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Solefald is a Norwegian
avant-garde metal Avant-garde metal (also known as avant-metal, experimental metal, art metal and experimetal) is a subgenre of heavy metal music loosely defined by use of experimentation and innovative, avant-garde music, avant-garde elements, including non-stan ...
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band that was formed by members Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland and
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 ...
in August 1995, with Nedland singing and playing
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s, and Jakhelln singing and playing
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. The duo experiment with a wide array of musical styles, frequently work on other projects, and rarely perform live under the Solefald name, leading them to describe themselves as "two stubborn goats pretending to be a band." According to the duo, their name is an
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word for "sunset," taken from one of
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's paintings illustrating a poem of the same name by Theodor Caspari, published in the 1901 book ''Vintereventyr''.


History

Their first official rehearsal together was in 1995 with the song "When The Moon Is On The Wave." They released their first, 5 song demo, entitled ''Jernlov'' (translated to ''Iron Law'' in English), in 1996. ''Jernlov'' was the band's most traditional
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release, but the band had an experimental edge, incorporating Nedland's clean vocals and piano passages into the black metal formula. They were one of the first bands in the black metal genre to incorporate new elements into the style, including a bag pipe passage in one song. The band was signed by the
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ese record label, Avantgarde Music, in 1996. In July 1997, the band released a follow-up to their demo. This first full-length release was called, ''
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 ...
''. The album was an expansion of the style on the demo. The album had a better recording quality, and contained 8 songs, two of which had previously been on the demo, but were now re-written and re-recorded. The band incorporated sounds and techniques that had never been heard in black metal before, using hand claps along with choruses in the song "Philosophical Revolt", jazzy clean guitar passages, and shrieked vocals over piano pieces. The album also featured vocals in English and Norwegian. When this album was released, the band coined the term "Red Music With Black Edges" to define themselves. In 1998 the band began to adventure out of the studio and onto their first and only tour. The band toured through Europe supporting
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with
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band Tristania. Being a two-piece band, they employed the use of John Erik Jacobsen (aka Didrik von PanzerDanzer) on second guitar, who recently toured with, then joined, Jakhelln' new band Sturmgeist. Drummer Tarald Lie and ex-
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 lang ...
member Jens-Petter Sandvik on the bass completed Solefald's live line-up. A press statement released in July 2012 announced Solefald's return to the stage for two festival dates, first on 15 September 2012 at the Southern Discomfort festival in Kristiansand, Norway and the second at the 2013 Inferno Festival in
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. Session instrumental support for both concerts will be handled by Norwegian death metal band, In Vain. Starting in 1998 the two members started branching out into other musical endeavours, with Nedland performing the drums for the 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 ...
'' by the Norwegian black metal band
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. Later, in July 1999, Jakhelln did guest vocals for the
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band Monumentum for the songs "Black And Violet", a cover of the Italian band
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, and "The Colour of Compassion". These recordings were released in 2004 on the Monumentum compilation album, ''Metastasi''. In 1999, the band released their second full-length, entitled '' Neonism'' on 24 September. The album incorporated
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. The album also featured more vocal techniques from each member. Singing in English and French, Nedland brought back his clean vocals, but also introduced a new style, in the form of hollering. Jakhelln still used his high pitched wails and shrieks and his lower grunting, but he also introduced a style of spoken word singing. The lyrics were unconventional for metal in general and black metal especially, dealing with socio-political issues and pop culture criticism. The album received mixed reviews, with some criticizing it for being too adventurous. The band even received a death threat from the USA from someone that considered the album an abomination to black metal. Others denounced it for its thin recording quality. The band stated that they used this quality because of the multi-layered song structures demanding a thinner sound to allow the many facets of the music to shine through. Another reasoning was that they wanted to use the recording style at the famed Sunlight Studios to achieve the "old school black metal" sound. The album's recording was also plagued with problems, including a mixing board that literally started burning. The band coined the term "Radical Designer
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", for this release. Following this album, the Solefald camp grew quiet for a little while. Nedland joined progressive
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as keyboard player and back-up vocalist. In 2000, Borknagar released their first release with Nedland playing with them, '' Quintessence''. In 2001, Solefald came together to release their third full-length. The new album, entitled '' Pills Against the Ageless Ills'', was described by the band as "a concept album about a pair of long-lost brothers — one a pornographer, the other a monk." Musically, '' Pills'' is more straightforward than ''Neonism''. The album features more prominent guitar, with the keys acting as an accent and background instrument much of the time. Whereas ''Neonism'' consisted of songs that would each have a variety of styles and genres within them, ''Pills'' has a variety of different style songs, each focusing individually on a certain style. Vocally, the band had made yet another change. Maintaining Nedland's style and getting rid of his hollering style singing, and keeping Jakhelln' lower black metal grunting, "Pills" saw the addition of a less high pitched black metal shriek from Jakhelln, as well as Jakhelln' most common style of singing to date. This new vocal style is a throaty sounding form of vocals, similar to some
