Hel (band)
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Origin | Eskilstuna, Sweden |
Genres | Viking rock[1] |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | , |
Hel is a Swedish Viking rock band, based in Eskilstuna, Södermanland, Sweden. The band's name is derived from the Norse goddess Hel.
History[]
Hel formed in 1999 following the disintegration of , three of the Hel's five members having previously played in that band. A major change from Völund Smed's lineup was that Hel would feature two female vocalists, and .[2] The first release of Hel's material was on the vikingarock compilation album, . As a result of the compilation's commercial success, Hel was initially signed to vikingrock group Ultima Thule's label, , but later formed their own label, .
The band toured internationally between 2001 and 2004, finally breaking up following the departure of violinist in 2004 to reform Völund Smed.[2]
In 2008, Malin Pettersson, Ulrica Pettersson, and Adde Norlin debuted a new band called Tales of Origin. Whereas Hel sang in Swedish, Tales of Origin sings in English.[3] Their first album was titled "Through Virgin Eyes."
Band members[]
- : vocals
- : vocals, guitar
- : guitar
- : drums
- : bass
- : vocals, acoustic- & electric guitar, bass, cello, piano, accordion, flute
- : violin
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- (1999)
- (2001)
- (2002)
- Det som varit ÄR (2003)
Appearances on compilation albums[]
- (1999)
- (split CD with Ultima Thule) (2000)
- (2001)
- (2002)
- (2004)
- (2006)
Video[]
- (DVD) (2005)
References[]
- ^ "Mondo avbokar vikingarock efter protester". Dagens Nyheter. 2003-05-16. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Hel - VIKINGAROCK . SE". Vikingarock.se. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2020-01-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- 1999 establishments in Sweden
- Eskilstuna
- Musical groups established in 1999
- Swedish musical groups
- Viking rock