Silenoz

Silenoz has been Dimmu Borgirs guitarist since they started He also composes and writes lyrics for most of the bands songs He contributes backing vocals on Stormblåst its rerecord and Godless Savage Garden and bass on Stormblåst MMV He also sung lead vocals on their debut album For All Tid At first he was known only as Erkekjetter Silenoz ArchHeretic Silenoz in Norwegian Another band Silenoz or Ed Damnator as he was called played rhythm guitar and occasional bass in was the Norwegian thrash metal band Nocturnal Breed Before becoming a musician Silenoz used to work in a kindergarten Silenoz has written the majority of Dimmu Borgirs lyrics and also based the songs in the album In Sorte Diaboli on a narrative of his composition Silenoz was featured as a voice actor in the Adult Swim cartoon Metalocalypse This episode kicked off the second season of the popular show and debuted on Adult Swim Fix on Friday 21 September 2007 Silenoz originally played bass but he felt limited by only four strings He has played guitar since 1991 saying that he was inspired to play the guitar by Judas Priest Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen in his words Real guitar players1 For many years as Guitarist in Dimmu Borgir Silenoz appeared with long hair however most recently in 2012 he has appeared with a shaven head whilst maintaining a beard and various piercings