Heidi Solberg Tveitan (born 31 May 1972) is a

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musician and singer currently known for her solo project Starofash (also known as Star of Ash). Tveitan was formerly half of the experimental band

Peccatum Peccatum was an avant-garde metal band from Norway. Their influences range from black metal, progressive metal, industrial music, symphonic metal and gothic metal to European classical music and contemporary music. History Peccatum was formed ...

, where she performed vocals, keyboards and synths and wrote the majority of lyrics, under the name Ihriel. She is the sister of Einar Solberg, the singer of

Leprous Leprous is a Norwegian rock band from Notodden, formed in 2001. The group was founded by singer and keyboardist Einar Solberg and guitarist Tor Oddmund Suhrke. After releasing several demos with relatively unstable lineups, the band released th ...

, and the wife of

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 ...

of the

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band

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, with whom she runs the production company

Mnemosyne Productions Mnemosyne Productions was established in Notodden, Norway 2003 by founders Heidi S. Tveitan/ Starofash and Vegard Tveitan/Ihsahn as an extension to their work in the music industry. This label is mainly an outlet for their own musical collaborations ...

as a music producer and manager.

Biography

Heidi S. Tveitan was first introduced to music after taking singing and music lessons for many years. In 1998, she formed Peccatum with her husband Ihsahn and brother Lord Pz. Shortly after in 1999 Peccatum was signed to

Candlelight Records Candlelight Records is a British record label based in England and founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal ...

and the first Peccatum album ''Strangling from Within'' was released. This was soon followed by an American and European tour. Tveitan claimed to work well musically in a "husband and wife" situation. In 2000, Starofash performed at the Mystic Art Festival in

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, along with the

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in her homeland of Norway in 2001. It was also in 2001 that Starofash was signed to

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 ...

. The project's first album, called '' Iter.Viator'', was released in 2002, and it featured various guest artists. Among them are members of

and

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 ...

. In early March 2006, Peccatum announced their end leaving more time for their own individual projects. In October 2006, Tveitan announced a collaboration with the Japanese author

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. Siratori provided lyrics, spoken word vocals and the music video to the track "Neo Drugismo", which appeared on the second Starofash album '' The Thread''. Musically, Starofash uses experimental soundscapes over constantly changing sonic sceneries, where the compelling melody is often the leading thread from beginning to end. Tveitan currently lives in the woods of

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, where she writes music and lyrics, and pursues her interest in photography.

Discography

Peccatum

*'' Strangling from Within'' - Candlelight Records (1999) *'' Oh, My Regrets'' (EP) - Candlelight Records (2000) *''

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'' - Candlelight Records (2001) *''

Lost in Reverie ''Lost in Reverie'' is the third studio album release from the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Peccatum. It was released in 2004 on Mnemosyne Productions, the label run by band members Ihsahn and Ihriel. Track listing # "Desolate Ever After" ...

'' - VME/Mnemosyne (2004) *''

The Moribund People ''The Moribund People'' is a 2005 EP by the avant-garde metal project Peccatum and their last release before they split up in 2006. On this EP, Peccatum's style hovers between black metal, modern classical and electronica. It features the tit ...

'' (EP) - VME/Mnemosyne (2005)

Starofash

*'' Iter.Viator'' - Jester Records/VME (2002) *'' The Thread'' - Candlelight - Mnemosyne (2008) *''Ulterior The Soundtrack'' - Mnemosyne (2009) *''Lakhesis'' - The End Records / Mnemosyne (2010) *''Ghouleh'' - Mnemosyne (2014) *''Skógr'' - Mnemosyne (2016)

Hardingrock

*'' Grimen'' - Nyrenning/Mnemosyne (2007)

References

External links

Starofash official homepage

Mnemosyne Productions

Official Facebook

Starofash official MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Starofash 1972 births Living people Women heavy metal singers Norwegian heavy metal musicians Norwegian rock singers Place of birth missing (living people) Peccatum members 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers