Øystein Brun

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Øystein Brun

Background information
Born	April 14, 1975 (1975-04-14) (age 33)
Origin	Norway
Genre(s)	Black metal Folk metal Progressive metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar Vocals
Years active	1991 - Present
Associated acts	Borknagar Cronian Molested

Øystein Garnes Brun (born April 14, 1975) is the guitarist and founder of the Norwegian black metal supergroup Borknagar. He has been the only permanent member of the group, and is also responsible for writing many of the songs.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Borknagar
- 1.2 Cronian
2 Discography
3 References

[edit] Biography

After releasing 2 full length albums with the death metal band Molested, Brun grew tired of playing brutal death metal, and decided to form a more melodic metal band, inspired by the burgeoning black metal scene. He wrote a group of songs which would eventually become the first songs by Borknagar.

[edit] Borknagar

Brun gathered a cast of musicians who were well known in the black metal scene including Infernus of Gorgoroth, Erik Brødreskift of Immortal and Gorgoroth, Ivar Bjørnson of Enslaved, and Kristoffer Rygg of Ulver, Head Control System, and Arcturus. The stature of these musicians caused Malicious Records to award the band with a contract without even hearing them. After the release of the debut, Borknagar (album), the band were signed to Century Media, where they remain to this day. Through the years, the personnel has changed, but the sound is influenced mainly by Brun, so the style of music has been consistent despite a revolving lineup^[1].

[edit] Cronian

In 2004, Brun and Andreas Hedlund founded Cronian, an epic sounding heavy metal band which had been in planning stages since before he had joined Borknagar. Their debut album Terra was produced by Dan Swanö and released in 2006 on Century Media.^[2]