Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad
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Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad (stage name Frost), was born on June 28, 1973 in Øyer
, Oppland
, Norway
, and is the drummer in the black metal
bands Satyricon
and 1349
.
Frost has previously performed with Gorgoroth
, Zyklon-B
, Gehenna
and Keep Of Kalessin
. He originally joined Satyricon temporarily to record the demo "The Forest is My Throne", later joining the band full-time. He currently studies at a mathematics college in Oslo
.
Frost employs various drumming styles when performing with different bands. With early 1349
and early Satyricon he extensively uses blast beats. His recent work with Satyricon is more simplistic and mid-tempo, as is his work on "Revelations of the Black Flame
", 1349's fourth album. On 1349's fifth album "Demonoir
", however, Frost once again makes extensive use of blastbeats.
Frost was denied entry to North America by the US Department of Homeland Security upon failing to note having been sentenced to 5 months for assault (during a bar fight in the early '90s) when applying for his work visa. On 1349
tours before 2008, he was replaced by Tony Laureano
. Joey Jordison
and Trym Torson
have performed with Satyricon on North American tour dates.
He appeared in the documentary film Until The Light Takes Us
as part of an art piece featuring him firebreathing and cutting himself with a knife.
Øyer
Øyer is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tingberg....
, Oppland
Oppland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, and is the drummer in the black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
bands Satyricon
Satyricon (band)
Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, and the first one in the genre to join a multi-national record label .-Biography:Satyricon was formed in 1990 by Czral and Wargod. Ulver and Satyr soon joined them...
and 1349
1349 (band)
1349 is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1997. Their name comes from the year the Black Death reached Norway.- History :1349 formed in 1997 and comprises several former members of the band Alvheim...
.
Frost has previously performed with Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. Formed in 1992 by Infernus , the band is named after the dead plateau of evil and darkness in the land of Mordor from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The group is currently signed to Regain Records and have released...
, Zyklon-B
Zyklon-B (band)
Zyklon-B was a Norwegian Black Metal band founded in 1995.The band’s members were Tomas "Samoth" Thormodsæter Haugen and Vegard "Ihsahn" Sverre Tveitan from Emperor, Kjetil "Frost" Haraldstad from Satyricon and Björn "Aldrahn" Dencker Gjerde from Dødheimsgard. Their lyrics deal mainly with...
, Gehenna
Gehenna (band)
-Biography:Gehenna was formed in January, 1993 by original members Sanrabb, Dolgar, and Sir Vereda. Their first demo, entitled Black Seared Heart, was recorded between the 3rd and 7 June 1993 in Soundsuite Studios, and was released as a cassette...
and Keep Of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A...
. He originally joined Satyricon temporarily to record the demo "The Forest is My Throne", later joining the band full-time. He currently studies at a mathematics college in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
.
Frost employs various drumming styles when performing with different bands. With early 1349
1349 (band)
1349 is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1997. Their name comes from the year the Black Death reached Norway.- History :1349 formed in 1997 and comprises several former members of the band Alvheim...
and early Satyricon he extensively uses blast beats. His recent work with Satyricon is more simplistic and mid-tempo, as is his work on "Revelations of the Black Flame
Revelations Of the Black Flame
Revelations of the Black Flame is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band 1349.The studio sessions took place during December 2008 in a woodland studio in Bøverbru . 1349 mixed the album in January 2009. The album was co-mixed by Tom Gabriel Fischer...
", 1349's fourth album. On 1349's fifth album "Demonoir
Demonoir
Demonoir is the fifth full-length album by Norwegian Black metal band 1349. The new album shows "a return to the band's more traditional, raw-yet-technical black metal sound." It was released on 26th April 2010 in Europe and the day after in North America....
", however, Frost once again makes extensive use of blastbeats.
Frost was denied entry to North America by the US Department of Homeland Security upon failing to note having been sentenced to 5 months for assault (during a bar fight in the early '90s) when applying for his work visa. On 1349
1349 (band)
1349 is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1997. Their name comes from the year the Black Death reached Norway.- History :1349 formed in 1997 and comprises several former members of the band Alvheim...
tours before 2008, he was replaced by Tony Laureano
Tony Laureano
Tony Laureano is a heavy metal drummer originally from Puerto Rico. He has been playing for a number of metal bands including Dimmu Borgir, Nile, Angelcorpse, Malevolent Creation, God Dethroned, Acheron, Aurora Borealis, Belphegor, Nachtmystium, 1349 and Brujeria...
. Joey Jordison
Joey Jordison
Joey Jordison , is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work as the drummer for the nu metal band Slipknot. He grew up in Waukee, Iowa with his parents and two sisters, and was given his first drum kit at the age of 8...
and Trym Torson
Trym Torson
Trym Torson , or just Trym, is a Norwegian drummer, formerly with Zyklon. Torson started playing in the Viking metal band Enslaved and was later invited to play in black metal band Emperor. He co-founded Zyklon together with Emperor member Samoth...
have performed with Satyricon on North American tour dates.
He appeared in the documentary film Until The Light Takes Us
Until The Light Takes Us
Until the Light Takes Us is a 2009 feature documentary about Norwegian black metal, from directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell.-Featured interviewees:* Gylve "Fenriz" Nagell...
as part of an art piece featuring him firebreathing and cutting himself with a knife.
