Post by Zedd Squared on Sept 23, 2019 14:11:15 GMT
Member Of: Carnivora (1999-2005), Circus Maximus (2000-present), The Magnificent (2011-present)
Voice Type: Tenor
Vocal Range: D2-B5
High Notes:
B5 ("Salvation")
G♯5 ("Havoc", "Where Innocence End")
G5 ("Glory of the Empire", "Sin")
F♯5 ("Don't Make Me Laugh", "The Masters and Their Slaves", "Walk Away in Silence" live Full Circle 2014, "Why Am I Here?")
E5 ("Architect of Fortune", "Don't Make Me Laugh", "Everybody Dies", "The Galaxy Within", "Haunted Dreams", "I'm the Light", "The Masters and Their Slaves", "Salvation", "Zero")
E♭5 ("Angel", "Aquatic Race", "Essence of Time", "The Heart of the Sun", "I'm the Light", "Judas", "Love's on the Line", "Marion", "The Masters and Their Slaves", "Memories", "Soaring On", "Staring Into Darkness")
D5 ("Abyss", "Alive", "Bullets", "Cheated by Love", "A Darkened Mind", "The Day That the World Breaks Down", "Drive", "Everybody Dies", "From Childhood's Hour...", "The Galaxy Within", "Glory of the Empire", "Haunted Dreams", "Imperial Destruction", "Into the Ocean", "Journey to Forever", "Mouth of Madness", "The Prophecy", "Salvation", "Why Am I Here?", "Wither")
C♯5 ("The 1st Chapter", "Abyss", "Arrival of Love", "Don't Make Me Laugh", "Essence of Time", "Eyes of Fire" live Full Circle 2014, "The Galaxy Within", "Harvest Moon", "Havoc", "Holding on to Your Love", "If It Takes All Night", "I'm the Light", "Journey to Forever", "Judas", "Love's on the Line", "The Masters and Their Slaves", "Memories", "Salvation", "Sin", "Soaring On", "Staring Into Darkness", "Tired of Dreaming", "Ultimate Sacrifice", "Where Innocence End", "Why Am I Here?")
C5 ("The 1st Chapter", "After the Fire", "Alive", "Angel", "Arrival of Love", "Bullets", "Center of the Universe" live Progpower 2010, "The Dark Side", "A Darkened Mind", "The Dream Dissolves", "Essence of Time", "Everybody Dies", "Glory of the Empire", "Haunted Dreams", "Imperial Destruction", "Lost", "Love's on the Line", "Mouth of Madness", "The Prophecy", "Satin & Lace", "Silence from Angels Above", "Sin", "Ultimate Sacrifice", "Used", "Why Am I Here?", "Zero")
B4 ("The 1st Chapter", "Abyss", "Alive", "Angel", "Architect of Fortune", "Arrival of Love", "Bullets", "Cheated by Love", "The Day That the World Breaks Down", "Everybody Dies", "Eyes of Fire" live Full Circle 2014, "From Childhood's Hour...", "Game of Life", "Glory of the Empire", "Harvest Moon", "Haunted Dreams", "The Heart of the Sun", "Highest Bitter", "Holding on to Your Love", "The Human Compulsion", "I Am", "Imperial Destruction", "Loved Ones", "Marion", "The Masters and Their Slaves", "Memories", "Mouth of Madness", "Pages", "The Prophecy", "Reach Within", "Salvation", "Sea of Machines", "Sin", "Smoke & Fire", "Soaring On", "Star of Sirrah", "Staring Into Darkness", "Tired of Dreaming", "Ultimate Sacrifice", "Used", "Wither")
B♭4 ("After the Fire", "Angel", "Burn After Reading", "Condemned to Live", "Essence of Time", "Glory of the Empire", "If It Takes All Night", "I'm the Light", "Into the Ocean", "Judas", "Last Goodbye", "Lost", "Love's on the Line", "Mouth of Madness", "Satin & Lace", "Silence from Angels Above", "Smoke & Fire", "Staring Into Darkness", "The Weight", "Why Am I Here?", "Wither")
