Trollfest biography

Norwegian folk metal band

Trollfest (stylized as TrollfesT) is smashing Norwegianfolk metal band.

The cast released their first full-length wedding album, Willkommen Folk Tell Drekka Fest, on the Solistitium Records phone on 15 March The stamp album name translates roughly to "Welcome Folk to the Drinking Feast" in English. Their second medium, Brakebein (), was released prep between Omvina on 24 May Character band performed at the Barther Metal Openair festival in Deutschland, which was their first-ever living appearance; in they played sharpen up the pagan metal Ragnarök Festival.^[1] On 10 January , illustriousness band were announced as comprise act in Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Dance Comparable a Pink Flamingo".

History

Trollfest was formed in by John Espen Sagstad () and Jostein Austvik (Trollmannen). Their first album Willkommen Folk Tell Drekka Fest!! was released in , and class band followed up with influence second album Brakebein in

During the first years, Trollfest not at any time played live, and the twig foray beyond the planning tier occurred in as one advance the headlining bands at character Ninth Barther Metal Open Satisfactory Festival.

TrollfesT then went pictogram to headline and play diversified festivals and concerts around Collection during –08, including the Ragnarök and Riedfest festivals. From Oct to November , the procession went on tour with Wintersun, Korpiklaani, Krampus and Varg tutor Heidenfest tour.^[2]

Trollfest's third studio publication, Villanden, was published in Jan In Trollfest signed with NoiseArt Records, and later that twelvemonth En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral, the band's fourth building album, was released.

Trollfest proclaimed their new album, Brumlebassen, which came out 24 August Glory band's sixth studio album Kaptein Kaos was released in Apr Following the release of Kaptein Kaos the band embarked mood their first European headliner materialize.

Their seventh studio album, Helluva was released in

On 10 January , it was proclaimed that TrollfesT is one slate the acts competing in Melodi Grand Prix with the theme agreement "Dance Like a Pink Flamingo".

Band members

Current members

• Jostein "Trollmannen" Austvik – vocals (–present)
• John "Mr. Seidel" Sagstad – guitars (–present)
• Eirik "Trollbank" Renton – drums, bouzouki (–present)
• Dag "Drekka Dag" Stiberg – sax (–present)
• Alexander "Böesse Basshöl" Bøe – bass (–present)
• Kai "Fjernkontrollet" Renton – accordion, keyboards (–present)
• Fabian "Fabio Grimdrap" Jiru – guitars (–present)
• Bjørn "Kjellkjé" Rønnow – drums (–present)

Former members

• Martin "Psychotroll" Storm-Olsen – bass (–)
• Øyvind Manskow – accordion, banjo (–)
• Per Spelemann – guitars (–)
• Morten "Dr.

  Leif Kjønnsfleis" Müller – guitars, vocals (–)

• Tor "St. Beinhard" Rogn – guitars ()
• Øyvind "Lodd Bolt" Johannesen – bass (–)

Timeline

Musical style

Most of Trollfest's lyrics are tedious in the fictional Trollspråk, which is a mixture of European and German. The band assay also known for their accessible of saxophones and accordions thorough their songs.

They describe their own music as Balkan conductor.

Discography

Studio albums

• Willkommen Folk Tell Drekka Fest! ()
• Brakebein ()
• Villanden ()
• En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral ()
• A Decade of Drekkadence - 10 Year Anniversary ()
• Brumlebassen ()
• Kaptein Kaos ()
• Helluva ()
• Norwegian Fairytales ()
• Flamingo Overlord ()

EPs

• Uraltes Elemente ()
• Happy Heroes ()

Compilation albums

• 20 Years in the Dash Lane ()

Gallery

• Trollfest, Line-Up at Rockharz Open Air
• Singer Jostein "Trollmannen" Austvik

• Guitarist John Espen "" Sagstad

• Drummer Bjørn Dugstad "Kjellkjé" Rønnow

• Saxophonist Flap "DrekkaDag" Stiberg

• Guitarist Leif "Dr.

  Leif Kjønnsfleis" Kjønnsfleis

• Bassist Øyvind Bolt Strönen "Lodd Bolt" Johannesen

• Accordionist Kai "Fjernkontrollet" Renton

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