Kenneth Kapstad (born 20 April 1979) is a Norwegian musician from

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, known as the drummer of the band

Gåte Gåte ( en, riddle) is a band from Trøndelag, Norway playing Norwegian folk music bred with metal and electronica. Their style has been referred to as progressive folk-rock. The band was put together by Sveinung Sundli (violin, keyboards) in ...

(2004–2005) and

God Seed God Seed was a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen, Norway. Former Gorgoroth members Gaahl and King ov Hell adopted the name in March 2009 following the ending of the Gorgoroth name dispute. After performing a few gigs as God Seed, vocalis ...

(2012–2015) and from collaborations within the bands

Motorpsycho Motorpsycho may refer to: * Motorpsycho (band), a Norwegian rock band * ''Motorpsycho'' (film), a 1965 film by Russ Meyer * ''Motorpsycho Presents The International Tussler Society'', a 2004 album by The International Tussler Society * "Motorpsych ...

Animal Alpha Animal Alpha was a five-piece Norwegian rock group formed in 2002 and disbanded in 2009. History The band spent much of 2004 playing shows around Norway. Their performance at Oslo's Øya Festival received 8 out of 10 points in the British magazi ...

, Goat the Head and Monolithic.

Career

Kapstad was born in

Løkken Verk Løkken Verk (sometimes just called Løkken) is a village in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located south of the village of Svorkmo, east of the village of Bjørnli, and north of the municipal center of Meldal. ...

. He attended the music program at

Orkdal Orkdal is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipal ...

vgs., two years on Sund Folkehøgskole, a year at the conservatory in Agder Musikkonservatorium and four years on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2001–05). After the fenomenal success within Gåte, that ended just when it started to take off, Kapstad joined Motorpsycho duo guitarist

Hans Magnus Ryan Hans Magnus Ryan, alias "Snah", (born 31 December 1969 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian rock musician (guitar & vocals), known as front figure of the band Motorpsycho. Career In 1989 Ryan and bassist Bent Sæther together with drummer ...

and bassist Bent Sæther in 2007. He also collaborates within bands like Dadafon (2003–2004), Cucumber (2004–2005), African Pepperbirds (2004–2006), Monolithic (2005–), Goat the Head (2005–), Animal Alpha (2006–2007), Thorns (2006–), Martin Hagfors (2008–), Møster! (2010–), Grand General (2010–), God Seed (2011–), Resjemheia (2011–) and Spidergawd (2013–).

Discography

;With

*2012: ''

I Begin ''I Begin'' is the only album by Norwegian black metal band God Seed. It was released on 23 October 2012 in North America and on 30 October 2012 in Europe. Background Following the very public Gorgoroth name dispute, former frontman Gaahl teamed ...

'' (

Indie Recordings Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming *Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies *Indie game, any game (board ...

) ;Within Dadafon *2004: ''My Brother's Comeback'' (Universal Records) *2004: ''Harbour'' (Universal Records) *2004: ''And So We Have to Say Goodbye'' (Dadafon self–released) ;Within

*2008: ''

Little Lucid Moments ''Little Lucid Moments'' is the twelfth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho that was released on March 31, 2008, by Rune Grammofon Records in Scandinavia, the UK, the United States and France and on March 28, 2008, by Sti ...

'' (Rune Grammofon) *2008: ''Roadwork Vol. 3: The Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse'' (included in the double DVD release "Haircuts") *2009: ''

Child of the Future ''Child of the Future'' is the thirteenth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho that was released on August 7, 2009, via Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records. It marked the 20th anniversary of the band and in order to celebra ...

'' *2010: ''

Heavy Metal Fruit ''Heavy Metal Fruit'' is the fourteenth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho, released on January 18, 2010, via Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records. It was released on CD and vinyl and is their third album over the course o ...

'' (Rune Grammofon) *2011: ''Roadwork Vol. 4 – Intrepid Skronk'' (Rune Grammofon) *2011: ''Strings of Stroop – Motorpsycho Live at Effenaar'' (limited edition vinyl) *2012: ''

The Death Defying Unicorn ''The Death Defying Unicorn'' is the fifteenth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho, released on 10 February 2012 via Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records. It was released on double CD and double 12" vinyl. It is a collabora ...

'' (Stickman Records, Germany), with

Ståle Storløkken Ståle Storløkken (born 22 February 1969 in Dombås, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho. Store Norske Leks ...

*2013: '' Still Life with Eggplant'' (Rune Grammofon) *2014: '' Behind the Sun'' (Rune Grammofon) *2016: ''Here Be Monsters'' (Stickman Records) *2016: ''Here Be Monsters Vol.2'' (Stickman Records) ;Within Goat the Head *2007: ''Simian Supremacy'' (Tabu Recordings) *2010: ''Doppelgängers'' (Aftermath Music) *2011: ''Wicked Mimicry'' (Left Horn Records) ;Within Grand General *2013: '' Grand General'' (

Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its art ...

) ;With other projects *2004: ''No Slumber'' (Bergland Prod.), within Cucumber *2005: ''Haiglaits: Farvel Og På Gjensyn'' (EMI Music, Norway), with Are Og Odin *2006: ''Cape Point'' (Bergland Prod.), with Afric Pepperbirds *2008: ''You Pay for the Whole Seat, But You'll Only Need the Edge'' (Racing Junior), with

*2008: ''E.S.P.'' (Extended Sensory Play), with 22 *2009: ''Men and Flies'' (Me Records), with Martin Hagfors *2009: ''Black Science'' (Roggbif Records), within Monolithic (Stian Westerhus)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kapestad, Kenneth Motorpsycho members Musicians from Meldal 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian rock drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Male drummers Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni University of Agder alumni 1979 births Living people Male jazz musicians God Seed members Grand General (band) members