Kristian Eivind "Gaahl" Espedal is the vocalist for the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Trelldom is a Norwegian black metal band, formed in 1992. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Biography

Gaahl was born in the village of Espedal, Fjaler, Norway in 1975. It was revealed in Peter Beste's documentary True Norwegian Black Metal that his family has lived in and owned the same tiny village in western Norway for centuries. At present, only he and his family live in the village despite all being at least 15 minutes from each other. He has a reputation as an enigmatic character, for example, he was schooled in the same place from the age of 4 to 18 and was one of two students in the school building, the other comitting suicide after leaving. Gaahl has been involved with black metal since 1992, and has been in bands such as Gaahlskagg (with Gorgoroth live guitarist Skagg)^[2], Trelldom^[3], and Sigfader (with Skagg and Kvitrafn)^[4]. Gaahl joined Gorgoroth in 1998, and was first heard on their Nuclear Blast album Destroyer; however, he only sang on the title track. The municipality Fjaler in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, has 2,935 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... For nuclear detonations, see nuclear explosion. ... Destroyer is the fifth full-length album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. ...

Gaahl was sentenced to one year in prison for assault in 2001, and was forced to pay the victim 158,000 NOK (26,963 US$). In 2006, Gaahl spent another 9 months (of a 14 month sentence) in prison for brutally assaulting a man and allegedly threatening to drink his blood in 2002. The victim received a total of 190,000 NOK (32,424 US$).^[5] Gaahl was released in December 2006.^[6] Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was briefly interviewed for the 2005 documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. He gives commentary on the events in Norway in the early 90s as well as some of his views on Satanism and Christianity.^[7]

In April 2007 Gaahl appeared in a 5 part series entitled True Norwegian Black Metal. The series was produced by famous black metal photographer Peter Beste. The series debuted on vbs.tv the broadcast network of Vice Magazine. Gaahl once more gives his views on Christianity, his paintings, and shows the film crew around his house and woods. April 2007 is the fourth month of the year. ... Vice is a Canadian magazine, founded in Montreal by Suroosh Alvi, Shane Smith and Gavin McInnes. ...

1. True Norwegian Black Metal Part 1[3]
2. True Norwegian Black Metal Part 2[4]
3. True Norwegian Black Metal Part 3[5]
4. True Norwegian Black Metal Part 4[6]
5. True Norwegian Black Metal Part 5[7]

Beliefs

Gaahl is popularly known as a Satanist, although he in fact regards Satan as culturally and spiritually irrelevant, and only uses Satanism to promote his staunch anti-Christianity on the basis that 'we live in a Christian world and we have to speak their language', also using it for its confrontational value to counter Christian imposition. In actuality, he is a practitioner of old Norse Shamanism, and is opposed to imposition of one's own religious beliefs on others.^[8][9] Ostensibly, Gaahl's spiritual beliefs further cemented Gorgoroth's lyrical suppression. Gaahl is also a vegetarian.^[10] Satanism is a religious or philosophical movement centered around Satan or another entity identified with Satan, or centered around the forces of nature, particularly human nature, represented by Satan as an archetype. ... This article is about the concept of Satan. ... Anti-Christianity is the criticism of the Christian religion based on alleged mischaracterizations, stereotypes, and negative prejudices. ... This article is about the practice of shamanism; for other uses, see Shaman (disambiguation). ...

Discography

With Gorgoroth

• Destroyer (1998)
• Incipit Satan (2000)
• Twilight of the Idols (2003)
• Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (2006)

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With Trelldom

• Disappearing of the Burning Moon (1994)
• Til Evighet (1995)
• Til et Annet… (1998)
• Til Minne... (2007)

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With Gaahlskagg

• Split with Stormfront (1999)
• Erotic Funeral (2000)

With Sigfader

• Sigfaders Hevner (1999)

References

External Links

• Official Myspace