News

06.10.2008 - Confirmed for Ragnarök festival Cor Scorpii has been confirmed for the 6th edition of the Ragnarök Festival. The festival takes place on april 17-18th 2009 in Lichtenfels, Germany, and is currently the band's only confirmed European gig. For more information and other confirmed bands, visit: www.myspace.com/ragnaroekfestival www.ragnaroek-festival.com
01.08.2008 - New show added Another gig has been added to the norwegian mini tour with Helheim and Vulture Industries in September 08. The bands will play at Treskeverket in Førde on september 26th. Confirmed dates: 9.19.08 Tribute, Sandnes 9.20.08 Flytten, Haugesund 9.26.08 Treskeverket, Førde 9.27.08 Kafe Larsen, Trondheim
18.07.2008 - Monumental reviews Monument has been out for a couple of months now, and the feedback from both fans and media has been fantastic. Check out some of the reviews below. Metal Message - 10/10 Scream Magazine - 5/6 Fury Magazine - 9/10 Norway Rock Magazine 5/6 Schwermetall - 12/13 Lords of Metal - 85/100 Nocturnal Hall - 9/10 Orkus Magazine - 9,5/10 Digital Steel - 87/100 metal1.info - 9,5/10 The Streets Metal Webzine 9/10 Loads of great reviews will be posted in the reviews-section shortly.
17.07.2008 - Live dates added Cor Scorpii, Helheim and Vulture Industries will play some gigs in september. So far Trondheim, Sandnes and Haugesund have been confirmed. Dates and venues can be found here. We're looking forward to seeing you on the road.
31.01.2008 - Cor Scorpii live at the Inferno festival Cor Scorpii will play two gigs at this year's Inferno festival in Oslo. On Wednesday the 19th of march, the band will perform at Subsonic Inferno, a new all age concept at  SubScene. The day after, Cor Scorpii will play the festival venue at John Dee. For more information and the full festival line-up, visit www.infernofestival.net.
16.12.2007 - New song online Ei fane svart, the opening track from the upcoming album Monument, is now available for download in the releases-section. You can also hear the track at the Cor Scorpii myspace-page.
14.12.2007 - New merchandise New T-shirts and girlies /lady fit are added in the Merch-section. The shirts are printed in a very limited number, and can only be bought from this website. Check it out!
13.12.2007 - Live pics added Live pictures from Cor Scorpii's first live performance ever, at the Støy Festival 2007, have been added to  the pictures-section.
11.12.2007 - Cover art The cover art for Monument is finished. We are very pleased with the way it turned out, and hope you'll enjoy it as well.  Click on the image to take a closer look at the front cover. The cover art was made by Stephen Paul Green. Check out more of his work here.
30.11.2007 - Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 2008 Cor Scorpii will play at the Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 2008. The festival takes place on april 25-26th in Haugesund, Norway. Other bands include Finntroll, Volbeat, Taake, Vreid and more. Check out the festival website here.
18.10.2007 - Cor Scorpii listening session There will be a Cor Scorpii listening session during the Støy Festival. The event is open for everyone, and this will be the  first opportunity for fans to hear the new album Monument from start to finish. Time: Fri. October 19th, 16.00 - 17.00 Place: Laben (Meieriet) - Sogndal, Norway Age limit: 18 Free entrance
15.10.2007 - Album news Hails! We have finished the recording of our full-length debut album. The album will be entitled Monument, and consists of eight brand new tracks. We are extremely pleased with the result, and are anxiously awaiting the release of the album. Both song writing and production are greatly improved, and we feel that the album has the potential to stand out in today's metal scene. Monument was recorded and mixed in Top Room Studio, and mastered by Tailor Maid Productions.   Track list:   1. Ei fane svart 2. Endesong 3. I, the damned 4. Our fate, our curse 5. Helvetesfossen 6. Oske og innsikt 7. Kjettar 8. Bragder i stein
11.10.2007 - Støy Festival II - Full line-up/ Poster Cor Scorpii will play their first show ever at the upcoming Støy Festival II. The full line-up and playing times are now available at www.stoy.no. .
31.08.2007 - New logo In connection with the release of the new album, Cor Scorpii has decided to change their logo. The new logo was made by Stephen Paul Green. Check out more of his work here. Click on the image for a larger version of the logo.
17.05.2007 - Demo availible for download All four songs on the sold-out demo Attergangar can now be downloaded for free in the releases-section..
17.05.2007 - Studio booked Cor Scorpii will enter Top Room Studio in  July/august, to record their full-length debut album. The album will be released at the end of the year.
17.05.2007 - Cor Scorpii confirmed for the Støy festival Cor Scorpii have been confirmed for the Støy festival. The festival takes place on october 19th and 20th at Meieriet in Sogndal, Norway. For more information about the festival, check out Stoy.no.
17.05.2007 - New drummer announced We are very pleased to announce Ole "Vargon" Nordsve (Celebratum, The Embraced, ex-Hellstorm) as Cor Scorpii's new drummer. Nordsve has a lot of experience, and will contribute with great speed and technical ability.
17.05.2007 - J ørn Holen leaves Cor Scorpii After the release of the Attergangar-demo,,Cor Scorpii parted ways with Jørn Holen, due to his obligation to Vreid, and his domestic situation. We wish him all the best for the future. Be sure to check out Vreid's brilliant new album "I krig".
20.10.2006 - Reviews and interview added There is a new interview with the Dutch magazine Lords of metal in the interview-section. There are also some new reviews in the reviews-section.
06.10.2006 - Attergangar - Demo of the month "Attergangar" was demo of the month in the september issue of Metal Hammer Germany, one of the biggest magazines in Germany.
11.08.2006 - Cor Scorpii signs with Descent Productions Cor Scorpii has signed a deal with Dutch label Descent Productions. The band is currently working on new material, and the debut album is set for an early 2007 release. The new material can be described as a continuation of "Attergangar”, with an even more epic and sombre feel to it.
08.08.2006 - Attergangar Demo sold out The 300 original demos (with printed cds) are now sold out! Due to high demand, we have made some demos availible with original printed covers, jewel case boxes and a cdr inside. For more information, check out the merch section.	Sold out!
20.04.2006 - Cor Scorpii merchandise available There are now a limited number of t-shirts and longsleeves availible. The first ever Cor Scorpii merchandise is designed by tattoo artist Fred Ivar Falck Husum. The shirts can be bought directly from this site (e-mail Gaute Refsnes), at the Midgardsormen Webshop/ store in Sogndal or at Wolf's Lair in Oslo. There are also a few copys of the Attergangar demo left, so be sure to pick one up before it's too late. Pictures and information about prizes and sizes can be found under Merch.

