Nifelheim
Sign in to saveNifelheim was a Swedish black metal band. The band was formed in 1990 by the twin brothers Erik and Per Gustavsson, under the stage names Tyrant and Hellbutcher. The band is known for their "old school" style of black metal.
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- Nifelheim
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- Nifelheim performing live in 2009
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- 250
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- Dals Långed, Sweden
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.genre
- Black metal, thrash metal
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.years_active
- 1990–2022
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- Necropolis, Black Sun, I Hate, Regain
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- HellbutcherTyrantBlackoshSavage Aggressor
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- Demon (1991–1999)Adrian ErlandssonDevastator (Martin Axenrot) (1999–2000)Mika “Sadist” Leppänen Apocalyptic DesolatorVengeance from BeyondInsulter of Jesus Christ!
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- Instance of
- musical group
- Genre
- black metal
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Record label
- Necropolis Records
- Official website
- www.nifelheim-official.com
- Image
- Nifelheim 2006.jpg
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- Nifelheim
- inception
- 1990-00-00
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Musical style and ideology
- Controversy
- Members
- Discography
- References
Nifelheim was a Swedish black metal band. The band was formed in 1990 by the twin brothers Erik and Per Gustavsson, under the stage names Tyrant and Hellbutcher. The band is known for their "old school" style of black metal.
== History == Nifelheim was founded in 1990 and recorded the demo tape Unholy Death between 1992 and 1993. The band signed to Necropolis Records and recorded the debut album Nifelheim at Studio Fredman. During this period the band fired their first guitarist "Morbid Slaughter" for having a girlfriend. After this they were joined by John Zwetsloot and Jon Nödtveidt of Dissection on guitars. The band was banned from the studio.
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