Runhild Gammelsæter

Runhild Gammelsæter

Background information
Also known as	Ozma
Born	1976^[1]
Origin	Holmestrand, Norway^[2]
Genres	Doom metal, drone doom, Dark ambient
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, lyricist
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1994 - Present
Labels	Southern Lord Records Hydra Head Records Utech Records
Associated acts	Thorr's Hammer Khlyst Sunn O)))

Runhild Gammelsæter is a musician notable for being the vocalist for the American bands Thorr's Hammer and Khlyst. She works as a professional biologist and holds a Ph.D. in cell physiology.^[3]

Biography

Runhild Gammelsæter was a 17-year-old foreign exchange student from Norway when she joined Thorr's Hammer along with Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson. After six weeks, which was the time it took to release Sannhet i Blodet and record Dommedagsnatt, the band split up due to Runhild returning to Oslo, Norway. Dommedagsnatt was released soon afterwards in 1996 via Southern Lord Records. The four other members of Thorr's Hammer went on to form the band Burning Witch.^[4]

In 2006, she helped form the band Khlyst along with James Plotkin and Tim Wyskida. The album Chaos is My Name was released the same year, which also featured two painted portraits by Runhild herself.

On June 28, 2008, her debut solo album, Amplicon, was released through Utech Records.^[5]

Runhild Gammelsæter has a PhD in cell physiology from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oslo.^[6] She is also a Fulbright Scholar, and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of Norwegian biotechnology company Regenics A.S.^[3]

Discography

With Thorr's Hammer

Sannhet i Blodet (demo, 1995)
Dommedagsnatt (EP, 1996)

With Khlyst

Chaos is My Name (full-length, 2006)
Chaos Live (DVD, 2008)

Solo

Amplicon (full-length, 2008)^[7]

As a guest or session musician

White1 - Sunn O))) (full-length, 2003) lyrics for the song "The Gates of Ballard"^[8]
Ingentes Atque Decorii Vexilliferi Apokalypsis - Fleurety (7" EP, 2009) vocals on the song "Descent Into Darkness"