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Genres
  
Progressive metal

Labels
  
Face Front

Active until
  
2008

Origin
  
Arendal, Norway (1993)

Years active
  
1993–present

Website
  
www.trivialact.com

Genre
  
Progressive metal

Albums
  
Mindscape

Associated acts
  
Beautiful Sin, Decadence, Firewind, Kinrick, Pagan's Mind, Red Harvest

Past members
  
Svend Ole Heggedal Erik Wroldsen Stian Kristoffersen Steinar Krokmo Kim Werner Isaksen

Members
  
Stian Lindaas Kristoffersen

Similar
  
Kinrick, Steinar Krokmo, Jørn Viggo Lofstad, Beautiful Sin, Red Harvest

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Trivial Act is a progressive metal band from Arendal, Norway. Their influences are based on progressive metal greats such as Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Queensrÿche and Voivod and traditional metal legends Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.

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Trivial act dream dwell part ii the conclusion


History

Trivial Act was formed in 1993 by the guitarists B. Andreassen and H. Salvesen in Arendal, Norway. On October 27, 1997, they released Mindscape which was praised in 2006 as "a classic release in Norwegian Metal" by Scream magazine. A month later, Erik Wroldsen left the band for personal reasons and was later replaced by the drummer Stian Kristoffersen of Pagan's Mind. A year later, Sven Ole Heggedal left the band for the same reasons and replacing him was bass guitarist Steinar Krokmo, also of Pagan's Mind. A month after Steinar joined, Håkon Salvesen left the band. In 2001, they recorded a 3-song demo, Thoughts in Lyrics, and then temporarily broke up. After a long break, the band started recording the follow-up to Mind Scape. In November 2008, Kim Isaksen left and the band is currently searching for a new vocalist to replace him.

Band members

  • Bjørn Andreassen – guitar
  • Håkon Salvesen – guitar
  • Former members

  • Steinar Krokmo – bass guitar
  • Stian Lindaas Kristoffersen|Stian Kristoffersen – drums
  • Erik Wroldsen – drums
  • Svend Ole Heggedal – bass guitar
  • Kim Werner Isaksen
  • Discography

  • Mindscape - album, Face Front, 1997
  • Songs

    Crossing BridgesMindscape · 1997
    Dream Dwell - Part IIMindscape · 1997
    Forbidden EyeMindscape · 1997

    References

    Trivial Act Wikipedia