Silenoz
Sign in to saveSilenoz (born Sven Atle Kopperud, 1 March 1977) is a Norwegian guitarist who is a founding member, along with Shagrath and Tjodalv, of the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, of which he is the primary songwriter. He is also guitarist for the death metal supergroup Insidious Disease.
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Silenoz (real name Sven Atle Kopperud), is a Norwegian guitarist. He is, along with Shagrath and Tjodalv, a founding member of the Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. Silenoz has been a guitarist for the band from the start. He composes most of the riffs and melodies that are a large part of the band's sound. Silenoz also writes the majority of the lyrics for Dimmu Borgir and also contributes with back vocals. His vocal work can be heard on "For All Tid", "Stormblåst" and "Godless Savage G
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- 20140802-253-See-Rock Festival 2014-Dimmu Borgir-Sven Atle "Silenoz" Kopperud.jpg
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- Silenoz at the See-Rock Festival 2014
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- Silenoz
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Nannestad, Norway
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- solo_singer
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Sven Atle Kopperud
- Musical artist.alias
- Ed Damnator, Erkekjetter Silenoz
- Musical artist.occupation
- Musician, songwriter
- Musical artist.genre
- Symphonic black metal, melodic black metal, thrash metal, blackened death metal
- Musical artist.instrument
- Guitar, vocals, bass
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1992–present
- Musical artist.current_member_of
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Silenoz (born Sven Atle Kopperud, 1 March 1977) is a Norwegian guitarist who is a founding member, along with Shagrath and Tjodalv, of the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, of which he is the primary songwriter. He is also guitarist for the death metal supergroup Insidious Disease.
== Biography == Silenoz has been Dimmu Borgir's guitarist since they started. He also composes and writes lyrics for most of the band's songs. He contributed vocals (on Stormblåst, its re-recording, and Godless Savage Garden) and bass (on Stormblåst MMV). He also sang lead vocals on their debut album For All Tid. At first, he was known only as Erkekjetter Silenoz (Arch-Heretic Silenoz in Norwegian).
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