Angst Skvadron
Norway · formed 2008 · last active 2011
Angst Skvadron was a Norwegian avant-garde/post-black metal project formed in 2008 by Trond Bråthen (Trondr Nefas, also of Urgehal, Kvist, and In Lingua Mortua), fusing early-90s black metal with 70s progressive rock around a recurring alien-invasion concept. Core collaborator Lars Fredrik Frøislie (drums, keyboards, mellotron, minimoog) helped build the project's spacey, synth-laden atmosphere across the Flukt (2008) and Sweet Poison (2010) full-lengths on Agonia Records, with Octavia Marina Petru contributing vocals, Tibetan singing bowls, and vocoder. Bråthen died in 2012, and the project's status is listed as split-up.
SCORE PROFILE
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WHY THOSE SCORES
- Death 3 — Alien-sounding death metal passages sit alongside the black metal base (HeavyMusicGuide).
- Black 7 — Described as an 'eerie mix of 70's prog rock/metal blended with early 90's black metal' with tremolo/blast-driven passages (SonicAbuse, HeavyMusicGuide).
- Technical 5 — Progressive-rock structuring is folded into the black metal core per HeavyMusicGuide's genre description.
- Theatrical 6 — Flukt is built around a full alien-abduction concept, with atmospherics that 'wouldn't be out-of-place in a standard Aliens-inspired horror movie' (Metal Reviews).
- Ambient 4 — Mellotron/minimoog synth beds create spacey, sci-fi atmosphere across the alien-themed material (HeavyMusicGuide; Metal Reviews).
MEMBERS
- Trond Bråthen (Trondr Nefas)guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, vocals
- Lars Fredrik Frøisliedrums, keyboards, mellotron, minimoog· also in In Lingua Mortua
- Octavia Marina Petruvocals, Tibetan singing bowls, vocoder
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