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Victor Brandt (musician)

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Victor Brandt
Brandt performing with Dimmu Borgir in 2024
Brandt performing with Dimmu Borgir in 2024
Background information
Born (1983-12-18) December 18, 1983 (age 41)
GenresDeath metal, black metal, symphonic black metal, hardcore punk
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Bass, guitar
Member ofDimmu Borgir, Witchery
Formerly ofSatyricon, Aeon, Entombed, Entombed A.D., Firespawn, Akani, Six Feet Under, Firespawn

Victor Brandt (born 18 December 1983)[1] is a Swedish musician best known as current touring bassist of Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir,[2] he has also previously played bass for death metal and black metal bands Entombed, Entombed A.D.,[3] Six Feet Under,[4] Satyricon and Witchery.

Career

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Brandt was bassist for Swedish hardcore punk band Totalt Jävla Mörker (Total Fucking Darkness in English) since 2004. He also formed a side project called Dominion, which he performed in as guitarist, bassist and vocalist, alongside drummer Jocke Olafsson (formerly of In Aternum).[5]

Brandt started playing with Norwegian black metal band Satyricon in 2008, as session and touring member before departing in 2009.[6] Following this, he joined Aeon, replacing Max Carlberg,[7] although he had departed by 2010, with guitarists Zeb Nilsson and Daniel Dlimi playing bass on Path of Fire.

He joined Swedish death metal band Entombed in September 2010, taking bass duties from Nico Elgstrand who moved onto second guitar.[8] He played with Entombed until 2014 when the band went on hiatus due to legal battles between founding members Lars-Göran Petrov and Alex Helid. He followed Petrov, Elgstrand and drummer Olle Dahlstedt in forming a new band called Entombed A.D.[9]

Brandt playing guitar with Firespawn in 2016

While Entombed were still active, he founded death metal band Firespawn as guitarist alongside Necrophobic bassist Alex Friberg.[10] The two recruited Entombed vocalist L-G Petrov as well as guitarist Fredrik Folkare of Unleashed and Necrophobic and drummer Matte Modin of Defleshed.[11] Him and Friberg as the band's main composers.[10] Firespawn have been inactive since the death of Petrov in 2021.[12]

In 2012, he became a member of hardcore punk/death metal supergroup Akani,[13] featuring vocalist Jorge Rosado (Merauder), guitarists Anders Björler (At the Gates) and Daniel Antonsson (Dimension Zero), and drummer Anders Lowgren (Dead Reprise).[14] They have released one album,[15] and have toured Europe.[16]

While still in Entombed A.D. he played with American death metal band Six Feet Under on the Hatefest tour in 2015, when regular bassist Jeff Hughell was unavailable.[17] In 2018, Brandt departed Entombed A.D. to join Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir who were playing their first show since 2012 that year.[18] In 2022, he joined Witchery, replacing Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy, Mercyful Fate).[19] He had previous played as a stand in for Witchery in 2017.[20][21]

Discography

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Year Band Title
2004 Totalt Jävla Mörker Människans Ringa Värde
2006 Totalt Jävla Mörker
Totalt Jävla Mörker / Human Waste Totalt Jävla Mörker / Human Waste
Dominion Born God And Aware
2008 Satyricon My Skin Is Cold
The Age Of Nero
2009 Totalt Jävla Mörker Söndra & Härska
2011 Death Letters Post-Historic
2012 Entombed When In Sodom Revisited
"Amok"
2014 "Bedlam Attack"
Akani Santa Muerte
Entombed A.D. Back To The Front
2015 Firespawn Lucifer Has Spoken
Shadow Realms
2016 Entombed A.D. Dead Dawn
2017 Firespawn The Reprobate
2019 Abominate
2022 Witchery Nightside

References

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  1. ^ jrocksmetalzone [@jrocksmetalzone] (18 December 2023). "Happy Birthday Victor Brandt December 18, 1983" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ "Victor Brandt: "I've been happily surprised that, even with so much going in Dimmu's music, I could squeeze in some nice bass parts"". guitarworld. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  3. ^ "DIMMU BORGIR Recruits ENTOMBED A.D. Bassist VICTOR BRANDT". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  4. ^ "SIX FEET UNDER Tap ENTOMBED Bassist Victor Brandt For Hatefest Tour 2015 Featuring MARDUK, VADER". Heavy-Metal.it (in Italian). 10 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ^ "DOMINION: Full-Length Song Posted Online". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  6. ^ "SATYRICON Bassist Quits". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  7. ^ "AEON: New Album Title Announced". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  8. ^ "New ENTOMBED Bassist Is 'Proud And Amazed' To Be Playing With One Of His 'Favorite' Bands". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  9. ^ "L.G. PETROV-Led Version Of ENTOMBED Becomes ENTOMBED A.D." BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  10. ^ a b Lawson, Dom (8 December 2015). "Firespawn: the triumph of death". louder. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  11. ^ "FIRESPAWN Feat. ENTOMBED, UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC Members: Debut Album 'Shadow Realms' Due In November". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  12. ^ DiVita, Joe (8 March 2021). "RIP: Legendary Entombed Vocalist L-G Petrov Dies at 49". Loudwire. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  13. ^ Kamiński, Karol (17 August 2016). "Metal / Hardcore supergroup AKANI discuss debut record and crossover between NYC and Gothenburg". IDIOTEQ.com. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  14. ^ Kennelty, Greg (18 March 2014). "AKANI (AT THE GATES, ENTOMBED, Etc.) Is An Amazing New All Star Group". Metal Injection. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  15. ^ "AKANI Feat. MERAUDER, Ex-SOILWORK Members: Debut Album Due In June". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Metal/hardcore act AKANI touring Europe! - IDIOTEQ.com". 16 February 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  17. ^ wookubus (10 March 2015). "Six Feet Under Recruit Entombed A.D. Bassist For European Tour". Theprp.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  18. ^ "DIMMU BORGIR Recruits ENTOMBED A.D. Bassist VICTOR BRANDT". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  19. ^ "WITCHERY Announces New Studio Album 'Nightside'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  20. ^ Witchery [@witchery_official] (24 November 2017). "Stand-in bass player Victor Brandt buskers his way across the Atlantic" – via Instagram.
  21. ^ Mandel, Sven (3 August 2017), "Witchery", Image, Wikimedia Commons, retrieved 7 April 2025
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