Apollyon (born as Ole Jørgen Moe) is a black metal/thrash metal multi-instrumentalist, formerly associated with Dødheimsgard and Cadaver, now playing in Aura Noir and also Immortal after its reforming in 2006. He has done guest vocals on the Darkthrone albums Plaguewielder and Sardonic Wrath, and also on Audiopain's EP 1986 (2000). He was a live guitarist for Gorgoroth from 2003 to 2004, and performed at Gorgoroth's infamous Kraków show in February 2004 and later released on the video album Black Mass Krakow 2004.
In 2004, Apollyon participated in a live tribute to Quorthon of Bathory at the Hole in the Sky festival in Bergen, Norway. Apollyon played bass on all songs, and also did the vocals on the song Equimanthorn. In addition to Apollyon, the line-up of this tribute band consisted of Bård Faust (ex-Emperor) on drums and Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved) and Samoth (Emperor) on guitars, as well as guest vocalists Gaahl (Gorgoroth), Abbath (Immortal), Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved), Nocturno Culto (Darkthrone) and Satyr (Satyricon).
Bands
Current
Aura Noir (vocals, guitar, bass, drums) Two Trains (guitar)
Former
Cadaver (band) (vocals, bass guitar) Cadaver Inc (vocals, bass guitar) Dødheimsgard (guitar, vocals, bass, drums) Immortal (bass guitar) Lamented Souls (vocals, guitar, drums) Waklevören (drums, vocals)
Former live/guest/session appearances
Darkthrone
2001 - Plaguewielder (additional vocals on "Command") 2004 - Sardonic Wrath (additional vocals on "Hate is the Law") 2010 - Circle the Wagons (choirs)
Gorgoroth
2008 - Black Mass Kraków 2004 DVD (guitars)
Naer Mataron
2005 - Discipline Manifesto (lead guitars on "Land of Dreams")
Obliteration
2005 - Total Fucking Obliteration EP (backing vocals on tracks 3, 4)
Secht
2006 - Secht (vocals)
Whiskey Ritual
2010 - In Goat We Trust (vocals on "One Million")
Discography
Aura Noir
Two Voices One King (unreleased demo) (1994) Dreams Like Deserts... (EP) (1995) Black Thrash Attack (1996) Deep Tracts of Hell (1998) Increased Damnation (2000) The Merciless (2004) Hades Rise (2010) Out To Die (2012) Aura Noire (2018)
Dødheimsgard
Monumental Possession (1996) Satanic Art (EP) (1998) 666 International (1999)
Cadaver
Primal (demo) (as Cadaver Inc.) (2000) Discipline (as Cadaver Inc.) (2001) Live Inferno (live album) (as Cadaver Inc.) (2002) Necrosis (2004)
Lamented Souls
Soulstorm (demo) (1993) Demo (demo) (1995) Essence of Wounds (7") (2003) The Origins of Misery (2004)
Gorgoroth
Black Mass Krakow 2004 (DVD) (2008)
Waklevören
Brutal Agenda (2005) Tiden lager alle sår (2007)
Two Trains
Two Trains (2004)
Darkthrone (guest appearance) Plaguewielder (2001) Sardonic Wrath (2004)
Audiopain (guest appearance) 1986 (EP) (2000)
Immortal
All Shall Fall (2009) The Seventh Date of Blashyrkh (2010)