Olav Iversen

Olav Iversen (born September 23, 1977 in Sandøy, Møre og Romsdal) [1][2] is a Norwegian heavy metal singer-songwriter and musician. He is better known as a founding member and the guitarist, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Sahg, as well as its only constant member.

Olav Iversen
Olav Iversen with Sahg in Summer Breeze Open Air 2014, Dinkelsbühl, Germany
Background information
Born (1977-09-23) September 23, 1977
OriginSandøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
GenresHeavy metal, hard rock
Occupation(s)Vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, graphic designer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2001–present
LabelsRegain, Indie
Associated actsSahg
Audrey Horne
Manngard
Trucks
Websitehttp://www.sahgband.com

Musical career

Iversen's remarkable career began with Trucks, a British/Norwegian pop punk band, whose most popular release was the 2002 novelty single, "It's Just Porn Mum". The single was a Top 5 hit in Norway,[3] and peaked at No. 35 in the UK Singles Chart.[4][5]

He’s best known for being the only constant member and co-founder of the hard rock band Sahg in 2004, along with Tom Cato Visnes (King ov Hell), Einar Selvik (Kvitrafn) and Thomas Tofthagen.

Iversen has also been an active member in several bands in his country, as Audrey Horne and Manngard.

Apart from his musical projects, he's art director and graphic designer in Bergen since 2000.[6]

Discography

With Starling
  • Mellowcold (EP, 2001)

With Trucks
  • Juice (2003)

With Manngard
  • Circling Buzzards (2006)
  • European Cowards (2007)

With Sahg

As guest musician

With Audrey Horne

With Vulture Industries
  • The Malefactor's Bloody Register (2010)

With Dominanz
  • Noxious (2014)

With Ahab
gollark: Ligatures are just a poor hack for people who can't draw them directly.
gollark: ... to draw symbols, obviously.
gollark: What? I have one lying around for some reason. Really good for drawing.
gollark: I used to use ligatures but now I just write my code in a proper editor which supports a graphics tablet.
gollark: I assume fuel processing of some kind.

References
  1. Allmusic.com
  2. Metallum Archives
  3. VG-lista
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 568. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. UK Singles Chart
  6. Cargocollective.com
  7. Sahg's Official Facebook page
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