Eirik Hundvin (born 8 February 1950), also known as Pytten, is a Norwegian producer, musician and recording engineer. He is widely known for producing and collaborating with influential acts in the Norwegian black metal scene, including Mayhem, Burzum, Immortal, Emperor, Satyricon, Enslaved, Gorgoroth, Borknagar and Taake.[1][2][3][4] Hundvin worked out of Grieghallen Lydstudio at the Grieg Hall in Bergen from 1989 to 2013, when it was closed.[5] He has been a member of Tornerose and Blind Date as a bassist. Hundvin is the father of handball player and media personality Mia Hundvin.[6]
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| Also known as | Pytten |
| Born | February 8, 1950 Bergen, Norway |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
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Selected discography
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Song(s) | Notes |
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| 1991 | Immortal | Immortal | ||
| 1992 | Burzum | Burzum | ||
| Immortal | Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism | |||
| 1993 | Burzum | Aske | ||
| Det Som Engang Var | ||||
| Immortal | Pure Holocaust | |||
| 1994 | Emperor | In The Nightside Eclipse | ||
| Enslaved | Vikingligr Veldi | |||
| Burzum | Hvis Lyset Tar Oss | |||
| Mayhem | De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas | |||
| Enslaved | Frost | |||
| Gorgoroth | Pentagram | |||
| Hades | ...Again Shall Be | |||
| 1995 | Helheim | Jormundgand | ||
| Demonic | Lead Us Into Darkness | |||
| Immortal | Battles In The North | |||
| 1996 | Burzum | Filosofem | ||
| Gorgoroth | Antichrist | |||
| Borknagar | Borknagar | |||
| Einherjer | Dragons Of The North | |||
| 1997 | Emperor | Reverence | ||
| Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk | ||||
| Einherjer | Far Far North | |||
| Obtained Enslavement | Witchcraft | |||
| Enslaved | Eld | |||
| Burzum | Dauði Baldrs | |||
| Gorgoroth | Under The Sign Of Hell | |||
| Hades | The Dawn Of The Dying Sun | |||
| Helheim | Av Norrøn Ætt | |||
| Aeternus | Beyond The Wandering Moon | |||
| 1998 | Gorgoroth | Destroyer | ||
| Demonic | The Empire Of Agony | |||
| Desekrator | Metal For Demons | |||
| Aeternus | ...And So The Night Became | |||
| Obtained Enslavement | Soulblight | |||
| 1999 | Burzum | Hliðskjálf | ||
| Taake | Nattestid ser porten vid | |||
| Aeternus | Shadows Of Old | |||
| Trelldom | Til et Annet... | |||
| Windir | Arntor | |||
| Old Funeral | The Older Ones | |||
| 2000 | Gaahlskagg | Erotic Funeral | ||
| Aeternus | Burning The Shroud | |||
| 2001 | Mörk Gryning | Maelstrom Chaos | ||
| Hades Almighty | The Pulse Of Decay | |||
| Enslaved | Monumension | |||
| Aeternus | Ascension Of Terror | |||
| 2002 | Taake | Over Bjoergvin graater himmerik | ||
| 2003 | Dark Fortress | Profane Genocidal Creations | ||
| Aeternus | A Darker Monument | |||
| Enslaved | Below The Lights | |||
| Helheim | Yersinia Pestis | |||
| 2004 | Enslaved | Isa | ||
| 2005 | Taake | Hordalands doedskvad | ||
| Malsain | They Never Die | |||
| Octavia Sperati | Winter Enclosure | |||
| 2006 | Satyricon | Now, Diabolical | ||
| Aeternus | HeXaeon | |||
| 2006 | Helheim | The Journeys and the Experiences of Death | ||
| 2007 | Trelldom | Til Minne... | ||
| 2008 | Gorgoroth | True Norwegian Black Metal – Live In Grieghallen | ||
| 2009 | Immortal | All Shall Fall | ||
| 2010 | Burzum | Belus | ||
| 2011 | Fallen | |||
| From the Depths of Darkness | ||||
| 2012 | Umskiptar | |||
| 2016 | Djevel | Norske Ritualer | "Doedskraft og tri nagler" | Recorded the vocals of Hoest |
| 2017 | Arvas | Nocturno Inferno | ||
| 2020 | Amputation | Slaughtered In The Arms Of God |
External links
edit- Pytten discography at Discogs
- Eirik Hundvin discography at Discogs
- Pytten at AllMusic
- Eirik Hundvin at AllMusic
- ^ Drachman, Jillian (2022-07-10). "EIRIK "PYTTEN" HUNDVIN Is Immortal: Celebrating Black Metal's Greatest Producer". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ Ullebø, Kjetil Kopren (2020-02-07). "Han har vært med å bygge opp byens største konsertarrangør. Og så er han blitt beskyldt for å lede en satanistisk sekt". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Pytten". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Eirik Hundvin". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ Svendsen, Roy Hilmar; Rogne, Turid (2013-04-05). "Legger ned legendarisk studio". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ Rem, Håvard (2010). Innfødte skrik: Norsk svartmetall (in Norwegian). Oslo: Schibsted Forlag.