Slechtvalk

Slechtvalk
Slechtvalk at Occultfest 2010
Slechtvalk at Occultfest 2010
Background information
Also known asDommer
OriginThe Hague, Netherlands
GenresUnblack metal, extreme metal, viking metal
Years active1999–present
LabelsFear Dark, Whirlwind
MembersShamgar
Ohtar (Jesse Vuerbaert)
Hamar
Premnath
Seraph
Dagor
Past membersHydrith
Fionnghuala
Sorgier
Websiteslechtvalk.com

Slechtvalk (the Dutch word for peregrine falcon) is a Christian black metal band from the Netherlands, formed in 1999. Previously signed to Fear Dark Records and currently to Whirlwind Records, the group has released five albums, a split-CD with Kekal, a single and a DVD. Their second album, The War That Plagues the Lands, reached No. 2 at Lowland's Top 50 Metal Charts. Their third album, At the Dawn of War, coincided with the release of a live-DVD, Upon the Fields of Battle, a maxi single for "Thunder of War", and was named one of HM Magazine's "100 best Christian metal albums of all time". The band's fifth album, Where Wandering Shadows and Mists Collide, was released on December 20, 2016.