Thyruz

Thyruz

Thyruz 2014
Background information
Origin Eidsvoll, Norway
Genres black metal
Years active 1999–present
Labels Self-released/independent, Twilight-Vertrieb
Website www.thyruz.com
Members
  • Hedin Varf
  • Gorm
  • Ravnsvartr
  • Mjølner
  • Ymer
Past members
  • Mortimer
  • Antikristian
  • Angina

Thyruz is a Norwegian black metal band founded in 1999. They sculpting their sound to fit their cold and dark Norwegian surroundings. Thyruz toured most of Europe, Russia and Belarus and shared stages with names such as Mayhem, Ragnarok, 1349 and many more

History

Thyruz was formed back in the late summer of 1999, and the members are from Eidsvoll and Drøbak in Norway. Already next year, they did their first demo called Fairytales in flames. Recorded at Norges lydskole. They also did their first gigs this year.

In May 2001 they recorded Ride this beast of nightmare in V8 studio. This became their second demo release. Thyruz played at Gamla in Oslo, and Inferno Metal Festival in April 2003. They also made their third demo this year, Develish devine for the first time at Myrk studio.

2004 was a productive year, they did their first music video Gormandized salvation and later on their fourth demo, Crucifixion failure at Myrk studio.

In 2005 Martyrenes Rike become their second music-video, self produced like the first one. In December, Thyruz released their fifth demo Blasphemy at Myrk studio where they record and produce everything on their own.

In 2006 they made a lot of new material, and went to studio to record their first album who was finished in November. Also this at Myrk and V8 studio.

2007 was a good year, in January Thyruz signed a record deal with Twilight-Vertrieb in Germany and they released their first album Northern blasphemy the same year, who also contains a remastered and mixed version of the video Martyrenes Rike. They did a festival gig in August,at Barther Metal Open Air in Germany.

In 2008 Thyruz did a couple of gigs in Germany. One in Jena at Rosenkeller, and a festival gig at Interregnum-fest in Kranichshof. They also worked on a new album and its cover design.

Ominous vocation their third music-video was produced in January 2009, and released in December. They also recorded their second album Diseblot at Myrk studio. It was finished in October, and will be released next year.

In January 2010 they did some gigs in Bangkok, and at the international tattoo convention in Thailand O.A. And their new album Diseblot was released in Europe on July/August 2010, by Twillight-Vertrieb Germany.

Thyruz have a lot of experience in playing live. And they have played with several bands like: Mayhem, 1349, Graveworm, Ragnarok, Eluveitie, God Dethroned, Tyr, Pantheon-I, Besatt and many more.

Thyruz was once again given the opportunity to sculpt their sound when Twilight-Vertrieb bankrupt in 2012. They sat down with producer Tom Erik Hansen from Media Kollektivet to discuss the new album Svik.

Before the recording of Svik started, Thyruz went on tour to Russia and Belarus and gathered a lot of inspiration before hitting the studio late 2013.

Self-financed Svik was released March 1, 2014.

Band members

Current lineup

Former members

Discography

Albums

Demos

Videos

External links

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