Sargeist

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Sargeist
Origin	Lappeenranta, Finland
Genres	Black metal
Years active	1999–present
Labels	World Terror Committee Moribund Records
Members	Shatraug VJS Abysmal Gruft Profundus
Past members	Hoath Torog Horns Vainaja

Sargeist is a Finnish black metal band formed in 1999. Originally created as a solo project by Shatraug of the Finnish black metal act Horna, he was joined by other members since 2000, who were subsequently released from the band. After the demo recording Tyranny Returns (2001), the line-up was augmented by Hoath Torog and Horns, both from the Finnish black metal outfit Behexen, and this line-up remained stable until 2016.

Both musically and lyrically, Sargeist stays close to the roots of Scandinavian "old school" black metal. Lyrical subjects thus often deal with Satanism and anti-Christian blasphemy, as well as darkness, depression, misanthropy and hate. The band's name combines the two German words, "sarg" (coffin) and "geist" (spirit, ghost), and derives from the song "The Old Coffin Spirit" by the black metal band Rotting Christ. All members go by pseudonyms.

Members

Current members

• Shatraug (Ville Pystynen) – guitar (1999–present), bass (1999-2008)
• VJS - guitar (2014–present)
• Abysmal - bass (2016–present)
• Gruft - drums (2016–present)
• Profundus - vocals (2016–present)

Former members

• Hoath Torog (Marko Saarikalle) – vocals (2002-2016)
• Horns (Jani Rekola) – drums (2002-2016)
• Vainaja (Perttu Pakkanen) - bass (2009-2016)
• Lord Volos – drums (2000)
• Gorsedd Marter – guitar (2001)
• Makha Karn – drums (2001)

Discography

Year	Title	Type
1999	Nockmaar	Demo
2000	Heralding the Breath of Pestilence	Demo
2001	Tyranny Returns	Demo
2002	Reaping with Curses and Plague	Single (split with Merrimack)
2003	Satanic Black Devotion	Studio album
2004	Wraith Messiah	Single (split with Temple of Baal)
2004	In Ruin and Despair	(EP) (split with Horned Almighty)
2004	Sargeist & Funeral Elegy	(EP) (split with Funeral Elegy)
2005	Disciple of the Heinous Path	Studio album
2006	Dead Ravens Memory	Single (split with Bahimiron)
2008	The Dark Embrace	(EP)
2010	Let The Devil In	Studio album
2011	Lair of Necromancy	(EP)
2014	Feeding the Crawling Shadows	Studio album
2018	Unbound	Studio album
2019	Death Veneration	(EP)

• 2005: Funeral Curses (compilation album)
• 2013: The Rebirth of a Cursed Existence (compilation album)

External links

• Sargeist Official Website (currently unavailable)
• Sargeist Bandpage on Moribund Records
• Sargeist on Encyclopaedia Metallum
• Sargeist on Discogs
• Interview (2003) with Shatraug by Brett VanPut on Transcending the Mundane
• Review of Disciple of the Heinous Path (2005) by J. Bennet on Decibel Magazine