The Resume

(1986- )
Formed in Oslo, Norway
Original band name was Black Death
Gylve Nagell
Ted Skjellum
Ivar Enger
Dag Nilsen
Recorded 'Soulside Journey' (1990), 'A Blaze in the Northern Sky' (1991), 'Under a Funeral Moon' (1993), 'Panzerfaust' (1994), 'Transilvanian Hunger' (1994), 'Total Death' (1995), 'Plaguewielder' (2001) and 'Hate Them' (2003)

Why they might be annoying:

Their debut album, 'Soulside Journey,' is widely considered death metal, but the band has completely disowned it, as revealed in interviews, because they said that death metal was 'too trendy' .
They changed their image drastically, with the help of Mayhem guitarist Euronymous.
Bass player Dag Nilsen left the band after 'A Blaze in the Northern Sky' was released.
They all adopted stage names to better represent their 'evil' music.
Like most Norwegian black metal bands of the early nineties, their music contained Satanic themes.
Although they had access to state-of-the-art recording equipment, they still opted to record albums that sounded as if they'd been recorded in a basement.
They wear 'corpse paint,' which is another trademark of most Norwegian metal bands.

Why they might not be annoying:

They were an important part of the development of the black metal movement of the nineties.
Drummer Gylve Nagell (who calls himself 'Fenriz') is known to be hilarious in interviews.
They were influenced by Bathory and Swiss thrash band, Celtic Frost.
Their latest albums have had better production values and the album covers are more colorful (their early albums eschewed color in favor of stark black-and-white textures).

Credit: Dan

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Black Metal Groups
• Dan's Profiles
• I Sing About Triangles
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at My Face Paint
• Look at My Religious Medallion
• Metal Hammer Albums [2006] (Ranked: 41)
• Profiles 10251-10500 (Ranked: 10448)
• Redheads - Male
• Unknown's Least Annoying

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 30 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 58 Votes: 53.45% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 53 Votes: 69.81% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 112 Votes: 76.79% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 140 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 289 Votes: 69.90% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 333 Votes: 69.37% Annoying