Kristoffer Rygg (2,093 views)

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Kristoffer Rygg
Also Known As: Garm, Fiery G. Maelstrom, G. Wolf, God Head, Trickster G. Rex
Member Of: Ulver (1992 - Present), Arcturus (1994 - 2002), Borknagar (1996 - 1997), Head Control System (2003 - Present)
Vocal Range: B1 - A5

Significant High Notes

A5 ("The Truth")
F♯5 ("Christmas")
F5 ("Nightmare Heaven", "The Truth")
E5 ("Ad Absurdum", "Capitel III: Graablick Blev Hun Vaer", "Collapse Generation", "Fandens Allheim", "Strange Ways", "Wonderworld")
E♭5 ("Christmas", "Dressed In Black", "It Is Not Sound", "Operator", "Skin Flick", "Where Is Yesterday")
D5 ("Ad Absurdum", "Baby Blue", "Blinded By Blood", "Call Of The Tuskers", "Dauden", "Ecclesiastes (A Vernal Catnip)", "Endings And Continuations", "Fandens Allheim", "Grimland Domain", "It Hurts", "Little Blue Bird", "Loki Trickster God", "Nightmare Heaven", "Rapid Eye Movement", "Star-Crossed", "Svartskogs Gilde", "Vintervredets Sjelesagn", "Wonderworld")
C♯5 ("Blood, Bones And A Skull", "Christmas", "Collapse Generation", "For To End Yet Again", "Homecoming", "Hymn I: Of Wolf And Fear", "Kinetic", "Kiss From A Rose", "Loki Trickster God", "Naar Kulda Tar (Frostnettenes Prolog)", "Rapid Eye Movement", "Seven", "Skin Flick", "Star-Crossed", "Strange Ways", "The Underneath", "Watergate", "Winter Grey")
C5 ("Crossing Over", "Ecclesiastes (A Vernal Catnip)", "England", "Fall Of Man", "The Goat", "Grimskalle Trell", "Hymn II: Of Wolf And The Devil", "Hymn IV: Of Wolf And Man", Hymn V: Of Wolf And The Moon", "Limbo", "The Nudity Of Light", "Operator", "To Thou Who Dwellest In The Night")
B4 ("Baby Blue", "The Bodkin & The Quietus (... To Reach The Stars)", "Cheerleader Effect", "Dauden", "Dressed In Black", "Endings And Continuations", "Fandens Allheim", "February MMX", "For The Love Of God", "For To End Yet Again", "In The Past", "In The Red", "It Hurts", "It Is Not Sound", "Kiss From A Rose", "Masterpiece (Of Art)", "Of Nails And Sinners", "Rapid Eye Movement", "Russian Doll", "Seven", "Skin Flick", "Solaris", "Svartskogs Gilde", "Vintervredets Sjelesagn", "Watergate")
B♭4 ("The Absolute", "Baldrs Draumar", "Bracelets Of Fingers", "February MMX", "Hymn VII: Of Wolf And Destiny", "Hymn VIII: Of Wolf And The Night", "I Can See The Light", "Island", "Let The Children Go", "Limbo", "Loki Trickster God", "Nowhere/Catastrophe", "Operator", "To Thou Who Dwellest In The Night", "Vandalist Virgin", "Whence & Whither Goest The Wind", "Your Call")
A4 ("Angelus Novus", "Apocalypse 1993", "Blinded By Blood", "The Bodkin & The Quietus (... To Reach The Stars)", "Call Of The Tuskers", "Crossing Over", "Dark Is The Bark", "Endings And Continuations", "Fandens Allheim", "Grimland Domain", "Grimskalle Trell", "Homecoming", "Hymn I: Of Wolf And Fear", "Hymn II: Of Wolf And The Devil", "Hymn III: Of Wolf And Hatred", "Hymn IV: Of Wolf And Man", Hymn V: Of Wolf And The Moon", "Hymn VI: Of Wolf And Passion", "Hymn VIII: Of Wolf And The Night", "In The Red", "Kinetic", "Kiss From A Rose", "Loki Trickster God", "Masterpiece (Of Art)", "Nightmare Heaven", "Rapid Eye Movement", "Rolling Stone", "Russian Doll", "Seven", "Southern Gothic", "Star-Crossed", "A Tale Of Pagan Tongue", "To Mount And Rove", "Today", "Transverberation", "Watergate", "Where Is Yesterday")
