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 Tomas 'Samoth' Haugen during Metalmania 2007
festival in Katowice, Poland
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Norway |
| Genre(s) | Blackened death metal |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Label(s) | Candlelight |
| Website | zyklontribe.com |
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| Odd Tony "Secthdamon" Ingebrigtsen Tomas "Samoth" Thormodsæter Haugen Thor Anders "Destructhor" Myhren Kai Johnny "Trym Torson" Mosaker |
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| Former members | |
| Daemon Cosmocrator |
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Zyklon is a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Norwegian black metal band Emperor, along with former members of Myrkskog. They play a combination of death metal and black metal with industrial undertones.[1]
All the band's lyrics are written by former Emperor drummer Faust who is currently a member of Casey Chaos' side project SCUM and Italian industrial black metal band Aborym.
Biography
Zyklon's debut album, entitled World ov Worms, was quite similar to that of Destructhor's band Myrkskog's album Deathmachine. The album was made up of extremely fast riffing and blast beats aided by the vocals of Daemon and lyrics written by Faust, formerly the drummer for Emperor. However, after this release, Zyklon changed. Secthdamon was brought to replace Cosmocrator, and Daemon was replaced by Secthdamon, even though Secthdamon had been drumming for Myrkskog. At this point the official line-up was Samoth, Trym Torson, Destructhor, and Secthdamon.
Zyklon's second album, Aeon, exposed the band to more media attention. The production on this album was much more clear and refined than the debut album. Videos were made for two tracks, "Core Solution" and "Psyklon Aeon".
The band's third effort, Disintegrate, was released on May 15, 2006 to great critical acclaim. Clocking at 45:06, Disintegrate is Zyklon's longest album, and was recorded from November to December 2005 at the Akkerhaugen Lydstudio in Norway.
Etymology
Despite Samoth being in a previous Emperor side project called Zyklon-B, the two are not related; Zyklon B is the name of a lethal gas, which was used by German Nazis in the extermination of Jews during the World War II. "Zyklon" is, according to Samoth, a play on the word "cyclone".
Members
Current members
- Secthdamon - vocals, bass guitar (2001–present)
- Samoth - guitar (2000–present)
- Destructhor - guitar (2000–present)
- Trym - drums (2000–present)
Former members
- Daemon - vocals (2000–2001)
- Cosmocrator - bass guitar (live, 2000–2001)
Discography
Studio releases
- World ov Worms (2001)
- Aeon (2003)
- Disintegrate (2006)
Compilation releases
- Split with Red Harvest (2003)
DVDs
- Storm Detonation Live (2006)
References
- ^ Zyklon - Disintegrate review @ Metal Observer "“World Ov Worms” was a great mixture of Black Metal with cold Death and Industrial undertones, while “Aeon” was much more of a modern Death Metal album with Industrial nuances"
External links
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