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| Also known as | Audr (1992–1996) |
| Origin | Borre, Norway |
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| Years active | 1992 (1992)–present |
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| Website | www |
Nidingr is a Norwegianblack metal band fromBorre. Initially started as a solo project of guitaristMorten "Teloch" Iversen under the nameAudr in 1992, the band is "known for its efficiently complex songwriting, ravaging, dissonant, with catchy riffs and breakneck tempos".[1]
In 1996, Audr changed its name to Nidingr and recorded a rehearsal tape after Blargh joined the band. The band released a demo in 1999 and their debut album,Sorrow Infinite and Darkness in 2005.[2] The 1996 rehearsal tape was included in 2006 compilation album,Sodomize the Priest.[3] The band's next release,Wolf-Father (2010), featured contributions fromMayhem andDimmu Borgir drummerHellhammer.[3] In 2012, the band signed to Norwegian record label Indie Recordings,[1] which released their albumGreatest of Deceivers.[4]
The band leader Teloch is currently the guitarist of Mayhem and the live band ofMyrkur.[5] He was previously involved in various acts ofearly Norwegian black metal scene and was a member of the bands such as1349,God Seed,Gorgoroth,Orcustus andOv Hell.[1][6] The band also featured many members involved in these bands, as well asDødheimsgard.[1]
The band plays a complex variant of black anddeath metal.[6] The band's album,Greatest of Deceivers, included blackened death metal andcrust punk tracks, as well as the tracks that feature "complicated leads and tricky time signatures that hint tomathcore andjazz."[7] Miles Raymer ofPitchfork also noted that "in terms of compositional ambition the songs are closer to the labyrinthinepost-rock andpost-hardcore bands of the mid to late 90s than the savagely straightforward black metal outfits that were operating around the same time."[7]