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

Emperor The word ''emperor'' (from , via ) can mean the male ruler of an empire. ''Empress'', the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/grand empress dowager), or a woman who rules ...

and for leading the

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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. 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 ...

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 Traditional folk music, folk influenced, while others have a more traditional symphonic black metal sound. Their lyrics retell Norse ...

. Tchort is known to be married and to have a son and a daughter. Tchort is a Slavonic word (

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''Чёрт'',

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and Slovak ''Čert'', Ukrainian 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 vocalist and song writer in Green Carnation. Music Nordhus has been a singer and composer in a number of bands, incl ...

, 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 ''In the Nightside Eclipse'' is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Emperor, released in 1994 through Candlelight Records. It was their only album to feature drummer Faust and one-time bassist Tchort. Considered a landmark in the ...

'' (1994) * Green Carnation – ''

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'' (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 an ...

'' (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" Kr ...

'' (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. A remastered, deluxe double LP version with a bonus track was also released ...

'' (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'' (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 onl ...

'' (2006) * Green Carnation – '' The Acoustic Verses'' (2006) * Blood Red Throne – ''Come Death'' (2007) * Green Carnation – '' A Night Under the Dam'' (2007) − DVD * Blood Red Throne – ''Souls of Damnation'' (2009) * Green Carnation – '' Leaves of Yesteryear'' (2020)

References

External links

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