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Kristoffer Rygg (born 9 September 1976), also known as Garm, Trickster G. Rex and God Head, is a heavy-metal vocalist, musician and producer known primarily for his work 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 ...
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Borknagar Borknagar is a Norwegian heavy metal band from Bergen, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines black metal and folk metal with progressive and melodic elements. Borknagar's lyrics often deal with philosophy, pagan ...
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Biography

Born in
Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
but raised in
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, Kristoffer Rygg was 16 years old when he formed
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 ...
, considered one of the most iconic bands from the Norwegian black metal scene. He was an instrumental instigator for later subcategories such as
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 ...
. In addition, he was vocalist for
Borknagar Borknagar is a Norwegian heavy metal band from Bergen, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines black metal and folk metal with progressive and melodic elements. Borknagar's lyrics often deal with philosophy, pagan ...
(1995–1997) and
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(1993–2003), both of which comprise many eminent musicians from the early Norwegian black metal scene. Rygg was responsible for introducing
Borknagar Borknagar is a Norwegian heavy metal band from Bergen, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines black metal and folk metal with progressive and melodic elements. Borknagar's lyrics often deal with philosophy, pagan ...
to the singer who replaced him, ICS Vortex, when he resigned from the band. Kristoffer Rygg possesses a wide range of vocal textures and styles, ranging from baritone, countertenor, crooning and even black metal style screaming. He often records multiple tracks of himself to create dense male choirs on albums such as the majority of the vocals on
Kveldssanger ''Kveldssanger'' (translated as ''"Twilight Songs"'') is the second studio album by Norwegian band Ulver, issued in March 1996 via Head Not Found. The album was recorded at Endless Lydstudio, Oslo, Norway in the summer and autumn of 1995, with Kri ...
. In 2005, Rygg collaborated with Portuguese musician/producer Daniel Cardoso in the project
Head Control System Head Control System is a cross-national rock/metal band featuring Portuguese Daniel Cardoso (ex-Sirius and ex-Re:aktor) and Norwegian Kristoffer Rygg (of Ulver and ex- Arcturus and ex-Borknagar). Head Control System is currently part of North-A ...
. The music was described by the label as "groovy rock/metal with progressive edges and cinematic components." Their first and only full-length, entitled Murder Nature was released on 4 April 2006 through
The End Records The End Records is a record label in Manhattan that specializes in rock, heavy metal, indie, and electronic music. Early years (1998–2005) The End Records was founded by Andreas Katsambas in Pasadena, California, with the goal of helping ...
. In recent years Rygg has been involved in freeform/improvisational project Æthenor which includes notable musicians such as Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))), Daniel O'Sullivan of Guapo and
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of
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. In April 2008 he played five concerts with Æthenor. It was his first time on stage in over a decade. Rygg has since participated in several mini-tours and concerts with Æthenor. Their triple residency at the Oslo jazz club
Blå Blå ("Blue") is a jazz club in Grünerløkka, Oslo, Norway. Blå opened on February 28, 1998; the initiators were Kjell Einar Karlsen and Martin Revheim. It is located in factory building close to Akerselva, a river running through downtown. D ...
resulted in the much-acclaimed 4th album En Form for Blå. In 2009, fifteen years after their only concert back in 1993, he decided to reintroduce Ulver live in concert. The first show was hosted by the Lillehammer Norwegian Literature Festival
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, and initiated by the late author
Stig Sæterbakken Stig Sæterbakken (4 January 1966 – 24 January 2012) was a Norwegian author. He wrote novels, essays and poems, and worked as a translator. Life and career Stig Sæterbakken published his first book at the age of 18, a collection of poems ...
. A year later, and after a series of shows around Europe, Rygg stood in front of a full house at the main stage of Oslo's National Opera & Ballet. A DVD/Blu-ray from the event was released commercially, and includes liner notes by Rygg and Sæterbakken. Rygg owns and operates
Jester Records Jester Records was a record label founded in 1998 by Kristoffer Rygg (also known as Garm, Trickster G, G. Wolf and Fiery G. Maelstrom) after conflicts between his band Ulver and their German/American label Century Media Records. Artists * 13 ...
, an underground label specializing in experimental music, including
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 ...
, which has since their early metal days metamorphosed into a musical composite difficult to categorize. He has acted as guest vocalist, lyricist, engineer, producer, remixer etc. for a very large list of other artists, including
Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Matt Skiba (vocals, guitar), Dan Andriano (vocals, bass) and Derek Grant (drums, vocals). Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Do ...
,
Mindless Self Indulgence Mindless Self Indulgence (often referred to as MSI) is an American electropunk band formed in New York City in 1997. Their music has a mixed style which includes punk rock, alternative rock, electronica, techno, industrial, hip hop, and breakb ...
,
Genghis Tron Genghis Tron is an American four-piece cybergrind band formed in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States, and latterly based in Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco, California. The band signed to Relapse Records after releasing two recordings ...
,
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 ...
, Mayhem,
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,
Ihsahn Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn (), is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer, best known for his work with black metal band Emperor. Tveitan is also a founding member of Tho ...
,
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, ...
, The Gathering,
Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by , best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise. Since 1980, Akita has released over 400 recordings and has collaborated with various artists. The name Merzbow comes from the German dada ...
,
Carpenter Brut Franck Hueso, better known by his stage name Carpenter Brut, is a French darksynth artist from Poitiers, France. He has released three EPs, ''EP I'' (2012), ''EP II'' (2013) and ''EP III'' (2015) which were collected and released together as t ...
and Sunn O))) et al. He is part of the studio-collective Crystal Canyon in Oslo, and has two children, Leon and Astra.


