GORGOROTH Frontman Had 'Close Relationship' With Norwegian Modeling Agent DAN DEVERO[views:55876][posts:49]____________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:19pm - porphyria ""] http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermo...aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101511 [img] "Yes, we had a close relationship," admits modeling agent Dan DeVero about shock rocker Gaahl to iBergen.no. On stage with GORGOROTH, Gaahl is the very definition of a mother-in-law's nightmare. The long-haired, evil-looking man with corpse paint scares the hell out of the parent generation, while fans all over the world love and admire his terrifying masculinity. Together with modeling agent Dan DeVero (see photo below), however, he displays far more feminine sides. The musician dressed in black and the fur-wearing modeling agent are behind the clothing collection Wynjo, which will launch in 2009. The two men became very close friends after they met a year and a half ago. "We had hired models from DXD Models for a music video to be recorded in Bergenshallen. During the shoot, Dan suddenly appeared and became upset with us because one of his models had been served wine. That was the first time I met him," says Gaahl, or Kristian Espedal, which is his real name. DeVero's rage, however, quickly turned to warmer feelings. "Kristian and I developed a close relationship, and he often told me he had strong feelings for me," DeVero tells iBergen.no while Espedal silently drinks from his glass of wine. A year and a half later they are no longer swooning, but they are still partners. Thanks to their unlikely meeting in 2006, they've put their heads and wallets together to launch something as unique as as a wholly Norwegian clothing collection for women. Wynjo is a name that Espedal came up with. "Wynjo is an ancient Norse word meaning happiness, or to be more precise, the search for happiness. Perfection. I have always been preoccupied with aesthetics and what is beautiful. This collection will bring out the elegant and the feminine in women," the novice fashion investor explains to iBergen.no. But this is in strong contrast to your role as frontman of GORGOROTH, so how did the people around you react to this? "Those who know me in private didn't think it was particularly strange. I do not care about what people in general think. It's not as if I'm going to change as a person just because suddenly there are some dresses out in the world. Besides, I like confusing people," Espedal says, grinning. The clothes are designed by Sonja Wu and will be presented at a preview in Bergen in September. Inspired by fashion mecca Paris, DeVero and Espedal now hope they can create a fashion house in Norway with several designers on the team. "We want to attract young talent and give them an opportunity to design for us. Designer students are welcome, since it is the young who create fashion. There are way too few people in the Norwegian business world who dare take a chance on young entrepreneurs, and I am eternally grateful to Kristian for helping me with this," DeVero says. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:27pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] LOL WUT? |
| _______________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:28pm - aril ""] "...Satan." |
| _____________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:32pm - moe ""] Homosexuality = "...freedom..." |
| _______________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:32pm - aril ""] hahahaha |
| __________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:34pm - archaeon ""] FuckIsMySignature said:LOL WUT? hahaha exactly my response |
| _______________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:35pm - aril ""] I'm not surprised. This kind of stuff has been going around about him before. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:36pm - Martins ""] Ya not surprising. I don't really care either. |
| _______________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:36pm - aril ""] Me either; I still enjoy the music. That's all that matters. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:36pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i guess being a homo is one of the ultimate blasphemies against God... good for him i suppose. |
| _______________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:38pm - aril ""] Somehow Pest makes his way back into the picture. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:39pm - the_reverend ""] HORRAY FOR DICKS |
| __________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:42pm - cav nli ""] hahaha. best rev post ever. hahahahha. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:45pm - brian_dc ""] more proof to the point that I've been trying to make for a long time Black metal is gay |
| _____________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:49pm - SW ""] brian_dc said: Black metal is gay |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:50pm - Corpus_Colostomy ""] i figured this sometime ago. look at gaahls personal myspace. one of his top friends is a young 'person" named sphirex. very sad stuff.. jewish, gay, black metal pwns! |
| _______________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:50pm - aril ""] Yuo just don't understand it. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:53pm - brian_dc ""] I actually love a lot of the music. I just think the image is a little too....theater, I guess to actually match the content of the music. |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:54pm - Corpus_Colostomy ""] signs of an open eye should be retitled to sign of an open poop chute. |
