Faust — Bård Guldvik Eithun, born in Norway on 21 April 1974 — was Emperor's drummer in its early phase, and is one of the most controversial figures in metal history. Musically, his contribution lies in In the Nightside Eclipse (1994), the band's debut and one of the founding records of symphonic black metal. His drumming holds up dense arrangements, with keyboards and layered guitars, at extremely fast tempos — a demanding function in a repertoire built more on atmosphere than on impact. His story, however, is inseparable from a crime. On 21 August 1992, in Lillehammer, Eithun stabbed to death Magne Andreassen, a man who had approached him in a park in the town. He was tried and sentenced in 1994 to fourteen years in prison for the homicide and for taking part in the arson of a chapel in Oslo. He served nine years and was released in 2003. The case is a central part of the series of crimes committed by members of the Norwegian black metal scene in the early 1990s — church burnings, assaults and homicides — and his later appearances at festivals drew public protest. He returned to working as a musician in other projects after his release, but is not part of Emperor's reunion line-up.
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