Crush Evil>>ANTESTOR - NORWAY

Martyrium - 1994 - Endtime
The Return Of The Black Death - 1998 - Cacophonous
The Forsaken - 2005 - Endtime
Omen - 2012 - Bombworks

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Members
Vocals
Martyr [Kjetil Molnes] - Vaakevandring, Morgenroede, Grave Declaration>>RONNY HANSEN>>Vaakevandring, Morgenroede, Grave Declaration, Sylvan Fortress, Temple Of Perdition, Luteøks

Guitar
Pilgrim [Erling Jørgensen] - Vaakevandring>>VEMOD [LARS STOKSTAD]>>Vaakevandring - Erkebisp [Stig Rolfsen] - Grievance, Vardøger>>ROBERT BORDEVIK - Grave Declaration>>Thor Georg Buer>>Grave Declaration, Luteøks

Bass
Gard [Vegard Undal] - Moddi, Monograf, Ingvild Østgård>>ERIK NORMANN AANONSEN>> Moddi, Monograf, Ingvild Østgård

Drums
Armoth [Svein Sander]>>The Mourning After, The Crest, Mourning Leaves - Vardøger, Grave Declaration, Morgenroede, Arvinger>>JO HENNING BØRVEN>>Morgenroede, Arvinger, Luteøks

Keyboard
Vemod [Lars Stokstad] - Illusion, DesDemon, Aspera, Oceans Of Time>>Nickolas Main Henriksen>>Oceans Of Time, Cesar's Quest




History & Biography
Oslo's Antestor was already alive in 1990 (as Crush Evil) and produced white thrash metal. The band broke up in 1992, but reformed in 1993 with the new name and released a demo called Despair. Not garnering any label interest, the band drafted new members and headed for a more commercial sound (i.e. keyboards are drafted) and invented something it called Sorrow Metal.

The band's debut was to be released by a US label called Morphine. This label only released a tape version before disappearing! Antestor was quickly signed by Cacophonous instead. Kongsblod was the working title of the band's 1998 CD. The Defeat Of Satan in 2003 was a compilation of two demos, namely Crush Evil's namesake The Defeat Of Satan and Antestor's Despair. This demo compilation was issued by Christian imprint Momentum Scandinavia in 2003 and rereleased by Nordic Mission in 2026. With only Vemod remaining from the original line-up (alongside singer Vrede) the band was considered on hiatus as of 2007. Guitarist Vemon was a guest live member with Christian band Vaakevandring in 2007. Singer Martyr had left in 2000. The reunion occurred in 2010. There was a new album in 2012. The Omen album was supported through a video for the song Unchained. Then the band began stalling again and disbanded even though old guitarist Erkebisp had returned after an absence of almost two decades. A couple of members were in Morgenroede and Luteøks.

Satyricon, Burzum and others influenced this white metal band.


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