Troll (Norwegian band)
{{short description|Norwegian symphonic black metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Troll
| image = Troll live at Inferno.jpg
| caption = Troll live at Inferno.
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Oslo, Norway
| genre = Black metal, symphonic black metal
| years_active = 1992–2001
2007–present
| label = Head Not Found (1995–2001)
Napalm Records (2009–2010)
Polypus Records (2020–present)
| associated_acts = The Kovenant, Dimmu Borgir, Chrome Division, Carpe Tenebrum
| website =
| current_members = Nagash
Tlaloc
Sturt
| past_members = (see below)
}}
Troll is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band.
History
Troll was founded in 1992, when 14-year-old Stian Arnesen aka "Nagash" started writing music with Glaurung and Fafnir. When Glaurung and Fafnir left the project, Nagash continued Troll as a solo project and released Trollstorm over Nidingjuv in 1995 and Drep de kristne in 1996.{{Cite web|url=http://twistednews.org/news2/?p=23|title=Welcome twistednews.org – Hostmonster.com|website=Twistednews.org|accessdate=8 October 2020}}
Following the release of Drep de kristne, Nagash spent more time working with other bands such as Dimmu Borgir and his other band Covenant that he started with Blackheart. Troll was inactive until 2000. By that time Fafnir, now under the name Sinister Minister Twice, had rejoined Troll. Other members were also added, making Troll a group and no longer a solo project. With Nagash concentrating on guitar and synth, Troll released The Last Predators in 2000 and Universal in 2001.
Significant progress took place between Drep de kristne and Last Predators. Lyrical content was now mainly English, and the imagery revolved less around Satanic symbols and hate for Christians. The music became less grim and more symphonic over the years.{{cite web |url=http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2010/troll-consuming-for-higher-means/ |title=TROLL: Consuming for Higher Means « MetalManiacs |accessdate=2010-12-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825174936/http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2010/troll-consuming-for-higher-means/ |archivedate=2010-08-25 }}
In 2007 Nagash had assembled a full line-up for Troll, and began recording a new album in January 2009. That album, Neo-Satanic Supremacy, was released in early 2010, and described by one critic as "An entertaining, if somewhat over-familiar slice of 90s-style symphonic black metal".[https://web.archive.org/web/20100304101547/http://www.onemetal.com/2010/01/25/troll-neo-satanic-supremacy/ OneMetal.com review], by Philip Whitehouse.
Discography
- Trollstorm over Nidingjuv (demo) – 1995
- Drep de kristne – 1996
- The Last Predators – 2000
- Universal – 2001
- Neo-Satanic Supremacy – 2010
- Tilbake Til Trollberg (EP) – 2020
- To the Shadows (single) – 2023
- Trolldom – 2023
Members
=Current line-up=
- Nagash – vocals, all instruments (1992–present)
- Tlaloc – backing vocals, guitars (2008–present)
- Sturt – backing vocals, bass (2011–present)
=Former members=
- Glaurung – Bass (1993)
- Sinister Minister Twice/Fafnir – Vocals (1993, 1998–2003)
- Blackheart – Keyboards (1998–2003)
- Hellhammer – Drums (1998–2003)
- Sensei Ursus Major (Bjørn Boge) – Bass (1998–2003)
- Abyr – Backing Vocals, Guitars (2007–2008)
- Vold – Backing Vocals, Bass (2007–2011)
- Ygg – Drums (2008–2013)
- Exilis – Keyboards (2008–2014)
- Telal – Drums (2013–2014)
References
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{{The Kovenant}}
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Category:Norwegian black metal musical groups
Category:Norwegian symphonic black metal musical groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1992
Category:1992 establishments in Norway
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2001
Category:2001 disestablishments in Norway