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Silenoz
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| Silenoz | |
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| Birth name | Sven Atle Kopperud |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genre(s) | Symphonic Black Metal Melodic Black Metal Thrash Metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Vocals (For All Tid, Stormblåst, Stormblåst MMV and Godless Savage Garden) Bass Guitar |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Label(s) | Nuclear Blast |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals | |
Silenoz, (real name Sven Atle Kopperud born in October 1976), is a Norwegian guitarist who is a founding member, along with Shagrath and Tjodalv, of the Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir.
Silenoz has been behind the guitars since the band started. He composes most of the riffs and melodies that are a large part of the band's sound. He is also Dimmu Borgir's predominant lyricist, also contributing backing vocals which can be heard on "For All Tid", "Stormblåst", its re-record and "Godless Savage Garden as well as the his bass contribution on Stormblåst MMV". In the early days of the band, he used as stage name Erkekjetter Silenoz which means arch heretic, having it shortened later to Silenoz.
Before playing in Dimmu Borgir, Silenoz played in "Malefic". Another band Silenoz, or "Ed Damnator" as he was called, played rhythm guitar in was the Norwegian thrash metal band, "Nocturnal Breed". Before becoming a musician Silenoz used to work in a kindergarten.
Silenoz has written majority of Dimmu Borgir's lyrics and also based the songs in the album In Sorte Diaboli on a narative of his composition which he has explained to be the basis on the next two upcoming albums. Pat of the narritive is available in the special edition of In Sorte Diaboli.
Silenoz recently was featured as a voice actor in the Adult Swim cartoon Metalocalypse. This episode kicked off the second season of the popular show and debuted on Adult Swim Fix on Friday, September 21, 2007.
It was reported in Metal Hammer magazine that Silenoz is a self-confessed misanthrope.
- Jackson Guitars
- ESP Guitars
- EMG pick ups
- Marshall amplifiers
- Mesa Boogie amplifiers
- ENGL amplifiers
- Boss guitar effects
- Dean Markley - Blue Steel guitar strings
- Dunlop Tortex picks
- Shure wire-less systems
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| Shagrath · Silenoz · Mustis · ICS Vortex · Galder · Hellhammer · Tony Laureano Stian Aarstad · Tjodalv · Tristan · Nagash · Astennu · Nicholas Barker |
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| Studio albums | Rehearsal (demo) (1993) · For All Tid (1994) · Stormblåst (1996) · Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997) · Godless Savage Garden (1998) · Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999) · Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2001) · Death Cult Armageddon (2003) · Stormblåst MMV (2005) · In Sorte Diaboli (2007) |
| Extended plays | Inn I Evighetens Mørke (1994) · Devil's Path (1996) · Sons of Satan Gather for Attack (1999) · True Kings of Norway (2000) · Alive in Torment (2001) · World Misanthropy (2002) |
| Singles | "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" (2003) · "Vredesbyrd" (2004) · "The Serpentine Offering" (2007) · "The Sacrilegious Scorn" (2007) |
| Videography | Live & Plugged Vol. 2 (1997) · World Misanthropy (2002) |
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