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Lars Are Nedland (born 13 May 1976), known also as Lazare, from
Kristiansand, Norway Kristiansand is a city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following th ...
, is the vocalist, drummer, and keyboardist for acclaimed
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band
Solefald Solefald is a Norwegian avant-garde metal/black metal band that was formed by members Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland and Cornelius Jakhelln in August 1995, with Nedland singing and playing keyboard/synthesizer/piano and drums, and Jakhelln singing ...
. He is also co-lead vocalist and keyboardist for the heavy metal act
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. He composes much of the music and all the arrangements for violin and cello on the Solefald albums, '' Red for Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 1'' and '' Black For Death: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 2''. He also has written some lyrics for the band, including the songs "04.34 pm", "Fluorescent", and "White Frost Queen." He and vocalist/guitarist/bassist/main lyricist
Cornelius Jakhelln Arne Cornelius Arvidsson Jakhelln (born 31 August 1977 in Kristiansand), né Brastad, also known under the nom de plume Cornelius von Jackhelln, is a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist, musician, writer and poet. Biography Musician Born as Corneliu ...
started Solefald in August 1995.


Career

Over the years Lazare has joined a variety of bands, playing drums on the
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band
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's 1998 album, ''
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'', joining
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band
Borknagar Borknagar is a Norwegian progressive metal band with black metal and folk influences. It was founded in Bergen in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun primarily as a black metal band before later switching to a more melodic and progressive style. Borkn ...
to play piano,
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, synthesizer and
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, sing back-up vocals, and write lyrics, in 2000, and arranging sessions on drums for other bands ( Böh,
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/
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band,
Ásmegin Ásmegin is a Norway, Norwegian Folk metal, folk/viking metal band formed in 1998. The name comes from Old Norse language, Old Norse and means "Might of the Æsir" or "Might of the Aesir, Gods". Ásmegin's lyrics are written in Norwegian languag ...
, in which he sings all clean male vocals. In 2004, he was asked to join the
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Age of Silence Age of Silence is a Norwegian avant-garde progressive metal band formed in 2004 by Andy Winter of Winds. Discography Full-lengths * ''Acceleration'' (The End Records) (2004) EPs * ''Complications - Trilogy of Intricacy'' (The End Recor ...
as singer and main lyricist, which includes members such as Andy Winter from the band
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, and
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from bands such as
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,
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. Lazare is also a researcher/reporter/proprietor for the Norwegian television station
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, where he books guests, puts up cases, and goes out to report.


Interviews


Interview With Solefald

Interview With Solefald 2


Discography


With Solefald

* '' Jernlov'' (demo) (1996) * ''
The Linear Scaffold ''The Linear Scaffold'' is the debut studio album by Norwegian avant-garde metal band Solefald. It was released in 1997, through Avantgarde Records. The cover art features Odd Nerdrum's 1986 painting '' Return of the Sun''. Track listing *Al ...
'' (1997) * '' Neonism'' (1999) * '' Pills Against The Ageless Ills'' (2001) * '' In Harmonia Universali'' (2003) * '' Red For Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 1'' (2005) * '' Black For Death: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 2'' (2006) * '' The Circular Drain'' (2008) * ''
Norrøn Livskunst ''Norrøn livskunst'' is the seventh studio album by Norwegian avant-garde black metal band Solefald and their first album released through Indie Recordings. Track listing Concept The press release for described the album as such: With "Norr ...
'' (2010) * '' World Metal. Kosmopolis Sud'' (2015)


With Borknagar

* ''Quintessence'' (2000) * ''Empiricism'' (2001) * ''Epic'' (2004) * ''Origin'' (2006) * ''
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'' (2008) * ''Universal'' (2010) * ''Urd'' (2012) * ''
Winter Thrice ''Winter Thrice'' is the tenth studio album by Norwegian progressive metal band Borknagar. This is the only album to feature drummer Baard Kolstad and the last to feature longtime members Vintersorg and Jens F. Ryland. Track listing Personn ...
'' (2016) * ''
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With Age of Silence

* ''
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'' (2004) * ''
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'' (2005)


With Ásmegin

* ''
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'' (2003)


With Böh

* '' Böh'' (2001)


With White Void

* ''Anti'' (2021)


With Black Void

* ''Antithesis'' (2022)


With Ershetu

* ''Xibalba'' (2023)


As session musician/guest musician

*
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– ''
Black Shining Leather ''Black Shining Leather'' is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released in 1998 through Avantgarde Music, and re-issued in 2007 by Peaceville Records via digipak format. It was their only release to ...
'' (drums) (1998) *
Vintersorg Vintersorg (; "Winter Sorrow" in English) is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron (Wolfthrone in English). Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly ro ...
– ''
Visions From The Spiral Generator ''Visions from the Spiral Generator'' is the fourth full-length album by Sweden, Swedish progressive metal, progressive/folk metal band Vintersorg. It was released on 24 June 2002. This album saw a drastic shift in style of the band that was fore ...
'' (
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) (2002) *
Vintersorg Vintersorg (; "Winter Sorrow" in English) is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron (Wolfthrone in English). Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly ro ...
– ''
The Focusing Blur Vintersorg (; "Winter Sorrow" in English) is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron (Wolfthrone in English). Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly ro ...
'' (Hammond Organ, vocals/spoken word, lyrics) (2004) *
Sturmgeist Sturmgeist is an experimental black/thrash metal band formed by Cornelius Jakhelln in 2002. Biography Beginnings In 2002, Cornelius Jakhelln began working on a new band. The name chosen was Sturmgeist (Stormspirit in German). The music was an e ...
– ''
Meister Mephisto ''Meister Mephisto'' is the first full-length album by Norwegian experimental black/ thrash band Sturmgeist, the, then solo, project of Cornelius Jakhelln. It was released on 24 January 2005. It is the 94th release by French record label, Season ...
'' (backing-vocals) (2005) *
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– ''
Prominence and Demise ''Prominence and Demise'' is the third full-length album by Norwegian progressive metal band Winds, released on 4 September 2007. Track listing # "Universal Creation Array" – 8:20 # "Distorted Dimensions" – 4:34 # "The Grand Design" – 6 ...
'' (vocals) (2007) * Pantheon I – ''
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- ''Holy Mountain'' (vocals) (2022)


References


External links


Official Lars Nedland Myspace PageSolefald.orgBorknagar.comAgeofsilence.comAsmegin.comSturmgeist.comVintersorganic.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nedland, Lars 1976 births Living people Heavy metal keyboardists Norwegian heavy metal singers Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian heavy metal drummers Male drummers Norwegian multi-instrumentalists Norwegian rock keyboardists Norwegian rock singers Musicians from Kristiansand Carpathian Forest members Borknagar members 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian male singers