Harald Nævdal
Harald Nævdal (born 6 July 1970), known by his stage name Demonaz Doom Occulta, or simply Demonaz, is a Norwegian musician best known as the founding guitarist and chief lyricist for the black metal band Immortal. He is currently the only official member of Immortal, and has previously been a member of Old Funeral and Amputation.
Also recorded as Demonaz Doom Occulta · Demonaz
Harald Nævdal
- Born
- Harald Nævdal was born on 6 July 1970. · Bergen.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- singer · guitarist · songwriter · composer · writer · musician
- Fields
- black metal
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Harald Nævdal (born 6 July 1970), known by his stage name Demonaz Doom Occulta, or simply Demonaz, is a Norwegian musician best known as the founding guitarist and chief lyricist for the black metal band Immortal. He is currently the only official member of Immortal, and has previously been a member of Old Funeral and Amputation.
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Harald Nævdal (born 1970) is a Norwegian author, composer and guitarist, among other activities. The author was born in Bergen. Harald Nævdal is also known as Demonaz and Demonaz Doom Occulta. Harald Nævdal is a member of Amputation, Immortal and Old Funeral, among others.
Genres include black metal. Languages used include Norwegian.
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Demonaz formed Immortal together with Abbath in 1991, alongside other former members of Old Funeral and Amputation. As a guitarist, he is known for his fast and intricate guitar parts which heavily features diminished power chords. Demonaz' lyrics focus on icy landscapes and a fictional land called Blashyrkh. The story of Blashyrkh is gradually told throughout Immortal's albums. When writing lyrics he often takes long walks in the Norwegian countryside near his hometown of Bergen for inspiration. Demonaz and Abbath comprised the core of Immortal in its early years, with an unstable lineup until drummer Horgh joined the band in 1997. Demonaz played guitar on the albums Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism, Pure Holocaust, Battles in the North and Blizzard Beasts. In 1997, he was diagnosed with acute tendinopathy and could no longer play guitar at the speed required for Immortal. Demonaz continued writing lyrics for the band and assumed the role of manager, often accompanying the band on tour. Immortal split-up in 2002 and later reunited in 2006. That same year, Demonaz contributed lyrics to the black metal supergroup I and their album Between Two Worlds. He released his first solo album, March of the Norse, in 2011. After having surgery to correct his tendinitis in 2013, Demonaz was able to play guitar again and returned to Immortal as a guitarist and vocalist following Abbath's departure in 2015. Immortal's first album to feature instrumental contributions from Demonaz in 21 years, Northern Chaos Gods, was released on 6 July 2018. Following a legal dispute over the rights to the band's name between Demonaz and Horgh, the latter left the band in 2022. Immortal's first album to only feature Demonaz as a band member, War Against All, was released on 26 May 2023.
With Immortal
With Immortal
Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism (1992) Pure Holocaust (1993) Battles in the North (1995) Blizzard Beasts (1997) Northern Chaos Gods (2018) War Against All (2023)
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Lyrics only
At the Heart of Winter (1999) Damned in Black (2000) Sons of Northern Darkness (2002) All Shall Fall (2009)
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With I
Between Two Worlds (2006)
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March of the Norse (2011)
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Harald Nævdal was born on 6 July 1970.
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Harald Nævdal was born in Bergen.
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- 1.Blabbermouth. IMMORTAL To Reunite?. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2006-06-06.
- 2.Blabbermouth. IMMORTAL: 'We Can't Wait To Finally Perform For You Again'. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2006-12-21.
- 3.Greg Kennelty. Immortal, Now Just Demonaz, Announces New Album War Against All. Metal Injection. 24 October 2022.
- 4.Kennelty, Greg. Immortal, Now Just Demonaz, Announces New Album War Against All. Metal Injection. 24 October 2022.
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