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bands. This album, released on 19 September 2001, was Solefald's first album released through the German record label
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. The next Solefald endeavour came in 2003 with the full-length album '' In Harmonia Universali'', released on 24 March 2003. The album contained 10 songs, with each song's lyrics devoted to various artists, philosophers, and deities. The lyrics are also sung in four languages on this album, English, Norwegian, French, and German. They incorporated a
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grand piano, a male choir, authentic Spanish classical acoustic guitar, violin, and
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. The music was layered, consisting of composite riffs and leads from the guitars and hammond keyboard sections. Vocally this found Jakhelln eschewing his black metal vocal approach, sticking strictly with this throaty spoken word performance. Nedland's vocals stayed primarily the same. This was their last album released on
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. In 2003 Nedland continued expanding his involvement in other bands with his inclusion as clean singer into the
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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 2004 he joined the
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as singer and main lyricist, which includes members such as Andy Winter from the band
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from such bands as
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, and many more.
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released a new three song EP entitled ''
Complications – Trilogy of Intricacy ''Complications – Trilogy of Intricacy'' is an EP by the Norwegian avant-garde progressive metal band Age of Silence. It was released on October 15, 2005. The concept of the album revolves around the opening of a shopping mall in hell. Track ...
'' on October 11, 2005 as a lead into their approaching second full-length. Nedland has continued to do guest vocal work, being featured on the
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album, ''
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 ...
'', the Pantheon I album ''
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'' and the Havoc Unit album '' h.IV+ (Hoarse Industrial Viremia)''. He is also still with Borknagar, who released ''
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'' in 2010. In early 2005, Jakhelln released the first full-length album '' Meister Mephisto'', through
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from his solo band, Sturmgeist, an experimental
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band with industrial overtones. Nedland contributed back-up vocals on this release, along with vocalist Fuchs of
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's Die Apokalyptischen Reiter. Following shortly after the release of Black For Death, Jakhelln and Nedland continue to release more music from other projects. Jakhelln released his second and third Sturmgeist albums entitled ''
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'' and Manifesto Futurista respectively. He also recorded an experimental electronica/metal album under the band name G.U.T. entitled My Only Drug Is Madness. He is also writing the
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times of the North''.'' Later in the year 2005, the band travelled to
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, with funding from the Norwegian (Lyricists' Fund), to write their next album. As the trip inspired more material than would fit on a single album, the group ultimately decided to split '' An Icelandic Odyssey'' into two albums, ''Red for Fire'' and ''Black for Death'', which were released in 2005 and 2006 on the French label
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. This two-part saga is based on a story written by Jakhelln about a fictional Icelandic
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named
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. The band announced via
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on 28 March 2007 that they had parted ways with Season of Mist. In January 2008, a Solefald remix album, entitled ''The Circular Drain'' was released through Jakhelln's independent label, Von Jackhelln Inhuman, signed and limited to 1,000 copies. It features remixes by Havoc Unit, James Fogarty project "The Bombs of Enduring Freedom", Zweizz, and others. In addition to these remixes, the CD also contains the entire ''Jernlov'' demo, marking the first time it has appeared on a digital medium. The band went on to sign with Norwegian label Indie Recordings. They released their 7th full-length, entitled
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 ...
("The Norse art of Life") on 15 November 2010. The album features guest vocals by Agnete Kjølsrud (ex-Animal Alpha, Djerv) who was also featured the album
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released by
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 lang ...
in 2010 as well. It also marks Solefald's first guitar solo, brought in by the guest guitarist Vangelis Labrakis of the band Mencea. The album marked the first time the band recorded an album with nearly entirely Norwegian lyrics. In a press release it was stated that "The lyrics on 'Norrøn livskunst' are written in a 'høgnorsk' style approaching the Norse — the sound ought to cut like a knife!" Solefald remained with Indie Recordings for their next project, ''Kosmopolis'', which was again split into two releases. The 2014 EP ''Norrønasongen: Kosmopolis Nord'', named for a poem by Olav Aukrust, was described by Nedland as "progressive folk-pop-noise" that "sets the scene for the forthcoming album ''Kosmopolis Sud'' by being nothing like it. We’re Solefald after all!" In 2015, the full-length album ''World Metal: Kosmopolis Sud'' claimed to merge "raw Norwegian metal and Dutch techno with Norse and African folk rhythms" to create "a true celebration of global culture." Aside from music, Nedland is a newscaster for
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, and Jakhelln is a writer/poet, with many published writings including a tetralogy of poems entitled ''Quadra Natura''.