G♯4 ("Alone", "Bring Out Your Dead", "Cheerleader Effect", "Christmas", "England", "For To End Yet Again", "In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-Eyed Are Kings", "Island", "Little Blue Bird", "A Memorable Fancy, Plates 17-20", "A Memorable Fancy, Plates 22-24", "It Hurts", "It Is Not Sound", "Let The Children Go", "Porn Piece (Or The Scars Of Cold Kisses)", "The Power Of Love", "Skin Flick", "Son Of Man", "The Truth", "The Underneath")
G4 ("1969", "The Absolute", "Ad Absurdum", "Apocalypse 1993", "The Argument, Plate 2", "Baby Blue", "Baldrs Draumar", "Blood, Bones And A Skull", "Dauden", "Ecclesiastes (A Vernal Catnip)", "Echo Chamber (Room Of Tears)", "Eos", "Grimland Domain", "Grimskalle Trell", "Hymn V: Of Wolf And The Moon", "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)", "Let The Children Go", "Limbo", "Little Boy", "Loki Trickster God", "Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers", "A Memorable Fancy, Plates 6-7", "Milan", "Mother Of Mercy", "Norwegian Gothic", "Nowhere/Catastrophe", "Of Nails And Sinners", "Operator", "Providence", "Rise Above", "Shadows Of The Sun", "So Falls The World", "Son Of Man", "Southern Gothic", "A Tale Of Pagan Tongue", "To Mount And Rove", "Transverberation", "Your Call")
F♯4 ("Angelus Novus", "Backstabber Nation", "Black Wings", "Blinded By Blood", "Bracelets Of Fingers", "Can You Travel In The Dark Alone?", "Cheerleader Effect", "Dark Is The Bark", "Du Nordavind", "February MMX", "For The Love Of God", "For To End Yet Again", "Hour of the Wolf", "Icebound Streams And Vapours Grey", "In The Past", "Kill Me", "Kinetic", "Kiss From A Rose", "A Life All Mine", "Little Blue Bird", "Little Boy", "A Memorable Fancy, Plates 17-20", "A Memorable Fancy, Plates 22-24", "Nemoralia", "One Last Dance", "Plates 5-6", "Plates 21-22", "Poor Murdered Woman", "Proverbs Of Hell, Plates 7-10", "Seven", "Strange Ways", "A Thousand Cuts", "The Underneath")
F4 ("The Argument, Plate 2", "Bracelets Of Fingers", "Bring Out Your Dead", "Capitel II: Soelen Gaaer Bag Aase Need", "Capitel V: Bergtatt - Ind I Fjeldkamrene", "Crossing Over", "Deception Genesis", "Eos", "I Can See The Light", "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)", "In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-Eyed Are Kings", "Island", "Norwegian Gothic", "Østenfor Sol Og Vestenfor Maane", "Painting My Horror", "Porn Piece (Or The Scars Of Cold Kisses)", "The Power Of Love", "Russian Doll", "Solitude", "Soon There Will Be Thunder", "Today", "Transverberation", "Vandalist Virgin", "Velvet Sunsets", "Vigil", "Vinterriket")
E4 ("Apocalypse 1993", "Capitel I: I Troldskog Faren Vild", "Capitel III: Graablick Blev Hun Vaer", "Capitel V: Bergtatt - Ind I Fjeldkamrene", "Dauden", "The Dawn Of The End", "Endings And Continuations", "Everybody's Been Burned", "The Eye Of Oden", "The Goat", "Homecoming", "In The Red", "It Hurts", "Last Minute Lies", "Lost In Moments", "Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers", "Magic Hollow", "Master Of Disguise", "A Memorable Fancy, Plates 6-7", "Nattleite", "Nemoralia", "Nord Naagauk", "Nowhere/Catastrophe", "Of Nails And Sinners", "Plates 21-22", "Proverbs Of Hell, Plates 7-10", "Rødt Og Svart", "Shadows Of The Sun", "So Falls The World", "The Trap", "The Truth", "Ulvsblakk", "The Winterway")

