Lars Nedland
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Lars Are Nedland known also as Lazare, from Kristiansand, Norway, is the vocalist, drummer
and keyboardist
for acclaimed avant-garde black metal
band Solefald
. He is also keyboardist for the progressive
black metal
act Borknagar
. He composes much of the music and all the arrangements for violin and cello on Solefald's most recent releases, Red for Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 1 and Black For Death: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 2. He also has written some lyrics for the band, including the songs "04.34 PM", "Fluorescent", and "White Frost Queen." He and vocalist/guitarist/bassist/main lyricist Cornelius Jakhelln
started Solefald in August 1995.
band Carpathian Forest's
1998 album, Black Shining Leather
, joining progressive metal
band Borknagar
to play piano
, keyboard
, synthesizer
and Hammond organ
, sing back-up vocals, and write lyrics, in 2000, and arranging sessions on drums for other bands (Böh
, Grail, God.com)
In 2003 he joined folk
/Viking metal
band, Ásmegin
, in which he sings all clean male vocals. In 2004 he was asked to join the avant-garde metal band Age Of Silence
as singer and main lyricist, which includes members such as Andy Winter from the band Winds
, and Hellhammer
from bands such as Arcturus
, Mayhem
, Winds
.
Lazare is also a researcher/reporter/proprietor for the Norwegian
television station TVNORGE
, where he books guests, puts up cases, and goes out to report.
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
and keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
for acclaimed avant-garde 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....
band Solefald
Solefald
Solefald is a Norwegian avant-garde metal/black metal band that was formed by members Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland and Cornelius Jakhelln in August 1995, with Lars singing and playing keyboard/synthesizer/piano and drums, and Cornelius singing and playing guitar and bass. The meaning of the band's...
. He is also keyboardist for the progressive
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
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....
act Borknagar
Borknagar
Borknagar is a progressive black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines folk metal and black metal with progressive and melodic elements...
. He composes much of the music and all the arrangements for violin and cello on Solefald's most recent releases, Red for Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 1 and Black For Death: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 2. He also has written some lyrics for the band, including the songs "04.34 PM", "Fluorescent", and "White Frost Queen." He and vocalist/guitarist/bassist/main lyricist Cornelius Jakhelln
Cornelius Jakhelln
Cornelius Jakhelln , also known as Cornelius von Jackhelln, is a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist, musician, writer and poet.-Musician:...
started Solefald in August 1995.
Career
Over the years Lazare has joined a variety of bands, playing drums on the black metalBlack 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....
band Carpathian Forest's
Carpathian Forest
Carpathian Forest is a Norwegian black metal band formed by Nattefrost and Nordavind in 1990.-Biography:Carpathian Forest emerged with the demo tape "Bloodlust and Perversion" in 1992. In 1993 the band released a second demo: Journey Through the Cold Moors of Svarttjern...
1998 album, Black Shining Leather
Black Shining Leather
Black Shining Leather is the debut album by the Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest.-Track listing:# "Black Shining Leather" – 4:32# "The Swordsmen" – 4:07# "Death Triumphant" – 4:27# "Sadomasochistic" – 4:02# "Lupus" – 3:06...
, joining progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band Borknagar
Borknagar
Borknagar is a progressive black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines folk metal and black metal with progressive and melodic elements...
to play piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboard
Electronic keyboard
An electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
, synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
and Hammond organ
Hammond organ
The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
, sing back-up vocals, and write lyrics, in 2000, and arranging sessions on drums for other bands (Böh
BOH
BOH or Boh may refer to:* Boh , administrative division of Ethiopia* the obsolete International Olympic Committee country code for Bohemia* the obsolete FIFA country code for Bohemia* the Southern Bug River or Southern Buh in Ukraine...
, Grail, God.com)
In 2003 he joined folk
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
/Viking metal
Viking metal
Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on lyrical themes of Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age...
band, Ásmegin
Ásmegin
Ásmegin is a Norwegian folk/viking metal band formed in 1998. The name comes from Old Norse and means "by the might of the gods". Ásmegin's lyrics are written in Norwegian as well as some in Old Norse and older Norwegian...
, in which he sings all clean male vocals. In 2004 he was asked to join the avant-garde metal band Age Of Silence
Age Of Silence
Age of Silence is a Norwegian avant-garde progressive metal band formed in 2004 by Andy Winter of Winds.-Current members:* Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland - Vocals...
as singer and main lyricist, which includes members such as Andy Winter from the band Winds
Winds (band)
Winds is a Norwegian neo-classical/progressive metal band formed in 1998. The music is largely influenced by classical music, with Andy Winter's piano work and Carl August Tidemann's guitar solos, often the central focuses...
, and Hellhammer
Jan Axel Blomberg
Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg is a three time Spellemannprisen award-winning heavy metal drummer. He is most well known for his drumming with the band Mayhem, with which he began his career...
from bands such as Arcturus
Arcturus (band)
Arcturus is an avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1987. They named it Arcturus , after the Behenian fixed star Arcturus.-Biography:The band has released four official full-length albums...
, Mayhem
Mayhem (band)
Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984 in Oslo, Norway and regarded as one of the pioneers of the influential Norwegian black metal scene...
, Winds
Winds (band)
Winds is a Norwegian neo-classical/progressive metal band formed in 1998. The music is largely influenced by classical music, with Andy Winter's piano work and Carl August Tidemann's guitar solos, often the central focuses...
.
Lazare is also a researcher/reporter/proprietor for the Norwegian
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...
television station TVNORGE
TVNorge
TVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK...
, where he books guests, puts up cases, and goes out to report.
