Anders Odden

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Anders Odden
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Odden with Cadaver in 2025
Background information
Born (1972-12-20) 20 December 1972 (age 53)
Stavanger, Norway
Origin Fredrikstad and Råde, Norway
Genres Black metal, death metal, heavy metal
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsGuitar, bass, vocals
Years active1988–present
Member of
Formerly of

Anders Odden (born 20 December 1972) is a Norwegian musician.

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Odden is the co-founder and guitarist of the Norwegian death metal band Cadaver and is considered to be one of the pioneers of Norwegian metal. [1]

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. [2] He has been a member of synth-pop band Apoptygma Berzerk, a touring member of Satyricon and Celtic Frost, and appeared as a guest with several different bands including The Young Gods and Ministry. [3] [4]

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. [5] [6]

Early life

Odden was born in Stavanger and grew up in Fredrikstad and Råde. [5] 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 2017 SATYRICON @ Festival altavoz 2017 (38212149796).jpg
Odden with Satyricon in 2017

Odden started his musical career in the mid-1980s. In 1988, he founded one of Norway's first – and, by 2026, still going strong – death metal bands, Cadaver. [7]

He went on to form the industrial rock duo Magenta in 1995, as an outlet for other musical ideas. [8] The other half of the duo is his wife, Vilde Lockert; their daughter Regine has also contributed as a songwriter and vocalist. [9]

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. [10]

He was a member of the short-lived (2009–2011) Scandinavian heavy metal-supergroup Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult. [11] [12]

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 Stu Manx (ex-Gluecifer) in August 2015 and released their debut album in 2017. [13]

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. [14]

In 2011, Odden released his autobiography, Piratliv. [15] [16] [17]

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". [18]

Discography

Cadaver

Studio albums

Live albums

EPs

Magenta

Studio albums

EPs

Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult

Studio albums

ORDER

Studio album

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Magenta". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Blabbermouth (8 February 2009). "MAGENTA: 'Art And Accidents' Out Now". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "ANDERS ODDEN (Magenta/Cadaver) – Like viktig å lage musikk som å fremføre den – Eternal Terror Live" . Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  5. 1 2 Valebrokk, Erik (1 March 2021). "Inspirasjoner: Anders Odden velger Øystein Aarseth". Ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Hammershaug, Bjørn (17 March 2008). "Metallseminar, debatt og busstur". Ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Valebrokk, Erik (1 March 2021). "Inspirasjoner: Anders Odden velger Øystein Aarseth". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  8. ↑ NRK (23 January 2003). "Magenta - by:Larm 2003". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Magenta - Songs For The Dead, 16 October 2015, retrieved 11 January 2026
  10. ↑ Mokleiv, Kjersti (26 August 2006). "Spiller gitar med forbildene". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Musikknyheter.no - Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult i Oslo". www.musikknyheter.no. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult (news, biography, albums, line-up, tour dates) | Official Season of Mist band". Season of Mist. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "ORDER BEKREFTET TIL INFERNO 2022" [ORDER confirmed for Inferno 2022](PDF). [Order was formed in 2013 when Anders Odden, René Jansen, Kjetil Manheim, and Billy Messiah joined forces [...] Jansen passed away in 2014 [...] in 2015 Stu Manx—who had previously played in Gluecifer—joined the band.]
  14. ↑ Hammershaug, Bjørn (17 March 2008). "Metallseminar, debatt og busstur". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 11 January 2026. [The person responsible for IMC is Anders Odden.]
  15. ↑ "Pyro har lest Piratliv". Pyro. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  16. ↑ Mjelde, Totto (11 November 2011). "Anders Odden gir oss sitt piratliv". Pyro. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  17. ↑ Nordseth, Pål (11 November 2011). "- Folk som har vært med en stund, har sett det meste". Dagbladet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024: The 18 artists and songs". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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