Geir Bratland
Bratland (born 29 July 1970) is a Norwegian keyboardist for the band Dimmu Borgir and formerly a member of the bands God Seed, Apoptygma Berzerk, The Kovenant, and Satyricon.
Geir Bratland
Florian Stangl · Flickr: God Seed - 7.12.2012 - Music Hall, Geiselwind · CC BY 2.0
- Born
- 1970 · Ballangen Municipality.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- musician
- Fields
- black metal
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• Name — Geir Bratland • Alias — Gerlioz, Brat • Born — 29 July 1970 • Birthplace — Narvik, Norway • Instrument — Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano, Vocals • Genre — Black metal, symphonic black metal, extreme metal, industrial metal • Occupation — Musician • Years Active — 1995–present Geir "Gerlioz" Bratland (born 29 July 1970) is a Norwegian keyboardist for the band Dimmu Borgir and formerly a member of the bands God Seed, Apoptygma Berzerk, The Kovenant, and Satyricon.
Emperor
• Deathfest 2018 (Tilburg, Netherlands)
The Kovenant
• Live performances (2003-2009)
Dimmu Borgir
• Abrahadabra (2010) • Eonian (2018) • Grand Serpent Rising (2026)
God Seed
• Live at Wacken (2012) • I Begin (2012)
Apoptygma Berzerk
• 7 (Apoptygma Berzerk album) (1996) • APBL98 (1999) • Welcome to Earth (2000) • APBL2000 (2001) • Harmonizer (2002) • You and Me Against the World (2006) • Rocket Science (2009) • Imagine There's No Lennon (2010)
Satyricon
• Nemesis Divina (1996)
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Geir Bratland born at Narvik.
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