Ronny Hovland, better known as Ares, (born 3 June 1973 in

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) is a

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vocalist, guitarist and bassist, and the founder of the

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band

Aeternus Aeternus is a Norwegian blackened death metal band from Bergen, Norway. It was formed in 1993 as an idea of Ronny Hovland, calling himself Ares, and Erik Heggernes, a.k.a. Vrolok. Later in 1996 Nicola Trier, a.k.a. Morrigan, joined the duo as a ...

Biography

Ares is the founder of the Norwegian dark metal/

band

, in which he plays guitar and does the vocals. The band was formed in 1993 as a trio, composed of Ares, Erik Vrolok, and Morrigan. From 1995 to 1997, Ares was the bassist of the

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band

Gorgoroth Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. It was formed in 1992 by guitarist Infernus, who is also the only original member remaining, and the band have since released nine studio albums. Gorgoroth are a Satanic band and have ...

, before

' debut album, ''Beyond the Wandering Moon'', was released in 1997 on Hammerheart Records. Aeternus has since toured with bands such as

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and

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, and has released an additional five full-length albums. Ares is now the only remaining original member of Aeternus. In addition to Aeternus and

, Ares has played in several other extreme metal bands, and has done live work for bands such as

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and

Grimfist Grimfist is a Norwegian blackened death metal band from Oslo. Founded in October 2001, they are currently signed to Candlelight Records, with whom they have released two albums. History The band's debut album, ''Ghouls of Grandeur'', was recor ...

Associated bands

;Current *

- since 1993 ;Former *

- 1995-1997 *Corona Borealis *Black Hole Generator - (guest appearance on ''Black Karma'' EP + live in 2007) *

- 1998 (live) *

- (live) *Malignant Eternal - (live) *Chaos Predicted - *

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- 2003 (guest vocalist) *Orth (1996–1997) *Gravdal (session live bass 2010)

Discography

Aeternus

*''Walk My Path'' (demo) (1994) *''Dark Sorcery'' (EP) (1995) *''Beyond the Wandering Moon'' (1997) *''...And So the Night Became'' (1998) *''Dark Rage'' (7") (1998) *''Shadows of Old'' (2000) *''Burning the Shroud'' (EP) (2001) *''Ascension of Terror'' (2001) *''A Darker Monument'' (2003) *''Hexaeon'' (2006)

Gorgoroth

*''

The Last Tormentor Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. It was formed in 1992 by guitarist Infernus, who is also the only original member remaining, and the band have since released nine studio albums. Gorgoroth are a Satanism, Satanic band ...

'' (live EP) (1996) *''

Under the Sign of Hell ''Under the Sign of Hell'' is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. Recorded in 1996 and released in 1997, it was the first album to feature Ares on bass (on one track) and the only one to feature Grim on drums. Releas ...

'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *''

Bergen 1996 ''Bergen 1996'' is a live EP by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was released in November 2007 on vinyl by Forces of Satan Records and on CD by Regain Records. The tracks were recorded live at Maxime in Bergen, Norway, on 23 May 1996. It ...

'' (EP) (2007)

Black Hole Generator

*''Black Karma'' (EP) (2006)

Dark Fortess

*''Profane Genocidal Creations'' (2003)

Corona Borealis

*''Cantus Paganus'' (2000)

References

External links

Aeternus official MySpace profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ares 1973 births Living people Musicians from Bergen Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian male singers Norwegian rock singers Norwegian multi-instrumentalists English-language singers from Norway Immortal (band) members Gorgoroth members