Hel (band)

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Hel
OriginEskilstuna, Sweden
GenresViking rock[1]
Years active1999–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[]

Appearances on compilation albums[]

  • (1999)
  • (split CD with Ultima Thule) (2000)
  • (2001)
  • (2002)
  • (2004)
  • (2006)

Video[]

  • (DVD) (2005)

References[]

  1. ^ "Mondo avbokar vikingarock efter protester". Dagens Nyheter. 2003-05-16. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hel - VIKINGAROCK . SE". Vikingarock.se. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2020-01-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

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