Throughout the 90s, Jørgensen was an integral part of Oslo's fast rising black metal scene. At the beginning of this musically extremely exciting decade, the guitarist joined ECZEMA, which had been founded by drummer Exhurtum aka Carl-Michael "Aggressor" Eide and bass player Vegard "Wargod" Tønsberg Bakke in 1990. Shortly after Jørgensen had signed up, the trio decided to turn towards black metal and after the later figurehead Satyr had also joined, the four of them continued under the new name SATYRICON. 
 Jørgensen also joined the black scene's progressive spearheads ULVER, where he remained a member from the first "Rehearsal" demo from 1993 until "Perdition City" (2001). Yet even after officially leaving, he continued to appear as a guest on later recordings. 
 With his passion for the darker side of music re-kindled, Jørgensen decided to pick up the loose ends of the beautiful thread that "Kveldssanger" had left behind with his self-named solo-project HAAVARD. Audibly adding many years of experience, "Haavard" again invites us on an acoustic journey into the beating melodic heart of dark Nordic music. This album is the 'missing link' between a modern interpretation of folklore inspired Norwegian music and black metal. And although in a paradoxical twist, the latter seems not to be present on this album, it sure is. Beauty easily has all of us fooled.