Den Saakaldte  Den Saakaldte is a Norwegian black metal supergroup, founded in 2006 by Mikael Sykelig, featuring members of Shining, 1349 and Dødheimsgard, among others. It takes its name from a song by Ved Buens Ende. They played their first concert at Inferno Festival in 2008, headlining the John Dee stage on the second day. The reactions were positive. Their debut album, "Øl, Mørke og Depresjon", which was released in March 2008 through Eerie Art records, has been described as "a quite unique sounding album," as well as "there's space for aggression and brutality, but also for dark atmospheres and ancient feelings." The band released their second album, entitled "All Hail Pessimism", on February 2, 2009. On 27 March 2011, Niklas Kvarforth, vocalist and frontman of Den Saakaldte, announced that he would be quitting the band to focus on Shining.