Sibiir

Sibiir
Sibiir on stage in 2024
Background information
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Blackened Hardcore
Years active	2014-present
Labels	Fysisk Format
Members	Jimmy Nymoen Tobias Gausemel Backe Steffen Grønneberg Kent Nordli Eivind Kjølstad
Website	https://www.sibiir.com

SIBIIR is a Norwegian blackened hardcore band from Oslo.

The band was formed in 2014, and released their first single in 2015. ^[1] Since then, SIBIIR has released three critically acclaimed albums on the label Fysisk Format.

History

The band consists of Jimmy Nymoen (vocals), Tobias Gausemel Backe (guitar), Steffen Grønneberg (guitar), Kent Nordli (bass) and Eivind Kjølstad (drums), and was formed in Oslo in 2014.

Their first single Swallow and Trap Them! was premiered exclusively on MetalSucks, who wrote: "This is one of those songs you pretty much have to be a crazy person not to dig". ^[2]

Their self titled debut album SIBIIR was released in 2016, and got great reviews from several music magazines. Of their second album, Ropes, Metal Injection wrote: "If nasty vocals, blackened guitars, and fiercely punk drumming is your jam, then you owe it to yourself to check out SIBIIR". ^[3]

Both Ropes and their 2024-release Undergang were nominated for Spellemannprisen under the (Hardrock and) Metal section. ^{[4] [5]}

SIBIIR has toured around in Europe, and played at festivals like Roskilde Festival, Øyafestivalen, and Inferno Metal Festival. ^[6] They have been on tour with bands like Kvelertak ^[7] and Enslaved (band).

Releases

Albums

• SIBIIR, Fysisk Format, 2016
• Ropes, Fysisk Format, 2019
• Undergang, Fysisk Format, 2024

Singles

• Swallow and Trap Them!/ These Rats We Deny, Disiplin Media, 2015

References

1. "SIBIIR Official Website | About". SIBIIR Official Website. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
2. "Exclusive Song Premiere: "Swallow & Trap Them!" by Sibiir". MetalSucks. 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
3. "SIBIIR Release A Head-Splitting New Single "For The Few"". Metal Injection. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
4. "Sibiir - Undergang | Hardrock og Metal" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-09-24.
5. "Spellemann - Arkiv over alle nominerte og vinnere fram til i dag!" (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
6. "John Dee: SIBIIR + special guest: Sâver (24/10-2019)". www.rockefeller.no. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
7. "SIBIIR Official Website | News". SIBIIR Official Website. Retrieved 2019-10-15.