Anders Odden (born 20 December 1972) is a Norwegian musician. He is the co-founder and guitarist of the Norwegian death metal band Cadaver (1988–1993; 1999–present), and is the bass player for Norwegian black metal band

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(2009–present). He is founder and guitarist of the old school black metal band ORDER and the industrial rock band

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. He played live guitar for Celtic Frost (2006–2007) and has had several guest appearances with bands such as

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and Ministry, among others.

Personal life

Anders was born in Stavanger. He moved to Fredrikstad and then to Råde sometime during his childhood, where he grew up without any TV and listened to his father's collection of classical music. He was unaware of rock music until the age of 7 when he discovered

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and devoted his life to music.

Music career

Anders Odden started out as a black metal musician and artist in the mid 80s, and went on to start one of Norway's first death metal bands, Cadaver, in 1988. He formed

in 1995 as an outlet for other musical ideas than death metal. Celtic Frost recruited him as their live guitarist in 2006. He toured Europe, USA, Canada and Japan with them on their Monotheist Tour, which ended in 2007. After Celtic Frost he co-founded metal super group Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult that lasted between 2009 and 2011. He had by then joined

as their temp live bass player in 2009, but moved on to hold this position permanently from 2013. He performed on "Live at the Opera" DVD/CD/LP with Satyricon released 2015 and is currently involved with the band's coming album TBA 2017. In 2013 he founded the old school back metal band ORDER together with Manheim (ex-Mayhem), Messiah (ex-Mayhem) and Rene Jansen (ex-Cadaver). When Rene Jansen died 3 December 2014 ORDER decided to continue. They recruited Stu Manx (ex-Gluecifer) in August 2015 and released their debut demo tape, "Folly Grandeur", in April 2016. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Odden worked as a consultant for music organizations in Norway, such as RIO, GramArt, MIC and MFO (Musicians Union in Norway). He is the founder of music business seminar IMC, which is held during the annual Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway. In 2011 he released his autobiography, "Piratliv", on Jurtizen Forlag which received great reviews in Norwegian media.

Discography

; Cadaver *'' Hallucinating Anxiety'', Necrosis/Earache (1990) *'' ...In Pains'', Earache (1992) *'' Primal'', (EP, 1999) *'' Discipline'', Earache (2001) *'' Live Inferno'' (konsertalbum, 2002) *'' Necrosis'', Candlelight (2004) *'' D.G.A.F.'', Nuclear Blast (2020) *'' Edder & Bile'', Nuclear Blast (2020) ;

*''Magenta'', (EP) AT&MT (1997) *''One Mind'', (single) 1998 RapaxPRod/Tatra (1998) *''Periode'', RapxProd/Tatra (1998) *''All Over'', (single) Re:pop (2002) *''Little Girl Lost'', Re:pop (2002) *''Art and Accidents'', AT&MT (2009) *''Magenta Aus Norwegen'', AT&MT (2012) *''Songs for the Dead'', Cleopatra Records (2015) ;

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'', Moonfog (EP, 1997) *'' Rebel Extravaganza'', Moonfog (1999) *'' Live at the Opera'', Napalm Records (2015) *'' Deep Calleth Upon Deep'', Napalm Records (2017) ; Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult *'' (Don't) Waste It'', (single) Season of Mist (2011) *'' I declare: Treason'', Season of Mist (2011) ; ORDER *'' Folly Grandeur'', (demo tape) ORDER (2016) *'' Lex Amentiae'', Listenable Records (2017) *''

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'', Listenable Records (2021)

Bands/instruments

* Deadly Metal – 1985 – guitars * Slaught – 1986–1987 – guitars * FOAD – 1986 – guitars, bass, vocals, drums * Asmodeus – 1987 – guitars, bass, vocals, drums * Baphomet – 1987–1988 – guitars * Monument – 1988 – guitars * Cadaver – 1988–1993, 2003–present – guitars * Braindead – 1988 – drums * Balvaz – 1989 – drums * Hydr-Hydr – 1990–1991 – drums * Nesten Døde – 1989–1991 – drums * Thy Abhorrent – 1991 – live guitars * Apoptygma Berzerk – 1992–1999, 2003–2006 – guitars *

– 1992, 1995 – live guitars * Jemotor 1 – 1993–1995 – guitars *

– 1995–present – guitars, bass, keyboard, vocals *

– 1997–1999 – session recording guitars, 2009–present – bass * Cadaver Inc – 1999–2002 – guitars * Mayhem – 2000 – programming * Celtic Frost – 2006–2007 – live guitars *

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– 2009 – guitars * Ministry – 2008 – live guitars * Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult – 2009–2011 – guitars * ORDER – 2013–present – guitars

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odden, Anders 1972 births Living people Musicians from Stavanger Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian multi-instrumentalists Death metal musicians Satyricon (band) members Celtic Frost members Pigface members Cadaver (band) members Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult members