His love for black metal and the way it combined the ferocity of heavy metal with the complicated, symphonic elegance of classical music led to Freddy getting together with some friends in 1995 to form ChthoniC.
因為鍾愛死黑金屬樂風裡，那種兼具重金屬的激烈殘暴，以及古典交響樂裡複雜華麗的曲風，1995 年底 Freddy 與友人組成閃靈樂團，一開始便高舉死黑風格的大旗。