Stian Hinderson

Nagash or Lex Icon (real name Stian André Hinderson; born Stian André Arnesen, 7 May 1978)[1] is a Norwegian metal musician. He plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and does vocals.

Stian Hinderson
Birth nameStian André Arnesen
Also known asLex Icon
Nagash
Nagash Blackheart
Born (1978-05-07) 7 May 1978
OriginNorway
GenresHeavy metal, black metal, industrial metal, symphonic black metal
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards

Biography

Nagash began writing music in 1992, together with Fafnir and Glaurung for a project called Troll. Fafnir and Glaurung soon left the band, but Nagash continued Troll as a solo project, playing guitar and keyboard. Wanting to be in a band and "express himself on all levels", he founded the band Covenant together with Amund Svensson in 1993. (However, after having released two albums, they had to change the name to The Kovenant due to a Swedish band already called Covenant).

Gaining a good reputation in the black metal scene, Nagash was recruited as bass player for Dimmu Borgir in 1996. In 1999, he left Dimmu Borgir to concentrate on his career with The Kovenant. At the same time, he changed his stage name to Lex Icon in order to reflect the artistic direction The Kovenant had taken.

In 2004, now known as Lex Icon, he teamed up with Shagrath and formed a new heavy metal band called Chrome Division. In this band he played drums.

Lex had to leave Chrome Division, after which he dedicated himself 100% on working on the next The Kovenant album. He also joined one of his favorite bands, Crowhead.

He has also been involved in Nocturnal Breed (as a session drummer, under the name of Rick Hellraiser), and Carpe Tenebrum.

From the beginning of 2008, he recruited a full lineup for his former solo project, Troll. Their latest album Neo-Satanic Supremacy has been released in early 2010 through Napalm Records.

For a short while in 2015-2016, Nagash was a member of Norwegian black/thrash metal band Kvesta.

Discography
Dimmu Borgir
The Kovenant
Troll
Carpe Tenebrum

References
  1. "Norsk Black / Ekstrem Metal". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

Sources
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