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Holissstik
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Holissstik
Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)
Tracks played
This Endless Solitude — played 2026-08-20
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Holissstik — This Endless Solitude
Played: 2026-08-20 (TikTok)
New project of Tor-Helge Skei — Norwegian multi-instrumentalist/producer and the driving force behind Trondheim's pioneering black metal band Manes. Title track of Chapter I, first of a planned trilogy of albums, released 14 August 2026 on Season of Mist, six days before this show. Project name derives from the Greek Hólos (root o
Holissstik
Origin: Trondheim, Norway · project launched 2025/2026 · active
Members: Tor-Helge Skei (all core writing/production) plus a rotating cast of 15+ collaborators, including members of Manes and Buddhist monks
Genre: Avant-garde / black metal-adjacent / experimental electronic
Discography:
Chapter 1: This Endless Solitude (2026) — Season of Mist — first of a planned trilogy, his debut under the Holissstik name
Facts:
Holissstik is the new solo/collaborative vehicle of Tor-Helge Skei, a 30-year veteran Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and producer best known as a founding member of pioneering Trondheim black metal band Manes, and also of Lethe.
The project was originally conceived under a different name and rebranded as Holissstik in 2025 after being signed to Season of Mist; the name derives from the Greek "hólos" (root of "whole"), reflecting the album's theme of finding wholeness through collaboration.
Sources: https://www.season-of-mist.com/news/holissstik-2026-08-13/ · https://wildfiremusic.net/2026/06/11/tor-helge-skei-launches-collaborative-project-holissstik-with-the-first-album-in-a-trilogy/f English 'whole'); Skei: 'Collaboration is the heart and soul of this project... The sum is greater than its parts' — a revolving door for international players. Guests include ex-Eluveitie/Cellar Darling singer Anna Murphy and award-winning filmmaker Torstein Parelius.
TikTok angle: Genre-swap reveal: Tor-Helge Skei, the force behind Norwegian black metal band Manes, resurfacing with dark ambient/electronic project Holissstik — first chapter of a planned trilogy.