| _______________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:56pm - aril ""] Many, MANY bands overdo the "image" part of it - that does become quite humorous at times. (Demon Burger) That's not always the case though. |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 1:56pm - largefreakatzero ""] Haha -- funny. But what is this "terrifying masculinity" they speak of? He looks like kind of a pussy to me. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:04pm - brian_dc ""] yeah, I don't let image keep me from listening to good music. The joke was just dangling on a string for me. |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:07pm - Corpus_Colostomy ""] no pun intended? |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:08pm - RichHorror ""] OMG FAGZ |
| __________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:09pm - brian_dc ""] haha...no pun intended...no |
| _____________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:10pm - moe ""] yea, i dont give a shit about him being gay...pretty much everyone in my every day life is gay...its just the whole BM tr00 kvlt BM gimmick and him being gay that I find interesting |
| __________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:12pm - brian_dc ""] true dat |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:20pm - thuringwethil ""] which of them gets to be on top? |
| _____________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:26pm - moe ""] the other one's definitly a bottom, but gaahl looks like he could go either way |
| _______________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:29pm - aril ""] I heard he is changing hsi name to "Gayhl" - same pronunciation |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:30pm - Corpus_Colostomy ""] he should try out for 'hypocrisy.' |
| _____________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:35pm - moe ""] yea, i hear that have an opening he could fill... amirite? |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 2:36pm - dreadkill ""] i read this on blabsters this morning. he should fuck halford. |
| ______________________________ [Jul 24,2008 3:21pm - Yeti ""] i've never cared for him. i don't like his voice or most of his work with Gorgoroth. i don't mind Destroyer, but Twilight of the Idols was garbage, and Ad Majorem at first was really cool sounding, but over time it lost its appeal. also, this is one of the worst black metal photos i've ever seen. come on, could we have some enthusiasm folks?? [img] |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 3:21pm - The true CNV ""] Did'nt he adopt some south american boy and then use him as a naked, bloody and crucified stage prop with a hood over his head? Poor kid probably gets his rectum persecuted on father's day. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 3:38pm - karnivean ""] fags |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 3:53pm - RevoBass ""] Good for him to have the balls to be out of the closet. I guess it would be pretty hypocritical of him to hide his homosexuality after portraying himself as the antithesis of the normative values of society. I'm sure some dumb hicks who like black metal will stop liking Gorgoroth because of this. People like that are truly faggots. |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 3:58pm - Corpus_Colostomy ""] hes a hypocrit no matter how ya cut it. thats how he loses this one.. all of this gives new meaning to the term bedroom black metal. |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 5:02pm - quintessence666 ""] LOL at people thinking you have to be straight to play metal. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 5:04pm - brian_dc ""] what's more manly than sex with another man? I implore you to find something with more masculinity involved. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 5:10pm - Martins ""] brian_dc said:what's more manly than sex with another man? I implore you to find something with more masculinity involved. Having sex with two other men. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 5:17pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] Two dicks at the same time, man |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 5:34pm - DomesticTerror ""] straight: the new gay |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 5:48pm - mOe @ home ""] RevoBass said:Good for him to have the balls to be out of the closet. he actually hasnt officially come out...I'm actually kind of awaiting the news post with comments from him dispelling such untr00 rumours |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 8:32pm - christopher ""] I kinda like him more now. He seems a bit more devious now. Not only will he torture you...he will atleast think about fucking you too. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 8:40pm - thuringwethil ""] how does this surprise anyone? he went to jail for holding some dude prisoner as a sex slave, plus we heard that part of their tour rider in Mexico requested young male concubines |
| _________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 9:18pm - Phillip ""] [img] |
| ___________________________________________ [Jul 24,2008 9:54pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] HAHAHAHAHAHHA! |
| __________________________________ [Jul 28,2008 4:18pm - darkwor ""] somehow i'm really not that surprised. gonna listen to Pentagram now. |
| _______________________________ [Jul 28,2008 4:21pm - aril ""] I want them to bring back Pest anyway. Or, bring back OBTAINED ENSLAVEMENT |