Discography


With Arcturus

# Constellation (1994) #
Aspera Hiems Symfonia ''Aspera Hiems Symfonia'' (Latin for ''"Harsh Winter Symphony"'') is the debut studio album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Arcturus. ''Aspera'' is the only album Arcturus released to showcase a melodic black metal sound, though it stil ...
(1995) #
La Masquerade Infernale ''La Masquerade Infernale'' (Misspelled French for ''The Infernal Masquerade''. The correct spelling would be ''La Mascarade Infernale''.) is the second studio album by Arcturus. Released by Misanthropy Records in 1997, the album marks a drastic ...
(1997) #
Disguised Masters ''Disguised Masters'' is a compilation album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Arcturus. The album has two new songs: "White Tie Black Noise" and "Deception Genesis". Other tracks are re-mixed versions of songs from '' La Masquerade Inferna ...
(1999) #
Aspera Hiems Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel ''Aspera Hiems Symfonia'' (Latin for ''"Harsh Winter Symphony"'') is the debut studio album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Arcturus. ''Aspera'' is the only album Arcturus released to showcase a melodic black metal sound, though it stil ...
(2002) #
The Sham Mirrors ''The Sham Mirrors'' is the third studio album by Norwegian avant-garde metal band Arcturus. It was released on April 9, 2002. ''The Sham Mirrors'' is a departure from the band's previous albums, featuring a much more modern, space-influenced ...
(2002)


With Borknagar

#
Borknagar Borknagar is a Norwegian heavy metal band from Bergen, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines black metal and folk metal with progressive and melodic elements. Borknagar's lyrics often deal with philosophy, pagan ...
(1996) # The Olden Domain (1997) # Winter Thrice (2016) (Appears as a guest vocalist)


