Peter Espevoll

Peter Espevoll
Born (1979-10-02) 2 October 1979
Origin Bærum, Norway, Europe
Genres
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Unclean Vocals
Years active 1993-present
Associated acts
Website Facebook

Peter Espevoll is a Norwegian vocalist that started in 1993. He is best known for his work with Extol.

Background

Espevoll began his musical career after, his brother Christer Espevoll and cousin David Husvik started the band in 1993. The band went through several lineup changes with Husvik and Espevoll being the only two constants. Christer later left the band along with longtime guitarist Ole Børud, who would later come back. The band disbanded in 2007, due to personal issues.[4] During his time with Extol, he his cousin, Tor Magne Glidje, John Robert Mjlånd, and Ole Halvard Sveen, all of the bands Extol, Lengsel, and Mantric, formed a side-project called Ganglion.[5] Ganglion released two EPs, one in the format of 7". The project became inactive, as did Extol. Espevoll stated that the band ended due to personal issues, for Espevoll, it was to spend time with his family.[4] Extol reformed in 2012 with the lineup of Espevoll, Husvik, and Børud. Espevoll stated the main reason to reunite the band was "to make the best music possible".[6] During the band's hiatus, Espevoll spent some time in a Mental Facility, due to dealing with stress and anxiety.[7][8] The band released their fifth self-titled album in 2013. Espevoll's brother and Extol founder Christer Espevoll was supposed to record on the album, but was unable to perform on the album.[9]

Personal Life

Espevoll is married and has two children.[4]

Discography

Extol

Studio albums
EPs
Compilations
Videos

Ganglion

References

  1. ↑ Metal Mark (May 15, 2013). "EXTOL INTERVIEW BY METAL MARK". Skulls n Bones. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Heavy Blog (November 16, 2012). "Peter Espevoll of Extol: The HIHB Interview". Heavy Is Heavy Blog. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Extol: singer Peter Espevoll talks about meaning and video of the song "Betrayal"" (in German). RockHard. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Islander (October 22, 2012). "AN NCS INTERVIEW: PETER ESPEVOLL OF EXTOL". No Clean Singing. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ganglion". MusicMight. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ Giberti, Jamie (September 2013). "Extol: An Interview with Peter Espevoll (September 2013)". Rock Sins. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ Espevoll, Peter (March 9, 2015). "#67 Peter Espevoll of EXTOL". Interview with Toby Morrell, Matt Carter, and Joey Svendsen. Bad Christian Podcast. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ thrashboy (March 10, 2015). "New Interview with 'Extol' Vocalist 'Peter Espevoll' Posted Online". The Metal Resource. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ Tfaaon (October 5, 2013). "Peter Espevoll, singer of the group Extol" (in French). Lagrosse Radio. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

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