Nattesorg

**Labels:** | * E.E.E. Recordings
* Frozen Tundra Records
* Holsen Noise Production
* Naorg Production
* Nosral Recordings
* SkyBurnsBlack Records
* Christian Metal Underground Records (Affiliated)
* Fallen Oak Recording (Affiliated)
* Nokternal Hemizphear (Affiliated)
* Sullen Records (Affiliated)
 **Current members:** | Kenneth Holsen

**Nattesorg** is an experimental black metal project that originated in 2006 out of Bergen, Norway in Europe. The project was created by Kenneth Holsen, who had created several other projects in the black metal and noise subgenres. The band has released a plethora of material to date.

## History

The band began in the year 2006. The project, founded by Kenneth Holsen of Naglet, Frostnoise, Desmodus Rotundus, and Himmelriket, released its debut in 2007, titled *Born Again*. The sophomore release, *Power of God*, came two years later in 2009. 2011 was a big year for the project, releasing two studio albums - *A Tree Is Known By Its Fruit* and *Living By Faith* respectively - and a split EP, with Holsen's grindcore side-project, Desmodus Rotundus. "I Will Open My Mouth", a single, was released in 2013, followed by 2014's three studio albums - *Darkness into Light*, *Battle of Armageddon*, and *Mountain in the North* - marking another big year. *Up to Darkness into Light*, all of Nattesorg's releases were put out through Unblack Metal Scene, a label run by Michael Quilantan. However, before *Darkness*, Holsen formed his own label, called Holsen Noise Production.

Nattesorg once again took 2015 and 2016 with four studio albums. However, 2016 and 2017 saw most singles released, following the final album of 2016. A split EP titled *Dead to Sin but Alive in Christ* saw Nattesorg's sophomore split, and once again following the formula of the debut split; splitting the EP with another one of his own projects, Himmelriket. 2017 also saw another EP titled *Perfect Sacrifice*. 2018 saw heavy releases, with *Velkommen til Himmelriket*, marking the first release of the year, followed up with an EP, *Not Defeated*, and the band's Nosral Recordings debut, *From the Mountain*. Christian Metal Underground Records also reissued their album, *A Great Catch of Fish*.

In 2019, the band released five studio albums, two EPs and a compilation of remixes. In August 2019, the band released a single "In Time It Will Happen".

## Members

* Kenneth "Nattesorg" Holsen - Everything (2006-2017, 2017-present)

## Discography

**Studio albums**

* *Born Again* (2007)
* *Power of God* (2009)
* *A Tree Is Known By Its Fruit* (2011)
* *Living by Faith* (2011)
* *Darkness Into Light* (2014)
* *Battle of Armageddon* (2014)
* *Mountain in the North* (2014)
* *Great Catch of Fish* (2015)
* *From Rage to Fridom* (2015)
* *Wind of Darkness* (2016)
* *Darkness Shall Pursue His Enemies* (2016)
* *Velkommen Til Himmelriket* (2018)
* *From the Mountain* (2018)
* *Resist the Devil* (2019)
* *Battle of Armageddon* (2019)
* *Walk Before the Living* (2019)
* *Cold Winter Night* (2019)
* *On the Brink of Chaos* (2019)
* *Reconciliation* (2019)

**EPs**

* *Perfect Sacrifice* (2017)
* *Not Defeated* (2018)
* *Phillipians* (2018)
* *Instrumental* (2018)
* *Destruction of the Antichrist*
* *Hallelujah*
* *The Waiting*

**Splits**

* *Nattesorg / Desmodus Rotundus* (2011; w/ Desmodus Rotundus)
* Dead to Sin but Alive in Christ (2017; w/ Himmelriket)

**Singles**

* "I Will Open My Mouth" (2013)
* "In Wrath Remember Mercy" (2016)
* "Dragons of the Wilderness" (2016)
* "Scattered Upon the Mountains" (2016)
* "Darkness Shall Pursue His Enemies (Remix)" (2016)
* "Blood City (Remix)" (2016)
* "Violence of the Land" (2016)
* "Itself" (2017)
* "Depression" (2017)

**Compilations**

* *Remixes* (2019)

**Compilation appearances**

* *Wish for Death* (2007)\*
* *Wish for Death Volume 2* (2007)\*
* *Christian Metal Fellowship* (2008)
* *Diminishing Diabolical Strongholds Vol. 1* (2009)
* *Hymns of the Blackest Light Volume 2* (2018)
* *Nosral Sampler #2* (2018)

## Notes

The compilation appearances of *Wish for Death* and *Wish for Death Volume 2* were not Christian releases. The band at the time was not Christian and was anti-Christian, according to the song titles. Desmodus Rotundus, his side project, had a similar issue.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Of\_This\_Night36 (May 21, 2015). "Nattesorg". Encyclopedia Metallum. Retrieved on October 14, 2019.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nattesorg". Unblack-Archives. Retrieved on October 14, 2019.
3. ↑ "Christian Metal Underground Records to Reissue NATTESORG - A Great Catch of Fish". Heaven's Metal Magazine. April 17, 2018. Retrieved on October 14, 2019.
4. ↑ Beard, Mason (August 7, 2019). "Nattesorg, In Time It Will Happen Single Review". The Metal Onslaught. Retrieved on October 14, 2019.
5. ↑ "Wish for Death (2007, CDr)". Discogs. Retrieved on October 14, 2019.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Wish for Death Volume 2 (2007, CDr)". Discogs. Retrieved on October 14, 2019.