A4 ("After the Fire", "Architect of Fortune", "Arrival of Love", "Bay of Dreams", "Bullets", "Cheated by Love", "Chivalry", "The Day That the World Breaks Down", "The Dream Dissolves", "Drive", "Eyes of Fire" live Full Circle 2014, "Flames", "The Galaxy Within", "Game of Life", "Harvest Moon", "Highest Bitter", "The Human Compulsion", "I Am", "Last Goodbye", "Loved Ones", "Marion", "Memories", "Namaste", "The One", "Pages", "Remember", "Sea of Machines", "Silence from Angels Above", "Soaring On", "Walk Away in Silence" live Full Circle 2014, "Where Innocence End", "Wither", "Zero")
Low Notes:
D3 ("After the Fire", "Alive", "Aquatic Race", "Burn After Reading", "Chivalry", "A Darkened Mind", "Drive", "From Childhood's Hour...", "Game of Life", "Glory of the Empire", "Highest Bitter", "Last Goodbye", "Loved Ones", "The One", "Pages", "Salvation", "Silence from Angels Above", "Used", "Wither")
C♯3 ("Abyss", "Havoc", "The Heart of the Sun", "Memories", "Reach Within", "Soaring On", "Staring Into Darkness", "Ultimate Sacrifice", "Where Innocence End")
C3 ("Architect of Fortune", "Arrival of Love", "Burn After Reading", "Flames", "The Galaxy Within", "If It Takes All Night", "Last Goodbye", "Silence", "Zero")
B2 ("The 1st Chapter", "Abyss", "Arrival of Love", "Don't Make Me Laugh", "Game of Life", "Glory of the Empire", "Havoc", "Mouth of Madness", "Namaste", "The One", "Reach Within", "Sin", "Ultimate Sacrifice", "Where Innocence End")
B♭2 ("The Weight")
A2 ("The 1st Chapter", "Burn After Reading", "Center of the Universe" live Progpower USA 2010, "Chivalry", "A Darkened Mind", "Highest Bitter", "Imperial Destruction", "Mouth of Madness", "Namaste", ""The Prophecy", Remember", "Sin", "Why Am I Here?")
G♯2 ("The Dark Side", "Sin", "Staring Into Darkness")
G2 ("The 1st Chapter", "Flames", "Game of Life", "Last Goodbye", "Loved Ones", "The Prophecy", "Salvation", "Zero")
F♯2 ("Imperial Destruction", "The One", "The Prophecy")
F2 ("The 1st Chapter")
E2 ("The 1st Chapter", "Chivalry", "Mouth of Madness")
D2 ("Chivalry")
Michael Eriksen possesses an incredibly smooth and emotive tenor voice that has served as one of the defining highlights of Norwegian prog metallers Circus Maximus since their inception in 2000. Often demonstrating an equal propensity towards a relaxed mid to lower range croon as he shows towards his signature soaring high range, it would be fair to say that Michael's one of the more balanced and tasteful singers of the genre today. Having said that though he has also shown (particularly in his work with other bands such as Carnivora, The Magnificent, Ayreon and others) that he is quite capable of busting out some jaw dropping high notes above his regular belting tessitura when he so feels like it.
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*Underlined notes are found in backing vocals or otherwise obscured in the song mix.
*Blue marks soft falsetto notes.
*Italics mark non-sung notes.
{Questionable Notes}D2 ("A Darkened Mind" [2])
C♯2 ("Angel" [1])
C2 ("Flames" [2])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
C♯2 ("Angel" [1])
C2 ("Flames" [2])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Album Ranges}Carnivora
Judas (2004): G♯2-F♯5-G♯5
Circus Maximus
The 1st Chapter (2005): E2-F2-D5-G5
Isolate (2007): E2-D5-E5
Nine (2012): F♯2-A2-C5-E5
Havoc (2016): D2-B♭2-G♯5
The Magnificent
The Magnificent (2011): C3-E♭5
Ayreon
The Source (2017): D3-E♭5-E5
Judas (2004): G♯2-F♯5-G♯5
Circus Maximus
The 1st Chapter (2005): E2-F2-D5-G5
Isolate (2007): E2-D5-E5
Nine (2012): F♯2-A2-C5-E5
Havoc (2016): D2-B♭2-G♯5
The Magnificent
The Magnificent (2011): C3-E♭5
Ayreon
The Source (2017): D3-E♭5-E5