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Norman Westberg

Norman Westberg

Norman Westberg is a guitarist from Detroit best known for his work with Swans. Present through almost the entirety of the band's existence, Westberg was brought on for Swans' debut album Filth (1983) and appeared on every album through 1991's White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (he also played on the 1995 album The Great Annihilator). Westberg became a full-time Swans member once again when Michael Gira reactivated the group in 2010.

Known for

Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024)
Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024)
2025 • Self
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
2019 • Self
Swans: Moers Festival 2017
Swans: Moers Festival 2017
2017
Swans: The Glowing Man - Live 2015
Swans: The Glowing Man - Live 2015
2016 • Self
Swans: Open'er Festival, Gdynia
Swans: Open'er Festival, Gdynia
2015
Swans - To Be Kind Live
Swans - To Be Kind Live
2014
Swans: To Be Kind - Live 2013
Swans: To Be Kind - Live 2013
2014 • Self
Swans - Primavera Sound 2013 Live
Swans - Primavera Sound 2013 Live
2013

Full filmography

The Hardcore Collection
The Hardcore Collection
2012 • (archive footage)
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Male
Male
1993 • Himself
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Norman Westberg – Biography, Known For & Filmography