Sargeist

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Sargeist
Hoath Torog from Finnish black metal band Sargeist
Background information
Origin	Lappeenranta, Finland
Genres	Black metal
Years active	1999–present
Labels	World Terror Committee Moribund Records
Members	Shatraug VJS Spellgoth Nur-i-siyah
Past members	Hoath Torog Horns Vainaja Abysmal Gruft Profundus

Sargeist is a Finnish black metal band formed in 1999. Originally created as a solo project by Shatraug of the Finnish black metal act Horna, he was joined by other members since 2000, who subsequently left the band. After the demo recording Tyranny Returns (2001), the line-up was augmented by Hoath Torog and Horns, both from the Finnish black metal outfit Behexen, and this line-up remained stable until 2016.

Both musically and lyrically, Sargeist stays close to the roots of Scandinavian "old school" black metal. Lyrical subjects thus often deal with Satanism and anti-Christian blasphemy, as well as darkness, depression, misanthropy and hate. The band's name combines the two German words, "sarg" (coffin) and "geist" (spirit, ghost), and derives from the song "The Old Coffin Spirit" by the black metal band Rotting Christ. All members go by pseudonyms.

Current members

• Shatraug (Ville Pystynen) – guitar (1999–present), vocals (1999-2001, 2024-present), bass (1999-2008)
• VJS - guitar (2014–present)
• Spellgoth (Tuomas Rytkönen) - bass (2024–present)
• Nur-i-siyah (Álvaro G. S.) - drums (2024–present)

Former members

• Lord Volos – drums (2000)
• Gorsedd Marter – guitar (2001)
• Makha Karn – drums (2001)
• Hoath Torog (Marko Saarikalle) – vocals (2002-2016)
• Horns (Jani Rekola) – drums (2002-2016)
• Vainaja (Perttu Pakkanen) - bass (2009-2016)
• Abysmal (Marko Hirvonen) - bass (2016–2023)
• Gruft (Roni Sahari) - drums (2016–2023)
• Profundus (Markus Tuonenjoki) - vocals (2016–2023)

• 2005: Funeral Curses (compilation album)
• 2013: The Rebirth of a Cursed Existence (compilation album)
• 2020: Black Devotion Will Let the Devil In (Boxed set)

• Sargeist Official Website (currently unavailable)
• Sargeist Bandpage on Moribund Records
• Sargeist on Discogs
• Interview (2003) with Shatraug by Brett VanPut on Transcending the Mundane
• Review of Disciple of the Heinous Path (2005) by J. Bennet on Decibel Magazine

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