Kristoffer Rygg
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kristoffer Rygg |
| Also known as | Garm, Fiery G. Maelstrom, G. Wolf, Trickster G. Rex, Christophorus G. Rygg, God Head |
| Born |
9 September 1976 Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Black metal, folk metal, avant-garde metal, electronic, art rock, ambient, avant-garde |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, record producer, audio engineer |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, programming |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Jester, The End |
| Associated acts | Ulver, Æthenor, Arcturus, Head Control System, Borknagar |
Kristoffer Rygg (9 September 1976), also known as Garm, Trickster G. Rex and recently God Head, is a double Spellemannprisen-nominated and double Oslo-prize winning vocalist, musician and producer known as the frontman of Ulver as well as being former producer, lyricist and singer of Arcturus. Rygg is noted for his multi-range singing styles and production talent in a wide array of styles, including black metal, avant-garde metal and rock, psychedelic, experimental music, ambient, electronica and film music.
Born in Oslo but raised in Cascais, Rygg was 16 years old when he formed Ulver, considered one of the most iconoclastic bands from the Norwegian black metal scene. He was an instrumental instigator for later subcategories such as avant-garde metal.
In addition, he was vocalist for Borknagar (1995–1997) and Arcturus (1993–2003), both of which comprise many eminent musicians from the early Norwegian black metal scene. Rygg was responsible for introducing Borknagar to the singer who replaced him, ICS Vortex, when he resigned from the band.
Kristoffer Rygg possesses a wide range of vocal textures and styles, ranging from baritone, countertenor, crooning and even black metal style screaming. He often records multiple tracks of himself to create dense male choirs on albums such as the majority of the vocals on Kveldssanger.
In 2005, Rygg collaborated with Portuguese musician/producer Daniel Cardoso in the project Head Control System. The music was described by the label as "groovy rock/metal with progressive edges and cinematic components." Their first and only full-length, entitled Murder Nature was released on 4 April 2006 through The End Records.
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