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Artist
Mirkvid
8+ albums
anime riffsblack metal
about
Mirkvid's roots can be traced back to 1996 when Graf decided he wanted to start a band with good friend (and current drummer for Bound by Entrails) Seele Mörd. Taking inspiration from bands such as Dissection and Bathory, the duo started composing material under the name of Requiem. The Requiem leagacy had reached fruition when a bassist/vocalist was found, and had started playing live shows, including a battle of the bands competition in 1997. Due to "artistic differences", the short-lived vocalist/bassist left the band, leaving it a duo once again. The duo pushed on, changing the name to Mirkvid's Darkness, and recorded the unreleased demo In Arctic Moon. Unimpressed by the unprofessionalism of the producer and unexpected additional studio costs, Graf decided it was time to experiment with home recording devices and techniques,learn to improve his vocals, and, in agreement with Seele Mörd, ultimately decided to go solo. Graf also decided to strip the name down to simply MirkviD. Graf's first solo recording,the raw Hymns to Mother Night, gained favorable reviews from online metal magazines and most notably, Metal Maniacs. From there he went on to record Lupine Eve, which expanded on the foundation that was laid down with "Hymns..". This featured some of their strongest material to date, and a new focus on composing shorter, more intense songs. Influenced by different styles of industrial music, the next release Transylvanian Backbeat took a turn in a different direction.
