Tulus was one of the many black metal bands that have been pouring out of Norway in the last couple of decades. Formed around 1991, they released three albums in the late nineties, with a style firmly planted in black metal, in particular the vocals and the biting guitar riffing, with the songs usually more in the mid-paced realm rather than the speedier blast-beat sound of others. Tulus did little to stretch the boundaries of traditional Norwegian black metal, but within the confines of the genre they had a pretty effective and distinctive style. Following the breakup of the band two members formed a similarly-styled band, Khold.