Sven Erik Kristiansen

Sven Erik Kristiansen, far better known as Maniac, fascinates me precisely because his stage persona eclipses his name. As a former vocalist of Mayhem, he stood at the dark heart of Norwegian black metal, a genre that demands total authenticity rather than performance. Loudwire calling him an incarnation of authenticity feels exactly right to me, because that scene exposes anyone who is merely playing a role. The biographical data is sparse, but artists like this are not measured by tidy facts. He channeled something raw out of the frozen north, and I think genuineness is the word that fits him best.

Name (English)

Sven Erik Kristiansen

Name (Japanese)

スヴェン・エリック・クリスチャンセン

Reading

すゔぇん・えりっく・くりすちゃんせん

Born

February 4, 1969 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

Origin

Norway

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

singer

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3

Tags

• singer

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.