Nagash or Lex Icon (real name Stian André Hinderson; born Stian André Arnesen, 7 May 1978) is a Norwegian

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 ...

musician. He plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and does vocals.

Biography

Nagash began writing music in 1992, together with Fafnir and Glaurung for a project called

Troll A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human be ...

. Fafnir and Glaurung soon left the band, but Nagash continued Troll as a solo project, playing guitar and keyboard. Wanting to be in a band and "express himself on all levels", he founded the band Covenant together with Amund Svensson in 1993. (However, after having released two albums, they had to change the name to

The Kovenant The Kovenant is a Norwegian industrial metal band from Hamar. The band originally formed as a symphonic black metal act known as Covenant in 1993, but in 1999 were forced to change their name to The Kovenant due to a dispute with a Swedish elec ...

due to a Swedish band already called Covenant). Gaining a good reputation in the black metal scene, Nagash was recruited as bass player for

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 ...

in 1996. In 1999, he left Dimmu Borgir to concentrate on his career with The Kovenant. At the same time, he changed his stage name to Lex Icon in order to reflect the artistic direction The Kovenant had taken. In 2004, now known as Lex Icon, he teamed up with Shagrath and formed a new heavy metal band called

Chrome Division Chrome Division is a Norwegian heavy metal band formed in 2004 by Shagrath, the lead vocalist of symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. Its current lineup consists of him on rhythm guitar, along with Eddie Guz as the vocalist, Mr Damage on l ...

. In this band he played drums. Lex has reported that he had to leave

and is now 100% dedicated working on the next

album. He also currently reported to have joined one of his favorite bands, Crowhead. He has also been involved in Nocturnal Breed (as a

session drummer Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a ...

, under the name of ''Rick Hellraiser'') and Carpe Tenebrum. From the beginning of 2008, he recruited a full lineup for his former solo project, Troll. Their latest album Neo-Satanic Supremacy has been released in early 2010 through Napalm Records. For a short while in 2015-2016, Nagash was a member of Norwegian black/thrash metal band Kvesta.

Discography

;Dimmu Borgir *'' Devil's Path'' (1996) *''

Enthrone Darkness Triumphant ''Enthrone Darkness Triumphant'' is the third studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released on 30 May 1997 through Nuclear Blast. It was the band's first release through Nuclear Blast. This is the last release to fe ...

'' (1997) *'' Godless Savage Garden'' (1998) *''

Spiritual Black Dimensions ''Spiritual Black Dimensions'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1999 by Nuclear Blast Records. A deluxe edition was released in 2004 with bonus material. There is also a digipak edition o ...

'' (1999) ;The Kovenant *'' In Times Before the Light'' (1997) *'' Nexus Polaris'' (1998) *''

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'' (1999) *''

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'' (2003) ;Troll *''Trollstorm over Nidingjuv'' (1995) *''Drep de Kristne'' (1996) *'' The Last Predators'' (2000) *'' Universal'' (2001) *''Neo-Satanic Supremacy'' (2010) ;Carpe Tenebrum *''Majestic Nothingness'' (1997) *'' Mirrored Hate Painting'' (1999) *''Dreaded Chaotic Reign'' (2002)

References

Sources

Interview with Lex Icon by MetalKings.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinderson, Stian 1978 births Living people Dimmu Borgir members Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian multi-instrumentalists Musicians from Hamar Place of birth missing (living people) Black metal singers The Kovenant members Chrome Division members