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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Den Saakaldte
Group · Norway · Oslo · formed 2006
Norwegian black metal group
Timeline
1 events◆ Formed 1
2000s
Biography
English biography200 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1376978474
Biography
Den Saakaldte is a Norwegian black metal supergroup, founded in 2006 by Mikael Sykelig and featuring members of Shining, 1349 and Dødheimsgard, among others. It is named after a song by Ved Buens Ende.
History
They played their first concert at Inferno Festival in 2008, headlining the John Dee stage on the second day. Reactions were positive.
Their debut album, Øl, Mørke og Depresjon, released in March 2008 through Eerie Art records, has been described as "a quite unique sounding album," as well as "there's space for aggression and brutality, but also for dark atmospheres and ancient feelings."
The band released their second album, All Hail Pessimism, on February 2, 2009.
On 27 March 2011, Niklas Kvarforth, vocalist and frontman of Den Saakaldte, announced that he would quit the band to focus on Shining.
Current
Simon Peter "Svik" Hovind - lead vocals
Mikael Sykelig - guitar
Vidar Fineidet - guitar
Hugh Steven James "Skoll" Mingay - bass
Daniel "Tybalt" Theobald - drums
Former
Niklas Kvarforth - vocals
Jarle "Uruz" Byberg - drums
Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg - drums
Stian Winter - drums
Øyvind Hægeland - vocals
Tor Risdal "Seidemann" Stavenes - bass
Jormundgand - keyboards, arrangements
Jan Fredrik "Xarim" Solheim - lead vocals
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 | 6 | 38.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Den Saakaldte head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 6 | 38.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DenSaakaldte.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5256480genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5256480seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_Saakaldtebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_Saakaldte
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Norwegian musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Birgit Fostervold · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q5256480 · MusicBrainz: 504b4583-fe56-4d22-82f5-baef7dd50523
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