Herbrand Larsen

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

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]

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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

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 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

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

With Enslaved

Studio albums

Live albums

  • Roadburn Live (2017)

Studio EPs

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

With Audrey Horne

Studio albums

Studio EPs

  • Confessions & Alcohol (2005)

Production and writing credits

YearArtistTitleSong(s)Notes
1999 Aeternus Shadows Of OldEngineer, 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
AeternusBurning The ShroudProducer, mixer
Gorgoroth Incipit Satan Editor, mixer, mastering
2001Mörk GryningMaelstrom ChaosEngineer
Enslaved Monumension
AeternusAscension Of Terror
2002 Taake Over Bjoergvin graater himmerik
El Regn Stein IgjenEngineer (additional)
AmokLava DictatorshipMixer
2003Enslaved Below The Lights Engineer
Gorgoroth Twilight Of The Idols (In Conspiracy With Satan) "Of Ice and Movement..."Composer (outro)
All tracksEngineer
Amok / AudiopainLava Dictatorship / Revel In DesecrationMixer
2005 Octavia Sperati Winter EnclosureRecording engineer, mixer
ManngardCircling BuzzardsEngineer
2006Gorgoroth Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam Engineer, mixer
I Between Two Worlds Engineer
Black Hole GeneratorBlack Karma
ZimmermanTill You Know What I MeanEngineer (additional)
Icon EightThrash The MomentMastering
2007AmokExecution CompilationMixer
Audrey Horne Le Fol Co-producer, mixer
SyrachDays Of WrathProducer, mixer
MalsainThe DiseaseRecording engineer, mixer
Octavia Sperati Grace Submerged All tracks except "Don't Believe A Word"Producer, recording engineer
All tracksMixer
Vulture IndustriesThe Dystopia JournalsEngineer
2008Audrey HorneShockadelica: 50th Anniversary Tribute To The Artist Known As Prince"The Cross"Mixer
GravdalSadistMixer, mastering
2009 Wardruna Runaljod – Gap Var Ginnunga Mixer
Big Robot and Conrad Schnitzler AquafitMastering
2010 Ov Hell The Underworld Regime Engineer, mixer
GravdalTorturmantraProducer, recording engineer, mixer
Sahg III Producer, engineer, mixer
NordagustIn The Mist Of MorningMastering
Audrey Horne Audrey Horne Producer, recording engineer
ByfrostBlack EarthProducer
Helheim Åsgards FallMastering
The BatallionHead Up High
2011TaakeKveld
The Gathering "Heroes For Ghosts"Engineer (vocals)
HelheimHeiðindómr Ok MótgangrMastering
ByfrostOf DeathProducer
Taake Noregs Vaapen Mastering
Demonaz March Of The Norse Producer
2012TortorumExtinctionistMastering
God Seed Live At WackenMixer
The Gathering Disclosure Engineer
BlodhemnHolmengraaMastering
OrkanCrimson Canvas
DerideThe Void
2013Audrey 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 DetestethMastering
BliksemFace The Evil
Vulture IndustriesThe TowerAll tracksMixer
"Blood Don't Eliogabalus"Mastering
Fatal FusionThe Ancient Tale
2014ÜbertøsWe Do Eat Lions
TaakeKulde
Taake Stridens Hus
2015Audrey HorneSannhet På Boks - En Hyllest Til Raga Rockers"Drept Kjendis"Producer, mixer
2016 El Caco 7Recording engineer, mixer
SulphurOmens Of DoomMastering
TortorumRotten. Dead. Forgotten.
LikKjetteriProducer, mixer
Fatal FusionTotal AbsenceMastering
2017GravdalKadaverin
TaakeBaktanker
Taake Kong Vinter
2018Audrey Horne Blackout "Audrevolution", "The End"Mixer
DewfallHermeticusProducer, mastering
SlegestIntrovertMixer
RÁN"Blodbylgje"Recording engineer (vocals)
2019InculterFatal VisionsMastering
Lindy-Fay Hella SeafarerWriter, producer
2020Audrey HorneWaiting For The NightProducer, mixer
Whoredom Rife / TaakePaktMastering
2021Taake / HelheimHenholdsvis
CodeFlyblown Prince
TaakeAvvik
DrottOrcusMixer
HelheimWoduridaRMastering
2022BåååvRekyylMixer
Audrey HorneDevil's Bell
The Gathering Beautiful Distortion Producer (pre-production vocals)
Soft FfogSoft FfogMastering
GaldorcræftDraugar
Michelle UllestadSOL / DVLM
2023 Ljungblut Sauda
66CrusherLimboRecording engineer (drums)
Immortal War Against All Recording engineer, mixer
DrottTrollMixer, mastering
Taake Et Hav Av Avstand Mastering
2024 Hjerteslag Betonglandskap Producer

Instrumental and vocal contributions

YearArtistTitleSong(s)Instrument
2000 Gaahlskagg Erotic FuneralElectronics
Gorgoroth Incipit Satan "A World To Win"Synthesizer
2007 Audrey Horne Le Fol Organ, mellotron, keyboards
MalsainThe Disease"Intruder"Additional keyboards
Octavia Sperati Grace Submerged "Dead End Poem"Acoustic guitar
2008Audrey HorneShockadelica: 50th Anniversary Tribute To The Artist Known As Prince"The Cross"
GravdalSadist"Sadist", "Lidelse"Keyboards
2010 Ov Hell The Underworld Regime Keyboards, samples, effects
GravdalTorturmantra"Mishandlet", "Klastrert På Ambolt"Mellotron
Sahg III Organ, keyboards, backing vocals
Audrey Horne Audrey Horne Keyboards
Vulture IndustriesThe Malefactor's Bloody Register"Race For The Gallows", "The Hangman's Hatch"Organ
2011ByfrostOf 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
2013Vulture IndustriesThe TowerAdditional keyboards, vocals
2015Audrey HorneSannhet På Boks - En Hyllest Til Raga Rockers"Drept Kjendis"Backing vocals
2016 Abbath Abbath "Ocean of Wounds"Keyboards, sampler
2018Audrey Horne Blackout "Audrevolution", "The End"Piano
SlegestIntrovert"Maler Lys I Mørketid", "Dødskyss"Keyboards
2019 Lindy-Fay Hella Seafarer
2020Audrey HorneWaiting For The NightKeyboards, backing vocals
2022 Hjerteslag Tyvens dagbokSynthesizer
2023DrottTroll"Nattas Blot"Vocals
2024Hjerteslag Betonglandskap Keyboards, guitars

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