Terje Vik Schei (born 7 July 1974), better known by his stage name Tchort, is a Norwegian musician. He is known for his time spent playing bass for the

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band

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and for leading the

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band

Green Carnation Green Carnation is a Norwegian progressive metal band from Kristiansand, formed in 1990. Green Carnation's trend of music has continuously changed on every release one by one; from straight forward death metal in their demo, to death-doom, th ...

. He has also played with

Carpathian Forest Carpathian Forest is a Norwegian black metal band formed by Nattefrost and Nordavind in 1992. History In late 1990, the band originally started under the name Enthrone by Nattefrost (then bearing the pseudonym Lord Nosferatu) and Nordavind ...

and

Blood Red Throne Blood Red Throne are a Norwegian death metal band. They were formed in Kristiansand, Norway, during the peak of black metal in 1998 by former Satyricon guitarist Daniel «Død» Olaisen and Emperor bassist Terje «Tchort» Schei. Inspired by ...

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and Einherjer. Tchort is known to be married and to have a son and a daughter. Tchort is a Slavonic word (

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''Чёрт'',

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and Slovak ''Čert'',

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and Belarusian ''Чорт'',

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''Czort'' or ''Czart'') meaning ''

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''. He was arrested in the early/mid 1990s for assault''Symphonic and Monumental Black Metal Art''. In: ''Rites of Eleusis'', Nr. 3, p. 47. and was in prison for two years. Tchort with fellow Green Carnation performer Kjetil Nordhus, established his own record label, Sublife Productions in Kristiansand, Norway, on 1 July 2005. The label has already signed

, Chain Collector, and

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, and are looking to sign more. Sublife Productions also acts as a booking agent for these artists as well as

and

. The company is also turning its eye to cover design, and has stated that "various artists will present their work on Sublifeproductions.com in the near future"

Discography

– ''

Hallucinations of Despair Green Carnation is a Norwegian progressive metal band from Kristiansand, formed in 1990. Green Carnation's trend of music has continuously changed on every release one by one; from straight forward death metal in their demo, to death-doom, th ...

'' (1991) Demo *

– ''

In the Nightside Eclipse ''In the Nightside Eclipse'' is the first studio album and fourth official release by Norwegian black metal band Emperor, released in 1994 through Candlelight Records. It was their only album to feature drummer Faust and one-time bassist Tchort. ...

'' (1994) * Green Carnation – ''

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'' (1999) − CD *

– ''

Strange Old Brew ''Strange Old Brew'' is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released on November 6, 2000, through Avantgarde Music. It was re-released under digipak format in 2007 by Peaceville Records, containing an e ...

'' (2000) *

– ''Monument of Death'' (2001) * Carpathian Forest – ''

Morbid Fascination of Death ''Morbid Fascination of Death'' is the third studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released in 2001 by Avantgarde Music, and it was the last album to feature guitarist and founding member Johnny "Nordavind" Krøv ...

'' (2001) * Green Carnation – ''

Light of Day, Day of Darkness ''Light of Day, Day of Darkness'' is the second (one-track) studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band, Green Carnation. Originally, it was released by German record label Prophecy Productions in November 2001. Background The album wa ...

'' (2001) * Blood Red Throne – ''Affiliated With the Suffering'' (2003) * Carpathian Forest – ''

Defending the Throne of Evil ''Defending the Throne of Evil'' is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released on September 23, 2003 by Season of Mist. A remastered, deluxe double LP version with a bonus track was also released ...

'' (2003) * Green Carnation – ''

A Blessing in Disguise ''A Blessing in Disguise'' is the third full-length studio album of the Norwegian progressive metal band, Green Carnation. The album was released two years after their previous album, ''Light of Day, Day of Darkness ''Light of Day, Day of Da ...

'' (2003) * Carpathian Forest – ''We're Going to Hollywood for This – Live Perversions''

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(2004) * Green Carnation – ''

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'' (2004) − Box set * Green Carnation – '' Alive and Well... In Krakow'' (2004) − DVD * Blood Red Throne – ''Altered Genesis'' (2005) * Green Carnation – '' The Quiet Offspring'' (2005) * Green Carnation – '' The Burden Is Mine... Alone'' (2005) − EP * Carpathian Forest – ''

Fuck You All!!!! Caput tuum in ano est ''Fuck You All!!!! Caput tuum in ano est'' is the fifth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released on June 16, 2006 via Season of Mist, and as of , it is their most recent release. It is also their first (and only ...

'' (2006) * Green Carnation – '' The Acoustic Verses'' (2006) * Blood Red Throne – ''Come Death'' (2007) * Green Carnation – '' A Night Under the Dam'' (2007) − DVD * Green Carnation – '' Leaves of Yesteryear'' (2020) * Blood Red Throne – '' Souls of Damnation'' (2009)

References

External links

Tchort
on Myspace
Sublife ProductionsGreen Carnation Official Website
{{Authority control 1974 births Living people Norwegian heavy metal bass guitarists Norwegian male bass guitarists Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian heavy metal guitarists Norwegian rock bass guitarists Norwegian rock guitarists Musicians from Kristiansand Place of birth missing (living people) Emperor (band) members Carpathian Forest members 21st-century Norwegian bass guitarists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Blood Red Throne members