Svartsyn
Настоящее имя: Svartsyn
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The band was formed in Sweden in 1991 as Chalice. The founding members were [a493695] (guitar) and Tormentor (drums, vocals). However, Tormentor left the band in 1993 and [a493695] changed the band's name to Svartsyn. In 1994 Surth joined the band on second guitar. In 1995 the band recorded nine songs, five of which were released as the demo tape 3083057, while the other four remained unreleased. In 1996, Draugen of [a262338] joined on drums. That same year they signed to Folter Records and released their debut full-length The True Legend... (which the band later claimed to be the biggest mistake in their history). In 1997, Svartsyn went on a tour with Behemoth and Desaster; after the tour Surth was replaced by Kolgrim and they recorded the 2671315 7" EP. Between 1997 and 1998 the band recorded their second album, ; however, it remained unreleased at the time. Their third album, , was recorded between 1999 and 2000 and released in 2000 by their new label, Sound Riot Records. After its release, Kolgrim was replaced by Mörk. finally saw the light of day later in 2000 when End All Life Productions issued a double LP collection of both and . Since the dawn of the new millenium, Svartsyn has released six more full-length albums, a mini-album and an EP, with only [a493695] remainaing as a full-time band member.