Reidar Horghagen

Horgh

Horgh with Hypocrisy in Glasgow, Scotland 2006
Background information
Birth name Reidar Horghagen
Born 7 May 1971
Origin Bergen, Norway
Genres Black metal, death metal
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Drums
Associated acts Immortal, Hypocrisy, Grimfist

Horgh (7 May 1971, born Reidar Horghagen in Bergen,[1] Norway) is a Norwegian drummer, currently playing for Norwegian black metal band Immortal and Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy.

Horgh joined Immortal in 1996, following a succession of rotating members - the band had worked with four different drummers in five years, while core member Abbath played drums in the studio for the albums Pure Holocaust and Battles in the North. Horgh has been with the band ever since, and played drums on all albums the band have released from then on. In 2004 he joined Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy replacing Lars Szoke.

Horgh's style incorporates more straightforward metal techniques than Abbath's mostly blast beat orientated way of playing and the slower, more primitive and eighties-oriented style of Immortal's first drummer Armagedda (the only other drummer that has ever recorded with the band), and is especially known for his strong foot technique, giving him the ability to play very fast and precise double bassdrum patterns for a long period of time. The liner notes of his first Immortal album, Blizzard Beasts, dedicate the album to him.

Discography

With Immortal

With Grimfist

With Hypocrisy

Notes

  1. ↑ "Norsk Black / Ekstrem Metal". Home.c2i.net. 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
Preceded by
Abbath Doom Occulta		 Drummer for Immortal
since 1996 		Incumbent
New title Drummer for Grimfist
2001–2004 		Succeeded by
Anti Christian
Preceded by
Lars Szöke		 Drummer for Hypocrisy
since 2004 		Incumbent