years_active label article_title background genre origin name
1988 & ndash ; present season of mist atrox
 group_or_band avant-garde metal progressive metal gothic metal trondheim , norway atrox
atrox

atrox is an avant-garde metal band from trondheim , norway .
the group originally formed under the name `` suffocation '' but soon changed it because of numerous other bands with the same name .
formed in 1988 , the band released its first material only in 1997 , and followed it with two releases on notable french metal label , season of mist .
while their early releases are firmly rooted in death metal , later releases incorporate more progressive elements .
