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Jan Roger

About Me

Lets see...my name is Jan Roger Halvorsen, 32 years old and I live in Oslo. I play the drums in Forgery ( www.myspace.com/forgeryhq ). I have played in several other bands and projects, the most important ones are: Aphelion, Hurtsomeonehandsome, Peel, Zensor and 54. I have also done session work ( in studio and live performance ) for Old Man..s Child and Rotting Christ. When playing I put my trust in Mapex drums ,Remo drumheads, Zildjian cymbals and putting it all together with Vic Firth drumsticks.Drums: Mapex Pro M in Caramel fade finish.22x18" ( 2 ), 14x6.5" Black Panther snare, 8x8" tom, 10x9" tom, 12x11" tom, 13x12" tom, 14x14" floor tom, 16x16" floor tom.Cymbals: Zildjian Z,K and A custom.21" Z Mega bell ride ( 2 )- one from my last kit, sounding slightly different, 20" Z Medium crash, 20" Oriental china Trash, 19" Z Projection crash ( 2 ), 18" Z Rock crash, 18" Z Medium crash, 18" Z China, 14" Z Hihats ( 2 )- one pair form my last kit, sounding slightly different, 14" Oriental china Trash, 14" K Mini china, 12" K Custom splash ( mounted reverse on top of K Mini china ), 12" A Custom splash, 10" A Custom splash, 9,1/2" Zil-Bel. Gibraltar drumrack Mapex pedals and hardware, Vic Firth drumsticks, Remo drumheads... MyGen Profile Generator

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Member Since: 13/05/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/forgeryhq
Influences: Too many drummers to write here, but some names seems obvious to me: Thomas Haake, Gene Hoglan, Mike Portnoy, Danny Carey, Trym, Mike Bordin, Steve Smith, Mike Mangini, Simon Phillips, and Thomas Lang.
Sounds Like: Hopefully myself and somewhat innovative
Record Label: Nocturnal Art/ Candlelight
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Forgery live @ Fru Lundgren, Trondheim

Venue: Fru LundgrenBands: MLGF, Imbalance, ForgeryAudience: app. 40We have never played in Trondheim before so we were very excited to finally go there.After a long and cold trip, including some freez...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:25:00 GMT

54 is again making noise

54 just finished our first rehearsal in over two ( !!! ) years today, and it sounded good indeed. With new members and studiorecordings closing in on us, the pressure is tight but it feels quite good....
Posted by on Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:40:00 GMT

Forgery releaseparty @ Rock In, Oslo

So this was finally it! After months of waiting and preparing we unloaded our gear at Rock In venue. Supportband for this gig was Imbalance, a great thrashmetalband and good friends. Soundcheck was a ...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:35:00 GMT

Forgery has signed with Candlelight/NAP

My band Forgery has just signed a recording deal with Candlelight Records/ Nocturnal Art Productions! The album is recorded at Strand Studio in Oslo. Date of release wil be posted soon. Check out samp...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 12:24:00 GMT

Forgery live @ Club Maiden, 09.05.08.

Venue: Club Maiden, Oslo Bands: Profania, Forgery Audience: app. 70   After a quick download of the gear we headed straight for Club Maiden for rigging and soundcheck. Despite the still bad smell...
Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 11:01:00 GMT

Forgery live @ På Hjørnet, Kristiansand 23. feb 2008

Venue: På Hjørnet, Kristiansand Bands: Forgery Audience: some 30-40ish metalheads   After the dreadful gig in Sandnes our mood was somewhat better as we drove towards Kristiansand. When we arrive...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:39:00 GMT

Forgery live @ Betong ( South of Heaven )

Venue: Betong- South of Heaven. Bands: Deject, Imprint, Forgery. Audience: approx. 40. At last a new gig was here and we were thrilled to play again. As in every gig were there are mor...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:42:00 GMT

Musikkens dag, Oslo

Venue: Musikkens Dag, Oslo. Club Maiden scenen. Audience: Approx. 150 Playing on festivals is always something special, espacially when you don`t know ANYTHING about the equipment on stage   We f...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:51:00 GMT

Holy Moses and Forgery

Venue: Club Maiden, Oslo. Celebrating Metalion`s birthday Bands: Holy Moses and Forgery Audience: Approx. 40 Holy Moses is one the most legendary thrashmetal bands in Germany and we were very exc...
Posted by on Mon, 21 May 2007 18:29:00 GMT

Mandylion video on youtube

This a music video of my former band Mandylion. The band later changed name to Aphelion. The song is called Nina, and is a catchy song with nice vocals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4dwU2n7deo
Posted by on Mon, 14 May 2007 14:28:00 GMT