Sven erik kristiansen biography of albert einstein

Sven-Erik Kristiansen, better known to the world by the memorable (and sometimes apt) pseudonym ‘Maniac’ is a man with a long and notable CV. Growing up in an isolated village in the mountains of Telemark, some km or so from Norway’s capital city, his first forays into music were captured via a delicately-titled solo project entitled Septic Cunts, the demo cassette of which was demented enough for Mayhem’s Euronymous to offer an invitation into the band.

An appearance on the band’s now legendary Deathcrush EP followed, and Maniac would return to the band as a full-time vocalist seven years later when the group reformed following Euronymous’ murder in He would front the band for a decade, during which time he was involved with three significant studio releases and numerous tours.