Thornium was founded by Thyph (a.k.a Thypheuz) in the year of 1993. Thyph entered the studio the same year to record Thornium´s first and only demo “North Storms Of The Bestial Goat Sign”. It contain three songs: “In The Depths Of Northern Darkness”, “North Storms Of The Bestial Goat Sign” and “Min Vandring Till Mörkrets Furste”. All instruments was recorded by Thyph himself. With Thyph having an extensive net of contacts in the Black Metal underground scene at that time the demo was very well received all over.

The demo resulted in a deal for a full length CD with a small Dutch label (R.I.P) named Necromantic Gallery Productions, which have released productions of bands like Gehenna, Dimmu Borgir, Ulver. It was at this time Ulverheim joined Thornium on lead guitar.

During the dark winter months of November and December in 1994 Thornium entered the studio once more to record the debut album “Dominions Of The Eclipse”. This time the line-up consisted of Thyph on drums, bass guitar, guitar, throat and Ulverheim on lead guitar and acoustic guitars. Originally the eighth track, “Slottet I Skuggornas Mörker”, was to be excluded from the album completely. But after some persuasion from the label (NGP) it was finally added, to the satisfaction of many, to form the complete debut album of Thornium, which was released by NGP in 1995. It´s an album containing eight songs of dark, grim and chilling Black Metal plus one last gloomy song made with synthesizers. Even though the budget was very small Thornium managed to produce a cold and raw album capturing the very essence of Black Metal! It was only released as CD by N.G.P. In the beginning of 2008 it was re-released as a limited gatefold vinyl by the German label Kneel Before The Master´s Throne. And in the spring of 2010 it will once again be re-released on CD by a collaboration between the band and Soulseller Records. The first 500 copies will come as an exclusive box with some extra material. The rest will come as a limited digipack of 1500 copies!

Though Thornium never really split up, there was nothing but silence from the band between the years of 1995 and 2007. Thyph got incarcerated and were locked up in prison for many years. And Thornium faded into oblivion for a few years.

In late 2007 Thyph and Ulverheim got together again and started writing new material. They got in contact with Soulseller Records and in June of 2008 Thornium signed a three album deal with the dutch label. In the end of that year Thornium entered Sitra Ahra to record their second album. After a couple of problems and line-up changes the recording line-up finally consisted of Thyph, Ulverheim and in addition; Kali Ma on bass. They released the album: ”Mushroom Clouds And Dusk” in March of 2009, the first release in almost fifteen years! It´s a diabolical symphony of the blackest metal imaginable, and the response has been above all expectations! It´s the Apocalypse in audio!

A shorts period of time after ”Mushroom Clouds And Dusk” was recorded Thyph parted ways with Ulverheim and Kali Ma continuing on his own with Thornium while looking for members to replace them. And during a couple of months in the spring of 2009 three new members joined the band. Eligor on lead guitar, Naberus on drums and Noxulifer on guitar. Thyph picked up the bass and handles all the vocals. With this line-up Thornium headed out on a small European tour of eight shows in October of 2009 with the finnish band Black Crucifixion and the dutch band Heretic.

Coming home from the tour in the middle of the dark and cold Scandinavian autumn Thyph started polishing the last pieces of the new album entitled “Fides Luciferius”, it was recorded once again in the Sitra Ahra Studio during January and February of 2010. The new album will surprise some, and satisfy all! With “Mushroom Clouds And Dusk” being a formidable celebration of the apocalypse, holocaust, death and hate, “Fides Luciferius” opens up a small window to the bands true ideology.

In the beginning of 2010, while the new album was recorded, the stormy conditions within the line up continued with both Naberus and Noxulifer leaving the band. And the search will not stop until the right people are in place! Ulverheim joined Thornium once again taking his rightful place as guitarist alongside with Eligor. Only a drummer is missing to complete the band.

Source : www.thornium.com