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Musician / Songwriter / Producer of Rock
Stian Aarstad is a Norwegian pianist and keyboard player best known for his five-year (1992–97) stint with the black metal band Dimmu Borgir during which he played keyboards and synthesizers while engendering criticism and controversy for appearing onstage and performing in a top-hat-and-cape outfit reminiscent of Jack the Ripper, while wearing minimal corpse makeup and not moving or showing any emotion.Upon joining Dimmu Borgir, he didn't listen to metal music, preferring only to listen to classical.