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Borknagar is a band from Bergen, Norway founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band began as a black/viking metal band and quickly adopted a more progressive metal style after their first album. As such, the band's most know style would be that of progressive black metal, with most of their albums taking from this style. Borknagar's lyrics often deal with philosophy, paganism, nature, and the cosmos. Øystein Brun stated once that the name was inspired by a Scottish legend about a man who climbed Lochnagar, a mountain in Scotland. Borknagar rose out of the ashes of the Norwegian death metal band Molested when then-member Øystein G. Brun became tired of the brutal aspects of the band's music. Øystein formed Borknagar to explore a more melodic outlet of expression; he wrote all of the music and lyrics and gathered together an all-star group of black metal musicians to play in his band. Well-known musicians of the black metal scene (such as Infernus of Gorgoroth, Grim of Immortal and Gorgoroth, Ivar Bjørnson from Enslaved, Garm of Ulver, Head Control System, and ex-Arcturus) joined the project, bringing immediate attention to Borknagar. The band never even recorded a demo – they simply asked for a record contract on Malicious Records and were granted their request. Borknagar's majestic, melodic sound was instantly liked by many and received positive press attention. Borknagar has released seven albums to date. Their self-titled debut album features lyrics in Norwegian; all subsequent albums have featured lyrics written in English by both ICS Vortex from Arcturus and Dimmu Borgir and later by current singer, Vintersorg from Otyg and his eponymous band (Vintersorg). All of the band's records (excluding the original pressing of the debut album via Malicious Records) have been released by the Century Media label. Borknagar has toured with various bands, including the well-known cradle of filth. Discography: 1996 - Borknagar 1997 - The Olden Domain 1998 - The Archaic Course 2000 - Quintessence 2001 - Empiricism 2004 - Epic 2006 - Origin 2009 - TBA Members: Current Members * Vintersorg (Andreas Hedlund) - Vocals * Øystein G. Brun - Guitar * Lazare (Lars Nedland) - Keyboard * Asgeir Mickelson - Drums * Jens Ryland - Guitar * Tyr (Jan Erik Tiwaz) - Bass - Session Member for Origin album Former Members * Garm (Kristoffer Rygg) - Vocals * ICS Vortex (Simen Hestnæs) - Vocals, Bass * Kai Lie - Bass * Infernus - Bass * Ivar Bjørnson - Keyboard * Grim (Erik Brødreskift) (Causa mortis: Suicide. 1969 - 1999.10.04.)
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Norwegian Progressive Metal, Black Metal, Metal
ICS Vortex - Bass vocals, Øystein Garnes Brun – Guitars composition, Baard Kolstad- Drums, Jens F. Ryland - Guitars, Lars «Lazare» Nedland - Keys vocals, Andreas «Vintersorg» Hedlund - Vocals
Yes, Borknagar is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming Borknagar concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Borknagar tour is scheduled for 1 dates across 1 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
Borknagar is scheduled to play 1 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
Borknagar's tour starts Sep 03, 2026 and ends on Sep 03, 2026. They will play 1 cities; their most recent concert was held in Schleiz at Ferienland Crispendorf and their next upcoming concert will be in at .
As part of the Borknagar tour, Borknagar is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
