Terje Vik Schei (born 7 July 1974), better known by his stage name Tchort, is a Norwegian musician. He is known for his time spent playing

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for the

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band

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and for leading the

progressive metal Progressive metal (sometimes shortened to prog metal) is a broad fusion music genre melding heavy metal and progressive rock, combining the loud "aggression" and amplified guitar-driven sound of the former with the more experimental, cerebral ...

band

Green Carnation Green Carnation is a Norwegian progressive metal band from Kristiansand, formed in 1990. Green Carnation's trend of music has continuously changed on every release one by one; from straight forward death metal in their demo, to death-doom, then ...

. He has also played with

Carpathian Forest Carpathian Forest is a Norwegian black metal band formed by Nattefrost and Nordavind in 1992. History In late 1990, the band originally started under the name Enthrone by Nattefrost (then bearing the pseudonym Lord Nosferatu) and Nordavind ...

and Blood Red Throne,

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and

Einherjer Einherjer is a Viking metal band from Haugesund, Norway, founded in 1993. Some of the band's albums are heavily folk influenced, while others have a more traditional symphonic black metal sound. Their lyrics retell Norse legends, and each of ...

. Tchort is known to be married and to have a son and a daughter. Tchort is a Slavonic word ( Russian ''Чёрт'', Czech and Slovak ''Čert'',

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and

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''Чорт'',

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''Czort'' or ''Czart'') meaning ''

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''. He was arrested in the early/mid 1990s for assault''Symphonic and Monumental Black Metal Art''. In: ''Rites of Eleusis'', Nr. 3, p. 47. and was in prison for two years. Tchort with fellow Green Carnation performer

Kjetil Nordhus Kjetil Nordhus (born 31 May 1975 in Kristiansand, Vest Agder) is a Norwegian singer, composer and music producer who is currently the vocalist in Green Carnation and Nightshadows Lament. Music Nordhus has been a singer and composer in a number of ...

, established his own record label, Sublife Productions in Kristiansand, Norway, on 1 July 2005. The label has already signed

Chain Collector Chain Collector is a heavy metal band from Norway that formed in 2003. Some of the members originated from other bands such as Green Carnation, Carpathian Forest, Trail of Tears, Dismal Euphony and In the Woods. In 2004, the ''Forthcoming Addict ...

, and

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, and are looking to sign more. Sublife Productions also acts as a booking agent for these artists as well as

and Blood Red Throne. The company is also turning its eye to cover design, and has stated that "various artists will present their work on Sublifeproductions.com in the near future"

Discography

– '' Hallucinations of Despair'' (1991) Demo *

– '' In the Nightside Eclipse'' (1994) * Green Carnation – '' Journey to the End of The Night'' (1999) − CD *

– ''

Strange Old Brew ''Strange Old Brew'' is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released on November 6, 2000, through Avantgarde Music. It was re-released under digipak format in 2007 by Peaceville Records, containing a ...

'' (2000) * Blood Red Throne – ''Monument of Death'' (2001) * Carpathian Forest – ''

Morbid Fascination of Death ''Morbid Fascination of Death'' is the third studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released in 2001 by Avantgarde Music, and it was the last album to feature guitarist and founding member Johnny "Nordavind" Krø ...

'' (2001) * Green Carnation – '' Light of Day, Day of Darkness'' (2001) * Blood Red Throne – ''Affiliated With the Suffering'' (2003) * Carpathian Forest – ''

Defending the Throne of Evil ''Defending the Throne of Evil'' is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released on September 23, 2003 by Season of Mist Season of Mist is an independent record label and record distributor w ...

'' (2003) * Green Carnation – '' A Blessing in Disguise'' (2003) * Carpathian Forest – ''We're Going to Hollywood for This – Live Perversions''

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(2004) * Green Carnation – ''

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'' (2004) − Box set * Green Carnation – '' Alive and Well... In Krakow'' (2004) − DVD * Blood Red Throne – ''Altered Genesis'' (2005) * Green Carnation – ''

The Quiet Offspring ''The Quiet Offspring'' is the fourth full-length studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band Green Carnation. It was released on 22 February 2005. Background In this recording, the band breaks away from their previous offerings. Alt ...

'' (2005) * Green Carnation – '' The Burden Is Mine... Alone'' (2005) − EP * Carpathian Forest – ''

Fuck You All!!!! Caput tuum in ano est ''Fuck You All!!!! Caput tuum in ano est'' is the fifth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released on June 16, 2006 via Season of Mist, and as of , it is their most recent release. It is also their first (and ...

'' (2006) * Green Carnation – ''

The Acoustic Verses ''Acoustic Verses'' is the fifth full-length studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band Green Carnation. It was released on January 30, 2006 via Sublife Productions. The album features three songs included on their 2005 EP '' The Bur ...

'' (2006) * Blood Red Throne – ''Come Death'' (2007) * Green Carnation – ''

A Night Under the Dam ''A Night Under the Dam'' is Green Carnation's second live DVD, released under the Sublife Productions label on 1 February 2007. The DVD contains the entire live show, including two bonus songs, a photo gallery containing more than one-hundre ...

'' (2007) − DVD * Green Carnation – ''

Leaves of Yesteryear ''Leaves of Yesteryear'' is the sixth full-length studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band Green Carnation. It was released on May 8, 2020 via Season of Mist. This album represents the return of the band after fourteen years of absenc ...

'' (2020) * Blood Red Throne – ''

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'' (2009)

References

External links

Tchort
on Myspace
Sublife ProductionsGreen Carnation Official Website
{{Authority control 1974 births Living people Norwegian heavy metal bass guitarists Norwegian male bass guitarists Norwegian black metal musicians Norwegian heavy metal guitarists Norwegian rock bass guitarists Norwegian rock guitarists Musicians from Kristiansand Place of birth missing (living people) Emperor (band) members Carpathian Forest members 21st-century Norwegian bass guitarists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Blood Red Throne members