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Kvohst (born Mathew Joseph McNerney in 1978) is a British singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer.


Life and music career

Kvohst was born and grew up in
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, London. He has lived in numerous places including
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and The Netherlands first he moved to Oslo then moved to Karasjok in
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, and currently resides in Tampere, Finland. He is the guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the band Hexvessel and the lead singer of
Grave Pleasures Grave Pleasures is a Finnish post-punk band from Helsinki. Formed in 2010, Grave Pleasure's previous incarnation, Beastmilk, released a demo followed by an EP, and later debut full-length '' Climax''. Members Mat McNerney and Valtteri Arino conti ...
which was formerly known as ''Beastmilk''. McNerney is the former lead vocalist of the Norwegian band Dødheimsgard, and
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.


1990s

McNerney started his musical career at the age of 12 singing in a based out of his high school band called Vomitorium. In 1993, Vomitorium released a demo titled Haurium Oscula De Te. The band changed their name to later The Tragedians, and released one demo cassette in 1995 entitled Krull.


2000s

In 2002, McNerney went on to form the UK band Void (as Ionman) when they released Posthuman album on Samoth from Emperor's Nocturnal Art label. In the same year in association with Aort, McNerney Co-founded
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and released their first demo in 2002 titled ''Neurotransmissions: Amplified Thought Chemistry''. In 2005, Code signed to Spikefarm Records for ''
Nouveau Gloaming ''Nouveau Gloaming'' is the debut full-length album by Norwegian/English black metal band Code. The album was released on June 13, 2005 through Spikefarm Records. Track listing #"The Cotton Optic" – 5:15 #"Brass Dogs" – 7:49 #"An Enigma In ...
'' release. Joining Dødheimsgard from Norway in 2004, he wrote lyrics and performed vocals on the album ''
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 ...
'' released in 2007 by
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. In 2008, McNerney has written lyrics for the Norwegian band Virus for their albums ''
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'' and ''The Agent That Shapes The Desert''. In 2009, McNerney nominated for a Norwegian Grammy Award or Spellemannprisen with Code for their album Resplendent Grotesque. In 2010, McNerney and Johan Snell founded Beastmilk in
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, the band name changed later to
Grave Pleasures Grave Pleasures is a Finnish post-punk band from Helsinki. Formed in 2010, Grave Pleasure's previous incarnation, Beastmilk, released a demo followed by an EP, and later debut full-length '' Climax''. Members Mat McNerney and Valtteri Arino conti ...
in 2013 after Johan leaving and the band split. In 2012 Hexvessel were nominated for
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Award "Finnish Grammy", and nominated for the best underground act at Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in 2013. In 2016 Hexvessel were nominated for
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"Anthem" award for "Transparent Eyeball" from ''When We Are Death'', 2016.


Discography

With
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*''Hauriam Oscula De Te Cassette Demo'' (1994) With The Tragedians *''Krull Cassette Demo'' (1995) With Void *''
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'' (2002) With
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*''
Nouveau Gloaming ''Nouveau Gloaming'' is the debut full-length album by Norwegian/English black metal band Code. The album was released on June 13, 2005 through Spikefarm Records. Track listing #"The Cotton Optic" – 5:15 #"Brass Dogs" – 7:49 #"An Enigma In ...
'' (2005) *''Resplendent Grotesque'' (2009) With Dødheimsgard *''
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 Decrepit Spectre *''Coal Black Hearses'' (2009) With Gangrenator *''Tales From a Thousand Graves'' (2010) With Beastmilk *''
White Stains On Black Tape Grave Pleasures is a Finnish post-punk band from Helsinki. Formed in 2010, Grave Pleasure's previous incarnation, Beastmilk, released a demo followed by an EP, and later debut full-length '' Climax''. Members Mat McNerney and Valtteri Arino conti ...
'' (2010) *'' Use Your Deluge'' (2011) *''
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'' (2013) With
Grave Pleasures Grave Pleasures is a Finnish post-punk band from Helsinki. Formed in 2010, Grave Pleasure's previous incarnation, Beastmilk, released a demo followed by an EP, and later debut full-length '' Climax''. Members Mat McNerney and Valtteri Arino conti ...
*''
Dreamcrash ''Dreamcrash'' is the second album by Finland-based band Grave Pleasures (formerly known as Beastmilk). Track listing # "Utopian Scream" - 03:36 # "New Hip Moon" - 03:07 # "Crying Wolves" - 05:07 # "Futureshock" - 03:13 # "Crisis" - 04:27 # " ...
'' (2015) *''Motherblood'' (2017) With Hexvessel *''Dawnbearer'' (2011) *''Vainolainen'' (2011) *''No Holier Temple'' (2012) *''When We Are Death'' (2016) *''All Tree'' (2019) With Carpenter Brut *''Leather Teeth'' (2018) with The Deathtrip *''Demon Solar Totem'' (2019) with Rope Sect *''Prison of You'' (2020) *''Flood Flower'' (2020)


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* * 1978 births Living people 21st-century British singers People from Wimbledon, London 21st-century guitarists Black metal singers Singers from London {{UK-singer-stub