Ronny Thorsen is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 vocalist most notable for being the harsh vocalist, lyricist, and only constant member of the band Trail of Tears

Trail of Tears (band)

Trail of Tears is a Norwegian gothic/symphonic black metal band originally formed in 1994 by vocalist Ronny Thorsen, under the name of Natt...

. He has also been a session vocalist for the bands Blood Red Throne

Blood Red Throne

Blood Red Throne is a death metal band from Kristiansand, Norway. They released their fourth full-length album, Come Death, on 27 August 2007...

 and Scariot

Scariot

Scariot is a Norwegian progressive metal band founded by Daniel Olaisen in 1997. The band has been through several lineup changes, and Olaisen is the only original member still remaining....

 and was a guest for the band Tristania

Tristania

Tristania is a monotypic genus, native to New South Wales, Australia, closely related to Cistemon. The genus had a number of species, but some have been reclassified as Lophostemon and Tristaniopsis....

. For the 2005 Napalm Awards for Napalm Records

Napalm Records

Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....

, Ronny Thorsen placed third in the categories of Artist of the Year and Best Male Vocalist.

With Trail of Tears

• Natt (demo, 1996) (Trail of Tears made this album under the moniker of Natt.)
• When Silence Cries (demo, 1997)
• Disclosure in Red
  Disclosure in Red
  Disclosure in Red is the first studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band, Trail of Tears.-Track listing:All music by Trail of Tears except "Illusion?" by Frank Ørland.All lyrics by R. Thorsen and H...
  
   (full-length, 1998)
• Profoundemonium
  Profoundemonium
  Profoundemonium is the second studio album by the band Trail of Tears. The cover art was designed by Travis Smith. It is the last album to feature female soprano Helena Iren Michaelsen, who left the band the year this album was made.-Track listing:...
  
   (full-length, 2000)
• A New Dimension of Might
  A New Dimension of Might
  A New Dimension of Might is the third studio album by the band Trail of Tears. The bonus track is a cover of the song "Caffeine" by the band Faith No More, from their album Angel Dust.-Track listing:# "Ecstatic" – 5:49...
  
   (full-length, 2002)
• Free Fall Into Fear
  Free Fall into Fear
  Free Fall Into Fear is the fourth album by the Norwegian black/gothic metal band Trail of Tears.-Track listing:#"Joyless Trance of Winter" – 4:20#"Carrier of the Scars of Life" – 5:31#"Frail Expectation" – 5:26...
  
   (full-length, 2005)
• Existentia
  Existentia
  Existentia is the fifth album by the Norwegian black/gothic metal band Trail of Tears. It was released on January 26 and January 30 , 2007....
  
   (full-length, 2007)
• Bloodstained Endurance
  Bloodstained Endurance
  Bloodstained Endurance is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian black/gothic metal band Trail of Tears. It was the first full-length album recorded after Kjetil Nordhus, Runar Hansen, Kjell Rune Hagen and Jonathan Perez left the band in November 2006, forcing frontman Ronny Thorsen to assemble a...
  
   (full-length, 2009)

As a guest or session musician

• Deathmix 2000 by Blood Red Throne
  Blood Red Throne
  Blood Red Throne is a death metal band from Kristiansand, Norway. They released their fourth full-length album, Come Death, on 27 August 2007...
  
   (demo, 2000)
• Deathforlorn by Scariot
  Scariot
  Scariot is a Norwegian progressive metal band founded by Daniel Olaisen in 1997. The band has been through several lineup changes, and Olaisen is the only original member still remaining....
  
   (full-length, 2000)
• World of Glass by Tristania
  Tristania
  Tristania is a monotypic genus, native to New South Wales, Australia, closely related to Cistemon. The genus had a number of species, but some have been reclassified as Lophostemon and Tristaniopsis....
  
  (full-length, 2001)