With Head Control System

# Murder Nature (4 April 2006)


With Ulver

#
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 ...
(1993) # Split 7" w/Mysticum (1994) # Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler (1994) #
Kveldssanger ''Kveldssanger'' (translated as ''"Twilight Songs"'') is the second studio album by Norwegian band Ulver, issued in March 1996 via Head Not Found. The album was recorded at Endless Lydstudio, Oslo, Norway in the summer and autumn of 1995, with Kri ...
(1995) # Nattens Madrigal - Aatte Hymne til Ulven i Manden (1996) #
Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell ''Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian experimental electronica band Ulver. Produced with Kristoffer Rygg, together with Knut Magne Valle and Tore Ylwizaker, it was issued on 17 De ...
(1998) #
Metamorphosis Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation. Some inse ...
(1999) #
Perdition City ''Perdition City'' (subtitled ''Music to an Interior Film'') is the fifth studio album by Norwegian experimental electronica band Ulver, issued in March 2000, via Jester Records. The album was recorded and produced by Kristoffer Rygg and Tore ...
(2000) #
Silence Teaches You How to Sing ''Silence Teaches You How to Sing'' is an EP by Norwegian experimental electronica band Ulver. Recorded and mixed in February 2001, the EP was issued by Jester Records in September 2001. Loosely recorded during the sessions for the '' Perdition ...
(2001) # Silencing the Singing (2001) # Lyckantropen Themes (2002) #
A Quick Fix of Melancholy ''A Quick Fix of Melancholy'' is the fourth EP by Norwegian experimental collective Ulver. Produced in the Winter of 2002, the EP was issued on 26 August 2003 via Jester Records. A precursor to the album, '' Blood Inside'', ''A Quick Fix of Melanc ...
(2003) #
Teachings in Silence ''Teachings in Silence'' is a compilation album by Norwegian collective Ulver. Issued through American independent label Black Apple Records in March 2002, it combines ''Silence Teaches You How to Sing'' and '' Silencing the Singing'', originall ...
(2003) # Svidd Neger (Original Soundtrack) (2003) # 1993–2003: 1st Decade in the Machines (2003) (Ulver remix themselves on the first track) # UNO (2005) (OST, Jester Records has not yet released their own version, but the movie corp. version is already out) #
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) # Shadows of the Sun (2007) #
Wars of the Roses The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487), known at the time and for more than a century after as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne in the mid-to-late fifteenth century. These wars were fought bet ...
(2011) #
Childhood's End ''Childhood's End'' is a 1953 science fiction novel by the British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows the peaceful alien invasionBooker & Thomas 2009, pp. 31–32. of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival begins decade ...
(2012) # Live at Roadburn – Eulogy for the Late Sixties (2013) # Messe I.X-VI.X (2013) # ATGCLVLSSCAP (2015) # Riverhead (soundtrack) (2016) # The Assassination of Julius Caesar (2017) # Flowers of Evil (2020)


With Æthenor

# Betimes Black Cloudmasses (2008) # En Form for Blå (2010) # Hazel (2016)


As guest musician/producer/etc.

