120 Days

120 Days
Ådne Meisfjord live with 120 Days in 2007.
Background information
Origin	Kristiansund, Norway
Genres	Rock Electro Experimental
Years active	2001–2012
Labels	Vice Recordings Smalltown Supersound Voices Of Wonder
Members	Ådne Meisfjord Kjetil Ovesen Jonas Hestvik Dahl Arne Kvalvik

120 Days was a Norwegian rock band.[1]

Biography

The band comprises Jonas Dahl, Arne Kvalvik, Kjetil Ovesen, and Ådne Meisfjord, and was formed in Kristiansund in 2001 under the name The Beautiful People. When they changed their name, they took the new name from the Marquis De Sade's 120 Days Of Sodom. Originally based in Kristiansund, they moved to Oslo in 2002. After two EPs on the Public Demand label, the group signed to the Norwegian independent label Smalltown Supersound.[2] Their first album, 120 Days, was released on 10 October 2006, and had several positive reviews in North American publications.[3] The group toured the United States shortly after the album's release. 120 started producing new material for a record after returning to Oslo in 2008, following major touring around the United States and Europe. On 7 June 2012, 120 Days announced that the band would end by September that year. The band had played together for almost 11 years before announcing the last concert in September 2012.

Band members

• Ådne Meisfjord - vocals and guitar
• Kjetil Ovesen - keyboards
• Jonas Hestvik Dahl - bass guitar
• Arne Kvalvik - drums

Honors

• 2006: Two times Spellemannprisen in the categories best Rock band and Newcomer, for the album 120 Days

Discography

EPs

• 2003: The Beautiful People (Perfect Pop Records)
• 2004: Sedated Times (Perfect Pop Records)

Albums

• 2006: 120 Days (Smalltown Supersound (Norway), Vice records (US) and Traffic (Japan))
• 2011: 120 Days II (Voices Of Wonder, Splendour)[2]

References

1. "120 Days". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 13 October 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
2. "120 Days". Discogs. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
3. Chad Grischow (5 December 2006). "120 Days - 120 Days". IGN. Archived from the original on 29 January 2007.
   - Darryl Sterdan (17 November 2006). "120 DAYS Nice Days". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012 – via archive.today.
   - Brian Howe (16 October 2006). "120 Days - 120 Days". Pitchfork.

External links

• 120 Days on Facebook

Awards
Preceded by Madrugada	Recipient of the Rock Spellemannprisen 2006	Succeeded by My Midnight Creeps
Preceded by Marthe Valle	Recipient of the Newcomer Spellemannprisen 2006	Succeeded by Tine Thing Helseth