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Stavanger, Norway (2000 – present)

Kaizers Orchestra (also known as simply Kaizers, mostly to fans) is a Norwegian alternative rock group, formed in Stavanger, Norway on January 1, 2000. The current band members are Janove Ottesen (a.k.a. “The Jackal”, lead vocal), Geir Zahl (a.k.a. “Hellraizer”, 2nd guitar, 2nd vocal, oil barrels), Rune Solheim (a.k.a. “Mink”, drums), Terje Winterstø Røthing (a.k.a. “Killmaster”, 1st guitar, oil barrels, backing vocals), Øyvind Storesund (a.k.a. “Thunder”, double bass, whistler) and Helge Risa (a.k.a. “Omen”, pump organ, piano, accordion). The sextet is well known for their energetic live shows, the interlocking stories found in their lyrics; about the mafia, war, underground resistance groups and mental institutions, as well as their trademark Danish civilian gas mask from the 1940s, worn by Risa.

The band was started by the two childhood friends Janove Ottesen and Geir Zahl, who had earlier played in several bands together, such as gnom and Blod, Snått og Juling. Similar to their earlier compositions, the lyrics for virtually all songs are written in the Norwegian Bryne (Bryne, Stavanger is the hometown of Ottesen and Zahl) dialect. The musical and lyrical style of Kaizers Orchestra was in part created while Ottesen and Zahl played together as gnom. Despite the release of their only album Mys, any recognition eluded gnom.
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