The Sins of Thy Beloved
| The Sins Of Thy Beloved | |
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 some Band members 2001 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bryne, Norway |
| Genres | Gothic metal Death/Doom |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Napalm, SPV |
| Members | |
| Anita Auglend (1996–2001) (2007–present) Glenn Morten Nordbø (1996–present) Ola Aarrestad (1996–present) Stig Johansen (1996–present) Arild Christensen (1996–present) Maiken Olaisen (2005–present) |
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| Past members | |
Anders Thue (1997–2001) Ingfrid Stensland (1997–2001) |
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The Sins Of Thy Beloved is a gothic-doom metal band from Bryne, Norway.
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[edit] Biography
The band was formed in November 1996 by Glenn Morten Nordbø, Arild Christensen and Stig Johansen. The band was initially called "Purgatory" but they soon decided to change their name to something less common. Anita Auglend and Ola Aarrestad joined the band shortly thereafter, and they recorded their first demo All Alone in January–February 1997.
Anders Thue and Ingfrid Stensland then joined before they recorded their second demo Silent Pain in January 1998. Pete Johansen played the violin on that demo, although he did not officially join the band until the recording of their first full-length album Lake Of Sorrow later in 1998.
They toured across Europe, before recording their second full-length album Perpetual Desolation in 2000. During the following tour, Anita Auglend, Anders Thue and Ingfrid Stensland grew weary of traveling and left the band in 2001. A live performance was released on CD and VHS in 2001, but it was not distributed worldwide and is thus very hard to come by.
The band has been dormant since the departure of its three members. Pete Johansen has since left to play the violin on several Tristania and Sirenia albums. In 2007 there were unconfirmed rumours that Anita Auglend returned to the band, but the band remains on hiatus.
[edit] Style
The Sins Of Thy Beloved is often compared to gothic metal bands such as Tristania and early Theatre of Tragedy, mainly because of the band's combination of a female soprano voice with male death grunts; this trait is common to gothic metal in general, and is known as "beauty and the beast" vocals. Their music features death/doom metal rhythmics enhanced by the prominent use of violins, especially on the Lake Of Sorrow album, typical of many gothic doom bands. Their live recordings offer a sound closer to traditional death metal than their studio albums, which make heavy use of arrangements and effects.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio Albums
- Lake of Sorrow (1998)
- Perpetual Desolation (2000)
[edit] Demos
- The Sins of Thy Beloved demo (1997)
[edit] EPs
- All Alone (1997)
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Glenn Morten Nordbø - guitars, vocals (1996–present)
- Arild Christensen - guitars, vocals (1996–present)
- Ola Aarrestad -bass guitar (1996–present)
- Stig Johansen - drums (1996–present)
- Anita Auglend - vocals (1996–2001, 2007–present)
- Maiken Olaisen - keyboards (2005–present)
[edit] Past members
- Anders Thue - keyboards, piano (1997–2001)
- Ingfrid Stensland - keyboards, piano (1997–2001)
- Pete Johansen - violin (1998–2001)
