Herbrand Larsen (born February 3, 1973) is a Norwegian keyboardist, vocalist, record producer, mixer and engineer. He is best known for being a member of extreme metal band Enslaved from 2004 to 2016 and hard rock band Audrey Horne from 2002 to 2007. Larsen works primarily with acts in the metal and rock genres, including Immortal, Gorgoroth, Taake, Demonaz, Abbath and Gaahl, but has also collaborated with artists in the folk, ambient and pop genres, such as Wardruna, Lindy-Fay Hella, Michelle Ullestad and Hjerteslag.
Larsen has won five Norwegian Spellemann Awards: four with Enslaved and one with Audrey Horne. He owns and runs Conclave & Earshot Studio in Bergen together with former-Enslaved bandmate Arve Isdal. In addition to producing music, Larsen also works as a teacher in music production at Noroff.
Career Larsen started his musical career in the 1990s as a recording engineer and worked as an apprentice under renowned black metal producer Pytten at Grieghallen Studio. He joined the hard rock band Audrey Horne with members of Enslaved, Gorgoroth, Sylvia Wane and Deride as a keyboardist in 2002. Larsen was an engineer on Enslaved's studio albums Monumension and Below the Lights, released in 2001 and 2003 respectively, before joining the band as a keyboardist and clean vocalist in 2004. He released his first album with Enslaved, Isa, that same year.
In 2005, Audrey Horne released their debut album, No Hay Banda, and won the Spelleman Award in the Metal category. Larsen left Audrey Horne in 2007 to focus on Enslaved, but have since contributed keyboard parts and production to the band's later albums and appeared as a live guest. In 2016, Larsen left Enslaved amicably after twelve years and six studio albums with the band. He has since focused on producing other acts in his studio Conclave & Earshot, and teaching music production at Noroff.
Personal life
Larsen has been in a relationship with journalist Øyvor Bakke since 2004. He is a fan of David Lynch and particularly the TV series Twin Peaks, which he considers to be "the toughest series in history."
Discography
With Enslaved Studio albums
Isa (2004) Ruun (2006) Vertebrae (2008) Axioma Ethica Odini (2010) RIITIIR (2012) In Times (2015)
Live albums
Roadburn Live (2017)
Studio EPs
The Sleeping Gods (2011) Thorn (2011)
With Audrey Horne
Studio albums No Hay Banda (2005)
Studio EPs
Confessions & Alcohol (2005)
Production and writing credits YearArtistTitleSong(s)Notes1999AeternusShadows Of OldEngineer, mixer2000GaahlskaggErotic Funeral"Lek No Lit(t) M.O.K.", "Whipper", "Moralens Hammer", "Come To My Kingdom", "Mankind - Development", "Helveteslokk - Kom Brenne"Writer, producer, mixerAeternusBurning The ShroudProducer, mixerGorgorothIncipit SatanEditor, mixer, mastering2001Mörk GryningMaelstrom ChaosEngineerEnslavedMonumensionAeternusAscension Of Terror2002TaakeOver Bjoergvin graater himmerikEl RegnStein IgjenEngineer (additional)AmokLava DictatorshipMixer2003EnslavedBelow The LightsEngineerGorgorothTwilight Of The Idols (In Conspiracy With Satan)"Of Ice and Movement..."Composer (outro)All tracksEngineerAmok / AudiopainLava Dictatorship / Revel In DesecrationMixer2005Octavia SperatiWinter EnclosureRecording engineer, mixerManngardCircling BuzzardsEngineer2006GorgorothAd Majorem Sathanas GloriamEngineer, mixerIBetween Two WorldsEngineerBlack Hole GeneratorBlack KarmaZimmermanTill You Know What I MeanEngineer (additional)Icon EightThrash The MomentMastering2007AmokExecution CompilationMixerAudrey HorneLe FolCo-producer, mixerSyrachDays Of WrathProducer, mixerMalsainThe DiseaseRecording engineer, mixerOctavia SperatiGrace SubmergedAll tracks except "Don't Believe A Word"Producer, recording engineerAll tracksMixerVulture IndustriesThe Dystopia JournalsEngineer2008Audrey HorneShockadelica: 50th Anniversary Tribute To The Artist Known As Prince"The