Gaahl
Sign in to saveKristian Eivind Espedal (born 7 August 1975), better known by his stage name Gaahl, is a Norwegian vocalist. He is best known as the former frontman of Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He is also the founder and lead vocalist of Trelldom and Gaahlskagg. Since leaving Gorgoroth, he has been involved with God Seed, Wardruna, and Gaahls Wyrd. He was the focus of the documentary True Norwegian Black Metal and also appeared in the film Flukt.
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Kristian Eivind Espedal (born August 7, 1975), better known by his stage name Gaahl, is a Norwegian vocalist, best known as the former vocalist of Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He is also the founder and frontman of Trelldom and Gaahlskagg. As of 2008, he has been involved in other projects such as Wardruna. Gaahl was born in 1975 in [[Sunnfjord]], a district in the county of [[Sogn og Fjordane]], [[Norway]]. He spent his youth living in a sparsely populated valley called [[Espedal]], i
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- Gaahl performing at Midgardsblot 2025
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- solo_singer
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.birth_name
- Kristian Eivind Espedal
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.birth_place
- Sunnfjord, Norway
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.genre
- Black metal, ambient, folk music
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- Singer, painter
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- 1993–present
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- Gaahlskagg, Trelldom, Sigfader, Gaahls Wyrd
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Early career (1993–1998)
- Gorgoroth (1998–2007)
- Imprisonment and legal controversy
- Post-prison
- Post-Gorgoroth (2008–present)
- Personal life and beliefs
- Christianity and Satanism
- Church burning controversy and black metal
- Politics
- Discography
- Filmography
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Kristian Eivind Espedal (born 7 August 1975), better known by his stage name Gaahl, is a Norwegian vocalist. He is best known as the former frontman of Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He is also the founder and lead vocalist of Trelldom and Gaahlskagg. Since leaving Gorgoroth, he has been involved with God Seed, Wardruna, and Gaahls Wyrd. He was the focus of the documentary True Norwegian Black Metal and also appeared in the film Flukt.
==Early life== Gaahl was born in 1975 in Sunnfjord, a district in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. He spent his youth living in a sparsely populated valley called Espedal in Fjaler Municipality. Gaahl and his family still have homes in the valley, although he now spends much of his time in Bergen.