| Keep of Kalessin |
| Genre(s) |
| Black Metal (early), Melodic Black/Death Metal |
| Lyrical theme(s) |
| War, Darkness, Anti-Religion, Dominance, Evil |
| Origin |
Formed in |
Current label |
Status |
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Norway
(Trondheim) |
1993 |
Indie Recordings/Nuclear Blast |
Active |
| Current line-up | Thebon (Torbjørn Schei) - Vocals (2004-) (Subliritum, Twinsoul, Powdr, Hellish Outcast)
Obsidian Claw (Arnt Grønbech) - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals (1993-2000, 2003-) (Headspin, Satyricon)
Wizziac (Robin Isaksen) - Bass, Backing Vocals (2004-) (Eternal Silence (Nor), Sage, Headspin)
Vyl (Vegard Larsen) - Drums (1995-2000, 2004-) (Subliritum, Chton, Aptorian Demon, Goat the Head, Headspin, Gorgoroth) | | Former/past member(s) |
Vocals:
Ghâsh (1994-2000) (Aptorian Demon, Mare (Nor), Antares Predator)
Attila Csihar (2003-2004) (Mayhem (Nor), Tormentor (Hun), Korog, Plasma Pool, Burial Chamber Trio, Current 93, Grave Temple, Aborym, Pentemple, Jarboe, Sunn O))), Void Ov Voices)
Guitars:
Cernunnus (Tor-Helge Skei) (Session, 2003) (Manes, Atrox (Nor), Suffocation (Nor), Perifa, Obscuro (Nor), holissstik, kkoagulaa)
Bass:
Warach (Øyvind Westrum) (1995-2000) (Wolf 327, Aptorian Demon, Antares Predator)
Kesh (2003-2004)
Drums:
Frost (Kjetil Vidar Haraldstad) (2003-2004) (1349, Zyklon-B (Nor), Gorgoroth, Gehenna (Nor), Satyricon, Ov Hell) | | Additional notes | Formed under the monicker of "Ildskjaer."
Split-up in 2000, but reformed in 2003.
The name Keep of Kalessin comes from Ursula K. Le Guin's novel "The Farthest Shore", which is book 3 of the Earthsea Trilogy. It is an island home to the eldest dragon of all of Earthsea, named Kalessin, and is, "an island like a tower. Its cliffs were black and made up of many cylinders or great pillars pressed together, with straight edges and plane surfaces, rising three hundred feet sheer from the water." Many [...]
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| Grimulfr | September 18th, 2002 |
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