的狂熱，EINHERJER將自身的音樂風(fēng)格定型為極端金屬中的一個新的派別，也是屬于北歐人的一個特殊 類型－VIKING METAL。
 
Having a strong interest in the mythological aspects of Norse history, Frode Glesnes (guitar) and Gerhard Storesund (drums) formed Einherjer in early 1993 out of their home country of Norway. The self-proclaimed forerunners of &Viking Metal& first hit the studio later on that year with singer Rune Bjelland and bassist Audun Wold to record their demo Aurora Borealis (subsequently reissued in early 2000). After some recognition throughout the Scandaivian area courtesy of the demo and some touring, their second EP Leve Vikingaanden was released in 1994, courtesy of Neromantic Gallery Prod./Damnation Distribution. Come 1996, with the move of Wold on second guitar and the addition of bassist of Stein Sund, a deal was struck with Napalm Records, who would their first album, Dragons of the North, and their follow-up EP, Far Far North, which was instead put out by Century Media Records in 1997. After a bit of a lineup change for the next year to come, Glesnes and Storesund remained as the recruitment of Ragnar Viske took over on the mic, while Erik Elden filled on bass duties. With the lineup finally intact, Einherjer's second full-length, Odin Owns Ye All, saw the light of day in 1998.