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Bård Faust

Norwegian drummer

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Also known as Bård Guldvik Eithun · Bård Eithun · Bård G. Eithun · Faust

Born: April 21, 1974
Birthplace: Hedmark
Citizenship: Norway
Occupation: musician
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Education: University of Oslo
Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian

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Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun is a Norwegian musician, best known as the drummer of black metal band Emperor. A prominent member of the early Norwegian black metal scene, Eithun was sentenced to 14 years in prison for murder and church arson in 1994. He was released in 2003 and has since continued performing as a drummer for Emperor, Djevel, Blood Tsunami, Aborym and Scum. Eithun won the Norwegian Spellemann Award in the Metal category with Djevel in 2022.

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Sex or gender: male
Convicted of: murder(1994) penalty: imprisonment
Given name: Bård
Instrument: drum kit
Genre: black metal
Family name: Eithun
Nickname: Faust.
Birth name: Bård Guldvik Eithun
Start of work period: 1980
Member of: Blood Fire Death
Emperor
Thorns
Blood Tsunami
Djevel

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