DJERV � the Norwegian band featuring singer
Agnete Kj�lsrud of
ANIMAL ALPHA, drummer
Erlend Gjerde of
STONEGARD and
WARDRUNA and guitarist
Stian K�rstad of
TRELLDOM � will perform at next year's
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festival, set to take place February 17-19, 2011 in Oslo, Norway. The
group states, "It's a showcase festival that's also open to the public,
and we'll be doing at least two shows during the three days the festival
runs."
DJERV is putting the finishing touches on its debut album for a spring release through an as-yet-undisclosed label.
The band's first-ever recordings were issued as the
"Headstone EP", available via
Indie Distribution and the group's own label,
Katapult Music. The three-track EP was originally intended as a demo but is now exclusively available for digital download.
"Headstone EP" was recorded at various studios in Oslo in the fall of 2009, and was mixed by
Vangelis Labrakis and
Stamos Koliousis, who later joined the band as a live guitarist, at
210 Studios in Berlin. It was produced by the band and was mastered by
Espen Berg at
Livingroom Studios in Oslo. The cover artwork was created by
Christian Sloan Hall, who has previously worked with
DIMMU BORGIR,
TESTAMENT and
SLAYER, among others.
DJERV's current touring lineup is rounded out by guitarist
Stamos Koliousis (
MENCEA) and bassist
Victor Brandt (
TOTALT J�VLA M�RKER,
ENTOMBED,
SATYRICON).
DJERV
is a new act exploring the borderlines between rock, metal and black
metal � with its members consciously pulling threads of their former
bands into the new project. The overall sound is stripped down,
groove-oriented and melodic, yet with cold black metal-influenced riffs
accompanying the dark moods of the music.
DJERV/ex-
ANIMAL ALPHA frontwoman
Agnete Kj�lsrud joined Norwegian symphonic black metallers
DIMMU BORGIR on stage at their October 18, 2010 concert at Sentrum Scene in Oslo to perform the song
"Gateways".
In a recent interview with
Music-Photocalypse.net,
DIMMU BORGIR frontman
Shagrath (real name:
Stian Tomt Thoresen) stated about the band's collaboration with
Kj�lsrud on
DIMMU's latest album,
"Abrahadabra", "I'm a very big fan of her previous band called
ANIMAL ALPHA.
Agnete is also a good friend of mine. We met out in the city. I've been talking to her a lot and I also like her new band
DJERV. So I asked her if she wanted to become a part of one song on the album and she said yes, 'cause she is also a fan of
DIMMU BORGIR. So she came to the studio, we nailed it in a couple of hours, it was done." (
Agnete is also featured in the official
"Gateways" video.)
For more information, visit the band's
http://www.myspace.com/djervmusic" rel="nofollow - MySpace page .