Dismal Euphony

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Dismal Euphony
Origin Flag of Norway Stavanger, Norway
Genre(s) Gothic metal
Years active 1995 – 2001
Label(s) Nuclear Blast
Napalm Records

Dismal Euphony was a gothic metal band from Norway that mixed styles including death metal, black metal and classical music.

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[edit] Biography

The history of Dismal Euphony began in 1992 in Stavanger (Norway) by bassist Ole K. Helgesen and drummer Kristoffer Vold Austrheim under the name "The Headless Children", a cover band of Slayer and Kreator. A year later singer Erik Borgen and guitarist Kenneth Bergsagel joined the group.

They changed the name in "Carnal Tomb", then Borgen left the band and Helgesen became the singer/bassist with the female voice of Linn Achre Tveit (Keltziva). Elin Overskott joined as keyboardist.

This was the first line-up of "Dismal Euphony", officially formed in 1995. In the same year, the group composed the demo "Spellbound". After this publication, they signed Napalm Records . Here they produced other albums like Soria Moria Slott, Autumn Leaves - The Rebellion of Tides and the Lady Ablaze-EP (which already features Anja Natasha as female singer).

Later, Dismal Euphony joined Nuclear Blast and released All Little Devils, with the new female singer Anja Natasha.

Their last album is Python Zero. After this the band split up.

Keyboardist Elin Overskott died from a heroin overdose on September 6, 2004.

[edit] Final lineup

  • Anja Natasha - Vocals
  • Ole K. Helgesen - Vocals/Bass
  • Frode Clausen - Guitars
  • Kristoffer Vold AKA Austrheim - Drums
  • Svenn-Aksel Henriksen - Keyboards

[edit] Former members

  • Erik Borgen (1993, Vocals)
  • Kenneth Bergsagel (1993-? Guitars)
  • Linn Achre Tveit AKA Keltziva (1994-1998, Vocals)
  • Elin Overskott (1994-1998, Keyboards)
  • Dag Achre Tveit AKA Boreas (?, Bass)
  • Erlend Caspersen (2001, bass)

[edit] Discography

  • Spellbound (Demo, 1995)
  • Dismal Euphony (Single, 1996)
  • Soria Moria Slott (Full-length, 1996)
  • Autumn Leaves - The Rebellion of Tides (Full-length, 1997)
  • All Little Devils (Full-length, 1999)
  • Lady Ablaze (EP, 2000)
  • Python Zero (Full-length, 2001)