Myrkgrav

Myrkgrav
The Myrkgrav band logo
Background information
Origin	Ringerike, Norway
Genres	Folk metal, Viking metal, black metal
Years active	2003–present
Labels	DGF Records
Website	Official site Myspace profile
Members	Lars Jensen

Lars Jensen, the sole member of the band, in 2007

Myrkgrav is a Norwegian blackened folk metal band. It is a one-man band, with the single member being Lars Jensen. Jensen founded the band in 2003 and released a demo in 2004 entitled Fra fjellheimen kaller... (English: From The Mountain Home Calls...). His debut album, Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning (Trollish Woods, Wraiths and Coalburning), was released 27 October 2006. The lyrics are about local history, legends and folklore from Ringerike, Lommedalen, and Hole,^[1] from around the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. The songs are sung in a local dialect of Norwegian.^[2]

Members

• Lars Jensen – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums and folk instruments

Session musicians

• Stine Ross Idsø – hardanger fiddle (2008–present)
• Olav Mjelva – hardanger fiddle (2008–present)

Guest musicians

• Aleksandra Rajković – keyboards
• Erlend Antonsen – bass
• Espen Hammer – bass guitarist on Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning
• Benita Eriksdatter – vocals on "Gygra og St. Olav"
• Sindre Nedland – clean vocals on Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning

Discography

Album art of Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning

• Fra fjellheimen kaller... (demo) – 2004
• Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning – 2006
• Sjuguttmyra/Ferden går videre (split release with Voluspaa) – 2011
• Sjuguttmyra (EP) – 2013

References

1. Myrkgravs biography on Myspace Retrieved on 2009-07-15
2. Trollskau, Skrømt og Kølabrenningat Encyclopaedia Metallum Retrieved on 2009-07-15

External links

• Facebook profile
• Myspace profile