Norwegian
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 ...
black metal
Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with t ...
musician,
multi-instrumentalist
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Also known as doubling, the practice allows greater ensemble flexibility and more efficient employment of musicians, where ...
, and
vocalist
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. He is also known under stage names Aggressor, Czral and Exhurtum.
Biography
Carl-Michael Eide has played in various
black metal
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and
avant-garde metal
Avant-garde metal (also known as avant-metal, experimental metal, and experimental) is a subgenre of heavy metal music loosely defined by use of experimentation and innovative, avant-garde elements, including non-standard and unconventional soun ...
bands. These include
Ved Buens Ende
Ved Buens Ende is a Norway, Norwegian avant-garde metal band. Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental jazz influenced sections and aggressive black metal blast beats and vocals. Ved Buens Ende means "By the end of the bow" referring to th ...
,
Aura Noir
Aura Noir is a Norwegian black/thrash metal band from Oslo. Aura Noir is heavily influenced by early thrash bands such as Voivod, Slayer, Sodom and Kreator, to the latter they have also dedicated some of their songs. The band's main lyrical th ...
,
Cadaver
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,
Dødheimsgard
Dødheimsgard (also known as DHG) is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard originally played black metal, but 1999's ''666 International'' saw them change their style into experimental and avant-garde/industrial metal. In 2 ...
,
Satyricon
The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petro ...
,
Ulver
Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album '' Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band h ...
Virus
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Since Dmitri Ivanovsky's 1 ...
. His drumming is unusual in style, with very little repetition and a tendency to shy away from traditional drumming.
His singing abilities are diverse. Other than usual harsh vocals in
black metal
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, he uses a form of
croon
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in the avant-garde metal bands Ved Buens Ende and Virus.
He has gone back to playing guitar and was writing music for the re-grouped
Ved Buens Ende
Ved Buens Ende is a Norway, Norwegian avant-garde metal band. Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental jazz influenced sections and aggressive black metal blast beats and vocals. Ved Buens Ende means "By the end of the bow" referring to th ...
, before the band once again split up in early 2007. Beyond that, he continues to write material for Aura Noir and Virus.
He was also a session drummer for
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, ...
on their 1997 tour.
On 26 March 2005 he fell from a four-story building and spent several months in hospital. He has lost the use of his feet as a result of the incident. He is not able to play drums anymore, but is still active as a vocalist, guitarist and bassist.
Discography
With
Satyricon
The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petro ...
#''All Evil'' (EP) (1992)
With
Ulver
Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album '' Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band h ...
#''
Vargnatt
''Vargnatt'' is the debut demo tape by Norwegian black metal band Ulver, issued in 1993 independently. The cassette was limited to 200 hand-numbered copies. The demo was self-produced by Ulver, and recorded in the Norwegian trollforest between 1 ...
'' (Demo) (1993)
With
Ved Buens Ende
Ved Buens Ende is a Norway, Norwegian avant-garde metal band. Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental jazz influenced sections and aggressive black metal blast beats and vocals. Ved Buens Ende means "By the end of the bow" referring to th ...
#''
Those Who Caress the Pale
''Those Who Caress the Pale'' is an Extended play, EP by the Norwegian Heavy metal music, metal band Ved Buens Ende.
Track listing
#"A Mask in the Mirror" – 5:24
#"The Carrier of Wounds" – 8:09
#"You That May Wither" – 4:36
#"The Plunderer" ...
'' (Demo) (1994)
#''
Written in Waters
''Written in Waters'' is the debut studio album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Ved Buens Ende. It is the only album the band released before they disbanded.
Track listing
*All music by Ved Buens Ende. All lyrics by Carl-Michael Eide, e ...
'' (1995)
With
Aura Noir
Aura Noir is a Norwegian black/thrash metal band from Oslo. Aura Noir is heavily influenced by early thrash bands such as Voivod, Slayer, Sodom and Kreator, to the latter they have also dedicated some of their songs. The band's main lyrical th ...
#''
Dreams Like Deserts
''Dreams Like Deserts'' is the debut EP by the Norwegian black metal band Aura Noir.
Track listing
#"The Rape" – 3:26
#"Forlorn Blessings To The Dreamking" – 3:29
#"Dreams, Like Deserts" – 5:00
#"Angel Ripper" – 3:50
#"Snake" – 1:51
...
