Arvas

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Arvas, formerly known as Örth, is a Norwegian black metal band formed in Bergen in 1993 as a one-man project by multi musician V-Rex. In Summer 1996, Borknagar drummer Grim and Gorgoroth bassist Ares joined the band. They recorded an album in late 1996, titled Nocturno Inferno, but it was never released. After Grim committed suicide in 1999, V-Rex decided to keep on going as a one-man project, but changed the band's name. He recorded two demos, Countless Souls at Dawn and I Am Thy Grief, and a split album with Hordagaard titled Dawn of Satan/Uncle Satan, which was released by Azermedoth Records. The band's first official album Blessed from Below – Ad Sathanas Noctum was released in 2010 by the band themselves. Their second album Into The Realm Of The Occult was released in November 2013 by Italian label ATMF Records, to be followed in March 2015 by Black Satanic Mysticism, via Aeternitas Tenebrarum Music Foundation.^[1] Arvas has shared stages with bands like Throne of Katarsis, Urgehal, Dauden, 1349, Mongo Ninja, Nocturnal Breed. In March 2013, Arvas toured the east European countries supporting Deicide on their 'End Of The World Tour'. The band's fourth album, Black Path, was released on 24 March 2017 by Mighty Music.^[2]

Arvas
Background information
Also known as	Örth
Origin	Bergen, Norway
Genres	Black metal
Years active	Since 1993
Labels	Azermedoth (since 1999) ATMF Records (since 2013) Mighty Music Target Music Group (2017,- 2018) Satanic Art Media (2018)
Members	V-Rex Jarl Ivar Brynhildsvold Kristoffer Lunden Roald Floberg
Past members	Grim Ares Aindiachaí
Website	myspace.com/arvas

Arvas Live At Kings of Black Metal Festival 2016, Germany.

Members

• V-Rex – vocals, Rhythm/lead guitars, programming and synths (since 1993), drums and bass (since 1999)
• Jarl Brynhildsvold - Bass 2018-present
• Kristoffer Lunden - Drums 2018-present
• Roald Floberg - Rhythm Guitar 2019-present

Past live members

• Aindiachai (Taake) - guitar
• Hexzaldre (Lysbryter/Vithr) - bass
• Tivillius - bass
• LB (Vithr/Among Gods) - guitar
• Stürm – guitars
• Bloodlust - guitar
• Vhred Obsternas – bass
• Drakamer - vocals
• Malignant - bass

Former members

• Grim – drums (1993–1997)
• Ares – bass (1993–1997)
• Fordervelse - drums (2009-2015)
• Coldbound - Vocals (2015-2017)
• Snuff X - Drums (2014-2017)
• Kvalvaag - Bass (2014-2017)
• Stürm - Guitars (2012-2017)
• Hexzaldre - Vocals (2015-?)

Discography

Studio albums/promos

• Nocturno Inferno (1996, as Örth) [Released on 7 April 2017]
• Promo 09 (2009) [Demo]
• Dawn of Satan/Uncle Satan (split with Hordagaard) (2009)
• Blessed from Below – Ad Sathanas Noctum (2009)
• Into The Realm Of The Occult (2013)
• Black Satanic Mysticism (2015)
• Black Path (2017)
• Equanimity (2019)
• Silent Night (2020) [Single]
• VI (2021)
• Midnight Orchid (2023) [Single]