Interviews
With Solefald
- Jernlov (demo) (1996)
- The Linear ScaffoldThe Linear ScaffoldThe Linear Scaffold is the debut full-length album by the Norwegian Avant-garde Black metal band Solefald. It was released in 1997 on Avantgarde Records.-Track listing:#"Jernlov" #"Philosophical Revolt" #"Red View"...
(1997) - NeonismNeonism (album)Neonism is the second full length album by Norwegian Post-Black Metal band Solefald. It was released on December 7th, 1999 by Avantgarde Music.- Sound :...
(1999) - Pills Against The Ageless IllsPills Against The Ageless IllsPills against the Ageless Ills is the third full-length album by Norwegian avant-garde metal band Solefald. It was released on September 19, 2001, their first album under the Century Media label...
(2001) - In Harmonia UniversaliIn Harmonia UniversaliIn Harmonia Universali is the fourth full-length album by Norwegian avant-garde metal band Solefald, and their last under the Century Media label. It was released on March 24, 2003. The album featured lyrics sung in four languages, English, Norwegian, French, and German.At the time, this can be...
(2003) - Red For Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 1 (2005)
- Black For Death: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 2 (2006)
- The Circular Drain (2008)
- Norrøn LivskunstNorrøn Livskunst- Concept :The press release for described the album as such:With "Norrøn livskunst", SOLEFALD looks to the early 1900-century Norway, when a young nation zealously engaged in exploring its cultural roots. Writers, painters and composers rediscovered Norse mythology, the Edda and the sagas. Houses...
(2010)
With Borknagar
- Quintessence (2000)
- EmpiricismEmpiricism (album)Empiricism is the fifth studio album by Borknagar, and their first studio album to feature Vintersorg on vocals, along with the addition of Tyr on bass. This would mark the last album appearance of Jens F...
(2001) - Epic (2004)
- OriginOrigin (Borknagar album)Origin is Borknagar's seventh studio album, and is primarily an acoustic effort. Origin explores the band's more progressive and traditional elements....
(2006) - For the Elements (2008)
- UniversalUniversal (Borknagar album)Universal is the eighth full-length album by the Norwegian metal band Borknagar. It marks the return of guitarist Jens F. Ryland. The band's former vocalist ICS Vortex performed vocals on the track My Domain. The album was intended to be released in the fall of 2009, but the release date was...
(2010)
With Age Of Silence
- AccelerationAcceleration (album)Acceleration is the first full-length album by Norwegian avant-garde progressive metal band Age of Silence. It was released on September 14, 2004.-Track listing:# "Auditorium of Modern Movements" – 3:36...
(2004) - Complication - Trilogy Of Intricacy (2005)
As session musician/guest musician
- Carpathian ForestCarpathian ForestCarpathian Forest is a Norwegian black metal band formed by Nattefrost and Nordavind in 1990.-Biography:Carpathian Forest emerged with the demo tape "Bloodlust and Perversion" in 1992. In 1993 the band released a second demo: Journey Through the Cold Moors of Svarttjern...
- Black Shining LeatherBlack Shining LeatherBlack Shining Leather is the debut album by the Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest.-Track listing:# "Black Shining Leather" – 4:32# "The Swordsmen" – 4:07# "Death Triumphant" – 4:27# "Sadomasochistic" – 4:02# "Lupus" – 3:06...
(Drums) (1998) - VintersorgVintersorgVintersorg is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron . Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into...
- Visions From The Spiral GeneratorVisions from the Spiral GeneratorVisions from the Spiral Generator is the fourth full-length album by Swedish progressive/folk metal band Vintersorg. It was released on June 24, 2002. This album saw a drastic shift in style in the band that was foreshadowed on the band's prior album, Cosmic Genesis...
(Hammond organHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
) (2002) - VintersorgVintersorgVintersorg is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron . Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into...
- The Focusing BlurThe Focusing BlurThe Focusing Blur is the fifth full-length album by Swedish progressive/folk metal band Vintersorg. It was released on February 16, 2004. This album was the most progressive album to date, with many experimental and avant-garde elements and the lyrics were now all written and sung in English.-Track...
(Hammond Organ, vocals/spoken word, lyrics) (2004) - SturmgeistSturmgeistSturmgeist is an experimental black/thrash metal formed by Cornelius Jakhelln in 2002.-Beginnings:In 2002, Cornelius Jakhelln began working on a new band. The name chosen was Sturmgeist . The music was an experimental mix of black/thrash metal with lyrics sung in English, Norwegian, and German...
- Meister MephistoMeister MephistoMeister Mephisto is the first full-length album by Norwegian experimental black/thrash band Sturmgeist, the, then solo, project of Cornelius Jakhelln. It was released on 24 January 2005. It is the 94th release by French record label, Season Of Mist...
(Backing-Vocals) (2005) - WindsWinds (band)Winds is a Norwegian neo-classical/progressive metal band formed in 1998. The music is largely influenced by classical music, with Andy Winter's piano work and Carl August Tidemann's guitar solos, often the central focuses...
- Prominence and DemiseProminence and DemiseProminence and Demise is the third full-length album by Norwegian progressive metal band Winds, released on September 4, 2007.-Track listing:#"Universal Creation Array" - 8:20#"Distorted Dimensions" - 4:34#"The Grand Design" - 6:20...
(Vocals) (2007) - Pantheon IPantheon IPantheon I is a extreme metal band from Oslo, Norway, and sharing some current and past members with 1349. They have the particularity to include a Cello artist in their line-up, and are often praised for being unafraid to experiment with their sound, while still keeping the musical ethos of black...
- The Wanderer and His Shadow (Vocals) (2007) - Havoc Unit - h.IV+ (Hoarse Industrial Viremia)H.IV+ (Hoarse Industrial Viremia)-Personnel:* sa.myel - drums, bass, guitars * t.kunz - guitars, bass * jos.f - vocals...
(Vocals) (2008)