Slavia (band)

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Slavia
Slavia live.jpg
Slavia live in 2009 in Bergen, Norway
Background information
Origin Norway
Genres Black metal
Years active1997–2011
LabelsDrakkar Productions
Misantrof ANTIRecords
Members Jonas Raskolnikov Christiansen
Hoest
Thurzur
Aindiachai
m:A Fog
Website slavia.no

Slavia was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1997 by Jonas Raskolnikov Christiansen from Kongsberg in 1994 under the name of Dreygjarnir. They changed their name to Slavia in 1997. [1] The band was based in Bergen later when Christiansen moved there for university studies, and featured members from the bands like Taake, Deathcult, Disiplin, Enslaved and Black Flame.

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Christiansen died of colon cancer that had spread to his liver, lungs and throat in December 2017. [2] With him being the only official recording and composing band member (all others were live and session musicians only), the band's existence ceased with his death.

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References

  1. Misantrof Antirecords bio Archived 2009-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Huber, Nic (2011-11-22). "SLAVIA Vocalist Loses Battle With Cancer, Dead at 31". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2021-08-08.