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Herbrand Larsen

Herbrand Larsen (born February 3, 1973) is a Norwegian musician, record producer, mixer and engineer. He is best known for being a member of extreme metal band Enslaved from 2004 to 2016, and hard rock band Audrey Horne from 2002 to 2007. Larsen works primarily with acts in the metal and rock genres, including Immortal, Gorgoroth, Taake, Demonaz, Abbath and Gaahl, but has also collaborated with artists in the folk, ambient and pop genres, such as Wardruna, Lindy-Fay Hella, Michelle Ullestad and Hjerteslag.[1]

Herbrand Larsen
Larsen live with Enslaved in 2016
Larsen live with Enslaved in 2016
Background information
Born (1973-02-03) February 3, 1973 (age 51)
Nesbyen, Norway
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • musician
  • engineer
  • record mixer
  • teacher
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
Years active1999–present
Formerly of

Larsen has won five Norwegian Spellemann Awards: four with Enslaved and one with Audrey Horne.[2][3] He owns and runs Conclave & Earshot Studio in Bergen together with former-Enslaved bandmate Arve Isdal.[4][5] In addition to producing music, Larsen also works as a teacher in music production at Noroff.[6][7]

Career

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Larsen started his musical career in the 1990s as a recording engineer and worked as an apprentice under renowned black metal producer Pytten at Grieghallen Studio.[8][9][10] He joined the hard rock band Audrey Horne with members of Enslaved, Gorgoroth, Sylvia Wane and Deride as a keyboardist in 2002.[11] Larsen was an engineer on Enslaved's studio albums Monumension and Below the Lights, released in 2001 and 2003 respectively, before joining the band as a keyboardist and clean vocalist in 2004.[12][10][13] He released his first album with Enslaved, Isa, that same year.[14]

In 2005, Audrey Horne released their debut album, No Hay Banda, and won the Spelleman Award in the Metal category.[15][16] Larsen left Audrey Horne in 2007 to focus on Enslaved, but have since contributed keyboard parts and production to the band's later albums and appeared as a live guest.[17][18][19] In 2016, Larsen left Enslaved amicably after twelve years and six studio albums with the band.[20][21] He has since focused on producing other acts in his studio Conclave & Earshot, and teaching music production at Noroff.[20][7][5][6]

Personal life

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Larsen has been in a relationship with journalist Øyvor Bakke since 2004.[22][23] He is a fan of David Lynch and particularly the TV series Twin Peaks, which he considers to be "the toughest series in history."[24][25]

Discography

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With Enslaved

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Studio albums

Live albums

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  • Roadburn Live (2017)

Studio EPs

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  • The Sleeping Gods (2011)
  • Thorn (2011)

With Audrey Horne

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Studio albums

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Studio EPs

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  • Confessions & Alcohol (2005)