07.04.2006 - New reviews added
Great reviews keep on coming in. The latest one is from Metalmessage.de, which awarded the demo with no less than 10 out of 10 points. To read this and all the other reviews, check out the reviews section. In other news, the band is currently printing a limited number of t-shirts and long-sleeves. The shirts can be ordered directly from this site as soon as they are ready. It will also be possible to buy clothing/ demo at the Inferno festival. If you are interested, send an e-mail to gaute.refsnes@corscorpii.net. More information and pictures of the new merchandise will be posted shortly.

04.03.2006 - Reviews added Added new reviews from Scream Magazine, Nocturnal Horde and Power Play Records.

16.02.2006 - Reviews and interviews added
New reviews and interviews have been added.

08.02.2006 - Cor Scorpii at Myspace
Visit Cor Scorpii at Myspace (www.myspace.com/corscorpii).

10.01.2006
Reviews from Vampire magazine and Shadowlands have been added. More reviews will be added in the near future.

30.12.2005
Complete versions of Transcendental Journey and Attergangar from the new demo can be downloaded in the releases-section. Enjoy!

29.12.2005
The new Cor Scorpii demo Attergangar is finally finished. It can be ordered directly from the band, by sending an e-mail to gaute.refsnes@corscorpii.net. It is also possible to buy the demo at Wolf's lair Oslo, Wolf's lair Stavanger, Music Box Sogndal and various webshops in the near future. Click here for more information on how to buy the demo.

09.11.2005
The Attergangar demo will be mixed at Studio 1184, November 19-20th

21.09.2005
A forum has been added. Feel free to ask questions or discuss Cor Scorpii, the local metal scene and metal in general. Enter the forum.

21.09.2005
The mix of the Attergangar-demo has been delayed, because of the recording of the new Vreid album. The mix will be done by Cor Scorpii and Stig Ese Eliassen at Studio 1184 in november.

06.09.2005
The guestbook is now up and running. Leave your comments!

23.08.2005
Added three backgrounds in the pictures-section.

15.08.2005
A sample from the Attergangar pre-production is available for download in the releases-section.

10.08.2005
Welcome to the official Cor Scorpii website!
We have just finished the recording of our first demo Attergangar. The demo consists of four tracks entitled Fall of man, Attergangar, Transcendental Journey and Når enden er god. The drums were recorded at Studio 1184, while the rest of the music was recorded at Amla Metal Studio in july. The demo will be mixed at Studio 1184 in September by Cor Scorpii and Stig Ese Eliassen.