ðə bˈændz ˈɜːlɪɚ wˈɜːks, ˌʌp tʊ ænd ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˌʌndɚɹ ˈaɪn blədɹˈɔːd mˈɑːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, wɜː sˈʌmwʌt eɪtˈɪpɪkəl noːɹwˈiːdʒən blˈæk mˈɛɾəl ænd wɜː hˈaɪli lˈɔːdᵻd baɪ fˈænz ʌvðə ʒˈɑːnɹə.
The band's earlier works, up to and including Under Ein Blodraud Maane (1999), were somewhat atypical Norwegian black metal and were highly lauded by fans of the genre.