Production and writing credits

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Year Artist Title Song(s) Notes
1999 Aeternus Shadows Of Old Engineer, mixer
2000 Gaahlskagg Erotic Funeral "Lek No Lit(t) M.O.K.", "Whipper", "Moralens Hammer", "Come To My Kingdom", "Mankind - Development", "Helveteslokk - Kom Brenne" Writer, producer, mixer
Aeternus Burning The Shroud Producer, mixer
Gorgoroth Incipit Satan Editor, mixer, mastering
2001 Mörk Gryning Maelstrom Chaos Engineer
Enslaved Monumension
Aeternus Ascension Of Terror
2002 Taake Over Bjoergvin graater himmerik
El Regn Stein Igjen Engineer (additional)
Amok Lava Dictatorship Mixer
2003 Enslaved Below The Lights Engineer
Gorgoroth Twilight Of The Idols (In Conspiracy With Satan) "Of Ice and Movement..." Composer (outro)
All tracks Engineer
Amok / Audiopain Lava Dictatorship / Revel In Desecration Mixer
2005 Octavia Sperati Winter Enclosure Recording engineer, mixer
Manngard Circling Buzzards Engineer
2006 Gorgoroth Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam Engineer, mixer
I Between Two Worlds Engineer
Black Hole Generator Black Karma
Zimmerman Till You Know What I Mean Engineer (additional)
Icon Eight Thrash The Moment Mastering
2007 Amok Execution Compilation Mixer
Audrey Horne Le Fol Co-producer, mixer
Syrach Days Of Wrath Producer, mixer
Malsain The Disease Recording engineer, mixer
Octavia Sperati Grace Submerged All tracks except "Don't Believe A Word" Producer, recording engineer
All tracks Mixer
Vulture Industries The Dystopia Journals Engineer
2008 Audrey Horne Shockadelica: 50th Anniversary Tribute To The Artist Known As Prince "The Cross" Mixer
Gravdal Sadist Mixer, mastering
2009 Wardruna Runaljod – Gap Var Ginnunga Mixer
Big Robot and Conrad Schnitzler Aquafit Mastering
2010 Ov Hell The Underworld Regime Engineer, mixer
Gravdal Torturmantra Producer, recording engineer, mixer
Sahg III Producer, engineer, mixer
Nordagust In The Mist Of Morning Mastering
Audrey Horne Audrey Horne Producer, recording engineer
Byfrost Black Earth Producer
Helheim Åsgards Fall Mastering
The Batallion Head Up High
2011 Taake Kveld
The Gathering – "Heroes For Ghosts" Engineer (vocals)
Helheim Heiðindómr Ok Mótgangr Mastering
Byfrost Of Death Producer
Taake Noregs Vaapen Mastering
Demonaz March Of The Norse Producer
2012 Tortorum Extinctionist Mastering
God Seed Live At Wacken Mixer
The Gathering Disclosure Engineer
Blodhemn Holmengraa Mastering
Orkan Crimson Canvas
Deride The Void
2013 Audrey Horne Youngblood "This Ends Here" (Demo), "The Open Sea" (Demo), "Show & Tell" (Demo) Mixer
Wardruna Runaljod – Yggdrasil Mixer (additional)
Aeternus ...And The Seventh His Soul Detesteth Mastering
Bliksem Face The Evil
Vulture Industries The Tower All tracks Mixer
"Blood Don't Eliogabalus" Mastering
Fatal Fusion The Ancient Tale
2014 Übertøs We Do Eat Lions
Taake Kulde
Stridens Hus
2015 Audrey Horne Sannhet På Boks - En Hyllest Til Raga Rockers "Drept Kjendis" Producer, mixer
2016 El Caco 7 Recording engineer, mixer
Sulphur Omens Of Doom Mastering
Tortorum Rotten. Dead. Forgotten.
Lik Kjetteri Producer, mixer
Fatal Fusion Total Absence Mastering
2017 Gravdal Kadaverin
Taake Baktanker
Kong Vinter
2018 Audrey Horne Blackout "Audrevolution", "The End" Mixer
Dewfall Hermeticus Producer, mastering
Slegest Introvert Mixer
RÁN – "Blodbylgje" Recording engineer (vocals)
2019 Inculter Fatal Visions Mastering
Lindy-Fay Hella Seafarer Writer, producer
2020 Audrey Horne Waiting For The Night Producer, mixer
Whoredom Rife / Taake Pakt Mastering
2021 Taake / Helheim Henholdsvis
Code Flyblown Prince
Taake Avvik
Drott Orcus Mixer
Helheim WoduridaR Mastering
2022 Båååv Rekyyl Mixer
Audrey Horne Devil's Bell
The Gathering Beautiful Distortion Producer (pre-production vocals)
Soft Ffog Soft Ffog Mastering
Galdorcræft Draugar
Michelle Ullestad SOL / DVLM
2023 Ljungblut Sauda
66Crusher Limbo Recording engineer (drums)
Immortal War Against All Recording engineer, mixer
Drott Troll Mixer, mastering
Aeternus Philosopher Producer, recording engineer, mixer
Taake Et Hav Av Avstand Mastering
2024 Hjerteslag Betonglandskap Producer

Instrumental and vocal contributions

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Year Artist Title Song(s) Instrument
2000 Gaahlskagg Erotic Funeral Electronics
Gorgoroth Incipit Satan "A World To Win" Synthesizer
2007 Audrey Horne Le Fol Organ, mellotron, keyboards
Malsain The Disease "Intruder" Additional keyboards
Octavia Sperati Grace Submerged "Dead End Poem" Acoustic guitar
2008 Audrey Horne Shockadelica: 50th Anniversary Tribute To The Artist Known As Prince "The Cross"
Gravdal Sadist "Sadist", "Lidelse" Keyboards
2010 Ov Hell The Underworld Regime Keyboards, samples, effects
Gravdal Torturmantra "Mishandlet", "Klastrert På Ambolt" Mellotron
Sahg III Organ, keyboards, backing vocals
Audrey Horne Audrey Horne Keyboards
Vulture Industries The Malefactor's Bloody Register "Race For The Gallows", "The Hangman's Hatch" Organ
2011 Byfrost Of Death "Sorgh", "All Gods Are Gone" Synthesizer, effects
2012 Ahab The Giant "Antarctica (The Polymorphess)", "The Giant" Guest vocals
God Seed I Begin "Hinstu Dagar" Additional vocals
2013 Vulture Industries The Tower Additional keyboards, vocals
2015 Audrey Horne Sannhet På Boks - En Hyllest Til Raga Rockers "Drept Kjendis" Backing vocals
2016 Abbath Abbath "Ocean of Wounds" Keyboards, sampler
2018 Audrey Horne Blackout "Audrevolution", "The End" Piano
Slegest Introvert "Maler Lys I Mørketid", "Dødskyss" Keyboards
2019 Lindy-Fay Hella Seafarer
2020 Audrey Horne Waiting For The Night Keyboards, backing vocals
2022 Hjerteslag Tyvens dagbok Synthesizer
2023 Drott Troll "Nattas Blot" Vocals
2024 Hjerteslag Betonglandskap Keyboards, guitars

References

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