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about|the musical group|the mythological warriors|EinherjarInfobox musical artist | name = Einherjer| image =| caption = deletable image-caption|Saturday, 31 October 2009|date=March 2011| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Haugesund , Norway | genre = Viking metal , symphonic black metal | years_active = 1993–2004; 2008–present| label = Napalm Records|Napalm , Century Media Records|Century Media , Native North, Tabu Recordings|Tabu , Indie Recordings|Indie | associated_acts = Battered (band)|Battered Enslaved (band)|Enslaved | website = http://einherjer.com einherjer.com| current_members =| past_members = Einherjer is a Viking metal band from Haugesund , Norway , founded in 1993. Some of the band's album s are heavily Traditional music|folk influenced, while others have a more traditional black metal sound. Their lyrics retell Norse mythology|Norse legends, and each of their albums has its own theme. The band split up in early 2004 after releasing the album Blot (album)|Blot in December 2003, but later reformed .
In December 2004, all members of Einherjer's last lineup, including the band's founders Frode Glesnes and Gerhard Storesund, founded the thrash metal band Battered (band)|Battered together with bass guitarist Ole Moldesæther.
In September 2008, Einherjer announced that they would reunite to do some selected shows across Europe in 2009, including the Ragnarök Festival|Ragnarök , Kaltenbach Open Air|Kaltenbach and Wacken Open Air|Wacken festivals. The band signed with Indie Recordings in December 2010; a new album was released in September 2011.cite web|title=EINHERJER Signs With INDIE RECORDINGS|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=150690|publisher= blabbermouth.net |accessdate=December 13, 2010|date=13 December 10, 2010cite web|title=EINHERJER Comeback album Einherjer in september|url= http://www.zwaremetalen.com/nieuws/18689/Comebackplaat-Einherjer-in-september.html|publisher= zwaremetalen.com |accessdate=April 27, 2011|date=20 April 2011
The band's name is taken from Norse mythology, where the term Einherjar describes the slain warriors who have gone to Valhalla and joined Odin 's table.
Personnel
Current lineup http://www.myspace.com/einherjermusic Einherjer Biography at the official Einherjer MySpace - Consulted Oct 25, 2008
Einherjer Category:Viking metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1993 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2004 Category:Norwegian symphonic black metal musical groups
