Urgehal - Frontman Trondr Nefas Passes Away (Update)
Trond "Trondr Nefas" Bråthen, guitarist and vocalist of Norwegian black metal band Urgehal has passed away, reports Season Of Mist, the band's label.
The following statement was posted on the label's official Facebook page: "We are deeply sorry to announce that Urgehal guitarist / vocalist Trondr Nefas just passed away. More news and official statement to follow soon. RIP."
UPDATE: Season Of Mist has released an official statement on Trondr Nefas' death, available below.
We are deeply sorry to announce that Urgehal vocalist / guitarist Trond Bråthen, aka Trondr Nefas, passed away last week. Aged 34, Trond died of natural causes.
His fellow bandmates Uruz and Enzifer issued the following statement: "The greatest is gone. Trondr Nefas, our dearest friend and companion for more than 20 years, suddenly passed away last week. He died a peaceful and natural death at one of his favourite places, surrounded by woods and crystal lakes. Thanks for all the years with friendship, music and madness. For the good times and the bad times. Through your dark devotion for Black Metal, you have inspired so many. You were a true pioneer."
"We will miss you, but never forget you, because your legacy will live on. Our deepest sympathy goes to Trond's fiancée Octavia, and both of their families. We appreciate all of the condolences and support given to us after his tragic death. Sammen var vi dynamitt!"
Trond will be sorely missed as a man and as a musician. The whole Season Of Mist staff send their condolences to his family and to the Urgehal camp.
The following statement was posted on the label's official Facebook page: "We are deeply sorry to announce that Urgehal guitarist / vocalist Trondr Nefas just passed away. More news and official statement to follow soon. RIP."
[Thanks to Marcel Hubregtse for the tip!]
UPDATE: Season Of Mist has released an official statement on Trondr Nefas' death, available below.
We are deeply sorry to announce that Urgehal vocalist / guitarist Trond Bråthen, aka Trondr Nefas, passed away last week. Aged 34, Trond died of natural causes.
His fellow bandmates Uruz and Enzifer issued the following statement: "The greatest is gone. Trondr Nefas, our dearest friend and companion for more than 20 years, suddenly passed away last week. He died a peaceful and natural death at one of his favourite places, surrounded by woods and crystal lakes. Thanks for all the years with friendship, music and madness. For the good times and the bad times. Through your dark devotion for Black Metal, you have inspired so many. You were a true pioneer."
"We will miss you, but never forget you, because your legacy will live on. Our deepest sympathy goes to Trond's fiancée Octavia, and both of their families. We appreciate all of the condolences and support given to us after his tragic death. Sammen var vi dynamitt!"
Trond will be sorely missed as a man and as a musician. The whole Season Of Mist staff send their condolences to his family and to the Urgehal camp.
[Thanks to Array for the update!]
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| Carl Berg Carl Berg Posts: 589  |
Really sad news. He made great music and put on amazing live shows. He will not be forgotten! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctCgGm1DgBQ
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Written by PocketMetal on 14.05.2012 at 15:18 +1
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2390  |
Written by Jiri on 14.05.2012 at 17:29 According to MA, 35. (they also posted it was suicide... didn't see anything official though). It's sad... couple days ago I was watching the trailers of "A Black Metal Year In Norway" (documentary by him), he seemed a really nice guy.
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| Windrider Raureif Posts: 684  |
Oh damn. Sad indeed. Rest in peace or war, whichever you choose.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
Beastcraft, a band where he played, said on their Facebook page that he was found dead at a cabin in the forest this Saturday, but there is still no official release on the cause of death so far.
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| AngelofDeth Cyborg Raptor Posts: 1183  |
Natural causes?? at only 34 i wonder what that could be?
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Natural causes at 34? I doubt it. Either drug-related or self-inflicted, possibly accidental but not purely natural based on his age.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311  |
^ This. I searched about it a while ago to get rid of some doubts. Heart-attack counts as natural death for example, any illness as well.
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Written by [user id=118282] on 17.05.2012 at 05:16 Exactly, it is a very broad statement and leaves alot to wonder, especially considering his age and no previously mentioned terminal illnesses. They couldve been a lil more specific... but maybe they dont even know yet.
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941  |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 17.05.2012 at 00:56 It could be natural cause. Disease can happen at any age, for example. But I highly doubt the death was caused by natural cause in this case.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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Written by RavenKing on 18.05.2012 at 00:46 I wouldn't consider a disease to be natural. The dictionary's definition of a disease is an abnormal ailment or an organism working incorrectly. That doesn't sound very natural to me. 
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Account deleted Written by Troy Killjoy on 18.05.2012 at 05:21 From Wikikwiki-Slim Shady-pedia: Death due to disease is called death by natural causes. There are four main types of disease: pathogenic disease, deficiency disease, hereditary disease, and physiological disease. In contrast, death caused by active intervention is called unnatural death. The "unnatural" causes are usually given as accident (implying no unreasonable voluntary risk), misadventure (accident following a wilful and dangerous risk), suicide, or homicide.[1] In some settings, other categories may be added "Natural" doesn't have to be seen as a positive thing. Just because something in nature went wrong doesn't mean it's not natural. We could die of old age because an organ fails to work correctly but then "old age" is not recognised as a means of death so when people cite that as a "natural cause of death" they're basically being extremely vague and inaccurate.
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Written by [user id=4365] on 18.05.2012 at 23:17 For some reason before reading this I felt the opposite. Makes sense now anyway. 
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| Zombie94 Posts: 458  |
Shame! I'd imagine there was some sort of satanic theme to his death, but I could be wrong. I'll probably end up listening to some of Urgehal's stuff now..
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| Otravia Posts: 22  |
He didn't kill himself, it was no OD. The police didn't consider it necessary to make an autopsy and neither did we. He had been going through a lot of effort getting to the cabin and hadn't slept during that night. When he finally fell asleep, his bare feet were touching the ground, and it was rather cold. During his sleep, either a heart attack or brain concussion occurred (he was blue when they found him). Natural enough? I can tell it was a peaceful death and in no way self-inflicted. He had for long been on his way to getting in better health. He was at peace with himself and with the ones he left behind. Full of plans and optimism, and, as he stated himself, feeling better than he could ever remember. Apparently he had achieved what he needed on this sorry ass planet. Death is complete.
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Written by [user id=101272] on 11.06.2012 at 02:46 Nothing goth about me...or about Rorschach. But does that have anything to do with the matter? If so, I was just trying to dissolve some rumors and give some answers to people who wondered about a serious matter. If not, you're far out fishing on the wrong topic. Cheers.
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