Gaahls Wyrd is the new project by the infamous Norwegian Black Metal artist Kristian Eivind Espedal, better known by his pseudonym Gaahl. They first began in 2015 and featured several members of Gaahl's other project God Seed, the group which preceded Gaahl's Wyrd. The band mostly played cover songs of Gaahl's former projects over the years, most notably his era of Gorgoroth, Trelldom and God Seed. It wasn't until 2019 that the band began to debut their own original music which marked a difference in sound from former projects with the introduction of mostly clean vocals over the hard hitting Black Metal; giving it more of a unique atmosphere and style in comparison to Gaahl's other projects.
In a live setting the band still mainly plays cover songs but also includes tracks from their 2019 debut album: Gastir - Ghosts Invited. This debut album was well received critically and among fans, leaving many to wonder where the notorious vocalist will take this group next, if indeed it does go anywhere instead of being left alone like other of his former projects. While Gaahl will always be best known for his work in Gorgoroth, Gaahls Wyrd is truly a project he should be proud of. As of 2019 they have toured with Tribulation, UADA and Idles Hands on the Northern Ghosts tour and will be supporting Mayhem along with Gost on Mayhem's 2019 European tour. They will also be playing Jorvik Takeover in 2020 alongside Tyr, Heilung, Winterfylleth, Saor and Skald.
The current lineup as of 2019 includes
Gaahl - Vocals
Lust Kilman - Guitars
Eld - Bass
Spektre - Drums