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Atrox
Group · Norway · Trondheim · formed 1988
Norwegian progressive metal band
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Also known as Suffocation
Timeline
17 events▣ Album 6+ Member joins 5− Member leaves 4◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
1990s
· Member joins
Eivind Fjøseide joins the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Monika Edvardsen joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Rune Sørgård joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Tommy Sebastian Halseth joins the band
bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Debut release
Debut release: Mesmerised
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Tor-Arne Helgesen joins the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Tommy Sebastian Halseth leaves the band
bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
2000s
· Member leaves
Rune Sørgård leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Monika Edvardsen leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
2010s
· Member leaves
Tor-Arne Helgesen leaves the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography196 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1373709265
Biography
Atrox is a Norwegian avant-garde metal band from Trondheim. The group originally formed under the name "Suffocation" but soon changed it because of numerous other bands with the same name. Formed in 1988, the band released its first material only in 1997, and followed it with two releases on notable French metal label, Season of Mist. While their early releases are firmly rooted in death metal, later releases incorporate more progressive elements. In 2024, their album Contentum
ContentumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Sultry6:122Unsummoned6:453Lizard Dance7:124Panta Rei / Gather in Me No More10:565Ignoramus4:006Letters to Earth6:167Serenity5:478Homage5:379What Crawls Underneath7:3910Torture1:2611Outro3:11 was named one of the 10 "wackiest" progressive metal albums ever by Loudwire.
Current
-viNd- - guitars
Rune Sørgård - guitars, programming
Tor Arne Helgesen - drums
Erik Paulsen - bass
Rune Folgerø - lead vocals
Per Spjøtvold - keyboard, backing vocals
Former
Ole Marius Larmerud - guitars (2002–2005)
Monika Edvardsen - vocals, keyboard (1996–2004)
Pete Beck - vocals, bass (2002–2004)
Daniel Stavsøyen - bass (2001–2002)
Tom Wahl - bass (1999)
Dag Rune Øyan - guitars (1995–1999)
Lars Halvard Søndrol - drums (1994–1999)
Tommy Sebastian Halseth - bass (1995–1999)
Geir Tore Johansen - vocals (1988–1997)
Svenn Tore Mauseth bass (1988–1995)
Tor-Helge Skei - guitars (1988–1994)
Tomas Smagersjø - drums (1993)
Geir Knarrbakk - drums (1988–1992)
Gunder Audun Dragsten - guitars (1988–1990)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (8 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 57:31
1Intro1:172Steeped in Misery as I Am6:583Wave10:284The Ocean3:195A Minds Escape6:346Flower Meadow9:247The Air Shed Tears7:018Hinc Allac la Crimac12:302000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:05:01
1Sultry6:122Unsummoned6:453Lizard Dance7:124Panta Rei / Gather in Me No More10:565Ignoramus4:006Letters to Earth6:167Serenity5:478Homage5:379What Crawls Underneath7:3910Torture1:2611Outro3:112002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:07:52
1Lay3:202Ruin7:173Mare's Nest6:054Nine Wishes6:025Human Inventions3:526Mental Nomads7:257Changeling8:398The Beldam of the Bedlam8:409Translunaria7:4710Look Further8:452003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 51:06
1Methods of Survival7:182Flesh City5:553Heartquake4:334Burning Bridges6:355This Vigil6:336Tentacles5:517Secondhand Traumas6:168Pre-Sense8:052008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 46:52
1Retroglazed3:382No Coil for Tesla4:193Traces4:144Headrush Helmet5:165Filtmonger3:236Orgone5:157Tight Tie5:118Binocular6:039Castle for Clowns5:1910Transportal4:142017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 40:32
1Mass4:172Vacuum4:123Heat3:494Finger6:285Suicide Days5:206For We Are Many7:237Movie4:198Target4:44
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Silence the EchoesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 12:301Rise6:30 2Silence the Echoes6:00 | April 1997 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dead Leaves (demo 1993)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 26:141Dead Leaves6:34 2Rise6:52 3Crowd Apprehension7:30 4Whispering Wind5:18 | Demo | 8 May 2017 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Atrox head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eivind Fjøseide | 1990 | present | electric guitar |
| Monika Edvardsen | 1995 | 2004 | |
| Rune Sørgård | 1995 | 2002 | |
| Tommy Sebastian Halseth | 1995 | 1999 | bass guitar |
| Tor-Arne Helgesen | 1998 | 2017 | drums (drum set) |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6aaa362b-9207-4c82-aeb7-e9b7c587b4eediscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6aaa362b-9207-4c82-aeb7-e9b7c587b4eecore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q757766genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q757766seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atroxbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrox
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Norwegian musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q757766 · MusicBrainz: 6aaa362b-9207-4c82-aeb7-e9b7c587b4ee
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