Nidingr was founded in 1992 in Horten, Norway. They play a harsh mixture of black metal and death metal. While the over-all impression of Nidingr's music is pretty rough and straight-forward, they also manage to incorporate various details, ranging from eerie synths to dissonant leads and occasional piano lines. Most of the lyrics revolve around occult/gnostic topics and are delivered in a growling fashion reminiscent of current Vader material. After recording two demos in 1996 and 1999