Formed by Snorre Ruch, Marius Vold and Faust (Bård G. Eithun) in 1989 under the moniker "Stigma Diabolicum". After the first demo was done, Stigma Diabolicum began dissolving, and after "Trøndertun" Snorre Ruch continued Thorns as a solo project, with help from several prominent personas in the black metal scene. The "release" of the now legendary demos/rehearsal tapes "Grymyrk" and "Trøndertun" in the early 1990's, had a great impact on the black metal scene, and Thorns is, by many, considered as one of the forefathers of modern black metal. Ruch's guitar work in particular was innovative. Taking thrash metal's tremolo picking style and using it on minor, classical style chords, Ruch practically originated the modern black metal riff, according to some of his peers. Such influence is obvious on bands such as Darkthrone, Immortal, Satyricon, and Emperor.
In 1993 the band was put on ice. After a long period of silence, Thorns reappeared in 1999 with the split album Thorns Vs Emperor, consisting mainly of old Thorns songs performed by Emperor and vice versa. Thorns Vs Emperor was meant to introduce Thorns to the scene and to a newer audience, unaware of Thorns earlier efforts. Then, in 2001, the long awaited debut album Thorns was released.
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Additional notes:
Formed as Stigma Diabolicum (Nor); changed name to Thorns after some two years. Snorre has also rehearsed with Mayhem (Nor).
Discography:
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Luna De Nocturnus (demo), 1989
Grymyrk (rehearsal), 1991
Trøndertun (demo), 1992
Nordic Metal, A Tribute To Euronymous (compilation), 1994
Thorns vs Emperor (split with Emperor), 1998
Moonfog 2000, A Different Perspective (compilation), 2000
Thorns, 2001
