Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad (stage name Frost; born 28 June 1973) is a Norwegian drummer in the

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bands

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and

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. He was born in

Øyer Øyer is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tin ...

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. Frost has previously performed with

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, Zyklon-B,

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and

Keep Of Kalessin Keep of Kalessin is a Norwegian extreme metal band from Trondheim, formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. (the group founder) on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released t ...

. He originally joined Satyricon temporarily to record the demo ''The Forest is My Throne'', later joining the band full-time. He has a degree in

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, having taken a course in

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at the

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. He is regarded as one of the fastest and most proficient drummers in the black metal and

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genres. Frost employs various drumming styles when performing with different bands; in

and early Satyricon he extensively uses blast beats, with his most recent work in Satyricon being more thought-out 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 album, but for every other release by the band he has consistently played at higher speeds. On all Satyricon albums his role is credited simply as "battery". Frost was denied entry to North America by the US

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upon failing to note his having been sentenced to 5 months in jail 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

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and Trym Torson have performed with Satyricon on North American tour dates. He later was able to perform again in the United States. He appeared in the documentary film '' Until The Light Takes Us'' as part of an art piece by Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard, featuring him firebreathing, cutting himself with a knife, and destroying the set. Since 2018 Frost adheres to a mostly plant-based

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. He says that he has shown appreciation for good food and believes it will be the future in terms of what humans consume on a daily basis. He predicts that "the world will be completely different on the subject of food — and even quality of food, actually." Frost also says that his diet helped him become more productive with Satyricon.

Equipment

Frost uses

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and pedals,

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cymbals, and

Vic Firth Everett Joseph "Vic" Firth (June 2, 1930 – July 26, 2015) was an American musician and the founder of Vic Firth Company (formerly Vic Firth, Inc.), a company that makes percussion sticks and mallets. He was also known for his association ...

drumsticks. Drums: Tama Starclassic Bubinga: * 24"x18" bass drums (x2) * 12"x9" rack tom * 13"x10" rack tom * 14"x11" rack tom * 16"x13" floor tom * 18"x16" floor tom * 14"x5.5" snare * Iron Cobra Power Glide Kick Pedals Cymbals: Zildjian: * 16" A Custom fast crash * 16" K Custom fast crash * 14" K light hi-hats * 17" A Custom fast crash * 20" FX Oriental china "trash" * 9.5" Zil-Bel Large * 11" FX Oriental "trash" splash * 14" A Custom fast crash * 10" A Custom splash * 14" Special K/Z hi-hats * 17" K Custom dark china * 18" A Custom crash * 21" A mega bell ride * 20" FX Oriental crash of doom * 16" FX Oriental china "trash"

Discography

References

External links

Frost interview for voicesfromthedarkside
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haraldstad, Kjetil-Vidar 1973 births 21st-century Norwegian drummers Gorgoroth members Living people Norwegian male drummers Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian heavy metal drummers People from Øyer Satyricon (band) members University of Oslo alumni