Roger Rasmussen (born 12 October 1974), better known by the stage name Nattefrost, is a Norwegian musician, best known for being the vocalist and a founding member of

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band

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. He also fronts the side projects World Destroyer and Kreft, and since 2003, his own solo project.

Biography

Rasmussen was born in

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, Rogaland County, Norway. His first musical ventures were with the black metal band The Childmolesters, which he founded in 1990 alongside his future Carpathian Forest bandmate Johnny "Nordavind" Krøvel. The band was very short-lived, ending in the same year; from its demise arose Enthrone, which changed its name to Carpathian Forest in 1992. During Carpathian Forest's first years of existence, Nattefrost used the pseudonym Lord Nosferatu; he would not be known as "Nattefrost" ( Norwegian for "Night frost") until 1995, when the band released its first EP, '' Through Chasm, Caves and Titan Woods''. In 2000 Nattefrost formed his first side project, World Destroyer, alongside Eivind Kulde and his Carpathian Forest bandmate Daniel Vrangsinn. The band released a

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, ''Diabolical Quest'', in 2004; it is their only release so far. He would form the duo Kreft in 2011 alongside Patolog Falk, releasing in the same year the EP ''Lommemannen''. In 2003 Nattefrost announced that he would begin a solo project, and in the following year he released his first album, '' Blood & Vomit''. His second album, '' Terrorist (Nekronaut, Part I)'', came out in the following year and counted with guest appearances by numerous musicians, such as

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, Sanrabb of

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and Hoest of Taake. He also released a live EP in 2006, entitled ''Drunk and Pisseskev at Ringnes 2004'', which was recorded during his first show, in Ringnes, and a compilation of rarities, ''Hell Noise and Live Terrorism'', came out in 2008. Nattefrost's latest release was the 2009

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''Engangsgrill'', with

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Fenriz Gylve Fenris Nagell (born Leif Nagell; 28 November 1971), known professionally as Fenriz, is a Norwegian musician, part-time music journalist and online radio host (with the show "Radio Fenriz")

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side project Fenriz's Red Planet. In 2016 he collaborated with Urgehal, providing vocals and lyrics for the song "Endetid", off their seventh album ''Aeons in Sodom''. He previously collaborated with Green Carnation (on '' Light of Day, Day of Darkness''), Taake (on '' Hordalands doedskvad'') and

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(on '' The Merciless'').

Discography

With Carpathian Forest

: ''For a more comprehensive list, see Carpathian Forest#Discography'' * 1998: '' Black Shining Leather'' * 2000: '' Strange Old Brew'' * 2001: ''

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'' * 2003: ''

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'' * 2006: ''

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Solo

* 2004: '' Blood & Vomit'' * 2005: '' Terrorist (Nekronaut, Part I)'' * 2006: ''Drunk and Pisseskev at Ringnes 2004'' (EP) * 2008: ''Hell Noise and Live Terrorism'' (compilation) * 2009: ''Engangsgrill'' (

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with Fenriz' Red Planet)

With World Destroyer

* 2004: ''Diabolical Quest'' (demo)

With Kreft

* 2011: ''Lommemannen'' (EP)

As a session member

;Green Carnation * 2001: '' Light of Day, Day of Darkness'' (harsh vocals) ;Aura Noir * 2004: '' The Merciless'' (additional vocals in "Funeral Thrash") ;Taake * 2005: '' Hordalands doedskvad'' (additional vocals in "Hordalands doedskvad I") ;Urgehal * 2016: ''Aeons in Sodom'' (vocals and lyrics for "Endetid")

References

External links

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