Terje Andersen (born 12 May 1975), known professionally as Cyrus, is a Norwegian musician best known as the guitarist of the
black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an em ...
band
Susperia
Susperia is a Norwegian black/thrash metal band formed in October 1998 by Tjodalv and Cyrus.
The band was originally named Seven Sins, but since there was another band with that name they changed it to the title of the horror film '' Suspiria ...
. He plays guitar and bass guitar.
Biography
Cyrus started his career in 1997 when he went playing in a band called Seven Sins with ex-
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, ...
drummer
Tjodalv
Tjodalv (born Ian Kenneth Åkesson in 1976) is a Norwegian drummer. He is a founding member of both Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child. He now plays in Black Comedy and Susperia. Tjodalv played guitar on the first Dimmu Borgir albums ''Inn i evigh ...
. The band released one demo tape in that period. In 1999, they changed name to Susperia.
In 2000, Cyrus went playing guitar with
Satyricon for a worldwide tour. He was in Satyricon for two years as session member. In 2009, he became a session guitarist of
thrash
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/
black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an em ...
band
Sarke
Sarke is a Norwegian metal band from Oslo, formed in 2008. The band has released seven studio albums and is currently signed to Norwegian record label Indie Recordings.
History
Sarke formed in 2008 when Thomas "Sarke" Bergli (Khold, Tulus) d ...
. In 2011, with Susperia he released first Susperia's single "Nothing Remains".
Cyrus recently played guitar in Susperia (as full-time member) and Sarke (as session member) and bass guitar in Dimmu Borgir (as session member).
Discography
With Susperia
*''
Illusions of Evil'' (Demo, 2000)
*''
Predominance
''Predominance'' is the debut album by the Norwegian thrash metal band Susperia. Produced at the Abyss Studios, it combines thrash metal with black metal.
Track listing
#"I Am Pain" – 4:34
#"Vainglory" – 4:35
#"Illusions of Evil" – 5: ...
'' (Nuclear Blast, 2001)
*''
Vindication'' (Nuclear Blast, 2002)
*''
Unlimited'' (
Tabu, 2004)
*''Devil May Care'' (EP, Tabu, 2005)
*''
Cut From Stone
''Cut from Stone'' is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian thrash metal band Susperia. As with their other albums, there is an extreme Testament influence in their music.
Track listing
Credits
Susperia
* Athera – vocals
*Cyrus – l ...
'' (Tabu, 2007)
*''
Attitude
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* Metaphysics of presence
* Propositional attitude, a relational mental state connecting a person to a propo ...
'' (Candlelight Records, 2009)
*''Nothing Remains'' (Single, NRK/MGP, 2011)
*''
The Lyricist
Susperia is a Norwegian black/thrash metal band formed in October 1998 by Tjodalv and Cyrus.
The band was originally named Seven Sins, but since there was another band with that name they changed it to the title of the horror film ''Suspiria'' ...
(Agonia, 2018)
With Dimmu Borgir
*''Forces of the Northern Night'' (2012)
With ICS Vortex
*''
Storm Seeker'' (2011)
With Sarke
*''
Oldarhian'' (2011)
References
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1975 births
Living people
21st-century Norwegian guitarists
Norwegian heavy metal guitarists
Susperia members