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Fenriz

1971 - Today

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Gylve Fenris Nagell (born Leif Nagell; 28 November 1971), known professionally as Fenriz, is a Norwegian musician, part-time music journalist and online radio host (with the show "Radio Fenriz") who is best known as being one half of the black metal duo Darkthrone, alongside Nocturno Culto. Although primarily a drummer and songwriter, he has also played bass and guitar and performed vocals for Darkthrone and several other metal bands. Fenriz is famed for his encyclopedic knowledge of metal music, his eager promotion of underground bands and the DIY ethic, and his rejection of the "showbiz side of the music industry". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fenriz has received more than 810,717 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Fenriz is the 1,986th most popular musician (down from 1,917th in 2019), the 471st most popular biography from Norway (down from 421st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Norwegian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 810k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Fenriz ranks 1,986 out of 2,662Before him are Rudolf Koelman, Beatrice Ohanessian, Steve Albini, Flemming Rasmussen, Oscar Levant, and Michael Romeo. After him are Dave Bartholomew, Aaron Burckhard, Lowell George, Slim Whitman, Taiji, and Robert Westerholt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Fenriz ranks 315Before him are Rulon Gardner, Alex Borstein, Allen Johnson, Brad Friedel, Carlos Velasco Carballo, and Lisa Ekdahl. After him are Athena Chu, Scott Cawthon, Kristina Orbakaitė, Iben Hjejle, Matthew Bingley, and Ana Ortiz.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Fenriz ranks 471 out of 927Before him are Stein Eriksen (1927), Anne-Karine Strøm (1951), Robert Sjursen (1891), Kari Traa (1974), Tore Berger (1944), and Frithjof Sælen (1892). After him are Finn Christian Jagge (1966), Leif Ove Andsnes (1970), Vigdis Hjorth (1959), Emil Hegle Svendsen (1985), Siv Jensen (1969), and Henning Berg (1969).

Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Fenriz ranks 19Before him are Nils Petter Molvær (1960), Lene Marlin (1980), Olve Eikemo (1973), Ane Brun (1976), Sven Erik Kristiansen (1969), and Truls Mørk (1961). After him are Leif Ove Andsnes (1970), Silje Nergaard (1966), Necrobutcher (1968), Sverre Kjelsberg (1946), Samoth (1974), and Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad (1973).