Hein Frode Hansen (born 25 March 1972 in

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) is a

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heavy metal

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. He was the original

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of the

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band

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, formed in 1989. In 1990 he started playing drums in the

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band Phobia. Both bands broke up in 1991. From 1993-2010 he co-founded and played in

Theatre of Tragedy Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which influenced the gothic metal genre. History Formation (1993) Theatre of Tragedy was founded on 2 October 19 ...

, and with them released seven

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s, two

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s and several studio EP's. Hansen has started a new project with Kristian Sigland, called The Black Locust Project.

Discography

With Serpent

*''

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'' - Demo (1990) *'' Promotion Tape 1991'' - Demo (1991)

With Phobia

*'' Feverish Convulsions'' - Demo (1991)

With Theatre of Tragedy

*''

'' - Demo (1994) *''

'' (1995) *''

Velvet Darkness They Fear ''Velvet Darkness They Fear'' is the second studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy. It was released in 1996 by Massacre Records. The album was issued in the US by Century Media Records in 1997. In 2021, it was elect ...

'' (1996) *''

A Rose for the Dead ''A Rose for the Dead'' is an EP released by the Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy in 1997. It was the band's last release using the doom metal-influenced sound that Theatre of Tragedy had originally adopted. "A Rose for the Dead" a ...

'' - EP (1997) *'' Aégis'' (1998) *'' Musique'' (2000) *'' Closure: Live'' - Live (2001) *'' Inperspective'' - Compilation EP (2001) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Two Originals'' - Compilation (2003) *''

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'' (2006) *''

Forever Is the World ''Forever Is the World'' is the seventh and final studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy. It was released on 18 September 2009, on AFM Records. The album was produced by the Zeromancer singer Alexander Møklebust and ...

''(2009) *''

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'' - EP (2010) *''Last Curtain Call'' - Live (2011)

Singles

*"Der Tanz der Schatten" (1996) *"Cassandra" (1998) *"Image" (2000) *"Machine" (2001) *"Let You Down" (2002) *"Envision" (2002) *"Storm" (2006) *"Deadland" (2009)

External links

Hein Frode Hansen
at Theatre of Tragedy's official website 1972 births Living people Norwegian heavy metal drummers Male drummers Musicians from Haugesund Theatre of Tragedy members 21st-century Norwegian drummers {{Metal-music-stub