Sandøy
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,
Møre og Romsdal
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) is a
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heavy metal singer-songwriter and musician. He is better known as a founding member and the guitarist, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band
Sahg
Sahg is a three-piece Norwegian hard rock/doom metal band formed in Bergen in the summer of 2004, by key figures in the metal scene of their country: Tom Cato Visnes ( King ov Hell), Einar Selvik (Kvitrafn), Olav Iversen and Thomas Tofthagen. Iv ...
, as well as its only constant member.
Musical career
Iversen's remarkable career began with
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, a British/Norwegian
pop punk
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band, whose most popular release was the 2002
novelty
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single, "It's Just Porn Mum". The single was a
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hit
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in Norway, and peaked at No. 35 in the
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.
He's best known for being the only constant member and co-founder of the
hard rock
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band
Sahg
Sahg is a three-piece Norwegian hard rock/doom metal band formed in Bergen in the summer of 2004, by key figures in the metal scene of their country: Tom Cato Visnes ( King ov Hell), Einar Selvik (Kvitrafn), Olav Iversen and Thomas Tofthagen. Iv ...
in 2004, along with Tom Cato Visnes ( King ov Hell), Einar Selvik (
Kvitrafn
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) and
Thomas Tofthagen
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.
Iversen has also been an active member in several bands in his country, as Audrey Horne and Manngard.
Apart from his musical projects, he has also worked as an
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and
graphic designer
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in
Bergen
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Memento Mori
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