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Reign in Acai
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Interesting that Ghaal made no mention of his "friendship" with this modeling agent when prodded about his sex life in the doc.
TMZ reports:
"Yes, we had a close relationship," admits modeling agent Dan DeVero about shock rocker Gaahl to iBergen.no.
On stage with GORGOROTH, Gaahl is the very definition of a mother-in-law's nightmare.
The long-haired, evil-looking man with corpse paint scares the hell out of the parent generation, while fans all over the world love and admire his terrifying masculinity.
Together with modeling agent Dan DeVero (see photo below), however, he displays far more feminine sides.
The musician dressed in black and the fur-wearing modeling agent are behind the clothing collection Wynjo, which will launch in 2009.
The two men became very close friends after they met a year and a half ago.
"We had hired models from DXD Models for a music video to be recorded in Bergenshallen. During the shoot, Dan suddenly appeared and became upset with us because one of his models had been served wine. That was the first time I met him," says Gaahl, or Kristian Espedal, which is his real name.
DeVero's rage, however, quickly turned to warmer feelings.
"Kristian and I developed a close relationship, and he often told me he had strong feelings for me," DeVero tells iBergen.no while Espedal silently drinks from his glass of wine.
A year and a half later they are no longer swooning, but they are still partners. Thanks to their unlikely meeting in 2006, they've put their heads and wallets together to launch something as unique as as a wholly Norwegian clothing collection for women.
Wynjo is a name that Espedal came up with.
"Wynjo is an ancient Norse word meaning happiness, or to be more precise, the search for happiness. Perfection. I have always been preoccupied with aesthetics and what is beautiful. This collection will bring out the elegant and the feminine in women," the novice fashion investor explains to iBergen.no.
But this is in strong contrast to your role as frontman of GORGOROTH, so how did the people around you react to this?
"Those who know me in private didn't think it was particularly strange. I do not care about what people in general think. It's not as if I'm going to change as a person just because suddenly there are some dresses out in the world. Besides, I like confusing people," Espedal says, grinning.
The clothes are designed by Sonja Wu and will be presented at a preview in Bergen in September. Inspired by fashion mecca Paris, DeVero and Espedal now hope they can create a fashion house in Norway with several designers on the team.
"We want to attract young talent and give them an opportunity to design for us. Designer students are welcome, since it is the young who create fashion. There are way too few people in the Norwegian business world who dare take a chance on young entrepreneurs, and I am eternally grateful to Kristian for helping me with this," DeVero says.
Now we know why Gal, ahem Ghaal, was taking those reporters so far off the beaten path. Loveshack babay!!!
TMZ reports:
"Yes, we had a close relationship," admits modeling agent Dan DeVero about shock rocker Gaahl to iBergen.no.
On stage with GORGOROTH, Gaahl is the very definition of a mother-in-law's nightmare.
The long-haired, evil-looking man with corpse paint scares the hell out of the parent generation, while fans all over the world love and admire his terrifying masculinity.
Together with modeling agent Dan DeVero (see photo below), however, he displays far more feminine sides.
The musician dressed in black and the fur-wearing modeling agent are behind the clothing collection Wynjo, which will launch in 2009.
The two men became very close friends after they met a year and a half ago.
"We had hired models from DXD Models for a music video to be recorded in Bergenshallen. During the shoot, Dan suddenly appeared and became upset with us because one of his models had been served wine. That was the first time I met him," says Gaahl, or Kristian Espedal, which is his real name.
DeVero's rage, however, quickly turned to warmer feelings.
"Kristian and I developed a close relationship, and he often told me he had strong feelings for me," DeVero tells iBergen.no while Espedal silently drinks from his glass of wine.
A year and a half later they are no longer swooning, but they are still partners. Thanks to their unlikely meeting in 2006, they've put their heads and wallets together to launch something as unique as as a wholly Norwegian clothing collection for women.
Wynjo is a name that Espedal came up with.
"Wynjo is an ancient Norse word meaning happiness, or to be more precise, the search for happiness. Perfection. I have always been preoccupied with aesthetics and what is beautiful. This collection will bring out the elegant and the feminine in women," the novice fashion investor explains to iBergen.no.
