Blood Red Throne

Blood Red Throne started in 1998 when Død and Tchort (while playing in Satyricon at that time), decided to form their own band. Tchort had been playing death metal since 1989 with his band Green Carnation, which was one of the first death metal bands in Norway, and Død had been a huge fan and of the genre since 1992. Tchort was also the bass player in Emperor in the early 1990s and has been involved with bands like Carpathian Forest and Einherjer. The band soon got in touch with a drummer living in their hometown by the name of Freddy Bolsø to create Blood red Thorne. Soon after, bassist Erlend Caspersen joined the newly formed group. The band recorded a demo, entitled Deathmix 2000, with Ronni Thorsen from Trail of Tears providing the vocals. This demo received positive feedback and Blood Red Throne got offers from multiple labels.

Recruiting their long-time friend Mr. Hustler as the permanent frontman, the same line-up recorded the debut Monument of Death and released it through Hammerheart Records in 2001. The limited edition included a package called 'The Suicide Kit', which contained a printed razor blade and a poster with the album. The kits were hand numbered in the band member's own blood. Blood Red Throne never did any live shows with this line up, Freddy Bolsø moved back to his hometown and the band had to find a new drummer.

Espen "Beist" Antonsen of The Sickening joined and the band recorded Affiliated With The Suffering in 2002 and this was their last album through Hammerheart Records. The band did two European tours and the Inferno Fest with this lineup and Beist left as they were about to record their first album for Earache Records. With the help from Bernt Moen, Blood Red Throne managed to record their third album, Altered Genesis. That album was released in 2005 and after this release, Mr. Hustler had to leave the band due to work commitments and Vald was handed the microphone. To make things easier, Blood Red Throne also had to find a permanent and local drummer, and this led to the recruitment of Anders Haave. He joined the band in 2006 and Blood Red Throne went on a new European tour several live shows until going into the studio to record their fourth album, Come Death, for Earache Records.

Blood Red Throne released their fifth album, Souls of Damnation, on June 1, 2009, through Earache Records. The digipak version of the CD included a DVD to celebrate the bands 10-year career. Blood Red Throne was confirmed February 7, 2009, to play at the Infernofestival in Oslo which took place April 8–11, 2009. It was set to take place on the stage called BLÅ, where they played with bands like Terrordrome.{{cite web|author=at 2013-02-14 |url=http://www.infernofestival.net |title=Inferno 2014 - April 16-19th 2014 |publisher=Infernofestival.net |date= |accessdate=2014-01-04}}

On April 23, 2010, Blood Red Throne announced via a MySpace blog post that guitarist Tchort was leaving due to "work and family commitments" and was being replaced by Ivan "MeathooK" Gujic of Neongod for the remainder of their tours and gigs that year.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=24454518&blogId=533303381 |title=Myspace |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |accessdate=2014-01-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |archivedate=2009-02-07 }} A short time later, it was announced in another post that 19-year-old Emil Wiksten would be taking over the position of drummer.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=24454518&blogId=533637389 |title=Myspace |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |accessdate=2014-01-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |archivedate=2009-02-07 }} The band has toured with Dimmu Borgir, Enslaved and Dawn of Ashes in November–December 2010. They toured with Grave, Pathology and Gigan in August - September 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=155192 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201152443/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=155192 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-01 |title=Grave To Tour U.S. With Blood Red Throne, Pathology - Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=2011-03-12 |accessdate=2014-01-04 }} In December 2011, Yngve "Bolt" Christiansen replaced Osvald "Vald" Egeland as vocalist, and would remain with the band until 2023.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/blood-red-throne-new-video-interview-with-yngve-bolt-christiansen|title=BLOOD RED THRONE: New Video Interview With YNGVE 'BOLT' CHRISTIANSEN|date=24 May 2013|website=Blabbermouth|access-date=11 December 2024}}

Blood Red Thorne was inspired by bands like Death, Cannibal Corpse, and Deicide. They play death metal in a Scandinavian style, mixing old school, traditional and Swedish death with groovy riffs and elements of black metal.

• Sindre Wathne Johnsen - vocals (2023–present)
• Daniel "Død" Olaisen- guitar (1998–present)
• Ivan "Meathook" Gujic - guitar (2010–present)
• Stian "Gunner" Gundersen - bass (2018–present)
• Freddy Bolsø - drums (1998-2002, 2015–present)

• Terje "Tchort" Vik Schei - guitar (1998-2010)
• Ronny Thorsen - vocals (2000)
• Flemming Gluch - vocals (2001-2005)
• Osvald "Vald" Egeland - vocals (2005-2011)
• Martin Skar Berger - vocals (2015)
• Yngve "Bolt" Christiansen - vocals (2011-2023)
• Erlend Caspersen - bass (1998-2011)
• Ole Bent Madsen - bass (2011-2018)
• Espen Antonsen - drums (2002-2004)
• Anders Kobro - drums (2005-2007)
• Anders Haave - drums (2007-2010)
• Emil Wiksten - drums (2010-2013)

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• Monument of Death (2001)
• Affiliated with the Suffering (2003)
• Altered Genesis (2005)
• Come Death (2007)
• Souls of Damnation (2009)
• Brutalitarian Regime (2011)
• Blood Red Throne (2013)
• Union of Flesh and Machine (2016)
• Fit to Kill (2019)
• Imperial Congregation (2021)
• Nonagon (2024)

• A Taste for Blood (EP) (2002)
• A Taste for Butchery (Split album with Severe Torture) (2003)
• Gore Encore (2018)

{{reflist}}

• https://web.archive.org/web/20141008090124/http://www.earache.com/index2.html
• [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=808 Blood Red Throne] at Encyclopedia Metallum
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110713174936/http://kvltsite.com/content/view/217/58/ kvltsite.com review of Come Death]

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