Gaahl
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| Gaahl | ||
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 Gaahl with corpse paint
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Norway | |
| Genre(s) | Black metal | |
| Years active | 1998 - present | |
| Associated acts |
Gorgoroth,Gaahlskagg, Trelldom and Sigfader | |
| Website | http://www.gorgoroth.org | |
| Notable instrument(s) | ||
| ESP KH-2 and KH-3 Signature models | ||
Gaahl is the vocalist for the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He joined the band in 1998. Gaahl was first heard on the 1998 Nuclear Blast Album Destroyer, however he only sung on the title track.
Gaahl was also 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 his views on Satanism and Christianity.[1]
He is also in black metal bands Gaahlskagg (with Gorgoroth live guitarist Skagg)[2], Trelldom[3], and Sigfader (also with Skagg)[4]
Gaahl was sentenced to one year in prison for assault in 2001, and was forced to pay the victim 158,000 NOK. In 2006, Gaahl spent another 14 months in prison for assaulting a man and threatening to drink his blood in 2002. The victim received a total of 190,000 NOK. [5] He was released in December 2006. [6]
[edit] Discography
- Trelldom - Disappearing of the Burning Moon (1994)
- Trelldom - Til Evighet (1995)
- Trelldom - Til et Annet... (1998)
- Gorgoroth - Destroyer (1998)
- Gaahlskagg - Split with Stormfront (1999)
- Sigfader - Sigfaders Hevner (1999)
- Gorgoroth - Incipit Satan (2000)
- Gaahlskagg - Erotic Funeral (2000)
- Gorgoroth - Twilight of the Idols (2003)
- Gorgoroth - Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (2006)