Significant Low Notes

C3 ("1969", "The Dawn Of The End", "Grimland Domain", "In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-Eyed Are Kings", "A Memorable Fancy, Plates 17-20", "To Mount And Rove", "Of Nails And Sinners", "Painting My Horror", "Rolling Stone", "Silence Teaches You How To Sing", "The Throne Of Tragedy", "Ulvsblakk")
B2 ("66-5-4-3-2-1", "A Capella", "Ad Astra", "Alone", "Capitel I: I Troldskog Faren Vild", "Cheerleader Effect", "Dark Is The Bark", "Du Nordavind", "For To End Yet Again", "Kiss From A Rose", "Masterpiece (Of Art)", "Nord Naagauk", "Of Nails And Sinners", "One Last Dance", "Plates 21-22", "Proverbs Of Hell, Plates 7-10", "Rapid Eye Movement", "A Thousand Cuts", "To Thou Who Dwellest In The Night", "Vintervredets Sjelesagn", "The Winterway")
B♭2 ("Blinded By Blood", "Bring Out Your Dead", "Hour of the Wolf", "Island", "A Life All Mine", "Little Blue Bird", "Providence", "Rødt Og Svart")
A2 ("Baby Blue", "Crossing Over", "Dark Is The Bark", "The Eye Of Oden", "Halling", "Hour of the Wolf", "Kledt I Nattens Farger", "Little Boy", "Master Of Disguise", "Milan", "Nord Naagauk", "Nostalgia", "Proverbs Of Hell, Plates 7-10", "September IV", "Synen", "A Tale Of Pagan Tongue", "Ulvsblakk", "The Winterway")
G♯2 ("Baldrs Draumar", "Black Wings", "Dressed In Black", "England", "A Life All Mine", "A Memorable Fancy, Plates 22-24", "The Night Before", "The Power Of Love", "The Underneath", "Vowels", "Where Is Yesterday")
G2 ("All The Love", "The Argument, Plate 2", "The Dawn Of The End", "Deception Genesis", "Ecclesiastes (A Vernal Catnip)", "Eos", "In The Throws Of Guilt", "Master Of Disguise", "Milan", "Painting My Horror", "Porn Piece (Or The Scars Of Cold Kisses)", "Providence", "Silence Teaches You How To Sing", "Velvet Sunsets", "Vigil", "Vintervredets Sjelesagn", "Your Call")
F♯2 ("A Capella", "Angelus Novus", "Black Wings", "Can You Travel In The Dark Alone?", "Dressed In Black", "England", "For The Love Of God", "Homecoming", "Island", "It Hurts", "Like Music", "A Memorable Fancy, Plates 17-20", "Mother Of Mercy", "September IV", "Seven", "Strange Ways", "Winter Grey")
F2 ("Ad Absurdum", "All The Love", "Capitel II: Soelen Gaaer Bag Aase Need", "For To End Yet Again", "The Goat", "Let The Children Go", "Nightmare Heaven", "Norwegian Gothic", "The Nudity Of Light", "The Power Of Love", "Thieves In The Temple")
E2 ("66-5-4-3-2-1", "Capitel III: Graablick Blev Hun Vaer", "Capitel IV: Een Stemme Locker", "Deception Genesis", "The Eye Of Oden", "For The Love Of God", "Funebre", "I Can See The Light", "In The Red", "Kiss From A Rose", "Krigsstev", "Like Music", "Nowhere/Catastrophe", "One Last Dance", "Plate 3, Following", "Rapid Eye Movement", "Shadows Of The Sun", "So Falls The World", "Synen", "A Tale Of Pagan Tongue", "To Mount And Rove", "Vintervredets Sjelesagn", "Where Is Yesterday", "Wonderworld")
E♭2 ("Bracelets Of Fingers", "Eos", "Funebre", "Let The Children Go", "Loki Trickster God", "Norwegian Gothic", "Ord", "Poor Murdered Woman", "Son Of Man", "Thieves In The Temple", "Vigil", "What Happened?")
D2 ("Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1)", "Coming Home", "Crossing Over", "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)", "Nowhere (Sweet Sixteen)", "Shadows Of The Sun", "Solitude", "Today")
C♯2 ("England", "Poor Murdered Woman")
C2 ("Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1)")
B1 ("Deception Genesis")

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Blue indicates falsetto
Green indicates harsh/distorted notes
Italics indicates non-melodic notes
Underlines indicate notes obscured in backing vocals/harmonies
Boldface indicates notes that are particularly notable examples of this singer's capabilities

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{Questionable Notes}
Personal best: Garm sustains a D4 in "Nowhere (Sweet Sixteen)" for 31 seconds

G5 ("Nightmare Heaven" woo!)
E5 ("Dauden" *laughs in black metal*, "Of Nails And Sinners" yeah idk about this, "Svartskogs Gilde" *laughs in black metal*)

D2 ("Like Music" brief spoken note, "Nowhere/Catastrophe")
C♯2 ("Du Nordavind" weak spoken passage)
C2 ("Dead City Centres" spoken movie-trailer vois, "We Are The Dead" spoken crackle-fry)

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{Discography}

Arcturus

(1994) Constellation - (B♭2 - E5)
(1996) Aspera Hiems Symfonia - (F♯2 - C♯5)
(1997) La Masquerade Infernale - (G2 - B4)
(2002) The Sham Mirrors - (F2 - F5)

Borknagar

(1996) Borknagar - (E2 - E5)
(1997) The Olden Domain - (E2 - D5)

Head Control System

(2006) Murder Nature - (E2 - E5)

Ulver

(1995) Bergtatt - Et eeventyr i 5 Capitler - (E2 - E5)
(1996) Kveldssanger - (E♭2 - F4)
(1997) Nattens Madrigal - Aatte Hymne Til Ulven I Manden - (D3 - C♯5)
(1998) Themes From William Blake's The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - (E2 - G♯4)
(2000) Perdition City - (E2 - B♭4)
(2005) Blood Inside - (E2 - A5)
(2007) Shadows Of The Sun - (D2 - B♭4)
(2009) Wars Of The Roses - (C♯2 - C5)
(2012) Childhood's End - (D2 - E♭5)
(2013) Messe I.X-VI.X - (E♭2 - G♯4)
(2015) ATGCLVLSSCAP - (D2 - D5)
(2017) The Assassination Of Julius Caesar - (D2 - A4)
(2020) Flowers of Evil - (E2 - B4)