Bård Eithun | |
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![]() Faust performing with Emperor at Wacken Open Air 2014 | |
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Birth name | Bård Guldvik Eithun |
Also known as | Faust |
Born | Hedmark, Norway | 21 April 1974
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Occupation(s) | Drummer |
Years active | 1989–1994, 2003–present |
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Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun (born 21 April 1974) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the drummer of black metal band Emperor and the main lyricist of blackened death metal band Zyklon. 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.[1] 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.[2]