Koldbrann Explained

Koldbrann
Genre:	Black metal
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Norway
Years Active:	2001–present
Label:	Twilight Vertrieb, Season of Mist
Website:	koldbrann.net
Current Members:	Mannevond Kvass Voidar Leonid Melnikov
Past Members:	Geir Antonsen Fordervelse General Kshatriya Mpress Jonas aus Slavia Kjøttring Dragev Folkedal Stian Johnskareng

Koldbrann ("Gangrene") is a Norwegian black metal band founded in 2001.

Musically, Koldbrann, like countrymen 1349, play orthodox black metal in the classic Norwegian mould and have also received favorable comparisons to early Gorgoroth, Mayhem and Darkthrone. Much of the praise directed at the band has therefore been centered on their songwriting and reproduction of the old sound of the Norwegian scene.

Koldbrann have been very vocal about their distaste for drum triggers, featuring anti-trigger notifications on two of their full-length albums.^[1]

History

The band recorded two demos in 2002 and their first album Nekrotisk Inkvisition one year later. It was originally limited to 333 units, but due to several recent re-releases more than five thousand have been released. After releasing a split EP with Ljå and the Atomvinter EP the band moved to German label Twilight Vertrieb for the release of their second album Moribund,^[2] which featured guest appearances by Iblis and L. Wachtfels from Endstille (who are on the same label). It was followed by a split with Faustcoven and a tour with Negator and Sarkom. In the year 2007 they toured with Taake and Urgehal and appeared at the 2007 edition of Oslo's Inferno Metal Festival. They also embarked on the same year on a tour of Eastern Europe with Marduk.

In 2009 they toured with Shining, they performed again in Inferno, and performed at Barther Metal Open Air in Germany.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Nekrotisk Inkvisition (2003)
Moribund (2006)
Vertigo (2013)
Ingen Skånsel (2024)

EPs

Skamslåtte engler/Fredløs (2004) – split single with Ljå.
Atomvinter (2006)
Pogrom Pestilent (2006) – split single with Faustcoven.
Stigma: På kant med livet (2008)
Russian Vodka / Metalni Bog (2009, Corrosia Metalla/Bombarder cover)
Totalt Sjelelig Bankerott (2012)
Den 6. Massedød (Manna fra en annen himmel) (2023)

Demos

Pre-Prod 2002 (2002)
Mislyder fra Det Nekrotiske Kammer (2002) – rehearsal tape.

DVDs

Live at Ragnarök Festival 2007 (2007) – official bootleg.

Band members

Current members

Mannevond – vocals (2001–present)
Kvass – guitar (2001–present)
Leonid Melnikov – drums (2021-present)
Voidar - guitars (2009-present)

Former members

Dragev – guitar (2002)
Jonas aus Slavia – bass (2002–2003)
Fordervelse (Tom V. Nilsen) – drums (2001–2009)
Geir Antonsen – guitar (2004–2009)
Stian Johnskareng – bass (2003–2013)
Folkedal - drums (2009-?)

Live members

General Kshatriya – guitar (1 show, 2003)
Mpress – bass (2 shows, 2003)
Kjøttring – bass (1 show, 2003)
Desecrator - bass (2014-present)

Touring history

Balkan Inkvisition 2003 - 5 dates (Balkan, Headliner)
German Inkvisition 2004 - 11 dates (Europe, w/Endstille)^[4]
Black Hordes Over Europe 2006 - 10 dates (Europe, Headliner)
Moribund Balkan Tour 2006 - 5 dates (Balkan, Headliner)
Black Hordes Over Europe pt. II 2007 - 15 dates (Europe, w/Taake)
Werewolf Tour 2007 - 14 dates (Eastern Europe, w/Marduk) 9 dates cancelled

External links

- Official MySpace site

Notes and References

Triggers are no fun. Triggers ruin the life and happiness of millions. It must stop. We appeal in particular to the youth of today. THERE ARE BETTER THINGS IN LIFE Moribund. STOP THE MADNESS. Koldbrann. 2006. CD backcover.
Web site: Koldbrann Enter Studio In March. metalunderground.com. 2006-01-23. 2009-02-28.
Web site: KOLDBRANN Confirmed For Germany's BARTHER METAL OPENAIR Festival. https://archive.today/20130201075853/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=110006. dead. 2013-02-01. blabbermouth.net. 2009-02-27. 2009-02-28.
Web site: THE TOUR WAS A FUKKING GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR SURE!. Bänziger. Marcel. archaic-magazine.com. 2005-01-21. 2009-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707160331/http://www.archaic-magazine.com/article.php?aid=38899. 2011-07-07. dead.