#
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 ...
: Wrote the lyric ''Earth's Last Picture'' for the ''
Total Death ''Total Death'' is the sixth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was recorded in August and October 1995 at Ancient Specter Ruins and released in 1996 by Moonfog Productions. All of the album's lyrics were written either by ...
'' album (1995). #
Gehenna The Valley of Hinnom ( he, , lit=Valley of the son of Hinnom, translit=Gēʾ ḇen-Hīnnōm) is a historic valley surrounding Ancient Jerusalem, Ancient Jerusalem from the west and southwest. The valley is also known by the name Gehinnom ( ...
: Features Rygg on ''Vinterriket'' off the ''
Seen Through The Veils of Darkness ''Seen Through the Veils of Darkness (The Second Spell)'' is the first full-length album by the Norwegian black metal band Gehenna. A vinyl LP version, limited to 1000 copies, was released in 1995 by Necromantic Gallery Productions. Track listi ...
'' album (1995). # Aura Noir: Handwriting on the backcover for the ''
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 ...
'' MCD (1995). He also engineered/produced the album ''
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: ...
'' (1998). #
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 ...
aka DHG: Mastered the '' Monumental Possession'' album (1996), he was also involved in the mastering of the ''
Satanic Art ''Satanic Art'' is an EP by Norwegian black metal band Dødheimsgard. It was released in May 1998, by Moonfog Productions. ''Satanic Art'' marks the beginning of Dødheimsgard's transition from black metal to a more industrial/avant-garde soun ...
'' MCD (1998). # Forlorn: Mastered the ''Forlorn'' EP (1996) and ''The Crystal Palace'' debut album (1996). #
Old Man's Child Old Man's Child is a Norwegian black metal band from the city of Oslo. The band is the brainchild of Galder (formerly known as Grusom; birth name: Thomas Rune Andersen) who is the only permanent member of the band. History Old Man's Child was ...
: Mastered the ''
Born of the Flickering ''Born of the Flickering'' is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man's Child. It was released in 1996, through Hot Records, then later through Century Media with different artwork. Track listing # "Demons of the Thorncas ...
'' album (1996). # Aphrodisiac: Contributed with the track ''Children, it is I'' on the ''Nonsense Chamber'' album (1997). #
De Press De Press is a Polish- Norwegian rock band founded in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 20 ...
: Features Rygg on the track ''Orawski Psalm'' of the ''Potargano Chałpa'' album (1997). #
Emperor An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
: Ulver did a remix of the track ''Sworn'' (1999). Rygg also mastered the album ''
Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk ''Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk'' is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Emperor. It was released on 8 July 1997 through Candlelight Records and Century Black. Background The album was recorded in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, No ...
'' (1997). # Mayhem: Produced, mixed and mastered the ''
Wolf's Lair Abyss ''Wolf's Lair Abyss'' is an EP by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. According to the band's website, it is the first part of ''Grand Declaration of War''. The main riff of the last track, "Symbols of Bloodswords", is used in "A Grand Decl ...
'' MCD (1997). # Hagalaz Runedance: Ulver did a remix of the track ''The Falcon Flies'' off the ''Urd: That which was'' MCD (1999). #
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 ...
: Features Rygg on ''Last Minute Lies'' off the ''
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, ...
'' album (2000). He also engineered and co-produced said album. # SCN: Features Rygg on ''Rise Above'' off the ''Inside Out'' album (2001). #
Zyklon Zyklon was a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with members of Myrkskog. Their style has been described as modern death metal with black and industrial undertones. After more than a two- ...
: Features Rygg on the two tracks ''Chaos Deathcult'' and ''Transcendental War – Battle between Gods'' of the ''World ov Worms'' album (2001). # Kåre João: Rygg does backing vocals on the ''Sideman'' album (2002). #
Magenta Magenta () is a color that is variously defined as pinkish- purplish-red, reddish-purplish-pink or mauvish-crimson. On color wheels of the RGB (additive) and CMY (subtractive) color models, it is located exactly midway between red and blue. I ...
: Features Rygg on the two tracks ''Vandalistvirgin'' and ''Backstabber Nation'' on the ''All Over'' single (2002). Rygg is also featured on the tracks ''I need my Love'', ''Vandalistvirgin'' and ''Mermaid'' off the ''Little Girl Lost'' album (2003). # Star of Ash: Features Rygg on the two tracks ''The Nudity of Light'' and ''In the Throws of Guilt'' off the '' Iter.Viator'' album (2002) which he also co-produced. He is also featured on the songs ''Blood, Bones and a Skull'' and ''Crossing Over'' off the album '' The Thread'' (2008). # 1349 Rykkinn: Unspecified appearance on the ''Brown Ring of Fury'' album (2003). #
Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by , best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise. Since 1980, Akita has released over 400 recordings and has collaborated with various artists. The name Merzbow comes from the German dada ...
: Ulver did a remix of ''Denki No Numa'' for the '' Frog: Remixed and Revisited'' album (2003). # The Gathering: Rygg sings a duet with
