Slægt - Biography
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Biography
Slægt from Copenhagen, Denmark, is the sound and essence of four hearts and minds locking together and joining forces towards the unknown. The band consists of some of the most energetic musicians on the current metal scene - Olle Bergholz provides the gut plucking bass tone, Adam 'CC' Nielsen lets go in a fury of thunderous drumming, Anders M. Jørgensen writhes and takes over souls with his guitar ripping while Oskar J. Frederiksen is in the center, complimenting Jørgensen on guitar and giving the band its vocal expression through passionate and insightful lyrics.
Slægt has found their very own, unique style of playing heavy metal.
Stylistically influences are drawn from a broad spectrum of such diverse movements as the NWOBHM, the black metal scene(s) of the 80's and 90's and everything in between and beyond. Slægt plays an epic blackened heavy metal but without any kind of limitation when approaching the style. They explore unseen territories and go beyond the obvious norms of heavy metal, which makes them sound fresh and progressive. The darkness within the riffs and lyrics flows with dark blasts of energy.
Oskar J. Frederiksen started the band in 2011 and released a demo, a split 7" and the full-length Ildsvanger (Posh Isolation) with Nielsen on drums in 2015, before Slægt became a full orchestra. Slægt released the Beautiful and Damned EP (Iron Bonehead Productions) in 2015 which gave the band a healthy dose of attention while also fuelling the fires, that keeps it going. This led to a deal with Ván Records and in 2017 Slægt released their highly acclaimed debut full length as a four-piece: Domus Mysterium. With great reviews, nominations and awards as album of the year in both Denmark and abroad, it has certainly been a milestone in Slægt's journey so far. Following it up, Slægt played victorious concerts at events such as Copenhell, Roskilde Festival and toured through Europe with Venenum in February 2018.
Now Slægt is once again dimming lights and opening fire with the brand new full-length The Wheel. A challenging, yet soothing record that perfectly picks up the thread from Domus Mysterium. Discover the beautiful and damned sons, from the house of mysteries, doing all they can to escape the boundaries of the wheel - SLÆGT.
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Slægt has found their very own, unique style of playing heavy metal.
Stylistically influences are drawn from a broad spectrum of such diverse movements as the NWOBHM, the black metal scene(s) of the 80's and 90's and everything in between and beyond. Slægt plays an epic blackened heavy metal but without any kind of limitation when approaching the style. They explore unseen territories and go beyond the obvious norms of heavy metal, which makes them sound fresh and progressive. The darkness within the riffs and lyrics flows with dark blasts of energy.
Oskar J. Frederiksen started the band in 2011 and released a demo, a split 7" and the full-length Ildsvanger (Posh Isolation) with Nielsen on drums in 2015, before Slægt became a full orchestra. Slægt released the Beautiful and Damned EP (Iron Bonehead Productions) in 2015 which gave the band a healthy dose of attention while also fuelling the fires, that keeps it going. This led to a deal with Ván Records and in 2017 Slægt released their highly acclaimed debut full length as a four-piece: Domus Mysterium. With great reviews, nominations and awards as album of the year in both Denmark and abroad, it has certainly been a milestone in Slægt's journey so far. Following it up, Slægt played victorious concerts at events such as Copenhell, Roskilde Festival and toured through Europe with Venenum in February 2018.
Now Slægt is once again dimming lights and opening fire with the brand new full-length The Wheel. A challenging, yet soothing record that perfectly picks up the thread from Domus Mysterium. Discover the beautiful and damned sons, from the house of mysteries, doing all they can to escape the boundaries of the wheel - SLÆGT.
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