Fenriz (born Leif Nagell on November 28, 1971), later changed to Gylve Fenris Nagell, is best known as the drummer and lyricist for the two-piece Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. However, he is a prolific musician who has been involved in a wide array of bands, solo efforts, and side projects spanning a variety of musical genres. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Fenrizneptunetowers. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Darkthrone is a prominent Norwegian black metal band formed in 1987. ... Dødheimsgard (now known as DHG) was originally a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1994, but 1999s 666 International saw them change into an experimental and avant-garde metal band. ... Valhall is a Norwegian doom metal band. ... Isengard is a solo project of Fenriz, famous for being the drummer of Darkthrone, created around 1988-1989. ... Fenriz Neptune Towers is a Avantgarde Astral Alien Synth side-project formed in 1993 by Fenriz of Darkthrone. ... Statistics Genre: Black metal Country: Norway Status: Active Time: 1990- Biography Cover of Dark Medieval Times Satyricon is a Norwegian Black Metal band known mostly for their first album, Dark Medieval Times, which the band credit with starting a Black metal sub-genre of Medieval Metal. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Darkthrone is a prominent Norwegian black metal band formed in 1987. ...

Biography

Gylve Nagell was born in 1971. His first exposure to metal music came when he was three years old and received Uriah Heep's album Sweet Freedom for his birthday. At the age of five, he would fashion belts for himself out of paper in an imitation of those worn by Mick Box. Later musical interests of his included rock and heavy metal groups such as The Doors and Metallica. Heavy metal redirects here. ... Uriah Heep are an English rock band, formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously a member of The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice, a band signed to his own Bronze Records label. ... Sweet Freedom is the sixth studio album released by British rock band Uriah Heep. ... Michael Mick Box (born June 8, 1947 in Walthamstow, East London, England) is the lead guitarist of British rock group Uriah Heep. ... The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles by vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ...

Darkthrone was created as a death metal band by the name of Black Death in 1986. At the same time, Fenriz was involved in a group called Valhall, which practiced in his basement. Fenriz has expressed that he had a passive interest in Bathory by 1986, but claims that he did not understand the "darkness" of black metal until hearing a song by the Hungarian band Tormentor in 1989 (he gives similar credit to Mercyful Fate). The same year, Fenriz left Valhall in order to concentrate on Darkthrone. He also started a solo viking metal project entitled Isengard, for Darkthrone was a band that opposed stylistic progression and change. Fenriz's solo ambient project Neptune Towers served as an example of his varied musical tastes. It was followed by another quintessential contribution to the folk metal scene with Storm. Darkthrone is a prominent Norwegian black metal band formed in 1987. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Valhall is a Norwegian doom metal band. ... Bathory was a highly influential Swedish thrash metal/black metal/viking metal band, and were regarded as one of the forefathers of black metal and founder of viking metal. ... Tormentor is a Hungarian black metal band which was formed in 1987. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal group who are often cited among the influences in the black metal, thrash metal, power metal, and progressive metal genres. ... Viking metal is a term used in reference to heavy metal music with a dramatic emphasis on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the life and times of Northern and Central Europeans prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia. ... Isengard is a solo project of Fenriz, famous for being the drummer of Darkthrone, created around 1988-1989. ... Fenriz Neptune Towers is a Avantgarde Astral Alien Synth side-project formed in 1993 by Fenriz of Darkthrone. ... Storm was a folk metal band that originally included Fenriz of Darkthrone and Satyr of Satyricon. ...

Fenriz now claims to be apolitical, remaining non-partisan towards the events of early Norwegian black metal. In one interview, Fenriz stated that he was against the book Lords of Chaos, comparing its hype to Oprah. Fenriz prefers to keep Darkthrone out of the spotlight; in late 2004 he turned down a nomination for a Norwegian Alarm Award. He claimed that Darkthrone had "no interest in being part of the glitter and showbiz side of the music industry". Fenriz is known for his refusal to play live and his lack of interest in the music business in general (he is not opposed to file sharing, as demonstrated through his apathy toward the very premature leak of Darkthrone's 2004 release Sardonic Wrath on the Internet). Categories: Move to Wiktionary | Stub ... Black metal is a musical genre, related to styles of heavy metal, such as death metal. ... Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground is a book by Michael Moynihan & Didrik Søderlind. ... The Oprah Winfrey Show is the longest-running daytime television talk show in the United States, and is hosted, produced and owned by Oprah Winfrey. ... File sharing is the activity of making files available to other users for download over the Internet, but also over smaller networks. ... Sardonic Wrath is the eleventh album by Norwegian black metal band, Darkthrone. ...

Fenriz currently lives in Oslo, and has a record label with Nocturno Culto called Tyrant Syndicate Productions, which is a sub-label of Peaceville Records (to which Darkthrone is signed). In late 2004, Fenriz released a compilation album through Peaceville entitled Fenriz Presents... The Best of Old-School Black Metal, which included selected tracks from such influential artists as Celtic Frost, Hellhammer, Burzum, and Bathory. He has expressed plans to release a thrash metal compilation in the future. This article is about the capital of Norway. ... Nocturno Culto (born Ted Skjellum) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the vocalist, guitarist and bassist for influential black metal band, Darkthrone. ... This is what Peaceville call their Sacred Star. ... Fenriz Presents. ... Celtic Frost is an extreme metal band from Zürich, Switzerland, best known for their influence on the thrash, black, doom and death metal genres. ... Hellhammer was an early-1980s extreme metal band, hailing from Switzerland and popular briefly in Europe in the mid-1980s. ... Burzum began in 1991 as a prominent and influential Norwegian black metal act by Varg Vikernes (born Kristian Vikernes). ... Bathory was a highly influential Swedish thrash metal/black metal/viking metal band, and were regarded as one of the forefathers of black metal and founder of viking metal. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by the high speed and aggression. ...

Musical projects

• Darkthrone - Drums, bass, rhythm guitar, Vocals, Lyrics (Since 1986)
• Dødheimsgard - Bass, vocals on Kronet til Konge album (1994-1995)
• Valhall - Drums (1987-1989)
• Isengard - Drums, Guitars, Bass, Synth, Vocals (1989-1995) *solo project
• Neptune Towers - Keyboards, VCS3 farfisa organ, Arp 2600 (1993-1995) *solo project
• Storm - Drums, Vocals (1995) *credited as Herr Nagell
• Eibon - Drums (Since 1999, band status is unknown)
• Strid
• Vombator
• DJ Ebola *not to be confused with the German DJ of the same name

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Guest appearances and contributions

• Satyricon - Lyrics for Nemesis Divina (1996), percussion on Rebel Extravaganza (1999)
• Ulver - Vocals on the track "A Song Of Liberty Plates 25-27" from the album, Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1998)
• Aura Noir - Vocals on Increased Damnation (2000) and The Merciless (2004)
• Cadaver Inc. - Additional vocals
• Thorns - Guitars, drums
• Audiopain - Lyrics
• Seth - Lyrics
• Fuck You All - Grindcore band, playing bass somewhere early in the 2000s. Never left the rehearsal room.
• Red Harvest - Guest vocals on "Absolut Dunkel:heit" from the album Cold Dark Matter

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External links

• Moonfog Productions Official Site
• Tyrant Syndicate Productions
• Peaceville Records
• Fenriz discography at MusicBrainz
• Fenriz interviewed by Travis Jeppesen
• Take Me to Your Fenriz