Runhild Gammelsæter is a Norwegian musician notable for being the vocalist for the American bands

Thorr's Hammer Thorr's Hammer was an American-Norwegian death-doom band. History Thorr's Hammer was formed in Ballard, Seattle, Washington by Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley during winter 1994–1995. Soon after, Runhild Gammelsæter, then a 17-year-ol ...

and Khlyst. She works as a professional

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and holds a

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Biography

Runhild Gammelsæter was a 17-year-old foreign exchange student from Norway when she joined Thorr's Hammer along with Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson. After six weeks, which was the time it took to release '' Sannhet i Blodet'' and record '' Dommedagsnatt'', the band split up due to Runhild returning to

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, Norway. ''Dommedagsnatt'' was released soon afterwards in 1996 via

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. The four other members of Thorr's Hammer went on to form the band

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. In 2006, she helped form the band Khlyst along with

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and Tim Wyskida. The album '' Chaos is My Name'' was released the same year, which also featured two painted portraits by Runhild herself. On June 28, 2008, her debut solo album, ''

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'', was released through Utech Records. On December 13, 2014, she released a collaboration album with a renowned Norwegian noise musician Lasse Marhaug, ''

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''. Runhild Gammelsæter has a PhD in cell physiology from the Faculty of Medicine of the

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. She is also a Fulbright Scholar, and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of Norwegian

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company Regenics A.S.

Discography

With Thorr's Hammer

*'' Sannhet i Blodet'' (demo, 1995) *'' Dommedagsnatt'' (EP, 1996)

With Khlyst

*'' Chaos is My Name'' (full-length, 2006) *''

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'' (DVD, 2008)

Solo

*''

'' (full-length, 2008)

With Lasse Marhaug

* ''

'' (full-length, 2014) * '' Higgs Boson'' (full-length, 2022)

As a guest or session musician

*''

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'' - Sunn O))) (full-length, 2003) lyrics and vocals for the song "The Gates of Ballard" *'' Ingentes Atque Decorii Vexilliferi Apokalypsis'' -

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(7" EP, 2009) vocals on the song "Descent Into Darkness"

References

External links

Amplicon/Runhild Gammelsaeter official website
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Runhild Gammelsaeter on Last.fm
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gammelsaeter, Runhild 1977 births Living people Women heavy metal singers Norwegian expatriates in the United States Norwegian heavy metal musicians Norwegian physiologists University of Oslo alumni Women biologists People from Holmestrand Thorr's Hammer members Khlyst (band) members 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers