Hades>>Hades Norway>>HADES ALMIGHTY - NORWAY

...Again Shall Be... - 1994 - FMP
The Dawn Of The Dying Sun - 1997 - FMP
Millennium Nocturne - 1999 - Hammerheart
The Pulse Of Decay - 2001 - Psycho Bitch

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Members
Vocals
Amputation, Old Funeral, Immortal>>Janto Garmanslund

Guitar
Amputation, Dominanz, Vathr>>JORN TUNSBERG>>Dominanz, Vathr - Nagel [Andreas Nagelsett] - Stig Hagenes

Bass
Amputation, Old Funeral, Immortal, Malice In Wonderland>>Janto Garmanslund>>Malice In Wonderland, Bourbon Flame

Drums
Dark>>REMI ANDERSEN




History & Biography
Hades was formed by former Old Funeral and Immortal bassist Jorn and former Dark drummer Remi in 1992. The band released a demo called Alone Walkyng (later released as an EP by Wounded Love Records) in 1993 and added the Norway suffix to its name to avoid confusion with its American namesake. The line-up was completed by Janto (bass and vocals) and Nagel (guitar) in 1993. Stig then replaced Nagel on guitar. Simultaneously, Jorn Tunsberg was arrested for a church burning and handed a two-year sentence.

The band signed with US-based FMP and released ...Again Shall Be... in late 1994. The album showcased a Norwegian band dealing with topics of paganism and Norse mythology. Following The Dawn Of The Dying Sun, Hades played several shows in the USA and Mexico. After these shows the band would claim FMP had ripped it off.

In the spring of 1998, the band was renamed Hades Almighty as a reaction to threats of legal action from New Jersey's Hades. Hades Almighty played the Wacken Open Air in Germany in the summer of 1998. In September of 1998 the band entered the Prolog Studio in Dortmund, Germany and recorded the Dark Millennium album for Nuclear Blast Records. In an odd twist, the German label contacted the band to inform it that the album will be licensed to the Dutch Hammerheart Records! Undeterred, the band toured with Immortal, Mayhem and Primordial among others. The band's next album was issued in 2001 through Psycho Bitch Records.

The Norwegians signed with Dark Essence Records in late 2003. The group re-released its previous album The Pulse Of Decay in mid-April of 2004, this time featuring a DVD section and bonus tracks. The band was booked for the Aurora Infernalis-festival in 2011. Pyre Era, Black! was a 2015 demo. Ask Ty of Kampfar was on vocals. It had arrived after a long period of inactivity. Janto Garmanslund had left in 2014. The demo's material was included on a split with Drudkh several years later. Byfrost's R.I.P. Meister was a live bassist. The band played at Unholy Congregation in Belgium in 2018 and disappeared.


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