Arckanum is a Swedish black metal band formed in 1993 by Johan "Shamaatae" Lahger (Shamaatae is also the author of books writing under the pseudonym Vexior / Ekortu). [one]
| Arckanum | |
|---|---|
| Genres | black metal |
| Years | 1993 - to the present. time |
| A country |  Sweden |
| Where from | Dalarna |
| Language of songs | Swedish |
| Composition | Johan "Shamaatae" Lahger |
| Former the participants |
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| Other projects | Grotesque |
Content
History
Shamaatae from the age of eleven played in a musical group that later transformed into Grotesque [2] . After leaving the group, Grotesque Shamaatae formed Disinterment - a group performing technical death metal, which, before breaking up, managed to record one demo album and play several concerts [2] . At the end of 1992, Shamaatae decided to play black metal and formed Arckanum. Initially, there were other members in the group, but after six months of existence, it turned into a solo project [2] . Shamaatae worked with en: Necropolis Records until 1998, then, after the label went bankrupt, he turned to writing books about Old Norse traditions, runic magic, Satanism and Gnosticism [2] . At the same time, he continued to work on the Arkanum project and was a drummer in The Hearsemen [2] . The next full-length album Antikosmos was released in 2008. On June 1, 2009, the album ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ [2] was released . En: Set Teitan ( Dissection , Watain ) performed as a guest musician on ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ . Arckanum's eighth album, Fenris Kindir, was released on May 10, 2013.
On September 29, 2017, the ninth full-length album Den Förstfödde was released .
Lyrics
Arckanum's lyrics mainly relate to worship of Chaos , as well as "anti-cosmic" Satanism. [3] The language of the songs resembles the ancient Swedish language , according to Shamaatae, he will try to write his lyrics grammatically correctly. [4] However, in the last three albums, the language resembles Old Icelandic .
Discography
Albums
- Fran marder (May 15, 1995) Necropolis
- Kostogher (Feb. 20, 1997) Necropolis
- Kampen (1998) Necropolis
- The 11 Year Anniversary Album (Nov. 1, 2004) Carnal (compilation)
- Antikosmos (June 21, 2008) Debemur Morti / Moribund
- ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ (May 29, 2009) Debemur Morti
- Sviga læ (Oct. 18, 2010) Regain Records
- Helvítismyrkr (Sept. 16, 2011) Season of Mist [5]
- Fenris Kindir (May 10, 2013) Season of Mist [6]
- Den Förstfödde (Sept. 29, 2017)
Demo
- Demo '93 (1993)
- Trulen (1994)
EP
- Boka vm Kaos (Feb. 2002)
- Kosmos wardhin dræpas om sin / Emptiness Enthralls (Feb. 2003) (split from Contamino)
- Kaos svarta mar / Skinning the Lambs (June 14, 2004) Carnal (split with Svartsyn )
- Grimalkinz skaldi (June 13, 2008)
- Antikosmos (April 11, 2008)
- Hadelik (Sept. 7, 2008) (split with Sataros Grief)
- Þyrmir (Oct. 30, 2009)
Notes
- ↑ Vexior . Archived June 1, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Badin, Olivier (November 2008), "Prog-Gnosis", Terrorizer (no. 176)
- ↑ Mincemoyer, John (November 2008), "Arckanum - Antikosmos " (review) ", Terrorizer (no. 176)
- ↑ Simon. Interview With Shamaatae Of Arckanum . emofag.net (January 26, 2008). Date of treatment November 25, 2009. Archived July 9, 2009.
- ↑ Arckanum To Release New Album Through Season Of Mist
- ↑ Arckanum Reveals New Album Title As "Fenris Kindir"
Links
- Official website (archive)
- Arckanum (English) on the AllMusic website