A black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1992 by Infernus (Roger Tiegs). Band's name is taken from the book The Lord of the Rings and is a dark and lifeless field where evil dwells. They have never officially published their lyrics, neither in album booklets nor through other sources.
Metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), founded in 1978 and previously known as Guillotine and Dwarfstar. Considered by some to be part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, their second album Black Metal gave its name to a new style on which they exerted a major influence.
Short lived death/black metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1988 and split up in 1990. Vocalist Tomas Lindberg and guitarist Alf Svensson went on to form At The Gates while guitarist Kristian Wåhlin started Liers In Wait.
On January 26th 2007 they reunited to play a couple of songs at the release party for the book Swedish Death Metal. A few shows after that they decided to disband again.
Final line-up (2007):
Tomas Lindberg (Goatspell) - Vocals
Kristian Wåhlin (Necrolord) - Guitar
Johan Österberg (Insulter) - Guitar
Per Nordgren (Virgintaker) - Bass
Tomas Eriksson (Offensor) - Drums
Complete Discography:
1988 - Ripped From The Cross (Demo)
1989 - The Black Gate Is Closed (Demo)
1989 - Rehearsal Demo (Demo)
1990 - Incantation (EP)
1996 - In The Embrace Of Evil (Compilation)
2001 - Gardens Of Grief / In The Embrace Of Evil (Split)
Founding members Stefan Lagergren, Jörgen Thullberg, and Anders Holmberg reunited for a one-off gig for the release party of the Swedish Death Metal book on January 26th, 2008. The last founding member, Johan Edlund, did not participate, stating in some interviews that he doesn't want to have anything to do with Treblinka anymore; moreover, as he said in 2008, Treblinka "was an extremely bad name". The brothers Erik "Tyrant" Gustavsson and Per "Hellbutcher" Gustavsson of Nifelheim replaced him for this show.
There is also a 2-CD bootleg compilation called Treblinka. The first disc features the single and both demos (in reverse chronological order). The second disc has a live concert captured in Stockholm on April 7th, 1989, and a rehearsal recorded on January 3rd, 1989.
Compilation appearance(s):
- "Earwigs in Your Veins" on Massacre Time Volume 1 (Pling International, 1989, cassette)
Unofficial discography:
- Treblinka
- Crawling on the Pentagram (2010)
Complete Discography:
A Black Metal band from Norrköping, Sweden, founded in 1990 by Morgan Håkansson.
Current line-up:
Morgan Håkansson: Guitar (1990 – )
Mortuus (Daniel Rostén): Vocals (2004 – )
Simon Schilling: Drums (2019 – )
Joel Lindholm: Bass (2020 – 2023)
