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 Tomas 'Samoth' Haugen during Metalmania 2007, Katowice, Poland
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| Origin | Norway |
| Genre(s) | Blackened death metal |
| Years active | 1998–2007 (on hiatus) |
| Label(s) | Candlelight |
| Associated acts | Emperor, Zyklon-B, SCUM, Myrkskog, Aborym |
| Website | www.zyklontribe.com |
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| Secthdamon Samoth Destructhor Trym Torson |
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| Daemon Cosmocrator |
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Zyklon is a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with former members of Myrkskog. Their style has been defined as modern death metal with black and industrial undertones.Review of Zyklon, Disintegrate @ Metal Observer. As of October 2007, the band is on hiatus.
All the band's lyrics are written by former Emperor drummer Faust, who is currently a member of Casey Chaos' side project SCUM and Italian industrial black metal band Aborym.
Despite Samoth having been in a previous Emperor side project called Zyklon-B, the two are not related; Zyklon B is the name of a lethal gas used by German Nazis; "Zyklon" is, according to Samoth, a play on the word "cyclone," since the word is spelled syklon in Norwegian.
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Biography
Zyklon's debut album, World ov Worms, showcased extremely fast riffing and blast beats. However, after this release, Zyklon's line-up changed drastically, and the official line-up became Samoth, Trym Torson, Destructhor, and Secthdamon.
Zyklon's second album, Aeon, exposed the band to media attention, and videos were made for two tracks, "Core Solution" and "Psyklon Aeon."
The band's third effort was recorded from November to December 2005 at the Akkerhaugen Lydstudio in Norway; Disintegrate was released in May 2006 to great critical acclaim.[1] In October of 2007, the band went on hiatus, according to their offical website.[2]
Members
Current members
- Secthdamon - vocals, bass (2001–present)
- Samoth - guitar (2000–present)
- Destructhor - guitar (2000–present)
- Trym - drums (2000–present)
Former members
- Daemon - vocals (2000–2001)
- Cosmocrator - bass (2000–2001)
Discography
- World ov Worms (2001)
- Aeon (2003)
- Split with Red Harvest (CD, 2003)
- Disintegrate (2006)
DVDs
- Storm Detonation Live (2006)
References
External links
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- Wikipedia-page about cyclones (in norwegian)
- Zyklon's Official Homepage
- Zyklon's Official Myspace Profile
- Candlelight Records
- Nocturnal Art Samoth's Record Label
- Zyklon at Metal Storm
- Zyklon Interview with Samoth for The Lodge
- Exclusive Interview with Trym for The Lodge
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