Anders Odden

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Norwegian musician

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FieldValue
nameAnders Odden
imageAnders Odden Inferno 2025.jpg
captionOdden with Cadaver in 2025
birth_date
birth_placeStavanger, Norway
originFredrikstad and Råde, Norway
instrumentGuitar, bass, vocals
genreBlack metal, death metal, heavy metal
occupationMusician
years_active1988–present
current_member_of
past_member_of
associated_actsCadaver
Magenta
Celtic Frost
Apoptygma Berzerk
ORDER (band)
Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult
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| name = Anders Odden | image = Anders Odden Inferno 2025.jpg | caption = Odden with Cadaver in 2025 | birth_date = | birth_place = Stavanger, Norway | origin = Fredrikstad and Råde, Norway | instrument = Guitar, bass, vocals | genre = Black metal, death metal, heavy metal | occupation = Musician | years_active = 1988–present | current_member_of = | past_member_of = | associated_acts = Cadaver Magenta Celtic Frost Apoptygma Berzerk ORDER (band) Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult

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

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.

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. 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.

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.

Early life

Odden was born in Stavanger and grew up in Fredrikstad and Råde. 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

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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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

In 2011, Odden released his autobiography, Piratliv.

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".

Discography

[[Cadaver (band)|Cadaver]]

Studio albums

EPs

  • Primal (1999)

[[Magenta (Norwegian band)|Magenta]]

Studio albums

  • Periode (1998)

  • Little Girl Lost (2002)

  • Art and Accidents (2009)

  • Magenta Aus Norwegen (2012)

  • Songs for the Dead (2015) EPs

  • Magenta (1997)

[[Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult]]

Studio albums

ORDER

Studio album

  • Lex Amentiae (2017)
  • The Gospel (2021)

References

References

  1. [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150415 TURBONEGRO, MARILYN MANSON, SATYRICON, EXTOL Members Join Forces In New Supergroup]
  2. [http://www.bravewords.com/news/151724 Former/Present Members Of TURBONEGRO, SATYRICON, CELTIC FROST, EXTOL Join Forces In DOCTOR MIDNIGHT AND THE MERCY CULT]
  3. [http://www.fearnet.com/news/b21139_dr_midnight_prescribes_evil_sounds_2011.html Dr. Midnight Prescribes Evil Sounds for 2011]
  4. [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=45510_0_2_0_C Members of Marilyn Manson, Apoptygma Berzerk, KMFDM form new supergroup Doctor Midnight And The Mercy Cult]
  5. Skingen, Birthe. (2022-07-28). "- All black metal er death metal, men ikke all death metal er black metal".
  6. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Magenta". [[AllMusic]].
  7. Blabbermouth. (2009-02-08). "MAGENTA: 'Art And Accidents' Out Now".
  8. "ANDERS ODDEN (Magenta/Cadaver) – Like viktig å lage musikk som å fremføre den – Eternal Terror Live".
  9. Valebrokk, Erik. (2021-03-01). "Inspirasjoner: Anders Odden velger Øystein Aarseth".
  10. Hammershaug, Bjørn. (2008-03-17). "Metallseminar, debatt og busstur".
  11. Valebrokk, Erik. (2021-03-01). "Inspirasjoner: Anders Odden velger Øystein Aarseth".
  12. NRK. (2003-01-23). "Magenta - by:Larm 2003".
  13. (2015-10-16). "Magenta - Songs For The Dead".
  14. Mokleiv, Kjersti. (2006-08-26). "Spiller gitar med forbildene".
  15. "Musikknyheter.no - Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult i Oslo".
  16. "Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult (news, biography, albums, line-up, tour dates) {{!}} Official Season of Mist band".
  17. "ORDER BEKREFTET TIL INFERNO 2022".
  18. Hammershaug, Bjørn. (2008-03-17). "Metallseminar, debatt og busstur".
  19. (2011-11-11). "Pyro har lest Piratliv".
  20. Mjelde, Totto. (2011-11-11). "Anders Odden gir oss sitt piratliv".
  21. Nordseth, Pål. (2011-11-11). "- Folk som har vært med en stund, har sett det meste".
  22. (5 January 2024). "Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024: The 18 artists and songs". [[European Broadcasting Union.

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