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Bård Torstensen
Bård Torstensen (born 13 September 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist and record producer, best known as a founder and longtime member of the rap metal band Clawfinger. Torstensen also plays guitar in the ice skate-country band Melkesyra and the jazz/metal band Okavango, both of which are from his home town. Before founding Clawfinger in 1990 with Zak Tell (lead vocals), Jocke Skog (keyboards) and Erlend Ottem (guitar), he and Ottem played in a local band named Theo. This band made only one single and one LP, ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'' (1988). Torstensen is a known activist in his home town Arendal, and is engaged in preserving his community Barbu by working to stop new building plans. Equipment and gear During his time in Clawfinger, he can mostly be seen playing various Gibson Les Pauls, most mostly relied on Gibson Les Paul Studios. He could also be seen playing Les Paul Customs and Standards, as well as an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Baritone which was used for songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arendal
Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Arendal (town), city of Arendal (which is also the seat of Agder county). Some of the notable villages in Arendal include Rykene, Eydehavn, Færvik, Strengereid, Kongshavn, Kilsund, Brattekleiv, Torsbudalen, Longum, Aust-Agder, Longum, Saltrød, Staubø, Vrengen, Aust-Agder, Vrengen, and Kolbjørnsvik. The offices of UNEP/GRID-Arendal are also located in the city of Arendal. The municipality is the 273rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Arendal is the 23rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 45,509. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.3% over the previous 10-year period. General information Municipal history The town of Arendal was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deaf Dumb Blind
''Deaf Dumb Blind'' is the debut studio album by Swedish rap metal band Clawfinger. It was released on 21 April 1993. Background The musical content is mainly metal/hard rock modernized with a few electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic co ... elements. The vocal approach is an aggressive flux of words sung in a rap style. The album has ten standard tracks; three bonus tracks were added to the re-release in 2004. Clawfinger also released four singles (detailed below) and three videos ("Nigger", "The Truth" and "Warfair"). The lyrics of "Catch Me" are translated from the Asta Kask song "Dom Får Aldrig Mig". Track listing All tracks by Clawfinger. # "Nigger" – 3:47 # "The Truth" – 4:12 # "Rosegrove" – 4:02 # "Don't Get Me Wrong" – 3:12 # "I Need You" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Arendal
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who records and releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creates musical compositions. The title is principally used for those who write classical music or film music. Those who write the music for popular songs may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Record Producers
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Heavy Metal Guitarists
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Will Kill You
''Life Will Kill You'' is the seventh studio album by Swedish rap metal band Clawfinger, released on 27 July 2007 through Nuclear Blast Nuclear Blast is a record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label mov .... It was recorded by Clawfinger in Fear and Loathing Studios Spånga – Sweden by themselves. The record is the last album released by the band before their breakup in mid-2013. Track listing # "The Price We Pay" – 3:34 # "Life Will Kill You" – 3:34 # "Prisoners" – 3:52 # "Final Stand" – 4:39 # "None the Wiser" – 4:38 # "Little Baby" – 3:46 # "The Cure & the Poison" – 5:53 # "Where Can We Go from Here?" – 4:05 # "It's Your Life" – 3:28 # "Falling" – 3:39 # "Carnivore" – 3:13 # "Dying to Know" – 3:33 (bonus track) # "Picture Perfect Skies" – 3:35 (bonus track) Credits *B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hate Yourself With Style
''Hate Yourself with Style'' is the sixth studio album by Swedish rap metal band Clawfinger, released on 18 November 2005 via Nuclear Blast. It continues the path entered on ''Zeros & Heroes'' and is characterized by speedy melodic hard rock guitar riffs. The keyboards which particularly characterized ''A Whole Lot of Nothing'' have completely disappeared. The social commentary within the album (including rants against rapists and positing that homophobes are themselves secretly gay) received both positive and negative reviews. Unlike the previous albums, where the limited edition version had two or more bonus tracks, the limited edition of this album has a DVD with live footage from the Greenfield Festival and video clips of all singles up to Clawfinger's third album. Track listing Disc 1 # "The Faggot in You" – 3:26 # "Hate Yourself with Style" – 3:44 # "Dirty Lies" – 2:58 # "The Best & The Worst" – 3:48 # "Breakout (Embrace the Child Inside You)" – 3:41 # "Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeros & Heroes
