· Member joins
Aldrahn joins the band
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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Zyklon-B
Group · Norway · formed 1995
Norwegian band
Also known as Zyklon B · Zyklon-B (gruppo musicale)
Timeline
10 events+ Member joins 4− Member leaves 4◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Member joins
Frost joins the band
drums (drum set)
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· Member joins
Ihsahn joins the band
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· Member joins
Samoth joins the band
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· Debut release
Debut release: Blood Must Be Shed
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
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· Member leaves
Aldrahn leaves the band
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· Member leaves
Frost leaves the band
drums (drum set)
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· Member leaves
Ihsahn leaves the band
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· Member leaves
Samoth leaves the band
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Biography
English biography120 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378341524
Biography
Zyklon-B was a Norwegian black metal supergroup founded in 1995.
History
The band's members were Tomas "Samoth" Thormodsæter Haugen (guitar and bass) and Vegard "Ihsahn" Sverre Tveitan (keyboard) from Emperor, Kjetil "Frost" Haraldstad (drums) from Satyricon and Björn "Aldrahn" Dencker Gjerde (vocals) from Dødheimsgard. Their lyrics dealt with death, apocalypse and warfare. The band recorded only one EP; other versions of the songs contained therein appeared on split releases with Mayhem and Swordmaster.
The band Zyklon, featuring members of Zyklon-B, is often incorrectly thought to be the same band. The name refers to Zyklon B, a gas used in gas chambers during the Holocaust. Despite the name, the band states that "Zyklon-B is not related to any political or racial preference".
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 | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 1 | 13.7th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups)
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Blood Must Be ShedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 10:541Mental Orgasm2:54 2Bloodsoil2:25 3Warfare5:35 | 1995 | ||
| 1996 | Blood Must Be Shed / Wraths of TimeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 24:44A1Mental Orgasm2:54 A2Bloodsoil2:25 A3Warfare5:35 B1Wraths of Time5:37 B2Upon Blood and Ashes5:17 B3Conspiracy (preview)2:56 | Compilation | 1996 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Zyklon-B head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 1 | 13.7th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrahn | 1994 | 1995 | |
| Frost | 1994 | 1995 | drums (drum set) |
| Ihsahn | 1994 | 1995 | |
| Samoth | 1994 | 1995 |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4fdd526e-3c9f-43d2-aef6-d8bf7dbe4fd8discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4fdd526e-3c9f-43d2-aef6-d8bf7dbe4fd8core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q245483genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q245483seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zyklon-B_%28band%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zyklon-B_%28band%29
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: Q245483 · MusicBrainz: 4fdd526e-3c9f-43d2-aef6-d8bf7dbe4fd8
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