Faust (musician)

Bård Eithun
Birth name Bård Guldvik Eithun
Also known as Faust
Born April 21, 1974 (1974-04-21) (age 37)
Origin Norway
Genres Black metal, Thrash metal, Death metal
Occupations Musician
Instruments Drums, vocals
Associated acts Aborym, Blood Tsunami, Emperor, Zyklon, Scum

Bård Guldvik “Faust” Eithun (born: 21 April 1974) is a Norwegian drummer. He is best known for his work with early black metal band Emperor, especially on the releases As the Shadows Rise and In the Nightside Eclipse. He also writes lyrics for other bands, including Zyklon.

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Murder conviction

Eithun was convicted of murdering Magne Andreassen, a gay man, by fatally stabbing him in Lillehammer Norway on 21 August 1992. The murder occurred near the park which eventually held the opening ceremonies of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.[1] Faust was sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment, but was released in 2003 after serving nine years and four months.[2]

Some in the media speculated that the murder was related to black metal, Satanism or fascism – Eithun later stated that he “was never a satanist or fascist in any way”[2], although he had been “interested in Satanism but there are other things as well. Basically, I don’t give a shit”[3]. Jørn Tunsberg of the band Hades Almighty also claimed that the murder was “an impulse killing” and that “it had nothing to do with black metal”.[4] Kjetil Manheim was a friend of Eithun at the time, and later remarked “the situation that Faust was in wasn't a good experience. He felt that he was attacked. He was in shock”.[5]

The verdict states that Andreassen, unarmed, approached Eithun in central Lillehammer and suggested they take a walk together. Eithun agreed, and followed Andreassen to the olympic park. Andreassen’s body was discovered the following day with 37 stab wounds and massive head injury as a result of being repeatedly kicked.

Discography

(the specified year is date of recording, not release)

Notes

  1. ^ Moynihan and Soderlind, 2003: 111
  2. ^ a b Bowar, Chad. "Interview with former Emperor drummer Faust". http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/faust.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-30. "I was never a Satanist or fascist in any way, but I put behind me the hatred and negativity. Those feelings just eat you up from inside." 
  3. ^ Michael Moynihan, Didrik Søderlind: Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground. Feral House 1998, p. 231.
  4. ^ Grude, Torstein (1998). Satan Rides The Media.
  5. ^ Martin Ledang, Pål Aasdal (2008). Once Upon a Time in Norway.

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Dissection
Jon Nödtveidt · Set Teitan · Tomas Asklund
Ole Öhman · John Zwetsloot · Johan Norman · Bård "Faust" Eithun
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Emperor

Ihsahn · Samoth · Trym

Alver · Tchort · Mortiis · Faust
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Related
Zyklon
Secthdamon · Samoth · Destructhor · Trym
Daemon · Cosmocrator
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Split with Red Harvest
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