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 Nifelheim performing live in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Dals Långed, Sweden |
| Genres | Black metal, thrash metal |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Members | Hellbutcher Tyrant Apocalyptic Desolator Vengeance from Beyond Insulter of Jesus Christ! |
| Past members | Demon (1991–1999) Adrian Erlandsson Devastator (Martin Axenrot) (1999–2000) |
Nifelheim are 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.
Biography
Nifelheim was founded in 1990 and recorded the demo tape Unholy Death around 1992/1993. The band signed to Necropolis Records and recorded the début album Nifelheim at Studio Fredman, supported by John Zweetsloot and Jon Nödtveidt of Dissection on guitars. During this period the band fired their first guitarist Morbid Slaughter for having a girlfriend. The band was banned from the studio.
In 1996 the band recorded the Vulcano cover Witches Sabbat with guest vocalist Goat (ex-Satanized) for the second Headbangers Against Disco split EP which also featured Usurper and Unpure, and the song Hellish Blasphemy for the Gummo soundtrack; the latter was re-recorded for the band's second album Devil's Force, which featured Zweetsloot and Nödtveidt again.
After a documentary about heavy metal fans which aired in Sweden in 1998, Tyrant and Hellbutcher were given a nickname “Bröderna Hårdrock” which translates to ‘The Heavy Metal Brothers’ in English.
In 1998, Nifelheim contributed Die in Fire to the Bathory tribute album In Conspiracy with Satan – A Tribute to Bathory. The band left Necropolis Records and recorded Servants of Darkness in March 2000, which was released through Black Sun Records. In 2001 the band played their first concert as headliner at the 2heavy4you festival in Sweden, followed by other concerts in Europe.
Musical style
Nifelheim plays old-school black metal inspired by bands like Venom, Bathory, Brazilian thrash metal bands Vulcano, Holocausto and Sarcófago and Czech Master's Hammer. They are also influenced by Iron Maiden, for example in some arrangements.
Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic claimed that "While many of the Norwegian black metal bands of the early 1990s were taking themselves so seriously that heinous acts of murder, church burnings, and the like wound up stealing more headlines than their actual music, Sweden's Nifelheim were shrewdly still treating the genre's Satanic silliness with the appropriate tongue-in-cheek tone. On the surface, this was illustrated by their cartoonish album covers and traditional black metal 'uniform,' consisting of the necessary leather and spikes, bullet belts, pentagrams, and inverted crucifixes." Nifelheim reject being stamped as "non serious" and mentioned people doing so as a reason not to give interviews anymore, besides the Pantera controversy.
Controversy
In a 2008 interview with Sweden Rock magazine, members of the band were quoted as making derogatory remarks about deceased Metallica bassist Cliff Burton as well as deceased Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell; stating "I laughed and pissed on a photo of him" and "Too bad Phil Anselmo didn't die too; that was probably the only time I wished Pantera had actually played", about Burton and Abbott respectively. In a statement released to Blabbermouth.net, the band later verified that they had made, and approved the statements before the issue was published.
In a 2010 interview published in Metalion’s Slayer fanzine, Tyrant stated that "this 'Dimebag/Burton' fuss that was spammed out as some 'statement' on the internet", and that it disturbed him "more then [sic] ever". Further, he stated that he is "not hating either of these musicians", nor did he intend to "put any disgrace upon their memory". It is unclear if Tyrant was saying the statement was taken out of context, or denying that the statement was ever made. Apparently due to the controversy, that interview has been their last to date. They also mentioned people labeling them as "non serious" as another reason the do not interview anymore.
Members
- Hellbutcher (Per “Pelle” Gustavsson) - vocals
- Tyrant (Erik Gustavsson) - bass
- Apocalyptic Desolator (Johan Bergebäck) - guitar
- Vengeance from Beyond (Sebastian Ramstedt) - guitar
- Insulter of Jesus Christ! (Peter Stjärnvind) - drums
Discography
- 1993 - Unholy Death (demo)
- 1994 - Nifelheim
- 1997 - Devil's Force
- 1997 - Headbangers Against Disco Vol. 2 (split EP with Usurper and Unpure)
- 1997 - Hellish Blasphemy on Gummo
- 1998 - Die in Fire on In Conspiracy with Satan – A Tribute to Bathory
- 2000 - Servants of Darkness
- 2000 - Unholy Death (EP)
- 2003 - 13 Years (Compilation)
- 2006 - Tribute to Slayer Magazine (split EP with Sadistik Exekution)
- 2006 - Thunder Metal (split EP with Vulcano)
- 2007 - Envoy of Lucifer
References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Devil's Force review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ^ Paulo, Metalion: Nifelheim. In: Jon Kristiansen: Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries. Brooklyn, NY: Bazillion Points Books 2011, pp. 459-461.
- ^ Gallery.
- Sean F: Nifelheim, accessed on 8 October 2012.
- "Interview with Twin Brothers Bassist Tyrant & Vocalist Hellbutcher". metalcentre.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Nifelheim. In: Jon Kristiansen: Jon Kristiansen: Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries. Brooklyn, New York: Bazillion Points Books 2011, p. 348.
- Eduardo Rivadavia: Devil's Force - Nifelheim.
- ^ Nifelheim. In: Slayer, No. 20, Blood Fire Death, 2010, p. 90. (reprinted in: Kristiansen, Jon (2011). Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries. Bazillion Points. ISBN 0979616344, p. 710.)
- NIFELHEIM: We 'Approved' Anti-CLIFF BURTON, -DIMEBAG Comments Before They Were Published.