Zweizz is the primary performing alias of Norwegian

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Svein Egil Hatlevik (born May 27, 1977).

History

Hatlevik started using the Zweizz alias in 2003 after leaving the Norwegian black metal group Dødheimsgard. According to Hatlevik, Zweizz should be considered a one-man band, not a solo project. Hatlevik defines the musical style of Zweizz as a mixture of IDM,

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. Hatlevik also uses the pseudonym Zweizz in other bands which he is also a member of, such as Umoral and

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. As a member of Dødheimsgard he used the aliases "Hologram" and "Magic/Logic". The first Zweizz release was the 7-inch EP ''

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'', issued through

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in 2004. On March 24, 2007, Zweizz released his debut album ''

The Yawn of the New Age ''The Yawn of the New Age'' is the debut album by the Norwegian electronic/noise/avant-garde metal artist Zweizz. All music and lyrics are created by Svein Egil Hatlevik, except "Blacker Than Darkness", which is an adaptation of the song by the s ...

'', also through

. Later the same year

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released an untitled Zweizz cassette EP in a limited quantity of 30 copies. Side B of this release is built entirely from recordings of the

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.epicenesound.com
. Retrieved April 26, 2008. In 2011, the Norwegian record company

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released the album ''

Zweizz & Joey Hopkins Zweizz is the primary performing alias of Norwegian musician and composer Svein Egil Hatlevik (born May 27, 1977). History Hatlevik started using the Zweizz alias in 2003 after leaving the Norwegian black metal group Dødheimsgard. According ...

'' that Hatlevik had been making with the late US composer and musician

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before the death of the latter in 2008. Hatlevik is also a founding member of the

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group Fleurety.

Discography

As Zweizz

* ''

'' (EP,

) – (2004) * ''

'' (Full length,

) – (2007) * Untitled (

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) – (2007)

Split releases

* '' Kringsatt av fiender'' (Split with RU-486,

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) – (2009)

Cooperation projects

* "Shiva Gives Me a Hand Whenever I Need One, Then I Fuck the Bitch" on an untitled EP in cooperation with

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(2008) * ''

'' (Full length,

) – (2011)

Guest appearances

* "Cynic" and "Whore" on ''Demo'' I by Dementia Absurda (2007) * "Satyr's Birth" on the EP Red Tooth, Red Claw by

(2008) * "The Shift" on the album '' Zoom Code'' by ThanatoSchizO (2008). * "He Came as Swarms" on the album '' The Silver Hour'' by Swarms (2008). * "Swarming Locusts" and "Submission to Falsities" on the album '' Syndicate of Lethargy'' by

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(2008).

Remixes

* "Kledt i nattens farget" from the tribute album My Own Wolf: A New Approach (2007) * "There Is Need – The Extreme Zweizz Fuckover" featured on the remix album ''

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'' by Solefald (2008).

With Dødheimsgard

*''

Satanic Art ''Satanic Art'' is an EP by Norwegian black metal band Dødheimsgard. It was released in May 1998, by Moonfog Productions. ''Satanic Art'' marks the beginning of Dødheimsgard's transition from black metal to a more industrial/avant-garde soun ...

'' (Mini CD) (1998) *''

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'' (1999)

With Fleurety

* '' Black Snow'' (Demo) – (1993) * '' A Darker Shade of Evil'' ( EP) – (1994) * '' Min Tid Skal Komme'' (Full length) – (1995) * '' Last-Minute Lies'' (EP) – (1999) * '' Department of Apocalyptic Affairs'' – (2000) * '' Min Tid Skal Komme (Reissue)'' – (2003) * '' Ingentes Atque Decorii Vexilliferi Apokalypsis'' – (2009) * '' Evoco Bestias'' – (2010) * '' Et Spiritus Meus Semper Sub Sanguinantibus Stellis Habitabit'' – (2013) * '' Fragmenta Cuinsvis Aetatis Contemporaneae'' – (2017) * '' The White Death'' – (2017)

With Pronounced "Sex"

* ''XXX'' (Interregnum Records) – (2008)

With Stagnant Waters

* ''Stagnant Waters'' (Adversum) – (2012)

With Succuba

*''Black Pizza'' (Handmade Records) - (2016)

With Umoral

* ''Untitled'' (EP, Vendlus Records) – (2007)

Line-up

*Svein Egil Hatlevik – Computer, Vocals ( Fleurety, Umoral,

, ex- Dødheimsgard)

References

External links

Vendlus Records

Zweizz official homepage
(Currently redirects to MySpace)
Interview 2007

* Zweizz on Allmusic.com {{Authority control Norwegian black metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2003 2003 establishments in Norway Musical groups from Oslo