Tormentor (musician)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Tormentor


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Origin = Norway
Instrument = guitars
Genre = Black metal
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Years_active = 1996-present
Label = Regain Records
Southern Lord Records
Associated_acts = Gorgoroth
Orcustus
Desekrator
Gaahlskagg
Norwegian Evil
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Tormentor is a black metal musician who is best known for his work as guitarist with the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth.

Biography

Tormentor joined Infernus in Gorgoroth in 1996, and participated as guitarist and songwriter on the two Gorgoroth albums Destroyer (1998) and Incipit Satan (2000), both albums released by Nuclear Blast. He toured with Gorgoroth both in Europe and South America. He left the band in 2002 [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5578 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GORGOROTH Commence Recording New CD ] ] , but returned for a one-off concert in Bergen, Norway, in 2003.

In addition to his work with Gorgoroth, Tormentor is one of the founding members of Orcustus, together with Taipan, Infernus, and Dirge Rep. Orcustus' debut full-length album will be released in 2008 by Southern Lord Records.

Tormentor also participated on the album "Metal for Demons" (1998) by the black metal side project Desekrator, featuring members of Gorgoroth, Old Funeral and Enslaved. He has also appeared as bassist on releases by Gaahlskagg, and together with Infernus (as Norwegian Evil) he covered Von's "Satanic Blood" on a 2005 tribute double 7".

In late 2007, after internal conflicts in Gorgoroth led to the band being split into two conflicting factions, Infernus announced that Tormentor would assist him in the pre-production of his next Gorgoroth album, "Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt". [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87333 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GORGOROTH Guitarist INFERNUS Says New Lineup Will Include Members Of OBITUARY, DISSECTION ] ] In September 2008, Tormentor was announced as a permanent member in Infernus' new Gorgoroth line-up. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=105118 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - INFERNUS' Version Of GORGOROTH Rejoined By Guitarist TORMENTOR - Sep. 19, 2008] ]

Current bands

* Gorgoroth
* Orcustus

Discography

Gorgoroth

*"Darkthrone Holy Darkthrone" (Tribute album to Darkthrone) (Song: "Slottet i det fjerne") (1998)
*"Destroyer" (1998)
*"Incipit Satan" (2000)
*"Originators of the Northern Darkness - A Tribute to Mayhem" (Tribute album to Mayhem) (Song: "Life Eternal") (2001) [ [http://www.gorgoroth.info/tribute.htm Gorgoroth - Albums ] ]
* "Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt" (Infernus-fronted version)

Orcustus

*"Demo 2002" (2002)
*"World Dirtnap" 7" (2003)
*"Wrathrash" 7" (2005)

Desekrator

*"Demo" (1997) [ [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=60773 Encyclopaedia Metallum - Desekrator - Desekrator ] ]
*"Metal for Demons" (1998)
*"Hot in the City/Overdose/Take Us to the Pub" (3 x 7" picture vinyl) (1999) [ [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=20010 Encyclopaedia Metallum - Desekrator - Overdose/Hot In The City/Take Us To The Pub ] ]

Gaahlskagg

*"Erotic Funeral Party I" (Split with Stormfront) (1999)
*"Erotic Funeral" (2000)

Norwegian Evil

*"A Norwegian Hail to VON" - gatefold double 7" with Amok, Taake and Urgehal) (2005) [ [http://www.holycaust.com/von.htm von.htm ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/tor666tor Official MySpace profile]
* [http://www.gorgoroth.info Infernus' Official Gorgoroth Website]