Håvard Jørgensen (born 26 September 1975), also known as Haavard, Lemarchand, is a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He was the original guitarist of the Norwegian
black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw ( lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an em ...
bands
Satyricon
The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petr ...
and
Ulver
Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album '' Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band ha ...
.
Career
Satyricon
One of the initiators of the band Eczema (which later on became
Satyricon
The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petr ...
) which started up in 1991. Eczema won (as the first
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, fe ...
-act) the Oslo Championship of Rock in 1992 – and changed thereafter the name to
Satyricon
The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petr ...
. Jørgensen participated on the first demo ''
The Forest Is My Throne'', but quit the band to join the newly founded
Ulver
Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album '' Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band ha ...
in 1993.
Ulver
Jørgensen was with
Ulver
Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album '' Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band ha ...
from 1993 to 2000, and later as a session-guitarist.
Snøhvitt
Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter in Snøhvitt
Discography
Satyricon
* ''Satyricon'' (demo, 1992)
Ulver
* ''
Rehearsal 1993'' (demo, 1993)
* ''
Vargnatt
''Vargnatt'' is the debut demo tape by Norwegian black metal band Ulver, issued in 1993 independently. The cassette was limited to 200 hand-numbered copies. The demo was self-produced by Ulver, and recorded in the Norwegian trollforest between 15 ...
'' (demo, 1993) – acoustic guitar
* ''
Bergtatt – Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler
''Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler'' (translated as "''Spellbound – A Fairy Tale in 5 Chapters''") is the debut studio album by the Norwegian band Ulver, issued on February 1995 via Head Not Found. The album was recorded at Endless Lydstud ...
'' (1994) – guitar
* ''
Kveldssanger'' (1995) – acoustic guitar, producer
* ''
Nattens Madrigal – Aatte Hymne Til Ulven I Manden'' (1996) – guitar
* ''
The Trilogie – Three Journeyes Through the Norwegian Netherworlde'' (box set, 1997) – guitar
* ''
Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'' (1998) – electric guitar
* ''
Metamorphosis'' (EP, 1999) – electronic programming
* ''
Perdition City
''Perdition City'' (subtitled ''Music to an Interior Film'') is the fifth studio album by Norwegian experimental electronica band Ulver, issued in March 2000, via Jester Records. The album was recorded and produced by Kristoffer Rygg and Tore Ylw ...
'' (2000) – electric guitar
* ''
Blood Inside'' (2005) – guitar on ''Dressed in Black'', ''For the Love of God'' and ''Your Call''
* ''
Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss'' (compilation, 2005) – ''Strange Ways''
* ''
Trolsk Sortmetall 1993-1997'' (box set, 2014) – guitar, keyboards
Sannhet på boks - En hyllest til Raga Rockers by various artists(compilation, 2015) – ''Trist At Det Skulle Ende Slik''
* ''
The Assassination of Julius Caesar'' (2017) – guitar on ''1969''
The Mindtrip Project
* ''Fragmentation'' (EP, 2000) – ''Departure'' and ''Content Zero''
SCN
* ''Inside Out'' (2001) – guitar on ''All Tied Up'' and ''So Free''
Head Control System
* ''
Murder Nature
Head Control System is a cross-national rock/metal band featuring Portuguese Daniel Cardoso (ex-Sirius and ex-Re:aktor) and Norwegian Kristoffer Rygg (of Ulver and ex- Arcturus and ex-Borknagar). Head Control System is currently part of North-A ...
'' (2006) – lead guitar on ''Masterpiece (of Art)'' and ''Rapid Eye Movement''
References
Sources
Ulvers medlemmer
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Norwegian songwriters
Norwegian composers
Norwegian male composers
Musicians from Oslo
Norwegian guitarists
Norwegian male guitarists
English-language singers from Norway
Norwegian male singers
Norwegian rock singers
Norwegian black metal musicians
Norwegian heavy metal musicians
Satyricon (band) members
Living people
Norwegian heavy metal guitarists
Black metal singers
1975 births
Ulver members