Striborg

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Striborg
Origin Snug, Tasmania, Australia
Genre(s) Black metal
Black ambient
Years active 1994 - present
Label(s) Displeased
Southern Lord
Asgard Musik
Finsternis Productions (Sin Nanna's own label)
Website Records Striborg Bandpage (currently unavailable)

Striborg is an Australian ambient black metal one-man band formed by Sin Nanna in 1994. Initially, Sin Nanna (a pseudonym, his real name is Russell Menzies) recorded under the name Kathaaria (1994-1997) and has also released albums under the name Veil of Darkness (1997-2004). Compilations of demos (of Striborg as well as Kathaaria) were released since 2003 (under the band's new name), while the first full-length Striborg album appeared in 2004. Lyrics reveal a fascination with forests, darkness, night, misanthropy and death. Striborg's influences are cited as Von, and ambient black metal bands Xasthur, Leviathan and Draugar.[citation needed] ('Striborg' is the name of a Slavonic wind god, while 'Sin-Nanna' is the name of a Mesopotamian moon god, for which see: Nanna.)

Contents

[edit] Line-up

  • Sin Nanna – all instruments and vocals

[edit] Discography

[edit] Full-length Albums

  • In the Valley of the Shadow of Death (1997) (as Veil of Darkness)
  • Somnambulistic Nightmares (2004) (as Veil of Darkness)
  • Spiritual Catharsis (2004)
  • Mysterious Semblance (2004)
  • Trepidation (2005)
  • Embittered Darkness / Isle de Morts (2006)
  • Nefaria / A Tragic Journey towards the Light (2006)
  • Ghostwoodlands (2007)
  • Solitude (2007)
  • Autumnal Melancholy (2008)

[edit] Demos

  • A Tragic Journey towards the Light (1995) (as Kathaaria)
  • Through the Forest to Spiritual enlightenment (1996) (as Kathaaria)
  • Isle de Morts (1997) (as Kathaaria)
  • Cold Winter Moon (1997)
  • Misanthropic Isolation (1998)
  • In the Heart of the Rainforest (2000)
  • Nocturnal Emissions (2002)
  • Nyctophobia (2003)

[edit] Split Albums

  • Striborg/Xasthur (with Xasthur) (2007)
  • Scurshahor/Striborg (with Scurshahor) (2007)

[edit] Compilation Albums

  • Isle de Morts / Cold Winter Moon (2003)
  • Misanthropic Isolation / In the Heart of the Rainforest (2003)
  • Tragic Journey... / Through the Forest... (2003)
  • Nocturnal Emissions / Nyctophobia (2003)
  • 10 Years of Roaming the Forests (94-04) (2004)
  • Black Desolate Winter / Depressive Hibernation (2005)
  • Misanthropic Isolation / Roaming the Forests (2006)

[edit] Videography

  • Journey of a Misanthrope (2007)

[edit] External links

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