'' (EP) (1995)
#''
Black Thrash Attack
''Black Thrash Attack'' is the first studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Aura Noir. This is the first album to feature Blasphemer ( Rune Eriksen) from Mayhem on guitars. As indicated in the title, this album is a mix of black metal an ...
'' (1996)
#''
Deep Tracts of Hell
''Deep Tracts of Hell'' is the second studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Aura Noir.
Track listing
#"Deep Tracts of Hell" – 1:57
#"Released Damnation" – 4:22
#"Swarm of Vultures" – 2:45
#"Blood Unity" – 4:47
#"Slasher" – 3: ...
Hades Rise
''Hades Rise'' is an album by the Norway, Norwegian Black metal, black/thrash metal band Aura Noir. It features guest appearances by Danny Coralles (Autopsy (band), Autopsy, Abscess (band), Abscess) and Rune Eriksen, Blasphemer (ex-Mayhem (band ...
'' (2008)
#''
Out to Die
''Out To Die'' is the fifth studio album by the Norwegian black/thrash metal band Aura Noir. Artwork, Cover, Layout by Chioreanu Costin.
Track listing
Personnel
*Apollyon
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Dødheimsgard
Dødheimsgard (also known as DHG) is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard originally played black metal, but 1999's ''666 International'' saw them change their style into experimental and avant-garde/industrial metal. In 2 ...
#''
666 International
''666 International'' is the third full-length album by Norwegian black metal band Dødheimsgard. It was released on June 11, 1999, by Moonfog Productions.
With ''666 International'', Dødheimsgard abandoned the black metal style of their previ ...
'' (1999)
#''
Supervillain Outcast
''Supervillain Outcast'' is the fourth full-length album by Norwegian black metal band Dødheimsgard, now under the moniker DHG. It was released on March 26, 2007, by Moonfog Productions. It was their only release to feature Kvohst on vocals, wh ...
'' (2007)
With
Virus
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Since Dmitri Ivanovsky's 1 ...
#''
Carheart
''Carheart'' is the debut album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal/jazz rock band Virus.
Track listing
*All songs written by Czral, Plenum and Esso, except where noted.
#"Something Furry This Way Comes" – 1:36 (Czral, Plenum, Esso, Kim Sølve ...
'' (2003)
#''The Black Flux'' (2008)
#''The Agent That Shapes the Desert'' (2011)
#''
Oblivion Clock
''Oblivion Clock'' is an EP by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Virus. It was released on 1 December 2012 by Duplicate Records.
Background
The working title of ''Oblivion Clock'' was ''Flux the Fluent''. It was recorded at various locati ...
'' (EP) (2012)
#''Memento Collider'' (2016)
#''Investigator'' (EP) (2017)
With
Cadaver
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#''
Discipline
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'' (2001)
#''
Necrosis
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'' (2004)
Guest appearances
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Fleurety
Fleurety is a Norwegian avant-garde metal band. The band was formed in 1991 by Svein Egil Hatlevik and Alexander Nordgaren.
History
The band released their first demo, ''Black Snow'' in 1993. After that came the 7-inch EP '' A Darker Shade of E ...
, ''
Department of Apocalyptic Affairs
''Department of Apocalyptic Affairs'' is the second album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Fleurety.
Style
The album shows Fleurety moving away from black metal to get into a more avant-garde and experimental sound, adding trip hop, ...
'' (2000)
#
Ulver
Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album '' Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band h ...
, ''
Blood Inside
''Blood Inside'' is the sixth full-length studio album by Norwegian experimental electronica band Ulver. Produced by Ulver, together with Ronan Chris Murphy, the album was recorded and mixed in early 2004, and issued in June 2005 via Jester Record ...
'' (2005)
#
Zweizz
Zweizz is the primary performing alias of Norwegian musician and composer Svein Egil Hatlevik (born May 27, 1977).
History
Hatlevik started using the Zweizz alias in 2003 after leaving the Norwegian black metal group Dødheimsgard. Accordin ...
Darkthrone
Darkthrone is a Norwegian extreme metal band from Kolbotn, Akershus. Formed in 1986 as a death metal band named Black Death, in 1991 Darkthrone embraced a black metal style influenced by Bathory and Celtic Frost and became one of the leadin ...