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Bård Eithun
Faust performing with Emperor at Wacken Open Air 2014
Faust performing with Emperor at Wacken Open Air 2014
Background information
Birth nameBård Guldvik Eithun
Also known asFaust
Born (1974-04-21) 21 April 1974 (age 50)
Hedmark, Norway
Genres
OccupationDrummer
Years active1989–1994, 2003–present
Member of
Formerly of

Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun (born 21 April 1974) is a Norwegian drummer and convicted murderer, known primarily for his work with black metal band Emperor. He has also contributed lyrics to Zyklon and been a member of Thorns. In 1993, Eithun was sentenced to 14 years in prison for murder. He was released in 2003 and has since continued performing as a drummer for Emperor, Djevel, Blood Tsunami, Aborym and Scum.

Career

Stigma Diabolicum (1990), Thorns (1990–1992)

Eithun started his career as a drummer at the age of 16 for the first Stigma Diabolicum demos, Lacus De Luna - Rehearsal and Live in Stjørdal in 1990 and in the Thorns demo, The Thule Tapes in 1992.

Emperor (1992–1994, 2014)

Eithun is best known for his work with early black metal band Emperor, especially on the releases As the Shadows Rise and the groundbreaking In the Nightside Eclipse. In 2013 Faust returned to Emperor as drummer for the 20th anniversary tour of In the Nightside Eclipse in the summer of 2014, which included a performance at Wacken Open Air.[1]

Conviction and release

On 21 August 1992, while Eithun was visiting family in Lillehammer, he stabbed Magne Andreassen to death.[2][3] According to Eithun, while walking home from a pub through the Olympic park, a well-known gay cruising spot, Andreassen drunkenly approached him and solicited him for sex. Eithun agreed to go with him to the nearby woods and stabbed Andreassen 37 times.[4] Police initially had no suspects, and Eithun remained free for about a year. However, he told Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, Varg Vikernes, and a few other members of the black metal scene what he had done.[5] After Vikernes' murder of Aarseth in August 1993, Eithun was arrested and confessed to killing Andreassen. In 1994, he was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Eithun was released due to good behavior in 2003 after serving nine years and four months.[6] Of his incarceration, Eithun said: "It has taught me a lot about myself, my limits, my psyche and my will. I think it as a positive thing that I was removed from the black metal scene because I was heading towards a very destructive path."[7]

Although media had linked the murder to black metal and speculated that Eithun was motivated by Satanism, fascism, or homophobia, he has denied being a satanist and having racist, fascist or homophobic views in several interviews.[8][6][9] Singer Gaahl, an openly gay member of the Norwegian black metal scene, said that Eithun was the first person to send him a message of support when he came out.[10]

Education

While incarcerated, Eithun completed two bachelor degrees at the University of Oslo in the history of religions and the history of ideas, in addition to studying a year of E-business at a private school in Oslo.[7]

Discography

With Emperor

Studio albums

EPs

Compilation albums

With Scum

Studio albums

With Blood Tsunami

Studio albums

  • Thrash Metal (2007)
  • Grand Feast for Vultures (2009)
  • For Faen! (2013)
  • Grave Condition (2018)

EPs

  • Castle of Skulls (2009)

With Aborym

Studio albums

With Mongo Ninja

Studio albums

  • ...And The Wrist Is History (2009)
  • No Cunt For Old Men (2010)
  • Nocturnal Neanderthals (2011)

With Studfaust

EPs

  • Half Human, Half Dynamite / 1980's Ladies (2012)
  • Where The Underdogs Bark (2014)

With Djevel

Studio albums

  • Blant svarte graner (2018)
  • Ormer til armer, maane til hode (2019)
  • Tanker som rir natten (2021)
  • Naa skrider natten sort (2022)

EPs

  • Englene Som Falt Ned I Min Seng, Skal Jeg Sette Fri Med Brukne Vinger Og Torneglorier (2021)

Lyrical, vocal and instrumental credits

Year Artist Title Song(s) Notes
2000 Ulver Perdition City "The Future Sound of Music" Drums
2001 Emperor A Tribute To Mayhem: Originators Of The Northern Darkness "Funeral Fog" Drums
2001 SiriuS Spectral Transition - Dimension SiriuS "Spectral Transition", "Spiritual Metamorphosis" Vocal samples
"Dimensional Quantum", "The Majesty Of The Nightsky" Drums
2001 Cadaver Inc. Discipline "Kill Tech" Spoken passage
2001 Sigh Imaginary Sonicscape "Nietzschean Conspiracy" Lyrics
2001 Wurdulak Ceremony In Flames "Containment Of Inferno" Lyrics
2001 Zyklon World ov Worms Lyrics
2003 Aborym With No Human Intervention "With No Human Intervention", "Faustian Spirit Of The Earth" Lyrics, spoken words
2003 Disiplin Disiplin "Strategy Formulation" Lyrics, spoken lines
2003 Zyklon Aeon Lyrics
2006 Zyklon Disintegrate Lyrics
2009 Fenriz' Red Planet/Nattefrost Engangsgrill "Nekronaut II Nekro Spirituals", "Humiliated And Pissed Upon" Drums
2010 The Wretched End Ominous "Of Men And Wolves", "Numbered Days", "With Ravenous Hunger", "Residing In Limbo" Lyrics
2010 Zyklon The Storm Manifesto Lyrics

Eithus was portrayed by Valter Skarsgård in the 2018 biographical-horror-thriller film Lords of Chaos.[11]

Bibliography

  • Orcustus, underground zine published by Eithun in the early 1990s.

References

  1. ^ "Emperor - Live @ Wacken 2014 (Full Show, Pro Shot) [HD]". YouTube. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ Moynihan & Søderlind 2003, p. 111
  3. ^ Aaron Aites (director, producer), Audrey Ewell (director, producer) (2009). Until the Light Takes Us (motion picture). Variance Films.
  4. ^ Moynihan & Søderlind 2003, pp. 111, 113, 116
  5. ^ Moynihan & Søderlind 2003, p. 116
  6. ^ a b Bowar, Chad. "Interview with former Emperor drummer Faust". Archived from the original on 29 June 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  7. ^ a b Blabbermouth (2 November 2002). "Former EMPEROR Drummer Reflects On Past, Looks Forward To Future". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  8. ^ Interview with Euronymous, Faust, Metalion and others from Beat, Issue 2 (1993) Archived 2013-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Interview with Peter "Pete" Vegem and Bård "Faust" Eithun of Blood Tsunami". OX-FANZINE. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  10. ^ Godla, Frank (28 May 2019). "Gaahl Opens Up On Being Gay In The Black Metal Scene, New GAAHLS WYRD Album, His Evolving Career, & The Three Biggest Changes In His Life". Metal Injection. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  11. ^ Blabbermouth (8 March 2019). "BEHEMOTH's NERGAL Defends 'Lords Of Chaos' Movie: 'It's Really Well Done'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

Sources

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