Posthum

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Posthum
Origin Norway
Genres Black metal
Years active2004–present
Labels Indie Recordings, Folter Records
MembersJon Kristian Skare
Morten Edseth
Mats Kjeserud Iversen
Jon Einar Hektoen
Past membersMartin Wasa Olsen
Vegard Wiik
Morten Opsahl Thomassen
Website www.indierecordings.net/artists/artist.php?id=54

Posthum is a black metal band from Nannestad, Norway. The band was founded in 2004 by Jon Kristian Skare (guitar, bass, vocals) and Morten Edseth (drums). The music is more to the ambient/progressive side of the genre than the aggressive, and can be compared to acts like Wolves in the Throne Room, Ulver, or old Enslaved. [1]

Contents

History

Their first years from 2004–2008 they mostly focused on rehearsal space and developing their own style. [2] They released their debut album, Posthum on both vinyl and CD on Folter Records in 2009. Later that year they joined Satyricon, Shining and Dark Fortress to do a 21-gig European tour. [3] After another European tour with Nargaroth and Chaos Invocation, [4] Norwegian tour, [5] festival [6] and gigs they recorded their second album in 2011. The album, titled Lights Out , was released on Indie Recordings in September 2012. The following month they did a small tour [7] around Norway with Sòlstafir and Dunderbeist. The Norwegian radio program "Pyro" on NRK P3 named Posthum as one of the most interesting bands from Norway to look out for in 2013. [8]

Line-up

Present

Past

Discography

YearTitleLabelLine-up
2009 Posthum Folter RecordsSkare, Edseth, Olsen
2012 Lights Out Indie RecordingsSkare, Edseth, Olsen
2019Like WildfireIndie RecordingsSkare, Edseth, Hektoen

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References

  1. , Metalasfuck.net`s review of Posthum "Lights Out"
  2. "MORTEM ZINE - WEBZINE OF ARCANE MUSIC SUBGENRES from Czech Republic - ENGLISH - Interview with Posthum". Archived from the original on 1 January 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2013., Mortem Zine Magazine interview 2009
  3. , Finale In Black Tour 2009 Poster last.fm.com
  4. , Living Darkness Tour Poster 2011
  5. , Tour Poster
  6. , Under The Black Sun Poster 2011
  7. , Fire Walk With Me vol 3 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Pyro, Pyro on the most interesting bands in 2013, 27 November 2012