Steinar Sverd Johnsen
Steinar Sverd Johnsen (born 1972) is a Norwegian keyboardist and composer. Sverd plays keyboards and synthesizers in Arcturus and was also the main composer for the band. He formed the band with Marius Vold (Mortem, Stigma Diabolicum of Thorns, and Jan Axel Blomberg (also known as Hellhammer) of Mayhem in 1987, originally under the moniker Mortem (where he played guitar).
Steinar Sverd Johnsen
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- Name
- Steinar Sverd Johnsen
- Born
- 1972
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Nationality
- Norway
- Fields
- heavy metal
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Steinar Sverd Johnsen (born 1972) is a Norwegian keyboardist and composer. Sverd plays keyboards and synthesizers in Arcturus and was also the main composer for the band. He formed the band with Marius Vold (Mortem, Stigma Diabolicum of Thorns, and Jan Axel Blomberg (also known as Hellhammer) of Mayhem in 1987, originally under the moniker Mortem (where he played guitar).
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Steinar Sverd Johnsen (born 1972) is a composer, guitarist and pianist, of Norwegian nationality. The composer is a member of Arcturus.
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The band split up in April 2007, but reformed in 2011. In 1998, Sverd was recruited by the band, The Kovenant, known at the time as Covenant, along with Hellhammer. After the release of the album Nexus Polaris, Sverd and the band parted ways. Until his return to the band with the Nexus Polaris reunion in 2024. Sverd has also been a guest on a few releases by prominent Norwegian black metal bands, Ulver and Satyricon.
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• Name — Steinar Sverd Johnsen • Born — 1972 • Origin — Norway • Instrument — * Keyboards • synthesizer • piano • guitar • Genre — * Heavy metal • black metal • avant-garde metal • industrial metal • Occupation — * Musician • songwriter • Current Member Of — * Arcturus • The Kovenant
With Mortem
With Mortem
• Slow Death (demo, 1989) • Slow Death (EP, 1990) • Ravnsvart (LP, 2019) • Slow Death (album + extra tracks, 2022)
With Arcturus
With Arcturus
• Promo 90 (Demo, 1990) • My Angel (EP, 1991) • Constellation (EP, 1994) • Aspera Hiems Symfonia (full-length, 1995) • La Masquerade Infernale (full-length, 1997) • Disguised Masters (compilation, 1999) • Aspera Hiems Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel (compilation, 2001) • The Sham Mirrors (full-length, 2002) • Sideshow Symphonies (full-length, 2005) • Shipwrecked in Oslo (live film, 2006) • Arcturian (full-length 2015)
With Covenant
With Covenant
• Nexus Polaris (full-length, 1998)
As a session musician
As a session musician
• Satyricon - The Shadowthrone (full-length, 1994) (credited as S.S.) • Ved Buens Ende -...Coiled in Obscurity (compilation, 1995)
As a guest musician
As a guest musician
• Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler (full-length, 1995) • Fleurety - Department of Apocalyptic Affairs - (full-length, 2000)
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- 1.Reesman, Bryan. Biography: Arcturus. Allmusic.
- 2.DaRonco, Mike. Biography: Kovenant. Allmusic.
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