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other usesInfobox musical artist| name = Zyklon| image = Metalmania 2007 - Zyklon 10.jpg| caption = Zyklon during Metalmania|Metalmania 2007 , Katowice , Poland| image_size = 250| landscape = Yes| background = group_or_band| origin = Norway | genre = Blackened death metal | years_active = 1998& ndash;2010| label = Candlelight Records|Candlelight | associated_acts = Emperor (band)|Emperor , Zyklon-B (band)|Zyklon-B , SCUM (band)|SCUM , Myrkskog , Aborym | website = http://www.zyklontribe.com/ www.zyklontribe.com| current_members = Secthdamon Samoth Destructhor Trym Torson | past_members = Daemon Cosmocrator| notable_instruments = Zyklon was a Norway|Norwegian Death metal#Blackened death metal|blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym Torson|Trym of Emperor (band)|Emperor , along with former members of Myrkskog . Their style has been defined as modern death metal with black metal|black and industrial metal|industrial undertones. After more than a 2 year hiatus, the band officially split up in January 2010. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=133019 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ZYKLON Calls It Quits
All the band's lyrics are written by former Emperor drummer Bård Faust|Faust , who is currently a member of Amen (band)|Casey Chaos ' side project SCUM (band)|SCUM and Italy|Italian industrial music|industrial black metal band Aborym .
Despite Samoth having been in a previous Emperor side project called Zyklon-B (band)|Zyklon-B , the two are not related; Zyklon B is the name of a Zyklon B|lethal gas used by Germany|German Nazism|Nazis ; "Zyklon" is, according to Samoth, a play on the word " cyclone ," since the word is spelled syklon in Norwegian language|Norwegian .
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Zyklon's debut album, World ov Worms , showcased extremely fast riffing and blastbeat|blast beats . However, after this release, Zyklon's line-up changed drastically, and the official line-up became Samoth, Trym Torson, Destructhor, and Secthdamon.
Zyklon's second album, Aeon (album)|Aeon , exposed the band to media attention, and videos were made for two tracks, "Core Solution" and "Psyklon Aeon."
The band's third effort was recorded from November to December 2005 at the Akkerhaugen Lydstudio in Norway ; Disintegrate (album)|Disintegrate was released in May 2006 to great critical acclaim. http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/zyklon.htm In October 2007, the band went on hiatus, according to their official website. http://www.zyklontribe.com/index2.html
:no:Syklon|Wikipedia-page about cyclones (in norwegian)
http://www.zyklontribe.com Zyklon's Official Homepage
http://www.myspace.com/zyklontribe Zyklon's Official Myspace Profile
http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/ Candlelight Records
http://www.nocturnalart.com/ Nocturnal Art Samoth's Record Label
http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/band.php? band_id=284& bandname=Zyklon Zyklon at Metal Storm
http://www.webbworks.org/thelodge/zykloninterview.htm Zyklon Interview with Samoth for The Lodge
http://www.webbworks.org/thelodge/tryminterview.htm Exclusive Interview with Trym for The Lodge
Zyklon Category:Norwegian death metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1998 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2010 Category:Norwegian black metal musical groups Category:Blackened death metal musical groups Category:Musical quartets
