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====== GROMS ======

Doom/Death Metal\\
Kristiansand, Norway

GROMS is an acronym for "God Rules Over My Soul." GROMS is a groovy death metal band that formed in Kristiansand, Norway in 1992. They toured Poland and released a demo called //Turn// in 1993. They then self released their only album //Ascension// in 1994. Later, on December 21st, 1994, //Ascension// was re-released on the Arctic Serenades label. There were reports of a second album, tentatively entitled //I Beseech Thee//, but nothing more came out of it. Torodd Fuglesteg, the man behind Arctic Serenades, is a very anti-religious person and the relationship between label and band resulted in severed ties. When guitarist Hans Dalen left the band, they split up. //Ascension// was re-released again by Pleitegeier Records in 1996. Three of their songs ("Ascension," "True Wisdom," and "No One") made it on to the //Northern Lights: Norwegian Metal Compilation// by [[Rowe Productions]] in 1996.

===== Discography =====

| 1993 | Turn |
| 1994 | Ascension | Groms Records |
| 1994 | Ascension (re-issue) | Arctic Serenades |
| 1996 | Ascension (re-issue) | Pleitegeier Records |

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==== Turn ====

1993 Independent

Øyvind Haugland - Vocals, guitars\\
Hans Dalen - Guitars\\
Haakon Johanessen - Bass\\
Petter Gordon Jensen - Drums

  - Turn		 
  - G.R.O.M.S.		 
  - My Imagination		 
  - The Servant

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==== Ascension ====

1994 Groms Records\\
1994 Arctic Serenades (SERE 002)\\
1996 Pleitegeier Records (PGD 6940)

Øyvind Haugland - Vocals, guitars\\
Hans Dalen - Guitars\\
Haakon Johanessen - Bass\\
Petter Gordon Jensen - Drums

  - Ascension (5:32)
  - From Dust to Dust (3:56)
  - True Wisdom (6:11)
  - The Riddle (2:45)
  - Truth Misunderstood (3:59)
  - No One (4:05)
  - The End of the Age (4:45)
  - The Voice of Righteousness (5:39)
  - The Just Shall Live by Faith (3:22)

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