Anneke van Giersbergen Anna Maria "Anneke" van Giersbergen (born 8 March 1973) is a Dutch singer, songwriter and guitarist who became known worldwide as the lead singer for the rock band The Gathering between 1994 and 2007. She also has a solo career. The project wa ...
on ''A Life all Mine'' off the ''
Souvenirs A souvenir (), memento, keepsake, or token of remembrance is an object a person acquires for the memories the owner associates with it. A souvenir can be any object that can be collected or purchased and transported home by the traveler as a ...
'' album (2003). #
Virus A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Since Dmitri Ivanovsky's 1 ...
: Rygg is credited with "Backyard barks" on the song ''Queen of the Hi-Ace'' off the ''
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 ...
'' album (2003) and provided guest vocals on the song "Call of the Tuskers" off the album " The Agents That Shape The Desert" (2011). # Tuner: Rygg appears with a 'single growl' on the first track ''White Cake Sky '' on the ''Pole'' album (2007), recorded in US (2005–2006). #
Ihsahn Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn (), is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer, best known for his work with black metal band Emperor. Tveitan is also a founding member of Tho ...
: Rygg sings ''Homecoming'' off '' The Adversary'' (2006). #
Solefald Solefald is a Norwegian avant-garde metal/black metal band that was formed by members Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland and Cornelius Jakhelln in August 1995, with Nedland singing and playing keyboard/synthesizer/piano and drums, and Jakhelln singing ...
: Rygg plays the role of
Loki Loki is a god in Norse mythology. According to some sources, Loki is the son of Fárbauti (a jötunn) and Laufey (mentioned as a goddess), and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. Loki is married to Sigyn and they have two sons, Narfi or Na ...
on the song ''Loki Trickster God'' from the (2006) album '' Black For Death: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 2''. # Sunn O))): Ulver provided production and contributions to the track ''CUT WOODeD'' on WHITEbox (2006). # Professor Fate: For the album ''Inferno'' (2007), Rygg performed vocals on the track "Limbo." # V:28: Features Rygg on the track ''The Absolute'' off the ''Violution'' album (2007). #
Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Matt Skiba (vocals, guitar), Dan Andriano (vocals, bass) and Derek Grant (drums, vocals). Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Do ...
: Ulver contributes with string arrangements and samples on the album
Agony and Irony ''Agony & Irony'' is the sixth studio album and major label debut by American punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released July 1, 2008, on Epic Records. Background On October 12, 2006, the band announced they had signed with major label V2 Records. In ...
(2008). #
Ava Inferi Ava Inferi was a musical group formed in Almada, Portugal, by Norwegian guitarist and songwriter Rune Eriksen (a.k.a. Blasphemer, Mayhem). Their debut album, '' Burdens'', was released in January 2006. In the spring of 2007, vocalist Carmen Sim ...
's third album
Blood of Bacchus ''Blood of Bacchus'' is the third studio album by gothic/doom metal band, Ava Inferi. It was released on Season of Mist, on 25 May 2009. Track listing # "Truce" – 3:29 # "Last Sign of Summer" – 6:45 # "Colours of the Dark" – 7:03 # "Blac ...
contains guest vocals by Garm on the track ''Black Wings'' (2009). #
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, ...
's
Abrahadabra Abrahadabra is a word that first publicly appeared in ''The Book of the Law'' (1904), the central sacred text of Thelema. Its author, Aleister Crowley, described it as "the Word of the Aeon, which signifieth The Great Work accomplished." This ...
(2010): Rygg sings clean vocals on the last track "Endings and Continuations". #
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 ...
& Joey Hopkins: ''Zweizz & Joey Hopkins'' (2011): Vocals on the track "The Goat". # Mothlite: ''Dark Age'' (2012): Vocals on the track "The Underneath". # Nidingr – Garm sings vocals on the end of "Baldrs Draumar" on the album "Wolf Father". #
Myrkur Myrkur is a Danish black metal band led by singer Amalie Bruun. Myrkur is a solo project within the genre of second-wave black metal. Initially, the real-life identity of the person behind the project was kept unknown. Her identity has since be ...
: '' M'' (2015): Production, mixing # Thomas Giles' single ''Milan'' (2018)


With

Carpenter Brut Franck Hueso, better known by his stage name Carpenter Brut, is a French darksynth artist from Poitiers, France. He has released three EPs, ''EP I'' (2012), ''EP II'' (2013) and ''EP III'' (2015) which were collected and released together as t ...

# Leather Teeth (2018) # Leather Terror (2022)


Filmography

* ''
Until the Light Takes Us ''Until the Light Takes Us'' is an American documentary film about early Norwegian black metal by directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell. The film premiered at the AFI Film Festival in 2008, a year before it was released in film theaters. Feat ...
'' by Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell : himself


Notes


External links


Jester RecordsUlver's official webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rygg, Kristoffer 1976 births Living people Norwegian baritones Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian electronic musicians Norwegian heavy metal singers Norwegian rock singers Norwegian audio engineers Norwegian record producers Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Musicians from Oslo People from Cascais Borknagar members Arcturus (band) members Ulver members 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian male singers