Steinar Sverd Johnsen

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Steinar Sverd Johnsen is a Norwegian piano/keyboard/synthesizer player and composer. Sverd currently plays keyboards and synthesizers in Arcturus and is also the main composer for the band. He formed the band with Jan Axel Blomberg of Mayhem in 1987, originally under the moniker Mortem.

In 1998, Sverd was recruited by the band, The Kovenant, known at the time as Covenant, along with Hellhammer. After the release of the album Nexus Polaris, Sverd and the band parted ways.
Sverd has also been a guest on a few releases by prominent Norwegian black metal bands, Ulver and Satyricon.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 With Mortem 1.2 With Arcturus 1.3 With Covenant 1.4 As a session musician 1.5 As a guest musician

[edit] Discography

[edit] With Mortem

• Slow Death (Demo) (1987)
• Slow Death EP (1989)

[edit] With Arcturus

1. Promo 90 (Demo) (1990)
2. My Angel LP (1991)
3. Constellation MCD/MLP (1994)
4. Aspera Hiems Symfonia (1995)
5. Constellation (1997)
6. La Masquerade Infernale (1997)
7. Disguised Masters (1999)
8. Aspera Hiems Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel re-release (2001)
9. The Sham Mirrors (2002)
10. Sideshow Symphonies (2005)
11. Shipwrecked In Oslo (2006)

[edit] With Covenant

1. Nexus Polaris (1998)
2. Prophecies of Fire (unreleased)

[edit] As a session musician

1. Satyricon - The Shadowthrone (1994) (credited as S.S.)
2. Carpe Tenebrum (Mirrored Hate Painting) (not credited)

[edit] As a guest musician

1. Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler (1995)
2. Fleurety - Department of Apocalyptic Affairs - (2000)