Shagrath
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stian Thoresen |
| Born |
18 November 1976 Jessheim, Akershus, Norway |
| Genres | Black metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards |
| Associated acts | Dimmu Borgir, Chrome Division, Ragnarok, Fimbulwinter, Ov Hell, Kamelot |
| Website | www |
Stian Shagrath Thoresen (born 18 November 1976) is a Norwegian musician best known as the vocalist, founding member and multi instrumentalist of Dimmu Borgir.
Stian Thoresen was born on 18 November 1976 in Jessheim. He is a founding member, with Silenoz and Tjodalv, of Dimmu Borgir. When the band formed in 1993, Shagrath played drums, but switched to vocals before the release of the album Stormblåst in 1996. He has also played keyboards, guitar, and bass guitar. Shagrath played guitar in Fimbulwinter until the band split up in 1992. Fimbulwinter released one album, Servants of Sorcery, through Hot Records (Shagrath's record label) in 1994. Shagrath is the rhythm guitarist/songwriter and founding member of the hard rock band Chrome Division, which formed in 2004.
In late 2009, Shagrath and King ov Hell formed the black metal supergroup Ov Hell. In February 2010 the band released an album entitled The Underworld Regime. Shagrath has also played guest keyboards in the black metal band Ragnarok, and had a solo project named Starkness.
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