Lars Are Nedland (born 13 May 1976), known also as Lazare, from Kristiansand, Norway, is the vocalist, drummer, and keyboardist for acclaimed avant-garde black metal band Solefald.[1] He is also co-lead vocalist and keyboardist for the heavy metal act Borknagar. He composes much of the music and all the arrangements for violin and cello on the Solefald albums, Red for Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 1 and Black For Death: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 2. He also has written some lyrics for the band, including the songs "04.34 pm", "Fluorescent", and "White Frost Queen." He and vocalist/guitarist/bassist/main lyricist Cornelius Jakhelln started Solefald in August 1995.

Lars Nedland
Lazare performing in 2023
Lazare performing in 2023
Background information
Birth nameLars Are Nedland
Also known asLazare
Born (1976-05-13) 13 May 1976 (age 48)
GenresBlack metal, avant-garde metal, progressive metal
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Vocals, drums, keyboards, percussion
Member ofSolefald, Borknagar, Age of Silence

Career

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Over the years Lazare has joined a variety of bands, playing drums on the black metal band Carpathian Forest's 1998 album, Black Shining Leather, joining progressive metal band Borknagar to play piano, keyboard, synthesizer and Hammond organ, sing back-up vocals, and write lyrics, in 2000, and arranging sessions on drums for other bands (Böh, Grail, God.com)

In 2003 he joined folk/Viking metal band, Ásmegin, in which he sings all clean male vocals. In 2004, he was asked to join the avant-garde metal band Age of Silence as singer and main lyricist, which includes members such as Andy Winter from the band Winds, and Hellhammer from bands such as Arcturus, Mayhem, Winds.

Lazare is also a researcher/reporter/proprietor for the Norwegian television station TVNORGE, where he books guests, puts up cases, and goes out to report.

Interviews

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Discography

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With Solefald

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With Borknagar

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With Age of Silence

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With Ásmegin

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With Böh

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With White Void

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  • Anti (2021)

With Black Void

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  • Antithesis (2022)

As session musician/guest musician

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References

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  1. ^ Helden, Imke von (2017). Norwegian Native Art: Cultural Identity in Norwegian Metal Music. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 27. ISBN 9783643908803. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ "White Ward (Ft. Lars Are Nedland) – Debemur Morti".
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