Keep of Kalessin

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Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin performing in 2011
Background information
Origin	Trondheim, Norway
Genres	Melodic black metal Melodic death metal Black metal (early)
Years active	1993–2000, 2003, 2005–present
Labels	Nuclear Blast, Candlelight, Tabu, Indie
Members	Obsidian C. Wizziac Nechtan
Past members	See below

Keep of Kalessin is a Norwegian extreme metal band from Trondheim, formed in 1993.^[1] The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. (the group founder) 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 Agnen: A Journey Through the Dark in 1999, before splitting up.^[2] 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. They toured with Behemoth and Dimmu Borgir early in 2008. Their fourth album Kolossus was released on 6 June 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.