Nagash or Lex Icon (real name Stian André Hinderson; born Stian André Arnesen, 7 May 1978) is a Norwegian

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musician. He plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and does vocals.

Biography

Nagash began writing music in 1992, together with Fafnir and Glaurung for a project called

Troll A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human bei ...

. Fafnir and Glaurung soon left the band, but Nagash continued Troll as a solo project, playing guitar and keyboard. Wanting to be in a band and "express himself on all levels", he founded the band Covenant together with Amund Svensson in 1993. (However, after having released two albums, they had to change the name to

The Kovenant The Kovenant is a Norwegian industrial metal band from Hamar. The band originally formed as a symphonic black metal act known as Covenant in 1993, but in 1999 were forced to change their name to The Kovenant due to a dispute with a Swedish elec ...

due to a Swedish band already called

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). Gaining a good reputation in the black metal scene, Nagash was recruited as bass player for

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, ...

in 1996. In 1999, he left Dimmu Borgir to concentrate on his career with The Kovenant. At the same time, he changed his stage name to Lex Icon in order to reflect the artistic direction The Kovenant had taken. In 2004, now known as Lex Icon, he teamed up with

Shagrath Stian Tomt Thoresen (born 18 November 1976),Shagrath
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and formed a new heavy metal band called

Chrome Division Chrome Division is a Norwegian heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 2004 by Shagrath, the lead vocalist of symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. Its current lineup consists of him on rhythm guitar, along with Eddie Guz as the vocali ...

. In this band he played drums. Lex has reported that he had to leave

and is now 100% dedicated working on the next

album. He also currently reported to have joined one of his favorite bands, Crowhead. He has also been involved in

Nocturnal Breed Nocturnal Breed is a Norwegian thrash metal band, formed 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 ...

(as a session drummer, under the name of ''Rick Hellraiser'') and

Carpe Tenebrum Carpe Tenebrum (incorrectly, "Seize the Darkness" in Latin) was a black metal solo project of the former Dimmu Borgir and Covenant guitarist Jamie Stinson, better known as Astennu. Stian Arnesen (Nagash) was also involved with the project. Ver ...

. From the beginning of 2008, he recruited a full lineup for his former solo project, Troll. Their latest album Neo-Satanic Supremacy has been released in early 2010 through Napalm Records. For a short while in 2015-2016, Nagash was a member of Norwegian black/thrash metal band Kvesta.

Discography

;Dimmu Borgir *'' Devil's Path'' (1996) *''

Enthrone Darkness Triumphant ''Enthrone Darkness Triumphant'' is the third studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released on 30 May 1997 through Nuclear Blast. It was the band's first release through Nuclear Blast. This is the last release to fe ...

'' (1997) *''

Godless Savage Garden ''Godless Savage Garden'' is a compilation album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1998 by Nuclear Blast and re-released on 3 October 2006 with 2 bonus tracks. The first four tracks were recorded during the ''Ent ...

'' (1998) *''

Spiritual Black Dimensions ''Spiritual Black Dimensions'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1999 by Nuclear Blast Records. A deluxe edition was released in 2004 with bonus material. There is also a digipak edition of ...

'' (1999) ;The Kovenant *''

In Times Before the Light ''In Times Before the Light'' is the debut album by Norwegian black metal band Covenant, released in 1997 through Mordgrimm. Album history ''In Times Before the Light'' is the first album by the band (at that time called Covenant), recorded in 1 ...

'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *''

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'' (1999) *''

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'' (2003) ;Troll *''Trollstorm over Nidingjuv'' (1995) *''Drep de Kristne'' (1996) *''

The Last Predators ''The Last Predators'' is the third studio album from Norwegian black metal band Troll. Track listing #"Bastards Last Breath" (Intro) – 1:09 #"Fall of the Marbled Galaxy" – 3:07 #"Seierens Stråler" (The Victory's Rays) – 2:55 #"Mending ...

'' (2000) *''

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'' (2001) *''Neo-Satanic Supremacy'' (2010) ;Carpe Tenebrum *''Majestic Nothingness'' (1997) *''

Mirrored Hate Painting ''Mirrored Hate Painting'' is the second studio album by the Norwegian black metal Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played wi ...

'' (1999) *''Dreaded Chaotic Reign'' (2002)

References

Sources

Interview with Lex Icon by MetalKings.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinderson, Stian 1978 births Living people Dimmu Borgir members Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian multi-instrumentalists Musicians from Hamar Place of birth missing (living people) Black metal singers The Kovenant members Chrome Division members