Heidi Solberg Tveitan (born 31 May 1972) is a Norwegian musician and singer currently known for her solo project Starofash (also known as Star of Ash). Tveitan was formerly half of the experimental band Peccatum, where she performed vocals, keyboards and synths and wrote the majority of lyrics, under the name Ihriel. She is the sister of Einar Solberg, the singer of Leprous, and the wife of Ihsahn of the

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band Emperor, with whom she runs the production company Mnemosyne Productions as a music producer and manager.

Biography

Heidi S. Tveitan was first introduced to music after taking singing and music lessons for many years. In 1998, she formed Peccatum with her husband Ihsahn and brother

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. Shortly after in 1999 Peccatum was signed to

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and the first Peccatum album ''Strangling from Within'' was released. This was soon followed by an American and European tour. Tveitan claimed to work well musically in a "husband and wife" situation. In 2000, Starofash performed at the

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in Poland, along with the Inferno Festival in her homeland of Norway in 2001. It was also in 2001 that Starofash was signed to

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. The project's first album, called ''

Iter.Viator ''Iter.Viator'' is the debut solo album of ex-Peccatum member, (and wife of Ihsahn) Ihriel. Translated from Latin "Iter Viator" literally means "road traveler". Track listing *All Songs Written & Arranged By Heidi S. Tveitan, Ihriel. #"Chasm Blu ...

'', was released in 2002, and it featured various guest artists. Among them are members of Emperor and

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. In early March 2006, Peccatum announced their end leaving more time for their own individual projects. In October 2006, Tveitan announced a collaboration with the Japanese author

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. Siratori provided lyrics, spoken word vocals and the music video to the track "Neo Drugismo", which appeared on the second Starofash album ''

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''. Musically, Starofash uses experimental soundscapes over constantly changing sonic sceneries, where the compelling melody is often the leading thread from beginning to end. Tveitan currently lives in the woods of Telemark, where she writes music and lyrics, and pursues her interest in photography.

Discography

Peccatum

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Strangling from Within ''Strangling From Within'' was released on 23 November 1999 by the Avant-garde metal project Peccatum. The themes on this album can mostly be described as symphonic and neo-classical as well as the more prominent black metal influences. Female V ...

'' - Candlelight Records (1999) *''

Oh, My Regrets Peccatum was an avant-garde metal band from Norway. Their influences range from black metal, progressive metal, industrial music, symphonic metal and gothic metal to European classical music and contemporary music. History Peccatum was formed b ...

'' (EP) - Candlelight Records (2000) *'' Amor Fati'' - Candlelight Records (2001) *'' Lost in Reverie'' - VME/Mnemosyne (2004) *''

The Moribund People ''The Moribund People'' is a 2005 EP by the avant-garde metal project Peccatum and their last release before they split up in 2006. On this EP, Peccatum's style hovers between black metal, modern classical and electronica. It features the tit ...

'' (EP) - VME/Mnemosyne (2005)

Starofash

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'' - Jester Records/VME (2002) *''

'' - Candlelight - Mnemosyne (2008) *''Ulterior The Soundtrack'' - Mnemosyne (2009) *''Lakhesis'' - The End Records / Mnemosyne (2010) *''Ghouleh'' - Mnemosyne (2014) *''Skógr'' - Mnemosyne (2016)

Hardingrock

*'' Grimen'' - Nyrenning/Mnemosyne (2007)

References

External links

Starofash official homepage

Mnemosyne Productions

Official Facebook

Starofash official MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Starofash 1972 births Living people Women heavy metal singers Norwegian heavy metal musicians Norwegian rock singers Place of birth missing (living people) Peccatum members 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers