During the early 2000s, according to "Screams of Abel" magazine, there was an "international explosion of Christian black metal bands", and black metal "seemed to be the fastest growing genre in the Christian metal scene". In 2000, Lengsel's debut album "Solace" was critically acclaimed, Sanctifica released "Spirit of Purity", Crimson Moonlight released its debut album "The Covenant Progress", while Drottnar released its demos on an album titled "Spiritual Battle", gaining them popularity among the Scandinavian underground. In 2001, Norwegian folk metal band Arvinger formed and released its debut album "Helgards Fall" in 2003.