Aura Noir 2641066 216996233 2008-06-04T04:01:22Z タチコマ robot 421426 robot Adding: [[pl:Aura Noir]] <!-- [[Image:AuraNoir_logo.gif|thumb|right|230px|Aura Noir logo]] --> '''Aura Noir''' is a [[black metal]]/[[thrash metal]] band from [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. Aura Noir is heavily influenced by early thrash bands such as [[Slayer]], [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]] and [[Kreator]], to the latter they have also dedicated some of their songs. The band's main lyrical themes focus on [[blasphemy]], [[death]], and aggressiveness. ==History== The band was formed in 1993 by Aggressor ([[Carl-Michael Eide]]) and [[Apollyon (musician)|Apollyon]] (Ole Jørgen Moe), who sent out a couple of demos before releasing the underground EP ''Dreams Like Deserts'' in 1995. In 1996, they were joined by [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] guitarist Blasphemer ([[Rune Eriksen]]), who contributed to the release of ''Black Thrash Attack'', their first full-length CD<ref name="blabbermouth1">{{cite web | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=89472 | title=AURA NOIR Working On New Material | publisher=blabbermouth.net | date=[[2008-01-28]] | accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref>. In 2004, they were the first band to be signed to Tyrant Syndicate Productions, a sub-label of Peaceville Records, run by [[Nocturno Culto]] and [[Fenriz]] (both of [[Darkthrone]]). They released their next album ''The Merciless'', which featured [[Nattefrost]] of [[Carpathian Forest]] and Fenriz on guest vocals<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rockdetector.com/interviews/artist,706.sm;jsessionid=3317562AC1673104CBB8CA1373952745?id=53 | title=STAY UGLY - THE RETURN OF NORWAY'S BLACK THRASH ATTACK AURA NOIR, BUT FOR HOW LONG? | publisher=rockdetector.com | date=[[2005-04-29]] | accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref>. The band has now been put on hold due to an accident to Aggressor in late March, 2005. It is alleged that he either jumped or fell out from a fourth floor window, and landed on his legs after falling ten metres. In May 2006, Aggressor appeared as a guest in the Norwegian radio programme Tinitus, where he confirmed he is confined to a wheel-chair due to being paralyzed from the ankles down<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=53589 | title=AURA NOIR's CARL MICHAEL EIDE: New Interview To Air This Wednesday | publisher=blabbermouth.net | date=[[2006-06-12]] | accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref>. Despite this setback, the band has recorded new material and hopes to release it in fall [[2008]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=33424 | title=Aura Noir Issue Studio Update | publisher=metalunderground.com | quote=''Yes, it's still studio action in my basement. It turns out we have so much material that we're going to release an EP or whatever first; probably a couple of months from now, and then the full length after summer, which probably means September.'' | date=[[2008-01-28]] | accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref><ref name="blabbermouth1" />. It is unknown if the band will ever play live again. ==Members== *Aggressor ([[Carl-Michael Eide]]) - Guitars, Bass, Drums (Until 2005), Vocals (''see also'' [[Ved Buens Ende]], [[Cadaver (band)|Cadaver Inc.]], [[Dødheimsgard]], [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]], [[Ulver]], [[Infernö]] and [[Virus (band)|Virus]]) *[[Apollyon (musician)|Apollyon]] (Ole Jørgen Moe) - Guitars, Bass, Drums, Vocals (''see also'' [[Dødheimsgard]], [[Lamented Souls]], [[Cadaver (band)|Cadaver Inc.]] and [[Immortal (band)|Immortal]]) *Blasphemer ([[Rune Eriksen]]) - Guitars (''see also'' [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]]) ==Discography== ===Studio releases=== *''[[Dreams Like Deserts]]'' ([[Extended play|EP]]) &ndash; ([[1995]]) *''[[Black Thrash Attack]]'' &ndash; ([[1996]]) *''[[Deep Tracts of Hell]]'' &ndash; ([[1998]]) *''[[The Merciless]]'' &ndash; ([[2004]]) ===Compilations=== *''[[Increased Damnation]]'' &ndash; ([[2000]]) *''Deep Dreams of Hell'' &ndash; ([[2005]]) ===Demos=== *''Untitled'' - ([[1993]]) *''Two Voices, One King'' - ([[1994]]) ===Split albums=== *''Überthrash'', 2004. 4-way split with [[Audiopain]], [[Infernö]] and [[Nocturnal Breed]]. *''Überthrash II'', 2005. 4-way split with [[Audiopain]], [[Infernö]] and [[Nocturnal Breed]]. ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.auranoir.com/ Official Aura Noir website] *[http://www.peaceville.co.uk/tsp.html Tyrant Syndicate Productions] *[http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=209 Aura Noir at Encyclopaedia Metallum] [[Category:Norwegian black metal musical groups]] [[Category:Norwegian musical groups]] [[Category:Norwegian heavy metal musical groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1993]] [[fr:Aura Noir]] [[it:Aura Noir]] [[nl:Aura Noir]] [[pl:Aura Noir]] [[ro:Aura Noir]] [[fi:Aura Noir]]