Steinar Johnsen

Steinar Johnsen (left) with the band Arcturus in 2005

Steinar "Sverd" Johnsen at Party.San 2016

Steinar "Sverd" Johnsen is a Norwegian keyboardist and composer . He is best known for his work with Arcturus , but was also a member and guest musician of other metal bands.

Life and work

In 1987 he founded the band Mortem with Marius Vold and Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg , which released a demo and renamed itself in 1990 to Arcturus. Alongside Blomberg, Johnsen remained the only constant member of the band over the years. He was often significantly involved in the compositions in which he v. a. Influences from Johann Sebastian Bach and Pyotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski processed.

In 1994 he was involved in Satyricon's The Shadowthrone under the name SS , a year later he contributed a song with Emperor to the compilation Nordic Metal: A Tribute to Euronymous in memory of Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, who was murdered in 1993, and played on Ulvers Debut album Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler . In the mid-1990s, Johnsen was also part of the live cast of Ved Buens Ende . In 1998 he became a temporary member of Covenant and took with them Nexus Polaris . He was also a guest musician on Fleuretys Department of Apocalyptic Affairs in 2000 .

Discography

with Arcturus → see Arcturus # discography

with Satyricon

• 1994: The Shadowthrone

with Ulver

• 1995: Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler

with Emperor

• 1995: Moon over Kara-Shehr on Nordic Metal: A Tribute to Euronymous

with covenant

• 1998: Nexus Polaris

with fleurety

• 2000: Department of Apocalyptic Affairs

Web links

• Steinar Johnsen at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ History - Arcturus Official Site ( Memento of April 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Joshell: All Interviews: Arcturus ( Memento of the original from December 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , nocturnalhorde.com , accessed February 10, 2013. 
3. ↑ Ved Buens Ende ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , musicmight.com , accessed February 10, 2010.