King ov Hell

Tom Cato Visnes (born 7 November 1974), also known under the pseudonyms King ov Hell, King or TC King, is a Norwegian bass player. He is a member of the bands Sahg, I, God Seed and Ov Hell and played previously with Gorgoroth, Audrey Horne and Jotunspor. By 2008, he also worked as a teacher.

Career

Gorgoroth and God Seed

Visnes joined in 1999 the black metal band Gorgoroth and released three albums with the band. For the book published in 2006 album majorem Ad Sathanas gloriam he wrote all the music. The album was nominated for the Spellemannprisen in the category of Metal. After the release of the album Visnes left the band because he had some problems with the ideology of Gorgoroth. Shortly after he returned. In autumn 2007, he then tried along with singer Gaahl (born Kristian Eivind Espedal ), the Gorgoroth guitarist and founder Infernus ( legal name: Roger Tiegs ) throw out; there was a legal dispute over rights to the name of the band. In 2009, a Norwegian court against King and Gaahl decided to Infernus ' favor.

Visnes and Gaahl then founded the band God Seed. A planned studio album was released on Visnes together with Dimmu Borgir vocalist Shagrath - ( née: Stian Thoresen Tomt ) under the title The Underworld Regime, after Gaahl had retired in 2009 from the Metal scene. 2011 has been a God - Seed live album with photographs from the time, had continued in the Visnes Gaahl and Gorgoroth without Infernus announced.

Other projects

In autumn 2002 Visnes founded with the Enslaved guitarist Arve Isdal and Thomas Tofthagen, with the Visnes then shared an apartment, the band Audrey Horne. The published in 2005 debut album No Hay Banda was awarded the Spellemannprisen. However Visnes left the band in 2007. Likewise in the year 2006, the first album by the hard rock band Sahg that Visnes appeared in 2004 with the Manngard singer Olav Iversen and guitarist Thomas Tofthagen founded. Sahg published so far released three studio albums.

In 2006 published Visnes along with former Gorgoroth drummer Kvitrafn under the name Jotunspor Album Gleipnirs Smeder. On this album can also be heard as a guitarist and singer Visnes. In the same year the album Between Two Worlds of Volume I, which among other things also the vocalist Abbath Immortal ( civil Olve Eikemo ) and Enslaved guitarist Arve Isdal appeared.

In addition Visnes belongs to the band Temple of the Black Moon. Under this name he has been working since 2005 with the Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano. Other members of the band are Dani Filth ( Cradle of Filth ), Arve Isdal and John Tempesta ( The Cult ).

Ideology and relationship to the metal scene

According to Gaahl and King are friends frost it with Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Fischer of the influential extreme metal band Celtic. In addition, include Shagrath, Dani Filth and Rob Caggiano of Anthrax Kings environment.

Since he became a member of Gorgoroth and known in the Black Metal scene, he also has many opponents. Gorgoroth guitarist Tormentor left the band in 2002 because he could no longer work with King. Singer Pest expressed in 2010 in a studio report of Sheol Magazine that he sometimes thought about it since his departure in 1997, as it would be to be with Gorgoroth, but made ​​it clear that he probably did not King would want to work. Fenriz of Darkthrone has repeatedly demonstrated his contempt for King expressed, described him as one of the " About Poser " which " constantly trying to destroy the REAL Metal", and stated that he would no longer view Darkthrone Black Metal, " if that King ov Hell what makes is something that anyone would call Black Metal. Let's just say that we got rid of the boat before all the dead flesh it sank. Time again. We're playing our Heavy - Metal -speed punk. "Besides, Fenriz gave him the right to have sick leave for months while receiving music and go on tour, and thus thus to use both Fenriz 'and Norway's money. DARKTHRONE Circle the Wagons 2010 released album got the numbering " ANTI -KING OV HELL 001". After Bill Zebub King of Black Metal: A Documentary had asked, he took a position on:

" [T ] here were some characters who bore façades, like King from Gorgoroth. Again, my intention to be a silent observer which, as a documentary film- maker, and my hope what did people would be able to detect the character flaws. I did regret now, ha ha - it would have been interesting to see how tough that guy after getting bitch- slapped what. After the interview done what King made ​​all kinds of silly demands, but theywere out of fear did footage of him smiling would be used. King Claimed to be part of the black metal scene and to be friends with some of the old schoolers, but when i Talked to the old schoolers They did not have nice things to say about King, and he most quite Often referred by as a " newcomer. " Just smells like " poser " to me. You really have to give me credit for biting my tongue in one did. "

"There were some characters who wore facades, such as King of Gorgoroth. Again, my intention was to be a silent observer, as the maker of a documentary, and my hope was that people would be able to discover the defects of character. I regret now, ha ha - it would have been interesting to see this guy is as hard after a vigorous slap. After the interview was finished, put all sorts of silly claims King, but that was out of fear that recordings could be used by him while smiling. King claimed to be a part of the Black Metal scene and to be friends with some of the old school, but when I spoke with those of the old school, they had to say no nice things about King, and he is often considered, freshman ' referred to. Smells to me like a poser. You really have me for giving credit to have bitten me here in the tongue. "

Kings claim to be a Satanist, was of David "Black Moon" Parland (ex Necrophobic, ex - Dark Funeral ) denied the supported Gorgoroth - founder Infernus in the dispute over the naming rights; he knew Gaahl and King did not, but it was obvious that there was nothing satanic about them. In an interview regarding his new band Ov Hell with the Norwegian newspaper Bergensavisen in February 2010, King expressed himself not to be a Satanist, in spite of such claims, both before and after it; Instead, take the band " seriously what in nature and the human mind is dark ," and " the music, the images, the texts - all this is part of an artistic expression. Many find it provocative and frightening, yes, but for us it is only parabolas. "The Church is Satanic as Ov Hell because Satan was important for them and not for the band.

In a Sahg concert at the Garage in Bergen in September 2010, a spectator threw eggs to King, what Fenriz few months later delighted as the " Spinal Tap moment of the year " designated. Fenriz concluded: "King ov Hell IS apparently Spinal Tap ".

Discography

• 2000: Incipit Satan
• 2003: Twilight of the Idols
• 2006: Ad Sathanas majorem gloriam

• 2005: No Hay Banda

• 2006: Gleipnirs Smeder

• 2006: Between Two Worlds

• 2006: I
• 2008: II
• 2010: III

• 2010: The Underworld Regime