King ov Hell

Infobox musical artist

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Img_capt = King playing live with Gorgoroth, 2007
Name = King ov Hell
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Tom Cato Visnes
Alias = King, TC King
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Origin = Norway
Instrument = Bass guitar, drums
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Genre = Black metal
Doom metal
Hard rock
Drum and bass
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Years_active = 1999-present
Label = Regain Records
Nuclear Blast
Associated_acts = Gorgoroth
Jotunspor
I
Sahg
Clububba
Audrey Horne
URL = [http://www.gorgoroth.org www.gorgoroth.org]
Notable_instruments = Bass

Tom Cato Visnes, better known as King ov Hell (although also commonly referred to as King, its abbreviated form) or as TC King in the side project I, is a Norwegian musician, best known as the bassist and co-frontman of the 'Gaahl-fronted' version of Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He works as a primary school teacher in Bergen, where he currently resides.

Gorgoroth

King has been Gorgoroth's permanent bassist since 1999, joining just before the album "Incipit Satan" was recorded. Although all the material for this album had already been written before King joined the band [ [http://metalwhore.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=293&Itemid=58 Metal-Whore - Interview with Infernus and King] ] , he did write the music for five tracks on their next album, "Twilight of the Idols" (2003), and all of the music for "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" (2006), which was nominated for a 2006 Spellemann award [Norwegian equivalent to the Grammys] in the 'Metal' category. [ [http://www.ifpi.no/spellemann/vinner.html Spellemannprisen ] ] In October 2007, there was a controversial split occurring in the band, in which Gaahl and King went public with a statement saying they had fired the founding member of the band Infernus, resulting in legal disputes which are currently not resolved. Both sides are currently working under the Gorgoroth name.

ide Projects

King reunited with former Gorgoroth drummer Kvitrafn to form a band, the "noisy black metal" project Jotunspor. "Gleipnirs Smeder", their first album, was released in 2006 for the newly-founded record label Satanas Rex. He also is the bassist for supergroup I, the side-project of Abbath Doom Occulta of Immortal. The band also features members of Enslaved and Audrey Horne as well as former Immortal drummer Armagedda. Their first album was "Between Two Worlds", released in 2006. Abbath is currently working on a new album. In March 2008, it was announced that King would be playing session bass on the next Shining album, "VI / Klagopsalmer". [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=93711 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SHINING Taps GORGOROTH's KING For Forthcoming Album - Mar. 27, 2008] ] [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=98854 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SHINING: New Album Title Changed; Artwork, Track Listing Revealed - June 11, 2008 ] ] However, in October 2008 there was an announcement on the official Shining MySpace page saying that King did not take part on the new album after all, since a new permanent bassist had been recruited in time for the recording. [ [http://www.myspace.com/shininghalmstad Official Shining MySpace profile] ]

King has also worked in bands outside of the black metal genre. He is a member of Sahg, a doom metal influenced band. On their 2006 Regain Records release, "Sahg 1", King played drums on one track. He was the bassist for the Spellemann Award winning rock band Audrey Horne, billed as Tom. He left the band in 2007. King was also the bassist in the Norwegian drum and bass band Clububba. They were active during the early 2000s.

Discography

Gorgoroth

* "Incipit Satan" (2000)
* "Twilight of the Idols - In Conspiracy With Satan" (2003)
* "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" (2006)
* "Black Mass Krakow 2004" (DVD) (2008)

ahg

* "Sahg 1" (2006)
* "Sahg 2" (2008)

Jotunspor

* "Gleipnirs smeder" (2006)

I

* "Between Two Worlds" (2006)

Audrey Horne

* "Confessions & Alcohol" (EP) (2005)
* "No Hay Banda" (2005)

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/rivruskende King's MySpace]
* [http://www.gorgoroth.org/ Gorgoroth]
* [http://www.sahgweb.com/ Sahg Official Site]
* [http://www.i-metal.net/ I Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jotunspor Jotunspor Official Myspace Profile]