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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Terje Andersen |
| Born | 12 May 1975 (age 46) Akershus, Norway |
| Genres | Symphonic black metal, black metal, heavy metal, thrash metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | guitar, bass |
| Years active | Since 1998 |
| Associated acts | Dimmu Borgir Susperia Sarke Satyricon ICS Vortex |
Cyrus (born Terje Andersen; 12 May 1975) is a Norwegian musician best known as the guitarist of Norwegian black metal band Susperia. He plays guitar and bass guitar.
He started his career in 1997 when he went playing in band called Seven Sins with ex-Dimmu Borgir drummer Tjodalv. Band released one demo tape in that period. In 1999 band changed name to Susperia. In 2000 he went playing guitar with Satyricon for world-wide tour. He was in Satyricon for two years as session member. In 2009 he became a session guitarist of thrash/black metal band Sarke and he will appear on their next album. In 2011 with Susperia he released first Susperia's single "Nothing Remains". He is recently playing guitar in Susperia (as full-time member) and Sarke (as session member) and bass guitar in Dimmu Borgir (as session member). [1]
Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The band has been through numerous lineup changes over the years; vocalist Shagrath and rhythm guitarist Silenoz are the only original members who still remain, with lead guitarist Galder being a longstanding member.
Dissection was a Swedish extreme metal band from Strömstad, formed in 1989 by guitarist, vocalist and main songwriter Jon Nödtveidt and bass guitarist Peter Palmdahl. Despite a number of lineup changes, Dissection released The Somberlain in 1993 and Storm of the Light's Bane in 1995, before splitting up in 1997 due to Nödtveidt's imprisonment for complicity in the murder of Josef Meddour.
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Spiritual Black Dimensions is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1999 by Nuclear Blast Records. A deluxe edition was released in 2004 with bonus material. There is also a digipak edition of this album which contains no bonus tracks. The digipak has reflective/holographic cover art. This release featured keyboardist Mustis and the clean vocals of ICS Vortex, as well as the departure of long-time drummer Tjodalv, guitarist Astennu, and bassist Nagash.
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