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Isengard is a solo project of Fenriz, the drummer of Darkthrone, created in 1989.[1]

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Isengard
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Death metal, black metal, folk metal
Years active	1989 - 1995
Labels	Moonfog, Deaf, Peaceville
Past members	Fenriz

It is rooted on Norwegian black/Viking metal and experimental rock on some tracks, and named after the large fortress Isengard in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings book series.

History

The person/creature in Isengard's logo was taken from an old Lord of the Rings RPG called Middle-earth Role Playing. The original illustration represents Thuringwethil, the vampire from Tolkien's book The Silmarillion.

Fenriz created Isengard because he had many musical ideas that did not fit in with the style and music of Darkthrone. Fenriz performed all instruments and vocals himself. Vinterskugge is a compilation of three demos recorded before the full-length album Høstmørke was recorded.[2]

When asked how he felt about Isengard in a November 2007 interview, Fenriz commented that he does not "understand why people like it so much".[3] He stated that people like "the elements" which he doesn't like, namely the project's folk metal aspect.[3]

In 2016, Peaceville Records issued a two-song 7" entitled "Traditional Doom Cult".[4] Its A-side, "The Light", was recorded in 1989 whereas the B-side "The Fright" was recorded in the early 1990s.

A third Isengard album entitled "Vårjevndøgn" was released in October 2020, consisting of unreleased recordings from 1989 to 1993.[5]

Discography

• Spectres over Gorgoroth (demo, 1989)
• Horizons (demo, 1991)
• Vandreren (demo, 1993)
• Vinterskugge (compilation, 1994)
• Høstmørke (1995)
• Traditional Doom Cult (2016)
• Vårjevndøgn (2020)

References

На других языках

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[de] Isengard (norwegische Band)

Isengard war ein norwegisches Musikprojekt des Darkthrone-Schlagzeugers Fenriz. Der Name Isengard entspringt J. R. R. Tolkiens Buch Der Herr der Ringe und ist dort der Sitz des Zauberers Saruman. Das Logo stammt aus dem Rollenspiel MERS, es stellt den Vampir Thuringwethil (‚Frau vom Geheimen Schatten‘) dar, eine Figur aus Tolkiens Buch Das Silmarillion.[1][2]

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- [en] Isengard (band)

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[es] Isengard (banda noruega)

Isengard es un proyecto en solitario de Fenriz, famoso por ser el baterista de la banda Darkthrone, creado en 1989. Se basa en sonidos de black metal y viking metal noruego, así como rock de vanguardia en algunas pistas. Fenriz creó Isengard porque tenía muchas ideas musicales que no encajaban en el estilo y la música de Darkthrone. En este proyecto Fenriz toca todos los instrumentos por sí mismo, y también pone la voz.

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[ru] Isengard

Isengard — сольный проект Фенриза, ударника норвежской группы Darkthrone. Создан в 1989 году. Isengard был образован потому, что Фенриз имел некоторые идеи, которые не мог воплотить в Darkthrone.

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