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Dødheimsgard
Norwegian black metal band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"DHG" redirects here. For other uses, see DHG (disambiguation).
Dødheimsgard (also known as DHG) is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard originally played black metal, but 1999's 666 International saw them change their style into experimental and avant-garde/industrial metal. In 2000, they shortened their name to DHG.
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Also known as | DHG |
Origin | Oslo, Norway |
Genres | Black metal, avant-garde metal, progressive metal, industrial metal |
Years active | 1994 (1994)–present |
Labels | Peaceville, Moonfog Productions, The End |
Members | Vicotnik Thunberg Terghl L.E. Måløy |
Past members | Alver Apollyon Cerberus Carl-Michael Eide Fenriz Kvohst Galder Zweizz Thrawn Hellspawn Clandestine Jormundgand Blargh Aldrahn |
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Their name,"Dødheimsgard" is a contraction of three words: Død which means 'death', heim which means 'home' and gard which means (at least in this context) 'realm'. A natural translation into English would be "Realm of Death".