Valdur is a black metal

Black metal

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....

 band formed in 2003 in Mammoth Lakes, California

California

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. The band's first release was a self-titled demo in 2005, an effort which would give the group exposure and lead to a record contract with Bloody Mountain Records. They released their first full-length Album three months later.

The next year the band released two split albums: Massemord / The Frost / Valdur and Lightning Swords of Death

Lightning Swords of Death

Lightning Swords of Death is an American black metal band formed in 2003 by vocalist Autarch and guitarist Roskva in Los Angeles, California.Lightning Swords of Death signed a record deal with Metal Blade Records in 2009 and continued to push their music through their DIY attitude, getting multiple...

 / Valdur. One of their songs was featured in the video game Undead Knights

Undead Knights

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Albums

• Valdur (2007)
• Valdur 7" vinyl (2010)
• Raven God Amongst Us full length (2010)

Splits

• Lightning Swords of Death/Valdur (2008)
• Massemord/The Frost/Valdur (2008)
• Burning Your Churches to Ash, Fucking Your God Up Her Ass (2010)