But this is in strong contrast to your role as frontman of GORGOROTH, so how did the people around you react to this?
"Those who know me in private didn't think it was particularly strange. I do not care about what people in general think. It's not as if I'm going to change as a person just because suddenly there are some dresses out in the world. Besides, I like confusing people," Espedal says, grinning.
The clothes are designed by Sonja Wu and will be presented at a preview in Bergen in September. Inspired by fashion mecca Paris, DeVero and Espedal now hope they can create a fashion house in Norway with several designers on the team.
"We want to attract young talent and give them an opportunity to design for us. Designer students are welcome, since it is the young who create fashion. There are way too few people in the Norwegian business world who dare take a chance on young entrepreneurs, and I am eternally grateful to Kristian for helping me with this," DeVero says.
Now we know why Gal, ahem Ghaal, was taking those reporters so far off the beaten path. Loveshack babay!!!
General Zod
Ruler of Australia
those guys now live in Zod's backyard in NJ ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/arts/music/03metal.html?8dpc
cool story from last night
they even posted 3 streaming links of their songs on page 2 of the article ... pretty cool of the Times
Ars Magna
Ars Magna Recordings
03/09/2009 - VERDICT REACHED ON GORGOROTH TRADEMARK SITUATION
Oslo City District Court has today delivered a verdict on the main question in the Gorgoroth trademark case, which took place at the end of January 2009. The court has decided that King ov Hell's trademark registration # 243365 of the band name Gorgoroth is NOT valid and shall therefore be deleted. The court states that King ov Hell and Gaahl excluded themselves from the band Gorgoroth when they tried to fire Infernus in October 2007. The court further states that Infernus cannot be excluded from Gorgoroth, unless he himself decides to quit. Infernus is very pleased, but not surprised, by this verdict. The remaining issues concerning financial matters and such are yet to be decided upon.
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.6517787
Oslo City District Court has today delivered a verdict on the main question in the Gorgoroth trademark case, which took place at the end of January 2009. The court has decided that King ov Hell's trademark registration # 243365 of the band name Gorgoroth is NOT valid and shall therefore be deleted. The court states that King ov Hell and Gaahl excluded themselves from the band Gorgoroth when they tried to fire Infernus in October 2007. The court further states that Infernus cannot be excluded from Gorgoroth, unless he himself decides to quit. Infernus is very pleased, but not surprised, by this verdict. The remaining issues concerning financial matters and such are yet to be decided upon.
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.6517787
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
Gaahl and King have chosen the new banner of God Seed to represent their art in the future.
God Seed was chosen for many reasons; it represents the will to grow, the god within man and nature and the will to reach one's highest potential. God Seed is also the title of a track from the last album released under the "Gorgoroth" banner and in that respect it symbolizes what is brought from the past into a new beginning and a new future.
The album which has been in the works as a "Gorgoroth" album will now be released as the first God Seed album and should be in-stores in late 2009.
King comments : "The past 18 months has been a struggle on many levels. Therefore Im very excited about God Seed - even on a personal level. Hopefully this will lead to growth for me personally and for the band as a whole.
Its time to use my energy on something that wants to live, rather than to use my energy on something that wants to die and be part of my past!!!"
More details on the upcoming album, line-up, etc will be announced shortly.
God Seed was chosen for many reasons; it represents the will to grow, the god within man and nature and the will to reach one's highest potential. God Seed is also the title of a track from the last album released under the "Gorgoroth" banner and in that respect it symbolizes what is brought from the past into a new beginning and a new future.
The album which has been in the works as a "Gorgoroth" album will now be released as the first God Seed album and should be in-stores in late 2009.
King comments : "The past 18 months has been a struggle on many levels. Therefore Im very excited about God Seed - even on a personal level. Hopefully this will lead to growth for me personally and for the band as a whole.
Its time to use my energy on something that wants to live, rather than to use my energy on something that wants to die and be part of my past!!!"
More details on the upcoming album, line-up, etc will be announced shortly.
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