Cross"MixerGravdalSadistMixer, mastering2009WardrunaRunaljod – Gap Var GinnungaMixerBig Robot and Conrad SchnitzlerAquafitMastering2010Ov HellThe Underworld RegimeEngineer, mixerGravdalTorturmantraProducer, recording engineer, mixerSahgIIIProducer, engineer, mixerNordagustIn The Mist Of MorningMasteringAudrey HorneAudrey HorneProducer, recording engineerByfrostBlack EarthProducerHelheimÅsgards FallMasteringThe BatallionHead Up High2011TaakeKveldThe Gathering–"Heroes For Ghosts"Engineer (vocals)HelheimHeiðindómr Ok MótgangrMasteringByfrostOf DeathProducerTaakeNoregs VaapenMasteringDemonazMarch Of The NorseProducer2012TortorumExtinctionistMasteringGod SeedLive At WackenMixerThe GatheringDisclosureEngineerBlodhemnHolmengraaMasteringOrkanCrimson CanvasDerideThe Void2013Audrey HorneYoungblood"This Ends Here" (Demo), "The Open Sea" (Demo), "Show & Tell" (Demo)MixerWardrunaRunaljod – YggdrasilMixer (additional)Aeternus...And The Seventh His Soul DetestethMasteringBliksemFace The EvilVulture IndustriesThe TowerAll tracksMixer "Blood Don't Eliogabalus"MasteringFatal FusionThe Ancient Tale2014ÜbertøsWe Do Eat LionsTaakeKuldeStridens Hus2015Audrey HorneSannhet På Boks - En Hyllest Til Raga Rockers"Drept Kjendis"Producer, mixer2016El Caco7Recording engineer, mixerSulphurOmens Of DoomMasteringTortorumRotten. Dead. Forgotten.LikKjetteriProducer, mixerFatal FusionTotal AbsenceMastering2017GravdalKadaverinTaakeBaktankerKong Vinter2018Audrey HorneBlackout"Audrevolution", "The End"MixerDewfallHermeticusProducer, masteringSlegestIntrovertMixerRÁN–"Blodbylgje"Recording engineer (vocals)2019InculterFatal VisionsMasteringLindy-Fay HellaSeafarerWriter, producer2020Audrey HorneWaiting For The NightProducer, mixerWhoredom Rife / TaakePaktMastering2021Taake / HelheimHenholdsvisCodeFlyblown PrinceTaakeAvvikDrottOrcusMixerHelheimWoduridaRMastering2022BåååvRekyylMixerAudrey HorneDevil's BellThe GatheringBeautiful DistortionProducer (pre-production vocals)Soft FfogSoft FfogMasteringGaldorcræftDraugarMichelle UllestadSOL / DVLM2023LjungblutSauda66CrusherLimboRecording engineer (drums)ImmortalWar Against AllRecording engineer, mixerDrottTrollMixer, masteringAeternusPhilosopherProducer, recording engineer, mixerTaakeEt hav av avstandMastering2024HjerteslagBetonglandskapProducer2025HjerteslagAldri Dra Herifra VadmyraComposer, Lyricist, Producer
Instrumental and vocal contributions YearArtistTitleSong(s)Instrument2000GaahlskaggErotic FuneralElectronicsGorgorothIncipit Satan"A World To Win"Synthesizer2007Audrey HorneLe FolOrgan, mellotron, keyboardsMalsainThe Disease"Intruder"Additional keyboardsOctavia SperatiGrace Submerged"Dead End Poem"Acoustic guitar2008Audrey HorneShockadelica: 50th Anniversary Tribute To The Artist Known As Prince"The Cross"GravdalSadist"Sadist", "Lidelse"Keyboards2010Ov HellThe Underworld RegimeKeyboards, samples, effectsGravdalTorturmantra"Mishandlet", "Klastrert På Ambolt"MellotronSahgIIIOrgan, keyboards, backing vocalsAudrey HorneAudrey HorneKeyboardsVulture IndustriesThe Malefactor's Bloody Register"Race For The Gallows", "The Hangman's Hatch"Organ2011ByfrostOf Death"Sorgh", "All Gods Are Gone"Synthesizer, effects2012AhabThe Giant"Antarctica (The Polymorphess)", "The Giant"Guest vocalsGod SeedI Begin"Hinstu Dagar"Additional vocals2013Vulture IndustriesThe TowerAdditional keyboards, vocals2015Audrey HorneSannhet På Boks - En Hyllest Til Raga Rockers"Drept Kjendis"Backing vocals2016AbbathAbbath"Ocean of Wounds"Keyboards, sampler2018Audrey HorneBlackout"Audrevolution", "The End"PianoSlegestIntrovert"Maler Lys I Mørketid", "Dødskyss"Keyboards2019Lindy-Fay HellaSeafarer2020Audrey HorneWaiting For The NightKeyboards, backing vocals2022HjerteslagTyvens dagbokSynthesizer2023DrottTroll"Nattas Blot"Vocals2024HjerteslagBetonglandskapKeyboards, guitars
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