Biographie - Kampfar

Kampfar

Biographie de Kampfar

Kampfar formed in 1994 as Dolk bid farewell to his former band Mock. His desire to continue expressing himself musically and to move ahead prompted him to seek new blood. He recruited Thomas to take on the guitar responsibilities and soon the duo began composing new material. The two musicians, who possessed quite disparate musical backgrounds, soon developed a unique sound that was first presented to the public with the release of the MCD “Kampfar”, followed by the full-length album “Mellom skogkledde aaser”, released in 1997. Though the album leaned heavily on Thomas’ Folk influences, it still espoused Dolk’s Black Metal finesse. With two releases under their belt, Kampfar continued to produce new material, which ended up becoming the MCD “Norse” and the 1999 full-length “Fra Underverdenen”. The latter, being darker and more emotional than its predecessors, saw Kampfar move away from some of the folk aspects and concentrate more on Thomas’ fondness for classical music. The result, however, was still very deeply rooted in the Black Metal genre. Following the release of “Fra Underverdenen”, Kampfar began a long period of inactivity due to personal issues needing to be resolved. It was not until Dolk joined the band Gruesome and met bass player Jon that Kampfar regained its momentum. Jon soon became a permanent member of the band and the threesome began rehearsing. After drummer II13 joined the band in the summer of 2003, Kampfar focused on writing new material and finally accepted one of the numerous offers to play live. The band chose to premiere at the Moshfest festival in Halden, not far from their native Fredrikstad. The show’s success resulted in numerous Norwegian gigs and in the band’s first mini tour of Germany, Belgium, and The Netherlands—a tour that also included some festival gigs. In between rehearsing for their live performances and the writing of new songs, demos were recorded and in November 2005, Kampfar was ready to enter Silvertone Studio in Gamle Fredrikstad to record what would become their latest release “Kvass”. Working with producer Rune Jørgensen, the band recorded the album in 3 month’s time. Source : http://www.Kampfar.com/bio.htm