ELITE is based in Mo I Rana, Norway, and was founded in 2001 and operated as a duo with different session-members until late 2002 when additional members were recruited.
ELITE has never released any demos, instead our first release was a split 7” EP with CARBON from Australia. The EP was released by Agonia Records in July 2003. The EP was followed by another split EP in January 2004, this time together with German SEEDS OF HATE and again on Agonia Records.
Our first album, “Kampen”, was released in January 2004. Agonia did the Europe-edition, while Paragon Records did the USA-edition. Ravenheart did the MC-edition. After the “Kampen”-album we realised that Agonia Records could not be trusted, so we moved to No Colours Records in 2005 and released the MCD “Bekmørkt” in May. After this release, Tor Arne left Norway and moved to USA. Per, who up to this point had done the bass, now took Tor’s role as guitar player. Per also used to be the guitarist in Allfader (now on Osmose). Chris joined in shortly after to do the bass.
In March 2006, our second album, Bifrost, was released through No Colours Records. The album was recorded in Ballerina Audio in Sweden. We have done quite a lot of shows the later years, and plan to continue that in the future.
We have signed a contract for one album with FOLTER RECORDS and "We Own the Mountains" was released in August 2008!
hey guys in my ipod we own the mountain is the number 1, is a great album, i love it, a great inspiration album! great sound and atmosphere, king winter moon my favorite, always i hear again and again, great!!! thanks for great inspiration you'r between the biggest! immortal, emperor satyricon with this we own the mountain!!!
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HEY!!! Im so glad to have heard you guys now. Your band is amazing, right up there, just what i enjoy...dark, extreme, atmospheric METAL! Thanx from South Africa! Jon
Hey bro! Check out the new song by Vital Passion, “All I Need.” It’s a softy! You want to hear some METAL? …check out the other songs. It’s all on my page. Right on, thanks. Feed-back. –V.P.
Beginning to think you didn't remember. Well, now we formed REPVBLIKA and we expect to be on tour for summer '10 in Europe with our prviously released album Amerika Vendetta, hope to see you there. Hey, blasting that new album of yours, congrats! Well, keep in touch and keep brutal!
Metal greetings from Germany. Be my Welcome to my lap. Thanx for the request. I really liked what I've just heard and a genuine praise for your music. I wish you a nice and great weekend.
Thanks for the re-add. I deleted my old account so I'm readding everyone that was on the old one. Great music, "We Own the Mountains" is definitely your best yet. - Mad Dog
hello, my new song "the reason of the nature" came is out showing a bit of a philosophy of the times, listen on myspace, hope you have a bountiful weeks hugs of Brazilian underground metal scene!!!