Discography
| Year | Title | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Dark Medieval Times Dark Medieval Times Dark Medieval Times is the debut album by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon.-Track listing:*All Songs Written By Satyr.#"Walk the Path of Sorrow" – 8:18#"Dark Medieval Times" – 8:11#"Skyggedans" – 3:55... |
Satyricon |
| 1994 | The Shadowthrone The Shadowthrone The Shadowthrone is the second album by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon.-Track listing:#"Hvite Krists død" – 8:27#"In the Mist by the Hills" – 8:01#"Woods to Eternity" – 6:13#"Vikingland" – 5:14... |
Satyricon |
| 1995 | Blood Must be Shed | Zyklon-B |
| 1996 | Nemesis Divina Nemesis Divina Nemesis Divina is an album by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. This album contains the seminal fan favorite Mother North in which a video was shot for, that was shown in the American movie Spun for a few seconds. The music video opens with "Montagues and Capulets".-Track listing:*All... |
Satyricon |
| 1996 | Antichrist | Gorgoroth |
| 1998 | Destroyer Destroyer (Gorgoroth album) - Personnel :*Ares - bass *Daimonion - synth *Frost - drums *Gaahl - vocals *Infernus - guitars , bass , vocals , drums... (one song only) |
Gorgoroth |
| 1999 | Rebel Extravaganza Rebel Extravaganza Rebel Extravaganza is an album by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon released in 1999.Re-released in 2006 by Nuclear Blast as with Intermezzo II tracks as a bonus.... |
Satyricon |
| 2000 | 1349 1349 (EP) 1349 is the self-titled EP by Norwegian black metal band 1349 released in 2001.- Track listing :# "End of All" – 5:55# "Antichrist Warzone" – 4:23# "Chaos Within" – 4:08# "The Usurper " – 3:26- Personnel :... |
1349 |
| 2002 | Volcano Volcano (Satyricon album) Volcano is an album by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. The album is one of the band's more successful records, having won several awards, including the Norwegian Grammy for "Best Metal Album," Alarm awards for "Metal Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for "Fuel For Hatred," and an... |
Satyricon |
| 2003 | Reclaim Reclaim (EP) Reclaim is Keep of Kalessin's first EP. It was released on December 6, 2003 in the United States and in Europe on January 15, 2004 as a Mini CD. It was recorded in July, 2003 in Silverstone Studios and Schweinhund Studios. The EP was produced by Schwein and Obsidian C.. The EP was mixed by Schwein... |
Keep of Kalessin |
| 2003 | Liberation Liberation (1349 album) Liberation is the second album by Norwegian black metal band 1349 released in 2003.-Track listing:# "Manifest" - 4:05# "I Breathe Spears" - 4:26# "Riders of the Apocalypse" - 4:36# "Deathmarch" - 1:07# "Pitch Black" - 3:20... |
1349 |
| 2004 | Beyond the Apocalypse Beyond the Apocalypse Beyond the Apocalypse is an album by Norwegian black metal band 1349. It was released in 2004 on Candlelight Records.- Track listing :*All songs published by Tanglade Music/Abstract Sounds.# "Chasing Dragons" – 6:31... |
1349 |
| 2005 | Hellfire Hellfire (album) Hellfire is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band 1349, released on October 24, 2005.The album's closer and title track was intentionally written and recorded to be 13:49 in length.... |
1349 |
| 2005 | WW WW (Gehenna album) WW is the sixth full length album by the Norwegian black metal band Gehenna. It was recorded and released 4 years after their previous album.-Track listing:#"Grenade Prayer" - 3:49#"Death To Them All" - 3:46#"New Blood" - 3:26... |
Gehenna |
| 2006 | Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam - Credits :Musicians:* Gaahl – vocals* Infernus – guitars* King ov Hell – bass* Frost – drums Other personnel:* Mixed by Gorgoroth and Herbrand Larsen in Bergen.... |
Gorgoroth |
| 2006 | Now, Diabolical Now, Diabolical Now, Diabolical is an album by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. On the vinyl version, as well as on the Scarecrow Records limited edition CD of the album there is a bonus track "Storm "... |
Satyricon |
| 2008 | The Age of Nero The Age of Nero The Age of Nero is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon released on November 3, 2008 via Roadrunner Records. The release was backed by a full European headlining tour opening in Stavanger, Norway on November 12 and ending in Hamburg, Germany on December 20. Most of the... |
Satyricon |
| 2009 | Revelations Of the Black Flame Revelations Of the Black Flame Revelations of the Black Flame is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band 1349.The studio sessions took place during December 2008 in a woodland studio in Bøverbru . 1349 mixed the album in January 2009. The album was co-mixed by Tom Gabriel Fischer... |
1349 |
| 2010 | The Underworld Regime The Underworld Regime -Personnel:*Shagrath – lead vocals*King ov Hell – bass guitar, backing vocals*Teloch – lead guitar*Ice Dale – lead guitar*Frost – drums... |
Ov Hell |
| 2010 | Demonoir Demonoir Demonoir is the fifth full-length album by Norwegian Black metal band 1349. The new album shows "a return to the band's more traditional, raw-yet-technical black metal sound." It was released on 26th April 2010 in Europe and the day after in North America.... |
1349 |