Vreid is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 2004 after the breakup of Windir following the death of lead singer and founder Valfar. The remaining members along with new guitarist Ese formed Vreid. The band's name is an archaic Norwegian word...
Chris Pontius (born July 16, 1974) is an American stunt performer and television personality. He is best known as one of the main cast members of the MTV reality series Jackass (2000–2001), and its subsequent films across its 24-year-long run.
Windir (transl. Warrior) was a Norwegian black metal band from Sogndal Municipality. The band was formed in 1994 by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Terje "Valfar" Bakken and released its debut album, Sóknardalr, in 1997. Windir produced four...
Terje "Valfar" Bakken (3 September 1978 – 14 January 2004) was the lead singer and founder of the Norwegian black metal band Windir. Windir was started as a one-man project, but it was expanded into a full band with the release of their third album,...
Insomnium is a Finnish melodic death metal band formed in Joensuu in 1997. Their sound and lyrics portray darkness, sorrow, loss, pain, and nature. Their music includes progressive metal and doom metal.
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2026.
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on...
Ragnarök Festival is a pagan metal festival held annually in Germany since 2004 founded by Ivo Raab. It started out as a small, one-night festival with only regional bands in the town hall of Hollfeld. In 2005 it was decided to go for a festival...
Enslaved is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson in Haugesund in 1991. They are currently based in Bergen. The band's lineup has changed many times.
Milorg is the fourth album by the Norwegian black metal band Vreid. The name leads from the Norwegian resistance group Milorg in World War II. The songs are all about the German invasion of Norway during the "Weserübung" and their fight against them.