Samoth (Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen) is a prominent musician in the Norwegian black metal scene. He is well known for his distinct guitar work in the band Emperor, as well as his formation of the death metal band Zyklon. With the formation of Zyklon he became known as Zamoth. Samoth is the owner of the record label Nocturnal Art Productions. It has been suggested that troll metal be merged into this article or section. ... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... Emperor is a seminal and infamous Norwegian black metal band that was formed in 1991, dissolved in 2001, and reformed in late 2005. ... It has been suggested that Florida death metal be merged into this article or section. ... Zyklon is a Telemark, Norway-based band formed in 1998 by ex-Emperor members Samoth and Trym, as well as former members of Myrkskog. ... Zyklon is a Telemark, Norway-based band formed in 1998 by ex-Emperor members Samoth and Trym, as well as former members of Myrkskog. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ...

Biography

When Samoth was a young man, he met a fellow musician named Ihsahn at a rock clinic. The two soon became friends and started playing music together. They formed a band and moved through various names – they were called Dark Device, Xerasia, and finally Embryonic. The group eventually settled on the name Thou Shalt Suffer in 1991. They were playing an early form of black metal strongly influenced by death metal, and with death metal vocals. Ihsahn (real name Vegard Sverre Tveitan) is a Norwegian guitar, bass, keyboard player and vocalist. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Thou Shalt Suffer is a black metal band from Norway. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Samoth and Ihsahn's friendship proved to be strong, however, and eventually the two took their musicianship to a new level. Partly due to the influence of Euronymous of the band Mayhem, Samoth dissolved Thou Shalt Suffer and began writing music for a new band called Emperor (in which he played drums). Ihsahn was the only member of Thou Shalt Suffer to remain, and soon bass player Mortiis and drummer Faust were recruited; Samoth moved back to his more familiar position of guitar. At this point, the group was playing fully developed black metal. Emperor was quick to release several demos which gained them recognition and popularity in the underground. Euronymous (right) and Dead Øystein Aarseth (March 22, 1968–August 10, 1993) was a guitarist for the infamous Norwegian black metal band Mayhem who went by the stage name Euronymous. ... Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band which was originally formed in 1983. ...

After years of playing in Emperor and being featured on various black metal side projects, Samoth decided to bring an end to his main band. He and Ihsahn decided to dissolve Emperor in 2001 due to their differing musical tastes. Samoth was leaning much more toward a futuristic death metal sounds, while Ihsahn was more influenced by gothic metal and symphonic metal. After Emperor's final release, Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire & Demise, composed entirely by Ihsahn, Emperor was no more. Samoth continues to play guitar in his own death metal band Zyklon. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Gothic metal (sometimes called goth metal) is a genre of music that originated in the early 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth from the subgenre of doom metal known as gothic doom. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

Recently it was announced that Emperor would regroup for a few shows at Norway's Inferno festival and Germany's Wacken. Recently Samoth was involved in Norwegian-American supergroup Scum, which also featured Bard Faust, Cosmocrator of Mindgrinder, Chasey Chaos of Amen and Happy Tom from Turbonegro. Norwegian/American band formed in 2004 with members from Amen, Emperor and Turbonegro. ...

During the early 90's Samoth was dubbed "The Lord of Silence" by the anglophone music-press due to his inability to speak English

Personal discography

• Thou Shalt Suffer - Into The Woods Of Belial [Demo] - (1991). Samoth plays guitar.
• Thou Shalt Suffer - Open The Mysteries Of Your Creations [Demo] - (1991). Samoth plays guitar.
• Emperor - Wrath Of The Tyrant [Demo] - (1992). Samoth plays drums.
• Emperor - Emperor / Hordanes Land [Split] - (1993). Samoth plays guitar.
• Burzum - Aske [EP] - (1993). Samoth plays bass.
• Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse - (1994). Samoth plays guitar.
• Emperor - As The Shadows Rise [Demo] - (1994). Samoth plays guitar.
• Gorgoroth - Pentagram - (1994). Samoth plays bass.
• Satyricon - The Shadowthrone - (1994). Samoth plays guitar and bass.
• Arcturus - Constellation [EP] - (1995). Samoth plays guitar.
• Zyklon-B - Blood Must Be Shed [EP] - (1995). Samoth plays guitar.
• Emperor - Reverence [EP] - (1997). Samoth plays guitar.
• Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk - (1997). Samoth plays guitar.
• Emperor - Thorns Vs. Emperor [Split] - (1999). Samoth plays guitar and bass.
• Emperor - IX Equilibrium - (1999). Samoth plays guitar.
• Zyklon - World Ov Worms - (2001). Samoth plays guitar.
• Emperor - Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire & Demise - (2001). Samoth plays guitar.
• Zyklon - Aeon - (2003). Samoth plays guitar.
• Scum- Gospels for the Sick-(2005). Samoth plays guitar.
• Hagalaz' Runedance- The Winds That Spoke Of Midgard's Fate-(1998). Samoth plays war drums, violas and contrabass.

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External links

• Emperor Official Homepage - The famous black metal band which Samoth founded.
• Zyklon Official Homepage - Samoth's death metal band.
• Nocturnal Art Prodcutions - Samoth's record label.