Aura Noir

Biography

Aura Noir are a Norwegian black/thrash metal band from Oslo. They are influenced by Voivod, Slayer, Sodom and Kreator. The band's lyrics focus on blasphemy, death, and aggression.

History

Aura Noir was formed in 1993 by Aggressor (Carl-Michael Eide) and Apollyon (Ole Jørgen Moe). The band recorded several demos before releasing the EP Dreams Like Deserts×Dreams Like Deserts1995 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1The Rape3:262Forlorn Blessings to the Dreamking3:293Dreams Like Deserts5:004Angel Ripper3:495Snake1:526Mirage2:58 in 1995. In 1996, they were joined by Mayhem guitarist Blasphemer (Rune Eriksen), who contributed to the release of their debut album, Black Thrash Attack×Black Thrash Attack1996 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Sons of Hades3:312Conqueror4:043Caged Wrath5:294Wretched Face of Evil4:125Black Thrash Attack5:116The Pest3:117The One Who Smite4:078Eternally Your Shadow3:379Destructor4:4210Fighting for Hell4:10, that year. The band released their sophomore album, Deep Tracts of Hell×Deep Tracts of Hell1998 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Deep Tracts of Hell1:582Released Damnation4:233Swarm of Vultures2:454Blood Unity4:475Slasher3:296Purification of Hell2:467The Spiral Scar4:278The Beautiful, Darkest Path4:319Broth of Oblivion4:4110To Wear the Mark3:26, in 1998. In 2004, Aura Noir were the first band to sign to Tyrant Syndicate Productions, a sub-label of Peaceville Records, run by Nocturno Culto and Fenriz of Darkthrone. They released their next album, The Merciless×The Merciless2004 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Upon the Dark Throne3:432Condor4:063Black Metal Jaw2:374Hell's Fire3:405Black Deluge Night3:266Funeral Thrash3:237Sordid3:258Merciless3:24, which featured Nattefrost of Carpathian Forest and Fenriz on guest vocals, in October 2004.
The band was put on hold after Aggressor fell ten metres from a fourth floor window and landed on his legs in late March 2005. In May 2006, Aggressor appeared as a guest in the Norwegian radio programme Tinitus, where he confirmed that he was paralyzed from the ankles down. Despite the injury, the band released the album Hades Rise×Hades Rise18 August 2008 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Hades Rise3:262Gaping Grave Awaits4:013Unleash the Demon3:484Pestilent Streams3:265Schitzoid Paranoid2:456Death Mask3:367Shadows of Death5:488Iron Night / Torment Storm5:099South American Death3:1310The Stalker3:08 on 25 August 2008. Aura Noir toured in 2010 with a replacement drummer and was joined by Aggressor on vocals for several songs at the Inferno and Party.San festivals in 2011. He has rejoined the band as a full-time recording and touring member on guitar and vocals, sitting and standing with the help of a stool. The band signed with Norwegian Indie Recordings in 2012 and released their fifth studio album, Out to Die×Out to Die27 March 2012 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Trenches3:582Fed to the Flames3:333Abbadon4:034The Grin From the Gallows4:455Withheld3:026Priest's Hellish Fiend4:217Deathwish4:318Out to Die4:29, on 23 March 2012. Their sixth studio album, Aura Noire×Aura Noire27 April 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Dark Lung of the Storm3:282Grave Dweller3:273Hell’s Lost Chambers6:074The Obscuration2:365Demoniac Flow3:426Shades Ablaze2:587Mordant Wind5:108Cold Bone Grasp3:339Outro1:54, was released on 27 April 2018.

Members

Aggressor (Carl-Michael Eide) – vocals, guitars, bass (1993–present), drums (1993–2005)
Apollyon (Ole Jørgen Moe) – vocals, guitars, bass, drums (1993–present)
Blasphemer (Rune Eriksen) – guitars (1996–present)