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Slechtvalk
Vocalist Ohtar and Slechtvalk live in 2005.
Vocalist Ohtar and Slechtvalk live in 2005.
Background information
Origin Hague, The Netherlands
Genre(s) Dark metal
Viking metal
Unblack metal (Falconry especially)
Years active 2000 – Present
Label(s) Fear Dark
Website slechtvalk.com
Members
Shamgar - (guitars, vocals)
Ohtar - (bass, vocals)
Grimbold - (drums, vocals)
Hydrith - (synths)
Seraph - (guitars)
Former members
Nath - (bass)
Fionnghuala - (soprano)
Sorgier - (keyboards)

Slechtvalk is a dark metal band from Hague, The Netherlands, formed in 2000. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, Viking metal is a subgenre of Heavy metal music characterised by its galloping pace keyboard-rich anthemic sound bleakness and dramatic emphasis on Norse mythology Unblack metal (also known as holy unblack metal It is viewed as an ideology rather than a subgenre since there is no method to play black metal in a Christian way See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The band has achieved chart success in the metal circles of its country, and the Dutch press sometimes refers to them as the best black metal band in Lowlands. [1] Signed to Fear Dark record label, the group has released 3 albums, a split-CD with Kekal, a single and a DVD. The second album, The War That Plagues the Lands reached #2 at Lowland's Top 50 Metal Charts. The War that Plagues the Lands is the second full-length Album by Slechtvalk. The third album, At the Dawn of War was accompanied with the release of their live-DVD Upon the Fields of Battle and the maxisingle for "Thunder of War. At the Dawn of War is the third full-length Album by Slechtvalk released in February 2005 " A music video was shot for the song, achieving airplay on the Dutch music programs. Slechtvalk plays dark metal with folk influences, as well as strong musical loans from symphonic metal. Folk metal is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s Symphonic metal or opera metal is a term used to describe Heavy metal music that has symphonic elements that is elements that sound similar to a They have developed their own style by mixing these elements. [2] The name Slechtvalk is taken from the Dutch name for the Peregrine Falcon. The Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) also known simply as the Peregrine, and historically as the "Duck Hawk" in North America is a Currently Slechtvalk is writing material for their future album.

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History

Slechtvalk began as a solo project, formed by vocalist-guitarist Shamgar. Slechtvalk's debut album was released in 2000 by the Dutch label Fear Dark. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Musically the album featured symphonic black metal style with inspirational and spiritual lyrics.

Falconry achieved a positive reception and afterwards Holland's metal magazines such as Aardschok interviewed Shamgar. He became somewhat known in the Dutch metal scene and took advantage of his reputation to form a band. He succeeded with this and the band was joined by soprano singer Fionnghuala, folk vocalist and rhythm guitarist Ohtar, bassist Nath, drummer Grimbold, keyboardist Sorgier, and dancer Meallá. In 2002 they visited a studio to create their second full-length album called The War That Plagues the Lands. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The War that Plagues the Lands is the second full-length Album by Slechtvalk. Its cover art was done by Kris Verwimp. The lyrical output was less obvious and took a more fantasy-oriented approach as the lyrics talk somewhat metaphorically about a warlord. As a teaser they first released a split CD with Kekal from Indonesia (who are also signed Fear Dark). Kekal is a Post-metal / Avant-garde metal band from Jakarta, Indonesia, and is currently based in Canada. Both bands recorded four songs and a cover. Slechtvalk made a cover of Antestor's "Kongsblod" (from the album The Return of the Black Death). Antestor is a Norwegian Black metal band that formed in 1990 The group is credited for starting the whole northern European Christian Extreme The Return of the Black Death is the second studio album by the Norwegian Black metal band Antestor, released in 1998 Within 3 weeks The War That Plagues the Lands reached a number 2 position in the Lowlands Top 50, the most known metal-chart from the Netherlands. The War that Plagues the Lands is the second full-length Album by Slechtvalk.

In March 2003 Slechtvalk toured through Europe for the first time and played at several festivals. See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels They played in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden as well as in The Netherlands. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands

The band was noticed outside Europe as well. The record company Sonnengut Music released the album for the Asian market. In Eastern Europe, the album was released by a Slovakian company called HROM Music. To strengthen their position as one of the leading dark metal groups in Holland, Slechtvalk made a club tour as Serenade of Darkness' opening act.

In 2005, the band released their third album called At the Dawn of War which is more symphonic and contains a lot of elements from the folk metal genre. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At the Dawn of War is the third full-length Album by Slechtvalk released in February 2005 Symphonic metal or opera metal is a term used to describe Heavy metal music that has symphonic elements that is elements that sound similar to a Folk metal is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s The band also incorporated more war and fantasy themes to their live shows and began dressing in mediaeval warrior costumes. In the same year Slechtvalk released their first live-DVD called Upon the Fields of Battle, which was filmed at the club Hedon Zwolle. They also released a maxisingle of the song "Thunder og War". A musicvideo was shot for it and achieved some airplay at local music channels. The band made a At the Dawn of War Tour through several European countries with Frosthardr. Frosthardr is a Norwegian Christian black metal band formed in 1997

In July 2006, the soprano singer Fionnghuala left the group to focus on her classical music career. Slechtvalk began writing new material and announced that the music would take a more technical and brutal approach.

During early 2006 the band was joined by Grimbold's brother Seraph as a guitarist. Later in February 2007, the bassist Nath left the group.

Nowadays Slechtvalk is known as one of Holland's leading black metal bands.

Current band lineup

Former members

Discography

Other Releases

Side projects

References

  1. ^ Slectvalk. Lords of Metal interview; Slechtvalk, Klokradio. nl
  2. ^ Slechtvalk Metal Message

External links

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