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The Sins of Thy Beloved
Origin	Bryne, Norway
Genre(s)	Gothic-doom metal
Years active	1996–present
Label(s)	Napalm, SPV
Members
Glenn Morten Nordbø (1996–present) Ola Aarrestad (1996–present) Stig Johansen (1996–present) Arild Christensen (1996–present) Anita Auglend (1996–2001)(2007–present) Maiken Olaisen (2005–present)
Former members
Anders Thue (1997–2001) Ingfrid Stensland (1997–2001)

The Sins of Thy Beloved is a Gothic-doom metal band from Norway.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Style 3 Discography 3.1 Demo albums 3.2 Studio albums 3.3 Live albums 3.4 EPs 3.5 VHS 4 Band members 4.1 Current members 4.2 Past members 4.3 Never been an official member 5 External links

The band was formed in November 1996 by Glenn Morten Nordbø, Arild Christensen and Stig Johansen. The band was initially called "Purgatory" but they soon decided to change their name to something less common. Anita Auglend and Ola Aarrestad joined the band shortly thereafter, and they recorded their first demo All Alone in January-February 1997. Anders Thue and Ingfrid Stensland then joined before they recorded their second demo Silent Pain in January 1998. Pete Johansen played the violin on that demo though he did not officially joined the band until the recording of their first full-length album Lake of Sorrow later in 1998. They toured across Europe, before recording their second full-length album Perpetual Desolation in 2000. During the following tour, Anita Auglend, Anders Thue and Ingfrid Stensland grew weary of traveling and left the band in 2001. A live performance was released on CD and VHS in 2001, though it was not distributed worldwide and is thus very hard to come by. The band has been dormant since the departure of its three members. Pete Johansen has since left to play the violin on several Tristania albums. In 2007 Anita Auglend returned to the band.[1][2]

The Sins of Thy Beloved is often compared to gothic metal bands such as Tristania and Theatre of Tragedy, mainly because of the bands combination of a female soprano voice with male death grunts. Their music features death/doom metal rhythmics enhanced by the prominent use of violins, especially on the Lake of Sorrow album, typical of many gothic doom bands. Their live recordings offer a sound closer to traditional death metal than their studio albums which make heavy use of arrangements and effects.

• Demo (1997)
• All Alone (1997)

• Lake of Sorrow (1998)
• Perpetual Desolation (2000)

• Live (2001)

• All Alone (1997)
• Silent Pain (1998)

• Perpetual Desolation Live (2001)

• Glenn Morten Nordbø (guitars, vocals; member 1996–present)
• Arild Christensen (guitars, vocals; member 1996–present)
• Ola Aarrestad (b. 1 October 1979) (bass guitar; member 1996–present)
• Stig Johansen (drums; member 1996–present)
• Anita Auglend (vocals; member 1996–2001, 2007–present)
• Maiken Olaisen (keyboards; member 2005–presents

• Anders Thue (keyboards, piano; member 1997–2001)
• Ingfrid Stensland (b. 11 October 1980) (keyboards, piano; member 1997–2001)
• Pete Johansen (violin; member 1998–2001)

• Hege Mary Aanby (vocals); member February 2001 ONLY)
• Mona Wallin (vocals); member October 2005 ONLY)

• Most complete The Sins of Thy Beloved fanpage at this time
• The Sins of Thy Beloved page at the BNR Metal Pages
• The Sins of Thy Beloved page at the Encyclopaedia Metallum
• The Sins of Thy Beloved at Vampirefreaks.com