Morgul

Morgul是一支組建于1991年的挪威黑金屬樂隊。樂隊組建完成之后他們很快的就錄制了兩盒demo-tapes《Vargvinter》和《In Gowns Flowing Wide》，并在地下音樂圈流傳開來，而這也使得樂隊被Napalm Records看上。
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樂隊那時只有兩人，一位是鼓手Hex，一位是集吉他手、貝斯手、鍵盤和主唱于一身的主要人物Jack D. Ripper。他們兩人在一起發(fā)行了兩張專輯《Lost In Shadows Grey》和《Parody Of The Mass》。1998年發(fā)行的專輯《Parody Of The Mass》錄制于瑞典的Abyss Studios，引起了地下音樂圈的興趣，很快媒體便提到他們，并稱他們?yōu)楹诮饘偃﹄[藏的寶藏。
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When it was first conceived during the winter of 1990-1991, in the Oslo suburb of R?de, Norwegian black metal act Morgul consisted of minimally named drummer Hex and his multi-instrument (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals) playing partner, Jack D. Ripper, whose alternate handles over the years have also included Charmock and J Maestro Discordia. Similarly restless was their recorded output, which gradually evolved from brute, misanthropic black metal (on early demos "Vargvinter" and "In Gowns Flowing Wide," both 1995), to a more melodic and atmospheric, but no less bombastic approach for first albums Lost in Shadows Grey and Parody of the Mass (1997 and 1998, respectively). Hex made his exit at this time, and coincidentally or not, ensuing Morgul releases The Horror Grandeur (1999) and Sketch of the Supposed Murderer (2001, both of them released by new label Century Media), found now one-man show Jack D. Ripper exploring eclectic, post-black metal terrain à la Ulver and Arcturus. This passion for exploration and fierce independence persisted into 2005's All Dead Here..., which was recorded autonomously before being licensed to Season of Mist Records.