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Cor Scorpii

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About Me


Cor Scorpii was formed in late 2004 by former Windir/Ulcus keyboard player Gaute Refsnes. After the tragic death of Terje "Valfar" Bakken and the following Windir farewell concert, the time was right to put some of his own musical ideas into a new band. Former band mates Stian Bakketeig (lead guitars) and Jørn Holen (drums) joined, and the line-up was completed by Thomas Øvstedal (vocals), Rune Sjøthun (rythm guitars) and Inge Jonny Lomheim (bass).
In july 2005, Cor Scorpii entered Studio 1184 and Amla Metal Studio, in order to record their first demo. "Attergangar" consisted of 4 tracks of extreme metal, with emphasis on melodies, aggression and atmospheres. The demo was highly praised by both fans and press, and was among other things awarded demo of the month in Metal Hammer Germany. The demo also caught the attention of various record labels, and Cor Scorpii signed a deal with Dutch label Descent Productions.
After the release of the demo, Jørn Holen parted ways with the band, due to his domestic situation and his obligations to Vreid. After an extensive search for a new drummer, Ole "Vargon" Nordsve (Celebratum, The Embraced, ex-Hellstorm) joined the band towards the end of 2006.
In july/august 2007, time had come to record the debut full-length album. Cor Scorpii entered Børge Finstad's Top Room Studio, where the album entitled Monument, was recorded and mixed. The album was mastered in the renowned studio Tailor Maid, and will be released by Descent Productions later this year.
Reviews of Attergangar:
Metal Message 10/10
Darkness.de 10/10
The Streets Metal Webzine 9/10
Evilized 9/10
Visions Underground 10/10
Metal District 8,5/10
Metal1.info 9/10
Metalicos 90/100
Schwermetall 10/13
The Metal Observer 8,5/10
Throne of metal 9,5/10
Shadowlands 9/10
Tartarean Desire 8/10
Read all the reviews here.

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Music:

Member Since: 1/12/2006
Band Website: corscorpii.net
Band Members: Gaute Refsnes - Keyboards
Thomas S. Øvstedal - Screams
Stian Bakketeig - Lead guitars
Rune Sjøthun - Rythm guitars
Inge Jonny Lomheim - Bass
Ole Nordsve - Drums

Session clean vocals on Monument:
Mats Lerberg (Silent Vanquish/ Funeral)

Influences: Norwegian black/ extreme metal (Emperor, Limbonic Art, Obtained Enslavement, Satyricon, Windir, Old man's child), classical music such as Satie, Grieg, Rachmaninov, Sæverud.
Record Label: Descent Productions
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New show added

Another gig has been added to the norwegian mini tour with Helheim and Vulture Industries in September 08. The bands will play at Treskeverket in Førde on september 26th. The venue in Haugesund is als...
Posted by Cor Scorpii on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:06:00 PST

Live dates added

Cor Scorpii will play some norwegian shows with Helheim and Vulture Industries in September 2008. The following dates are confirmed:19.09.2008 Tribute, Sandnes 20.09.2008 TBC, Haugesund27.09.2008 Kafe...
Posted by Cor Scorpii on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:03:00 PST

New song uploaded

A new track "Our fate, our curse" has been uploaded to our myspace-page. The track is taken from the band’s new album "Monument", and features a guest performance by Mats Lerberg (Silent Va...
Posted by Cor Scorpii on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:48:00 PST

Live pics from the Inferno Festival 2008

Live photos from Cor Scorpii’s thursday night gig at the Inferno Festival have been added to the myspace pics-section. ...
Posted by Cor Scorpii on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:01:00 PST

Cor Scorpii live at the Inferno festival

Cor Scorpii will play two gigs at this year's Inferno festival in Oslo. On Wednesday the 19th of march, the band will perform at Subsonic Inferno, a new all age concept at  SubScene. The day afte...
Posted by Cor Scorpii on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:26:00 PST

New Cor Scorpii t-shirts/girlies

A limited number of new t-shirts and girlies (lady fit) have been printed.Check out the pictures, and get you orders in now! More info.  Payments can be made using Paypal (to: gaute.refsnes@corsc...
Posted by Cor Scorpii on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:46:00 PST

New song online

Ei fane svart, the opening track of the upcoming album Monument, can now be heard in the jukebox on this page. Check it out, and drop us a line of what you think. Press statement from Desce...
Posted by Cor Scorpii on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:00:00 PST

Monument cover art

The cover art for Monument is finished. We are very pleased with the way it turned out, and hope you'll enjoy it as well. The cover art was made by Stephen Paul Green. Check out more of his work ...
Posted by Cor Scorpii on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:59:00 PST

Live at Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 2008

Cor Scorpii will play at the Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 2008. The festival takes place on april 25-26th in Haugesund, Norway. Other bands include Finntroll, Volbeat, Carpathian Forest, Vreid and more...
Posted by Cor Scorpii on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:16:00 PST

Cor Scorpii listening session

There will be a Cor Scorpii listening session during the Støy Festival. The event is open for everyone, and this will be the  first opportunity for fans to hear the new album Monument from start ...
Posted by Cor Scorpii on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:32:00 PST