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Kvitrafn

Kvitrafn
Birth name Einar Selvik
Also known as Kvitrafn
Born 1979
Origin Osterøy, Norway
Genres Black metal, heavy metal, thrash metal, folk metal
Occupation(s) Drummer, vocalist, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist
Instruments Drums, vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, kravik lyre, bukkehorn, talharpa
Years active 1995–present
Associated acts Det Hedenske Folk, Mortify, Bak de Syv Fjell, Gorgoroth, Wardruna, Jotunspor, Sahg, Dead to this World, Skuggsjá
Website https://www.facebook.com/einar.selvik

Einar Selvik, also known by his stage name Kvitrafn (born in 1979 in Bergen), is a Norwegian musician known for being the drummer in the black metal band Gorgoroth from 2000 to 2004, and for fronting the Nordic folk project Wardruna, founded in 2003 and also including Gorgoroth's ex-vocalist Gaahl. Selvik and Wardruna's soundtrack work for the History Channel television show Vikings has earned him international prominence, and he also appeared as an actor on the show.

Selvik has also recorded with other bands, including Det Hedenske Folk,Mortify, Bak de Syv Fjell, Jotunspor,Sahg and Dead to this World.

On March 1, 2016, A Piece for Mind & Mirror by Skuggsjá, a collaboration between Kvitrafn and Enslaved's Ivar Bjørnson, was announced and streamed. Prepared for the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution, the album tells the history of Norway, and was released by Season of Mist on March 11.



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