Lamented Souls formed at Kolbotn, Norway in the
early nineties, and their first demo, 'Soulstorm'
was released in 1993. The line-up on this recording
was Olav Knutsen (aka Bestial Tormentor of Infernö)
- guitars / vocals, OJ 'Noir' Moe (aka Apollyon of
Aura Noir, DHG and Cadaver) - guitars / vocals, Petor
Holm - bass and Simen Hestnæs - drums. Inspired
by the likes of St. Vitus, Cathedral, Black Sabbath
and Kiss, the follow-up, 'Demo 1995' received much
appraisal in the underground doom metal scene, This
was also the first recording ever featuring the voice
of Simen 'Vortex' Hestnæs, who would later become
wellknown for his work with acts such as Arcturus,
Borknagar and Dimmu Borgir. The band was now a three-piece
comprising Simen on guitars / vocals / bass, Olav
- guitars / bass and OJ - drums / backing vocals.
Playing live with this line-up proved difficult, so
long-time follower and friend Einar Sjursø
(Beyond Dawn, Infernö, Virus etc.) offered his
drumming services. In 1997, Lamented Souls started
work on their debut album, however recordings remained
incomplete due to lack of funding. Discouraged by
this, the quartet focused on other projects, and apart
from a contribution to the 'Nemi - the Soundtrack'
compilation cd on Nocturnal Art Productions, little
was heard from the band for several years. When drummer
Einar founded Duplicate Records in 2002, the idea
of an ep release came up, and two tracks from the
shelved album were remastered and released as the
'Essence of Wounds' 7"ep in January 2003.The
ep sold out and the band performed a few concerts
in their native Norway. As there clearly was a demand,
Duplicate Records and Lamented Souls agreed to put
out a cd compiling what little had been recorded during
their twelve year existence. The cd, titled 'The Origins
of Misery' was, after numerous delays, released in
February 2004 and contains the previously unavailable
album, the 1995 demo, two songs originally meant for
a split ep that never came out and the instrumental
'Soulstorm' off the debut demo. Lamented Souls plan
to release
their debut album proper in 2005, as well as performing
live as much as possible.
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