Extol
Norway · formed 1993 · last active 2023
Extol is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed in 1993 in Bekkestua, celebrated for a restless fusion of technical and progressive death metal with black metal, thrash, and melodic, prog-rock sensibilities. Emerging from the Christian metal underground, they evolved sharply across records from the blackened death of Burial (1998) to the genre-defying, atmospheric The Blueprint Dives (2005) and the reunion-era self-titled album (2013). The core is built around the Espevoll cousins Peter and Christer alongside longtime drummer David Husvik and multi-instrumentalist Ole Børud. After their hiatus, members Christer Espevoll and David Husvik went on to co-found the international progressive metal band Azusa.
A satellite: tied to the atlas by a member or a split, but under the EI 7bar — on the map for the graph’s sake, not a full entry. How the index works
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Extol guitarist Christer Espevoll and drummer David Husvik (who are cousins) both went on to co-found the progressive extreme metal band Azusa, alongside Liam Wilson of The Dillinger Escape Plan. source ↗
- Lengselsatellitepath →
Tor Magne Glidje joined Extol in 1999 (bass, later guitar); over time all three Lengsel members became members of Extol. source ↗
- Blut aus Nordpath →
Both bands' cover art was painted by freelance artist Kristian Wåhlin (Necrolord): Extol's "Burial" (1998, Artwork/Cover Painting) and Blut Aus Nord's "Memoria Vetusta - Saturnian Poetry" (2014, Cover/Cover Painting). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Wåhlin is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