Anders Odden

Anders Odden
Odden with Celtic Frost at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2006
Odden with Celtic Frost at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2006
Background information
Born (1972-12-20) 20 December 1972 (age 51)
Stavanger, Norway
OriginFredrikstad and Råde, Norway
GenresBlack metal, death metal, heavy metal
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass, vocals
Years active1988–present
Member of
Formerly of

Anders Odden (born 20 December 1972) is a Norwegian musician. He is the co-founder and guitarist of the early Norwegian death metal band Cadaver and is considered to be one of the pioneers of Norwegian metal.[5] Odden is also one of the founders of industrial rock band Magenta, heavy metal band Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult, and black metal band ORDER.[6] He has also been a member of synth-pop band Apoptygma Berzerk, touring member of Satyricon and Celtic Frost, and appeared as a guest with several different bands, including The Young Gods and Ministry.[7] In addition to his work as a musician, Odden has worked as a consultant in the music business, seminar speaker, tour manager, and festival and conference organizer.[8][9]

Early life

Odden was born in Stavanger and grew up in Fredrikstad and Råde.[8] His first connection to music came through his father's collection of classical music and he was unaware of rock music until the age of seven, when he discovered Kiss.

Career

Odden with Satyricon in 2016

Odden started his musical career in the mid-1980s and started one of Norway's first death metal bands, Cadaver, in 1988. He formed Magenta in 1995 as an outlet for other musical ideas than death metal. Odden was a live guitarist for Celtic Frost from 2006 to 2007 and toured Europe, USA, Canada and Japan with the band as part of their Monotheist Tour. He co-founded the short-lived heavy metal super group Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult in 2009. In 2013, he founded the black metal band ORDER together with former-Mayhem members Manheim and Messiah, and former-Cadaver member Rene Jansen. Following Jansen's death in December 2014, ORDER recruited former-Gluecifer member Stu Manx in August 2015 and released their debut album in 2017.

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Odden worked as a consultant for music organizations in Norway, including RIO, GramArt, MIC and MFO (Musicians Union in Norway). He is the founder of the music business seminar IMC, which is held during the annual Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway. In 2011, Odden released his autobiography, Piratliv.[10] In 2024, Odden and singer Benedicte Adrian competed at the Melodi Grand Prix 2024, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, under the name Mistra with the song "Waltz of Death".[11]

Discography

Cadaver

Studio albums

Live albums

  • Live Inferno (2002)

EPs

  • Primal (1999)

Magenta

Studio albums

  • Periode (1998)
  • Little Girl Lost (2002)
  • Art and Accidents (2009)
  • Magenta Aus Norwegen (2012)
  • Songs for the Dead (2015)

EPs

  • Magenta (1997)

Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult

Studio albums

ORDER

Studio album

  • Lex Amentiae (2017)
  • The Gospel (2021)

References

  1. ^ TURBONEGRO, MARILYN MANSON, SATYRICON, EXTOL Members Join Forces In New Supergroup
  2. ^ Former/Present Members Of TURBONEGRO, SATYRICON, CELTIC FROST, EXTOL Join Forces In DOCTOR MIDNIGHT AND THE MERCY CULT
  3. ^ Dr. Midnight Prescribes Evil Sounds for 2011
  4. ^ Members of Marilyn Manson, Apoptygma Berzerk, KMFDM form new supergroup Doctor Midnight And The Mercy Cult
  5. ^ Skingen, Birthe (28 July 2022). "- All black metal er death metal, men ikke all death metal er black metal". Sunnmøre LIVE (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Magenta". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  7. ^ Blabbermouth (8 February 2009). "MAGENTA: 'Art And Accidents' Out Now". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b Valebrokk, Erik (1 March 2021). "Inspirasjoner: Anders Odden velger Øystein Aarseth". Ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  9. ^ Hammershaug, Bjørn (17 March 2008). "Metallseminar, debatt og busstur". Ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Pyro har lest Piratliv". Pyro. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024: The 18 artists and songs". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.