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
avant-garde
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black metal
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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
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 ...
. 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
black metal
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band
Carpathian Forest
Carpathian Forest is a Norwegian black metal band formed by Nattefrost and Nordavind in 1992. They are known for their unique style of black metal, often categorised as black 'n' roll and includes a prominent, clanky bass tone and lyrics tha ...
's 1998 album, ''
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 ...
'', joining
progressive metal
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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,
keyboard
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, synthesizer and
Hammond organ
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, sing back-up vocals, and write lyrics, in 2000, and arranging sessions on drums for other bands (
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In 2003 he joined
folk
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/
Viking metal
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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
avant-garde metal
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band
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
Winds
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, and
Hellhammer
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from bands such as
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Mayhem
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,
Winds
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.
Lazare is also a researcher/reporter/proprietor for the Norwegian television station
TVNORGE
TVNorge (literally "TVNorway"; originally abbreviated TVN, now just abbreviated N in the logos) is a Norwegian television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA.
History
TVNorge went on the air on 5 December 1988 and was the first adv ...
, where he books guests, puts up cases, and goes out to report.
Interviews
Interview With SolefaldInterview 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)
* ''
For the Elements
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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)
* ''
True North
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'' (2019)
* ''
Fall
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'' (2024)
With Age of Silence
* ''
Acceleration
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'' (2004)
* ''
Complication - Trilogy of Intricacy
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'' (2005)
With Ásmegin
* ''
Hin Vordende Sod & Sø
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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
*
Carpathian Forest
Carpathian Forest is a Norwegian black metal band formed by Nattefrost and Nordavind in 1992. They are known for their unique style of black metal, often categorised as black 'n' roll and includes a prominent, clanky bass tone and lyrics tha ...
– ''
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
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– ''
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 ...
'' (
Hammond organ
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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
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'' (backing-vocals) (2005)
*
Winds
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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 – ''
The Wanderer and His Shadow
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'' (vocals) (2007)
*
Havoc Unit – ''
h.IV+'' (vocals) (2008)
*
White Ward - ''Debemur Morti'' (vocals) (2021)
*
Rotting Christ
Rotting Christ is a Greek black metal band formed in 1987. They are noted for being one of the first black metal bands within this region, as well as a premier act within the European underground metal scene. They are also responsible for creat ...
- ''Holy Mountain'' (vocals) (2022)
References
External links
Official Lars Nedland Myspace PageSolefald.orgBorknagar.comAgeofsilence.comAsmegin.comSturmgeist.comVintersorganic.com
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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