Person · Male
Tchort
Norwegian artist
- From
- Kristiansand, Norway
- Since
- 1974–present
- Releases
- 0
About
Terje Vik Schei (born 7 July 1974), better known by his stage name Tchort, is a Norwegian musician. He is known for his time spent playing bass for the black metal band Emperor and for leading the progressive metal band Green Carnation. He has also played with Carpathian Forest and Blood Red Throne, Satyricon and Einherjer.
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Tchort is known to be married and to have a son and a daughter.
Tchort is a Slavonic word (Russian Чёрт, Czech and Slovak Čert, Ukrainian and Belarusian Чорт, Polish Czort or Czart) meaning Devil.
He was arrested in the early/mid 1990s for assault and was in prison for two years.
Tchort with fellow Green Carnation performer Kjetil Nordhus, established his own record label, Sublife Productions in Kristiansand, Norway, on 1 July 2005. The label has already signed Green Carnation, Chain Collector, and Harm, and are looking to sign more.
Sublife Productions also acts as a booking agent for these artists as well as Carpathian Forest and Blood Red Throne.
The company is also turning its eye to cover design, and has stated that "various artists will present their work on Sublifeproductions.com in the near future".
Member of
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Green Carnation guitar
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Emperor bass guitar
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Carpathian Forest bass, guitar
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Instrumental supporting musician
Also known as
Terje Shei · Terje Vik Shei
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- db874fa6-5b76-4aef-9882-c64a32cd949a
- ISNI
- 0000000381655780
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.