Stian Johannsen

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Stian Johansen
Birth nameStian Johansen
Also known asOccultus, Cultoculus, Culto Prietsu
Born (1971-10-12) 12 October 1971 (age 50)
Sarpsborg, Norway
Genres Black metal, death metal, gothic metal
Occupation(s)Musician
Instruments Vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
Associated acts Mayhem
Thyabhorrent
Perdition Hearse
Con Anima
Shadow Dancers
Soul Transition
Life
Sorg
Einar Grimm Group
Pussycunts
Kardinal

Stian Johansen (born 12 October 1971) is a Norwegian musician known under the stage names Occultus, Cultoculus and Culto Prietsu, among others. He is the vocalist in the black metal bands Thyabhorrent and Perdition Hearse. He was also briefly the vocalist and bassist for the black metal band Mayhem for some months in 1991 after the suicide of previous singer Per Yngve "Dead" Ohlin. During this time, he was one of the co-founders of the infamous record store Helvete ("hell") in Oslo - an important meeting place for many in the Norwegian black metal scene at the time.

He has also been in many other bands such as Con Anima, Shadow Dancers, Soul Transition, Life, Sorg, Einar Grimm Group, Pussycunts, and Kardinal, to name a few.

As of 2020, Thyabhorrent and Perdition Hearse are once again active bands after having originally split up in the early/mid 1990s. He also runs a record label and distribution service called Old House Records.


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