Blodsgard

By 2006, Black Metal in Norway had become somewhat stagnant, and dismayed by that, Fredrik Rex began his own band to answer that challenge and bring back strength in both music and philosophy to the genre which is tied so closely to his native soil. In 2008, the full-length demo "Nuclear Extinction" was created in limited supply specifically as a response to public demand. 2011 saw Blodsgard releasing their second demo under the title "Solve et Coagula", written and recorded by Fredrik Rex and Stein Akslen. The positive response Blodsgard has garnered after the release of "Solve" not only from their dedicated fans, but also from the press and their peers, has hardened the resolve of the band to continue to spread their music and the spiritual and intellectual war they bring with it. Blodsgard continued to write and record, and in 2013 the music coalesced into the opus "Monument". Rex states, "We knew exactly how we wanted it to sound before we started working. “Monument” is in my honest opinion, a brilliant album that is both a wall of sound and an experimental dark-jazzy album. We have always had a thing for combining monotony and melodies, a special unique blend that doesn’t really resemble any other band in particular." The members of this band are very motivated and proud to be representing something exciting and innovative while at the same time remaining true to the darkest roots of their Norwegian heritage. Members: Fredrik Rex. - Vocals, Guitars, Bass and Songwriting Stein Akslen - Lyrics and Horns Kenneth Mellum - Drums

Oslo, NO