Discography

;Demo albums *''Jernlov'' (1995), Self-released ;Studio albums *''
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),
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*'' Neonism'' (1999), Avantgarde Music *'' Pills Against the Ageless Ills'' (2001),
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*'' In Harmonia Universali'' (2003), Century Media *'' Red for Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey, Pt. 1'' (2005),
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*'' Black for Death: An Icelandic Odyssey, Pt. 2'' (2006), Season of Mist ;Compilation albums *''The Circular Drain'' (2008), Von Jackhelln Inhuman


Band members


Current members

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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 ...
'' ( Sturmgeist, G.U.T.) - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Sampling - (1995-) *'' Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland'' (ex-
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 ...
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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 ...
,
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 ...
, ex-
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 ...
, ex-Grail, Böh, Darling Divine) - Vocals,
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, Drums - (1995-)


Current live members

*''Kjetil D. Pedersen'' ( In Vain) - Guitars (2012-present) *''Johnar Håland'' ( In Vain) - Guitars (2012-present) *''Sindre Nedland'' ( In Vain,
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) - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Vocals (backing) (2012-present) *''Alexander Lebowski Bøe'' ( In Vain (live)) - Bass (2013-present) *''Baard Kolstad'' (
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 ...
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Ihsahn Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn ( ), is a Norwegian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer who is best known for his work with the black metal band Emperor (Norwegian band ...
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Former live/session members

*''John Erik Jacobsen'' a.k.a. Didrik von PanzerDanzer ( Sturmgeist) - live second guitar - (1998) *''Jens-Petter Sandvik'' - Live bass - (1998) *''Tarald Lie'' - Live drums - (1998) *''Silje Ulvevadet Dæhli'' - Violins on ''Pills'' - (2001) *''Kjetil Selvik'' -
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on ''In Harmonia'' and ''Red For Fire'' - (2003,2005) *''Kristian Krüger'', ''Kjetil Selvik'', and ''Sigurd Høye'' - Choir on ''In Harmonia'' - (2003) *''Aggie Frost Peterson'' - Vocals on ''Red For Fire'' - (2005) *'' Jörmundur Ingi Hansen'' - Spoken word on ''Red For Fire'' - (2005) *''Sareeta'' (
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 ...
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Ram-Zet Ram-Zet is a progressive metal band (music), band formed in Hamar, Norway in 1998. Genre classification Ram-Zet's music is very diverse ranging from black metal to thrash metal. It has Industrial music, industrial sounds, Progressive metal, pr ...
) - Violin on ''Red For Fire'' and ''Black For Death'' - (2005, 2006) *''Live Julianne Kostøl'' - Cello on ''Red For Fire'' and ''Black For Death'' - (2005, 2006) *''
Kristoffer Rygg Kristoffer Rygg (born 9 September 1976), also known as Garm, Trickster G. Rex and God Head, is a Norwegian vocalist, musician and producer known primarily for his work with Ulver, Arcturus, and Borknagar. Biography Kristoffer Rygg was born ...
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Ulver Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian Experimental electronic music, experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album ''Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler, Bergtatt'', ...
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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 ...
) - Vocals on ''Black For Death'' - (2006) * Agnete Kjølsrud (ex-Animal Alpha, Djerv) - vocals on ''Norrøn Livskunst'' *Vangelis Labrakis - guitar on ''Norrøn Livskunst''


References


External links


Official pages


Solefald Official HomepageSolefald Official Myspace PageCornelius' Official HomepageCornelius' Official Myspace PageLars Nedlands' Official Myspace Page


Record labels


Avantgarde Music Official HomepageSeason Of Mist Records Solefald Homepage


Solefald on music databases

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