Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad

Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad

Frost, 2009
Background information
Birth name Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad
Born (1973-06-28) 28 June 1973
Øyer, Oppland, Norway
Genres Black metal, death metal
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Drums, percussion
Associated acts Satyricon, 1349, Gorgoroth, Ov Hell, Zyklon-B, Gehenna and Keep Of Kalessin

Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad (stage name Frost), was born on 28 June 1973 in Øyer, Oppland, Norway, and is the drummer in the black metal bands Satyricon and 1349.[1]

Frost has previously performed with Gorgoroth,[2] Zyklon-B, Gehenna and Keep Of Kalessin. He originally joined Satyricon temporarily to record the demo "The Forest is My Throne", later joining the band full-time.[3] He currently studies at a mathematics college in Oslo.

Frost employs various drumming styles when performing with different bands. With 1349 and early Satyricon he extensively uses blast beats. His recent work with Satyricon is more simplistic and mid-tempo. On 1349's 2009 studio album Revelations of the Black Flame He played at a slower speed as it was a more experimental/ambient album but for every other release by the band he has mostly played in a fast/extensive blastbeat style. He is generally regarded as one of the most proficient and fastest drummers in the black metal scene. On all Satyricon albums his role is credited simply as "battery".

Frost was denied entry to North America by the US Department of Homeland Security upon failing to note having been sentenced to 5 months for assault (during a bar fight in the early '90s) when applying for his work visa. On 1349 tours before 2008, he was replaced by Tony Laureano. Joey Jordison and Trym Torson have performed with Satyricon on North American tour dates. He later was able to perform again in the United States.[4]

He appeared in the documentary film Until The Light Takes Us as part of an art piece featuring him firebreathing and cutting himself with a knife.

Equipment

Frost uses Tama drums and pedals,[5] Zildjian cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks.[6]

Drums: Tama Starclassic Bubinga:

Cymbals: Zildjian:

Discography

Year Title Band
1993Dark Medieval TimesSatyricon
1994The ShadowthroneSatyricon
1995Blood Must be ShedZyklon-B
1996Nemesis DivinaSatyricon
1996AntichristGorgoroth
1998Destroyer (one song only)Gorgoroth
1999Rebel ExtravaganzaSatyricon
200013491349
2002VolcanoSatyricon
2003ReclaimKeep of Kalessin
2003Liberation[7]1349
2004Beyond the Apocalypse1349
2005Hellfire[8]1349
2005WWGehenna
2006Ad Majorem Sathanas GloriamGorgoroth
2006Now, DiabolicalSatyricon
2008The Age of NeroSatyricon
2009Revelations Of the Black Flame1349
2010The Underworld RegimeOv Hell
2010Demonoir[9]1349
2013SatyriconSatyricon
2014Massive Cauldron of Chaos1349

References

  1. ↑ "Frost: Confessions of a drummer". theothersidezine.com. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Gorgoroth". metallian.com. Retrieved 2011-12-07. Destroyer was issued on Nuclear Blast. More changes were in store when Grim died in 1999. He, reportedly, had overdosed on drugs. Drummer Vrolok sessioned on the next album. Sit Erichsen was the band's next drummer. Live dates, in turn, were further completed with Satyricon's Frost
  3. ↑ "1349 interview". tartareandesire.com. June 2003. Retrieved 2011-12-07. We share our rehearsal-room with Satyricon, and we asked him to do the drums on a demo, and when he later heard the material for "Liberation" he wanted to be a full-time member.
  4. ↑ "1349 Drummer Rejoins Band In Chicago Following Visa Delay - May 1, 2010". Blabbermouth.net. 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  5. ↑ "Kjetil "FROST" Haraldstad". tamadrum.co.jp. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  6. ↑ "Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad". metalstorm.net. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  7. ↑ "1349 - Liberation". Sputnikmusic. 2005-01-26. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  8. ↑ "1349 - Hellfire". Metastorm. 2005-10-24. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  9. ↑ "1349 - Demonoir review". Metastorm. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2011-12-07.


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