''Zeros & Heroes'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish rap metal band Clawfinger, released on 26 May 2003 through GUN and Supersonic labels. It offers yet another musical style change. The electronic sound and synthesizers from ''A Whole Lot of Nothing ''A Whole Lot of Nothing'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish rap metal band Clawfinger, released on 23 July 2001 through Supersonic Records. The music uses the same aggressive guitar sounds, with more distortion effects, adding a whole ne ...'' are replaced by a more complex and melodic guitar riffing. Track listing # "Zeros & Heroes" – 4:10 # "Recipe for Hate" – 2:55 # "When Everything Crumbles" – 3:51 # "15 Minutes of Fame" – 3:35 # "World Domination" – 3:55 # "Bitch" – 3:49 # "Four Letter Word" – 3:22 # "Money Power Glory" – 3:33 # "Kick It" – 3:17 # "Live Like a Man" – 2:51 # "Step Aside" – 3:12 # "Blame" – 3:53 ;Bonus tracks 13. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Whole Lot Of Nothing
''A Whole Lot of Nothing'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish rap metal band Clawfinger, released on 23 July 2001 through Supersonic Records. The music uses the same aggressive guitar sounds, with more distortion effects, adding a whole new level of diversification. The synthesizers are more present than on any of Clawfinger's other works. Track listing Credits *Backing Vocals dditional– Henrik Batte Ohlsson (tracks: 6) *Bass dditional– André Skaug *Drums dditional– Henka Johansson, Ricard Nettermalm *Engineer asic Tracking– Ulf Kruckenberg *Management – Petri H. Lundén *Mastered By – Björn Engelmann *Mixed By – Stefan Glaumann *Music By, Lyrics By – Currie (tracks: 13), Allen (tracks: 13), Clawfinger (tracks: 1 to 12), Ure (tracks: 13), Cann (tracks: 13) *Other ooking– Jim Morewood *Other oordination– Caroline Kugelberg *Producer – Jacob Hellner *Producer ith The Ith () is a ridge in Germany's Central Uplands which is up to 439 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clawfinger (album)
''Clawfinger'' is the third studio album by Swedish rap metal band Clawfinger, released on 29 September 1997 through WEA and MVG labels. Background The first song on the album is "Two Sides", which expanded the band's reach by using female choir vocals and a Middle Eastern sound. The rest of the album continues with the band's typical aggressive voice and socio-political lyrics. ''Clawfinger'' contains twelve songs with an additional three bonus tracks on the limited edition. Three singles were released (detailed below) and two videos ("Biggest & the Best" and "Two Sides"). The album was named after the band because the band members could not agree on a title. Zak Tell said in interviews that upon seeing the printed sleeve (when it was too late) he had the title idea "Third Time Lucky" and wished he had thought of it in time. This title was relevant as the cover depicts a revolver's cylinder with a single bullet that would be fired on pulling the trigger for the third time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Use Your Brain
''Use Your Brain'' is the second studio album by Swedish rap metal band Clawfinger, released in 1995 by MVG Records and Warner Music Group. It contains twelve tracks. Three bonus tracks were added to the 2004 re-release. Three singles and their accompanying videos were released from the album. From Clawfinger's Facebook page: "After a lot of touring with Just D, Alice in Chains, Anthrax and others, Clawfinger went back home and wrote ''Use Your Brain'' in less than two months." Track listing # "Power" – 3:14 # "Pay the Bill" – 4:20 # "Pin Me Down" – 4:10 # "Waste My Time" – 3:13 # "Die High" – 2:34 # "It" – 5:21 # "Do What I Say" – 4:25 # "Undone" (feat. Freddie Wadling) – 4:11 # "What Are You Afraid Of" – 3:47 # "Back to the Basics" – 2:27 # "Easy Way Out" – 2:39 # "Tomorrow" – 4:09 # "Better Than This" – 3:36 (bonus track) # "Three Good Riffs" – 3:56 (bonus track) # "Armageddon Down" – 3:36 (bonus track) Released singles *"Pin Me Down 1" *"Pin M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tone Norum
Tone Norum (born 18 September 1965) is a Swedish pop singer who gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s, scoring several chart successes in Sweden. She is the younger sister of John Norum, the guitarist from the rock band Europe. Biography Tone Norum was born in Vardø, Norway, but her family moved to Sweden when she was still a baby. Her debut album, ''One of a Kind'', was released in 1986. It was written and produced by Europe vocalist Joey Tempest, featured guest appearances by Europe members John Norum, Ian Haugland and Mic Michaeli, and included hits like "Stranded" and "Can't You Stay?". Her second album, ''This Time'', featured another hit, the vocal duet " Allt som jag känner" with Tommy Nilsson, and a guest appearance by Yngwie Malmsteen on the song "Point of No Return". Her 1990 album, ''Red'', was produced by her then husband/musician/producer Max Lorentz. Norum's 1992 hit, "Don't Turn Around", was a cover of the Tina Turner song. The last appearance of Tone Norum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
