Carl-Michael Eide (born 24 July 1974) 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,

multi-instrumentalist A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays two or more musical instruments at a professional level of proficiency. Also known as doubling, the practice allows greater ensemble flexibility and more efficient employment of musicians, where a ...

, and

vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

. He is also known under stage names Aggressor, Czral and Exhurtum.

Biography

Carl-Michael Eide has played in various

and

avant-garde metal Avant-garde metal (also known as avant-metal, experimental metal, and experimental) is a subgenre of heavy metal music loosely defined by use of experimentation and innovative, avant-garde elements, including non-standard and unconventional sou ...

bands. These include Ved Buens Ende,

Aura Noir Aura Noir is a Norwegian black/thrash metal band from Oslo. Aura Noir is heavily influenced by early thrash bands such as Voivod, Slayer, Sodom and Kreator, to the latter they have also dedicated some of their songs. The band's main lyrical th ...

, Cadaver, Dødheimsgard,

Satyricon The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petr ...

Ulver Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album '' Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band ha ...

, Infernö and recently the jazz/rock band

Virus A virus is a wikt:submicroscopic, submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living Cell (biology), cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and ...

. His drumming is unusual in style, with very little repetition and a tendency to shy away from traditional drumming. His singing abilities are diverse. Other than usual harsh vocals in

, he uses a form of croon in the avant-garde metal bands Ved Buens Ende and Virus. He has gone back to playing guitar and was writing music for the re-grouped Ved Buens Ende, before the band once again split up in early 2007. Beyond that, he continues to write material for Aura Noir and Virus. He was also a session drummer 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 ...

on their 1997 tour. On 26 March 2005 he fell from a four-story building and spent several months in hospital. He has lost the use of his feet as a result of the incident. He is not able to play drums anymore, but is still active as a vocalist, guitarist and bassist.

Discography

With

#''All Evil'' (EP) (1992) With

#''

Vargnatt ''Vargnatt'' is the debut demo tape by Norwegian black metal band Ulver, issued in 1993 independently. The cassette was limited to 200 hand-numbered copies. The demo was self-produced by Ulver, and recorded in the Norwegian trollforest between 15 ...

'' (Demo) (1993) With Ved Buens Ende #'' Those Who Caress the Pale'' (Demo) (1994) #'' Written in Waters'' (1995) With

#'' Dreams Like Deserts'' (EP) (1995) #'' Black Thrash Attack'' (1996) #'' Deep Tracts of Hell'' (1998) #''

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'' (2004) #'' Hades Rise'' (2008) #'' Out to Die'' (2012) #''Aura Noire'' (2018) #''Belligerent 'Til Death'' (Single) (2019) With Infernö #'' Utter Hell'' (1996) #'' Downtown Hades'' (1997) With Dødheimsgard #'' 666 International'' (1999) #'' Supervillain Outcast'' (2007) With

#'' Carheart'' (2003) #''The Black Flux'' (2008) #''The Agent That Shapes the Desert'' (2011) #'' Oblivion Clock'' (EP) (2012) #''Memento Collider'' (2016) #''Investigator'' (EP) (2017) With Cadaver #''

Discipline Discipline refers to rule following behavior, to regulate, order, control and authority. It may also refer to punishment. Discipline is used to create habits, routines, and automatic mechanisms such as blind obedience. It may be inflicted on ot ...

'' (2001) #''

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'' (2004)

Guest appearances

# Fleurety, '' Department of Apocalyptic Affairs'' (2000) #

, '' Blood Inside'' (2005) # Zweizz, ''

The Yawn of the New Age ''The Yawn of the New Age'' is the debut album by the Norwegian electronic/noise/avant-garde metal artist Zweizz. All music and lyrics are created by Svein Egil Hatlevik, except "Blacker Than Darkness", which is an adaptation of the song by the s ...

'' (2007) #

Darkthrone Darkthrone is a Norwegian extreme metal band from Kolbotn, Akershus. Formed in 1986 as a death metal band named Black Death, in 1991 Darkthrone embraced a black metal style influenced by Bathory and Celtic Frost and became one of the leading ba ...

, '' F.O.A.D.'' (2007) #Hexvessel, ''Dawnbearer'' (2011)

References

Sources

Interview with Carl-Michael EideInterview with Carl-Michael Eide, December 2008
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