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live lithuania on july 17 -- 19 , 2009 at devilstone open air festival in anykščiai , obsidian c. wizziac vyl -lsb- http://www.keepofkalessin.no/ www.keepofkalessin.no -rsb- 1349 , gorgoroth , mayhem , satyricon , tormentor , subliritum , aptorian demon , antares predator , gehenna 1993 -- 2000 , 2003 , 2005 -- present nuclear blast , candlelight , tabu , indie 250 keep of kalessin
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keep of kalessin

keep of kalessin is an extreme metal band from trondheim , norway formed in 1993 .
the group 's early lineup consisted of ghash on vocals , obsidian c. -lrb- the group founder -rrb- on guitars and keyboards , warach on bass , and vyl on drums .
they released two albums under this lineup : `` through times of war '' in 1997 , and '' '' in 1999 , before splitting up .
obsidian c. then toured with satyricon , but revived the keep of kalessin name for a 2003 ep , `` reclaim '' .
in 2006 he reconstituted the group with a new lineup and released a third full-length , `` armada -rrb- '' .
they toured with behemoth and dimmu borgir early in 2008 .
their fourth album kolossus was released on june 6 , 2008 .
they take their name from ursula k. le guin 's earthsea series of books , where kalessin is the name of the arch-dragon who is the bearer of the earthsea world .
keep of kalessin was nominated for a spellemannprisen in the metal category in 2008 .
