Enslavement of Beauty

Enslavement of Beauty
Background information
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Melodic black metal, symphonic black metal
Years active	1995–2016 (on hiatus)
Label	I.N.R.I. Unlimited
Members	Ole Alexander Myrholt Tony Eugene Tunheim
Past members	Asgeir Mickelson Hans-Åge Holmen Julie Johnsen Fred Endresen

Enslavement of Beauty is a Norwegian melodic/symphonic black metal band from Mosjøen. It was formed in January 1995 by Ole Alexander Myrholt (vocals & lyrics) and Tony Eugene Tunheim (guitars & composing). The band spent years composing and recording material and developing their style. In the summer of 1998, Enslavement of Beauty recorded the demo CD Devilry & Temptation. They signed with Head Not Found/Voices of Wonder. This resulted in the 1999 release Traces O' Red, which received a positive response. In November 2000, they recorded their second album, Megalomania, with drummer Asgeir Mickelson (Borknagar/Spiral Architect) and bass player Hans-Aage Holmen. In 2007, the third album, Mere Contemplations, was released on I.N.R.I. Unlimited. Lyrically, Enslavement of Beauty is influenced by William Shakespeare and the Marquis de Sade.

Discography

• Devilry and Temptation (demo, 1998)
• Traces o' Red (studio album, Head Not Found, 1999)
• Megalomania (studio album, Head Not Found, 2001)
• Mere Contemplations (studio album, INRI Recordings, 2007)
• The Perdition EP (2009)
• And Still We Wither (compilation, 2018)

External links

• Enslavement of Beauty on Encyclopaedia Metallum
• Biography on musicmight.com (archived)