caption current_members website years_active article_title past_members background genre image origin name
ragnarok performing live in sarpsborg in 2010 jontho bolverk decepticon malignant -lsb- http://www.ragnarokhorde.com/ official website -rsb- 1994 & ndash ; present ragnarok -lrb- norwegian band -rrb-
 hans hoest jerv rym thyme astaroth lord arcamous group_or_band black metal ragnarok-live-sarpsborg-28 .05.2010 . jpg norway ragnarok
ragnarok -lrb- norwegian band -rrb-

ragnarok is a norwegian black metal band .
the band was formed in sarpsborg , norway in 1994 by jerv and jontho , after they left thoth , their previous band .
lyrical themes include norse mythology , vikings , war , and apocalypse .
the band 's name comes from the old norse word `` ragnarök '' , the prophesied last battle between the norse gods and the giants .
they are `` one of the most extreme black metal bands in norway '' , making heavy use of make-up and special effects .
