  MySpaceWebSiteGermany Viking /Folk /Black Metal DiscographyKveldridhur 2005 Strange Rumours... Distant Tremors 2007Hard as Iron 5 Split DVD / video, 2008 Band Alphavarg - Vocals (Valaskjalf, Ansuz) Nhйvann - Guitar Foraр - Guitar Alex - Bass (Infernal Blasphemy (Deu)) Julian "Jules" - Drums Hrнsdуlgr - Keyboards Former/past member(s) Fiбndi - Bass Galt - Drums Aoife - Violin 
In the ides of March of the year 2004 deep in the industrialized
Franconian wastelands a fateful alliance took place. The till then
inconsiderable Black Metal formation "Puritan Disbelief", consisting of
rhythm guitarist Draugh, bass player Rico, drummer Christoph [aka Galt]
and singer mr alphavarg got reinforced by two outstanding talents namely
Hrím [now known as NhéVaN] as lead guitarist and Hrísdólgr as keyboard
wizard. Due to a thoroughgoing change in both sound and content this
strong union was sealed by a new name: KromleK
was born. The first steps in musical expression lead the band into the
pagan genre especially the Viking Metal in the epic vein of ere Thyrfing
songs. Another inspiration manifersted in the earliest songs was the
folky Humppa style with its catchy melodies and off-beat rhythm that
impressed all members at that time. So the first four songs ["Han som
rider" (never released), "Träskens näve", "När tiden vissnar" and
"Huldrasson" (never released)] were forged underneath that "Trollish
Viking Metal" banner.
Armed with that four-headed Hydra KromleK
faced their fate in the early days of the year 2005 by participating
the Newcomer Festival in their hometown Schweinfurt. Rico left the band
right before the first gig so KromleK
was forced to perform without a bass player, a state that became a sad
tradition from time to time. Nevertheless the first live-battle was
adumbrated by a great victory as KromleK
won the competition. From that point the band was fuelled by the will
to grow concerning to the huge number of followers and fans. Two gigs in
2005 followed that heralded the name KromleK to the much appreciated Thuringian realm.
But the crowning glory of that year was definitely the release of the
first, long awaited debut EP called KVELDRIÐUR right after the band
signed a deal with Trollzorn Records. With Kai and Stefan from Trollzorn
KromleK
found two passionated partners that both discovered and supported the
young formation with all their energy and appreciation. Draugh left the
band during the recordings and was replaced by Foradh. Through label and
distribution work the name KromleK
crawled slowly but surely into the auditory canals of fans of the by
and by growing Pagan Metal wave all over Germany and even beyond the
borders. As consequence KromleK was booked for shows an Bavaria, Thuringia again and Northrhine-Westfalia in 2006.
In March 2007, exactly three years after the "Swamp fist" [Träskens
näve] was raised for the first time, the first first long-player STRANGE
RUMOURS… DISTANT TREMORS was forged by an enormous increase in both
sound and composition. As KVELDRIÐUR was quite naïve, SR…DT became much
more serious, more epic. Thus the Humppa parts were reduced. Through a
short period that also included the recording of the album KromleK
introduced a seventh band member, the fiddle player Aoife. She left
after a few gigs due to personnel differences. Another member has been
inaugurated: T'Bog, who also did the recording, mix and mastering for
both releases, became a full member as bass player. The inofficial
release of SR... DT at the Ragnarök Festival broke loose an incredible
wave of euphory and although KromleK
was the second band in the line-up the crowd transformed into a melting
pot yet unseen by the band. Further festival invitations followed, not
only in Germany but the Netherlands by our appreciated friends of
Elexorien. Through a three days lasting mini-tour the Kromlexorien-pact
was sealed.
The year 2008 brought the hardest time for the established pagan force. As mr alphavarg and KromleK
seemed to diverge in substance and the ideas of the future sound,
appearence and content grew inconsistent, the late summer marked the
deepest cut in the band's history. Mr alphavarg left the band due to a
different vision of audiovisual art.
He returned in March 2009. But the personnel carousel had to move on, so
Galt left the band for private reasons. His successor SgrA completed
the line-up that has become stronger than ever before.
Meanwhile KromleK
managed to liberate from the inappropriate stamp ‘another band riding
the Pagan-wave’ and is heading a great future with an own style, an own
vision and especially without any puristic cliché immature. The third
output FINIS TERRAE will underline the proclamation of being unique and
lead into a new, higher sphere of Metal Music. The date of release is
not fixed yet, but the recording process is on the way.
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