---
title: "Cor Scorpii"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/cor-scorpii"
genre: "Melodic Black Metal"
country: "Norway"
formed: 2004
---

# Cor Scorpii

**Cor Scorpii** is a melodic black metal band, from Norway, active 2004 to present.

Cor Scorpii is a black metal band from Sogndal Municipality, Norway, founded in 2004 by Gaute Refsnes, the former keyboardist of Windir. Cor Scorpii is an alternative name of Antares, the 15th brightest star in the sky. The name was chosen because the band members felt that it conveyed a mysterious and atmospheric feeling, corresponding to the musical and lyrical content.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cor_Scorpii

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Cor Scorpii |
| Genre | Melodic Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Sogndal, Norway |
| Formed | 2004 |
| Releases in catalog | 2 |

## Genres

[Melodic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-black) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | [Monument](https://themetalnet.com/album/db63a740-641f-36a1-8426-589200b4d186) | Album |
| 2018 | [Ruin](https://themetalnet.com/album/220f674a-0ad9-4d0c-9aa9-4d785a6ac240) | Album |

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- [Mistur](https://themetalnet.com/band/mistur) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis) (listened together)
- [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together)
- [Mayhem](https://themetalnet.com/band/mayhem) (listened together)
- [Thyrfing](https://themetalnet.com/band/thyrfing) (listened together)
- [Forefather](https://themetalnet.com/band/forefather) (listened together)
- [Helheim](https://themetalnet.com/band/helheim-a325fa1b) (listened together)
- [Alestorm](https://themetalnet.com/band/alestorm) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cor_Scorpii/47087
- bandcamp: https://corscorpii.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialcorscorpii
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corscorpiiofficial/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/cor-scorpii](https://themetalnet.com/band/cor-scorpii). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt