Morgul是一支组建于1991年的挪威黑金属乐队。乐队组建完成之后他们很快的就录制了两盒demo-tapes《Vargvinter》和《In Gowns Flowing Wide》,并在地下音乐圈流传开来,而这也使得乐队被Napalm Records看上。
乐队那时只有两人,一位是鼓手Hex,一位是集吉他手、贝斯手、键盘和主唱于一身的主要人物Jack D. Ripper。他们两人在一起发行了两张专辑《Lost In Shadows Grey》和《Parody Of The Mass》。1998年发行的专辑《Parody Of The Mass》录制于瑞典的Abyss Studios,引起了地下音乐圈的兴趣,很快媒体便提到他们,并称他们为黑金属圈隐藏的宝藏。
When it was first conceived during the winter of 1990-1991, in the Oslo suburb of Råde, Norwegian black metal act Morgul consisted of minimally named drummer Hex and his multi-instrument (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals) playing partner, Jack D. Ripper, whose alternate handles over the years have also included Charmock and J Maestro Discordia. Similarly restless was their recorded output, which gradually evolved from brute, misanthropic black metal (on early demos "Vargvinter" and "In Gowns Flowing Wide," both 1995), to a more melodic and atmospheric, but no less bombastic approach for first albums Lost in Shadows Grey and Parody of the Mass (1997 and 1998, respectively). Hex made his exit at this time, and coincidentally or not, ensuing Morgul releases The Horror Grandeur (1999) and Sketch of the Supposed Murderer (2001, both of them released by new label Century Media), found now one-man show Jack D. Ripper exploring eclectic, post-black metal terrain à la Ulver and Arcturus. This passion for exploration and fierce independence persisted into 2005's All Dead Here..., which was recorded autonomously before being licensed to Season of Mist Records.