The band was founded in 2004 by Jon Kristian Skare (guitar, bass, vocals) and Morten Edseth (drums).
The music is more to the ambient/progressive side of the genre than the aggressive, and can be compared to acts like Wolves in the Throne Room, Ulver, or old Enslaved.
[2] They released their debut album, Posthum on both vinyl and CD on Folter Records in 2009.
Later that year they joined Satyricon, Shining and Dark Fortress to do a 21-gig European tour.
The Norwegian radio program "Pyro" on NRK P3 named Posthum as one of the most interesting bands from Norway to look out for in 2013.