''Frode Glesnes'' (born 7 October 1974) is one of the founders of the Norwegian

Viking metal Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. Viking metal is quite diverse as a musical style, to the point where some consider it more a cr ...

band

Einherjer Einherjer is a Viking metal band from Haugesund, Norway, founded in 1993. Some of the band's albums are heavily folk influenced, while others have a more traditional symphonic black metal sound. Their lyrics retell Norse legends, and each of th ...

. He started as guitarist/vocalist, but decided to concentrate on the guitar duties. He did the lead vocals on

's last album, ''

Blot Blot may refer to: Surname *Guillaume Blot (born 1985), French racing cyclist *Harold W. Blot (born 1938), served as United States Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation *Jean-François Joseph Blot (1781–1857), French soldier and politician *Yvan ...

''. He started a new band with the other Einherjer members called Battered. He did the lead vocals on their first demo recording, but they chose a new singer. He also had a couple of projects with Einherjer drummer

Gerhard Storesund Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–19 ...

called Angelgrinder and Beelzebub.

Major discography

With Einherjer

* '' Dragons of the North'' (1996) * '' Odin Owns Ye All'' (1998) * '' Norwegian Native Art'' (2000) * ''

'' (2003) * '' Norrøn'' (2011) * '' Av oss, for oss'' (2014)

With Battered

* '' Battered'' (2006)

References

Living people Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian rock singers Norwegian rock guitarists Norwegian heavy metal singers Norwegian heavy metal guitarists Norwegian multi-instrumentalists Place of birth missing (living people) 1974 births 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian guitarists 21st-century Norwegian male singers {{Norway-singer-stub