Tormentor (born 1972) is a Norwegian

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musician who is best known for his work as guitarist with the black metal band

Gorgoroth Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. It was formed in 1992 by guitarist Infernus, who is also the only original member remaining, and the band have since released nine studio albums. Gorgoroth are a Satanic band and have ...

Biography

Tormentor joined

Infernus Roger Tiegs (born 18 June 1972 in Umeå), better known by his stage name Infernus, is a Norwegian black metal musician and Satanist. He is the sole founding member and chief ideologist of the black metal band Gorgoroth, which was formed in 1 ...

in Gorgoroth in 1996, and participated as guitarist and songwriter on the two Gorgoroth albums ''

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'' (1998) and ''

Incipit Satan ''Incipit Satan'' is the fifth full-length album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was released on 7 February 2000 by Nuclear Blast, and reissued in 2006 by Back on Black Records. ''Incipit Satan'' was the first album with King ov Hel ...

'' (2000), both albums released by

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. He toured with Gorgoroth both in

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and

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. He left the band in 2002 due to no longer being able to cooperate with bassist King ov Hell, but returned for a one-off concert in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

, Norway, in 2003. In late 2007, after internal conflicts in Gorgoroth resulted in the departure of King and vocalist

Gaahl Kristian Eivind Espedal (born 7 August 1975), better known by his stage name Gaahl, is a Norwegian vocalist and painter. He is best known as the former frontman of Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He is also the founder and lead vocalist of ...

, Infernus announced that Tormentor would assist him in the pre-production of the next Gorgoroth album, ''

Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt ''Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt'' (Latin for "They draw as many as they can toward Satanism") is the eighth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. It was released on 21 October 2009 by Regain Records. This album marked the ...

''. In September 2008, Tormentor officially rejoined Gorgoroth. In addition to his work with Gorgoroth, in 2002 Tormentor was one of the founding members of

Orcustus Orcustus is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 2002. History Orcustus formed in Bergen, Norway, in early 2002 by Taipan, Dirge Rep, Infernus and Tormentor. Their moniker, meaning "the inner circle of Hell where Lucifer resides on his thr ...

, together with Taipan, Infernus, and Dirge Rep. After releasing a demo and two 7" vinyl singles, Orcustus' debut full-length album was released in 2009 by

Southern Lord Records Southern Lord is an American heavy metal record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson. It specialized in experimental metal: particularly doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal. The label later expanded its line-up to include arti ...

. Tormentor also participated on the album ''Metal for Demons'' (1998) by the thrash metal side project Desekrator, featuring members of Gorgoroth,

Old Funeral Old Funeral was a black/death metal band from Bergen, Norway. History Old Funeral was one of the first bands to form in the Norwegian extreme metal scene, formed in 1988. By 1992, the band had already dissolved. Since the breakup, many members ( ...

and Enslaved. He has also appeared as bassist on releases by

Gaahlskagg Gaahlskagg is a Norwegian black metal band from Sunnfjord, Norway, founded in 1998 by Gaahl (former frontman of Gorgoroth and God Seed) and Skagg. Gaahl and Skagg were also members of the band Sigfader at the time. History They first released ...

, and together with Infernus (as Norwegian Evil) he covered

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's ''Satanic Blood'' on a 2005 tribute double 7".

Discography

Gorgoroth

*''

Darkthrone Holy Darkthrone ''Darkthrone Holy Darkthrone'' is a tribute album to the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone, with contributions from other leading Norwegian black metal bands. This album was released in 1998 by Moonfog Productions to mark the band's 10th an ...

'' (tribute album to

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 ...

) (Song: "Slottet i det fjerne") (1998) *''

'' (1998) *''

'' (2000) *''

Originators of the Northern Darkness – A Tribute to Mayhem ''Originators of the Northern Darkness'' is a tribute album to the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, with contributions from some of the leading bands in the black metal and death metal scenes. All the songs were recorded between 1998 and 2000 i ...

'' (tribute album to Mayhem) (Song: "Life Eternal") (2001)

Orcustus

*'' Demo 2002'' (2002) *''

World Dirtnap Orcustus is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 2002. History Orcustus formed in Bergen, Norway, in early 2002 by Taipan, Dirge Rep, Infernus and Tormentor. Their moniker, meaning "the inner circle of Hell where Lucifer resides on his thron ...

'' 7" (2003) *''

Wrathrash ''Wrathrash'' is the second EP released by the Norwegian black metal band Orcustus. It was released in 2005 on 7" vinyl only, by the US record label Southern Lord, in a limited pressing of 1,500 copies on red and black vinyl. Track listing Music ...

'' 7" (2005) *''

'' (2009)

Desekrator

*''Demo'' (1997) *''Metal for Demons'' (1998) *''Hot in the City/Overdose/Take Us to the Pub'' (3 x 7" picture vinyl) (1999)

Gaahlskagg

*''Erotic Funeral Party I'' (split with Stormfront) (1999) *''Erotic Funeral'' (2000)

Norwegian Evil

*''A Norwegian Hail to VON'' – gatefold double 7" with Amok,

Taake Taake () is a Norway, Norwegian black metal band from Bergen, formed in 1993 and originally named Thule. The band's one continuous member is Hoest, who writes all and records most of the music. He has released seven full-length albums and several ...

and

Urgehal Urgehal () is a black metal band from Norway. It was formed in Hønefoss in 1992 by lead guitarist/vocalist Trond Bråthen ('Trondr Nefas') and rhythm guitarist 'Enzifer'. Before their split up in 2016, they released seven full-length albums, four ...

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References

External links

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