Steinar Sverd Johnsen

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Steinar Sverd Johnsen
Sverd (left) with Arcturus guitarist Tore Moren
Background information
Origin	Norway
Genre(s)	Heavy metal, Black metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano
Associated acts	Arcturus

Steinar Sverd Johnsen is a Norwegian piano/keyboard/synthesizer player and composer. Sverd last played keyboards and synthesizers in Arcturus and was also the main composer for the band. He formed the band with Jan Axel Blomberg (also known as Hellhammer) of Mayhem in 1987, originally under the moniker Mortem (where he played guitar). The band split up in April, 2007.

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 (1994)
4. Aspera Hiems Symfonia (1995)
5. Constellation LP (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. Ved Buens Ende - ...Coiled in Obscurity (1995)

[edit] As a guest musician

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

v • d • e Arcturus Steinar Sverd Johnsen · Jan Axel Blomberg · Knut Magne Valle · Hugh Mingway · Simen Hestnæs · Tore Moren Kristoffer Rygg · Carl August Tidemann · Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen · Marius Vold · Dag F. Gravem · Øyvind Hægeland Studio albums Aspera Hiems Symfonia · La Masquerade Infernale · The Sham Mirrors · Sideshow Symphonies Extended plays My Angel · Constellation · True Kings of Norway Other releases Reconstellation (Bootleg) · Disguised Masters (Compilation) · Aspera Hiems Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel (Compilation) · Shipwrecked In Oslo (DVD) Putrefaction Records · Nocturnal Art · Ancient Lore · Century Black · Misanthropy Records · Music For Nations · Candlelight Records · The End Records · Jester Records · Season of Mist