Tsjuder is a Norwegian black metal band founded in 1993. Originally from Os… Read Full Bio ↴Tsjuder is a Norwegian black metal band founded in 1993. Originally from Oslo, Tsjuder was formed in 1993 by bassist and vocalist Nag and guitarist Berserk, with second guitarist Draugluin joining in 1994. After a year of rehearsals and writing, the band record their first demo tape, entitled Ved Ferdens Ende—shortly after, Berserk left the band. Tsjuder replaced him with drummer Torvus for their second demo tape, 1996's Possessed. The following year, Tsjuder underwent another change in its formation, with Torvus being fired, and his replacement Desecrator, along with American guitarist Diabolus Mort, recorded the Throne of the Goat EP, released through Solistitium Records in 1997. Later in 1998, both Diabolus Mort and Desecrator left the band due to "lack of interest". The full-length debut album was then planned with Blod from Gehenna on drums, and Arak Draconiiz from Isvind; who joined the band as guitarist. They then, recorded the promo Atum Nocturnem actually meant for Blod to rehearse, but indie labels had begun to pay attention to Tsjuder's "totally uncompromising brand of brutal, speed-addicted black metal" and it was eventually released by At War Records in 1999. Later that year, Tsjuder signed a deal for two albums with Drakkar Productions, and the debut album Kill for Satan was recorded. Because of time limits and that Blod was unable to join the band on the first planned tour in 2000, Christian "Anti-Christian" Svendsen joined instead on the drums.

After the release of Kill for Satan, Arak Draconiiz moved away from Oslo, and was replaced by Pål. In October 2001, Svendsen had to leave the band, because he got tendinitis in both arms. Guitarist Pål also left the band due to his working hours. Svendsen was replaced by Jontho of Ragnarok, and this line-up recorded from December 2001 to January 2002, which became the band's second studio album Demonic Possession, which was released through Drakkar Productions in 2002. Norwegian label Mester Productions also re-released the Throne of the Goat EP on picture disc in a limited edition of 666 copies that same year. In 2003, the recovered Svendsen returned to Tsjuder, replacing the drummer Jontho. The band signed to the French label Season of Mist in April 2004, and, after striking this new deal, their third full-length Desert Northern Hell was released in November 2004. Tsjuder toured Europe with Carpathian Forest in early 2005.

As of 2006 the band had split up, but reunited to play at Wacken Open Air festival in August 2011 and continued to tour afterwards. A fourth studio album, Legion Helvete was released in October 2011 and a fifth, Antiliv, in September 2015. The band are reportedly working on a sixth album, originally scheduled for release in 2020, but without drummer Svendsen who left in June of the same year.

Musical style and lyrical themes
The music in Tsjuder is mainly written by Nag and Draugluin, citing as main musical inspirations, the black metal bands from the early 1980s and early 1990s such as Bathory, Celtic Frost, Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Immortal, Marduk, Mayhem, and "old" thrash metal bands Destruction, Kreator, Possessed, Sepultura, Slayer, and Sodom.

Tsjuder's lyrics are written prior to the music, and are based on topics such as darkness, death, evil, hatred, demons, antireligious themes, Satanism, horror films, and the fictional book Necronomicon, that appears in the stories of horror novelist H. P. Lovecraft, considered as a "great source of inspiration" by frontman Nag.

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Studio albums
Kill for Satan (2000)
Demonic Possession (2002)
Desert Northern Hell (2004)
Legion Helvete (2011)
Antiliv (2015)

Necromancy
Tsjuder Lyrics

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When night falls
Silence
It's so silence down there
I can feel your hunger

You who dwelth down in the unknown realms
Hear my hollow voice as I call upon thy name
Through the black shadows of Death

O' mighty Dead Ones
Wake up from your funeral rest
The earth can no longer grant your silence

When night falls
Mighty storms of damnation
As I summon my nocturnal power
The hordes of Death will rise again

You who dwelth down in the unknown realms
Hear my hollow voice as I call upon thy name
Through the black shadows of Death
O' mighty Dead Ones
Wake up from your funeral rest
The earth can no longer grant your silence

In the name of the almighty emperor
I summon you
And you can now deny me

For I am one of you as much
As Death itself

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Tsjuder's song "Necromancy" are a plea to the mighty Dead Ones to wake up from their funeral rest and raise chaos once again. The opening verse sets the ominous tone with the silence of the night and the singer acknowledging their hunger. The second verse continues this call to action, summoning the Dead Ones and speaking of the power that the singer possesses to wake them up. The final line of the song, "For I am one of you as much as Death itself," suggests that the singer may be willing to join the ranks of the undead to bring about the destruction they seek.

The imagery of the black shadows of Death and the mighty storms of damnation create a sense of foreboding and terror. The use of "hollow" to describe the singer's voice adds to this sense of emptiness and dread. The overall message of the song seems to be a warning of the chaos that could be unleashed if the Dead Ones are not appeased.

Line by Line Meaning

When night falls
As darkness envelops the world

Silence
All is still and quiet

It's so silence down there
Everything is as silent as the grave

I can feel your hunger
I sense your insatiable appetite for death

You who dwelth down in the unknown realms
Those of you residing in the dark, unexplored domains

Hear my hollow voice as I call upon thy name
Listen to my empty voice as I invoke your title

Through the black shadows of Death
Passing through the obsidian gloom of the afterlife

O' mighty Dead Ones
Oh, powerful deceased ones

Wake up from your funeral rest
Rise from your solemn repose

The earth can no longer grant your silence
The burial ground can no longer bestow peace upon your souls

Mighty storms of damnation
Forceful tempests of retribution