Samoth
Encyclopedia
Samoth (9 June 1974) is a prominent musician
and multi-instrumentalist
in the Norwegian black metal
scene. He was well known for his distinct guitar
work and drumming in the band Emperor
, as well as his formation of the death metal
band Zyklon
. In very early Emperor releases, he was called Samot (his name "Tomas" backward), and with the formation of Zyklon he became known as Zamoth. Samoth was the owner of the record label
Nocturnal Art Productions and had a close relationship with Candlelight Records
.
, Norway
. He was the son of Spoonful of Blues bass player Jens Haugen, who encouraged his son to play bass guitar
. He grew up in Tromsø
, Norway. When Samoth was a young man, he met a fellow musician, who would later become known as Ihsahn
, at a rock
clinic
in Bergen
. 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
with keyboards
strongly influenced by death metal
, particularly vocally.
Samoth and Ihsahn
's friendship proved to be strong, and the two eventually took their musicianship to a new level. Partially due to the influence of Euronymous of the band Mayhem
, Samoth left Thou Shalt Suffer and with Ihsahn, 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 for Emperor; 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 in 1992 and 1993, which gained them recognition and popularity in the underground. Mortiis did not stay in the band, and decided to form his own, more electronic-based solo band. He was succeeded by Tchort
.
In 1994 Samoth was sentenced to 16 months in prison for burning Skjold
Church in Vindafjord
, together with Varg Vikernes
. The arson
was committed during a pause in the recording of the Burzum
EP Aske
(Ashes), where Samoth performed as a session bass player. As Tchort and Faust were also imprisoned at this time, Ihsahn was the only remaining band member outside prison, and Emperor didn't release another album in three years. Tchort and Faust did not return to the band.
After years of playing in Emperor and being featured on various black metal
side projects, Samoth, in conjunction with Ihsahn, decided to dissolve Emperor in 2001 due to their differing musical tastes. Although black metal was both Samoth and Ihsahn's biggest influence and favorite genre of music, Samoth was leaning toward a futuristic death metal sound, 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 with fellow drummer Trym
in death metal band Zyklon
.
Emperor regrouped in 2006 with the core trio of Ihsahn, Samoth and Trym augmented by a bassist
and a keyboardist
, and played a few one-night-off gigs in Europe and USA in 2006 and 2007.
Recently Samoth was involved in Norwegian-American supergroup
Scum
, which also featured Bård Faust
, Cosmocrator of Mindgrinder, Chasey Chaos of Amen
and Happy Tom from Turbonegro
.
He has one daughter with ex-wife Andrea Haugen. He remarried since his divorce and he also has a daughter with his wife Erin.
Samoth also did voice work for 2007's Adult Swim
cartoon Metalocalypse
episode "Dethfashion".
that the following kit was used by himself to record drum tracks for the albums "Wrath Of The Tyrant
".
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Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
in the Norwegian black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
scene. He was well known for his distinct guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
work and drumming in the band Emperor
Emperor (band)
Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
, as well as his formation of the death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Zyklon
Zyklon (band)
Zyklon was a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with former members of Myrkskog. Their style has been defined as modern death metal with black and industrial undertones...
. In very early Emperor releases, he was called Samot (his name "Tomas" backward), and with the formation of Zyklon he became known as Zamoth. Samoth was the owner of the record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Nocturnal Art Productions and had a close relationship with Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
.
Biography
Samoth was born on June 9, 1974 in NotoddenNotodden
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden....
, Norway
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...
. He was the son of Spoonful of Blues bass player Jens Haugen, who encouraged his son to play bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. He grew up in Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
, Norway. When Samoth was a young man, he met a fellow musician, who would later become known as Ihsahn
Ihsahn
Ihsahn is a Norwegian composer, guitar, bass, keyboard player and vocalist. He is best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Emperor. He has appeared in Thou Shalt Suffer, up until March 4, 2006, played in Peccatum with his wife Ihriel , and now devotes himself to his solo project,...
, at a rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
clinic
Clinic (music)
A musical clinic is an informal meeting with a guest musician, where a small-to-medium sized audience questions the musician's styles and techniques and also how to improve their own skill. The musician might perform an entire piece, or demonstrate certain techniques for the audience to observe.The...
in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
. 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
Thou Shalt Suffer (band)
Thou Shalt Suffer is a band that was part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. It formed in 1991 under the name "Dark Device". Its style was mainly death metal, though it included some black metal traits, alongside Ihsahn's trademark keyboard melodies...
in 1991. They were playing an early form of black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
with keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
strongly influenced by death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
, particularly vocally.
Samoth and Ihsahn
Ihsahn
Ihsahn is a Norwegian composer, guitar, bass, keyboard player and vocalist. He is best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Emperor. He has appeared in Thou Shalt Suffer, up until March 4, 2006, played in Peccatum with his wife Ihriel , and now devotes himself to his solo project,...
's friendship proved to be strong, and the two eventually took their musicianship to a new level. Partially due to the influence of Euronymous of the band Mayhem
Mayhem (band)
Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984 in Oslo, Norway and regarded as one of the pioneers of the influential Norwegian black metal scene...
, Samoth left Thou Shalt Suffer and with Ihsahn, began writing music for a new band called Emperor
Emperor (band)
Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
(in which he played drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
). Ihsahn was the only member of Thou Shalt Suffer to remain, and soon bass player Mortiis
Mortiis
Mortiis is a band from Notodden, Norway fronted by Håvard Ellefsen, who is also known as the namesake of the band. The name is a misspelling of the word 'mortis', which is the pronunciation used by the band. However, Mortiis started as the solo project of Ellefsen as a means to convey a story...
and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Faust
Bård Faust
Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun is a Norwegian drummer. He is best known for his work with early black metal band Emperor, especially on the releases As the Shadows Rise and In the Nightside Eclipse...
were recruited for Emperor; 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 in 1992 and 1993, which gained them recognition and popularity in the underground. Mortiis did not stay in the band, and decided to form his own, more electronic-based solo band. He was succeeded by Tchort
Tchort
Terje Vik Schei , better known by his stage name Tchort, is a Norwegian musician. He is known for his time spent playing bass for the black metal band Emperor and for leading the progressive metal band Green Carnation...
.
In 1994 Samoth was sentenced to 16 months in prison for burning Skjold
Skjold, Rogaland
Skjold is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.It was created as Skjold formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. The district Tysvær was separated from Skjold in 1849 to constitute a municipality of its own, and the same thing happened to Vats in 1891...
Church in Vindafjord
Vindafjord
Vindafjord is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland.Vindafjord was established as a new municipality on 1 January 1965 after the merger of the municipalities of Sandeid and Vats and large parts of Imsland, Skjold and Vikedal...
, together with Varg Vikernes
Varg Vikernes
Varg Vikernes is a Norwegian black metal musician, writer, philosopher, religious and political activist, arsonist and convicted murderer.Vikernes was born near Bergen, Norway. In 1991, he founded the one-man music project Burzum, which quickly became popular within the early Norwegian black metal...
. The arson
Arson
Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...
was committed during a pause in the recording of the Burzum
Burzum
Burzum is a musical project by Varg Vikernes . It began during 1991 in Bergen, Norway and quickly became prominent within the early Norwegian black metal scene...
EP Aske
Aske (album)
Aske is the second release by the Norwegian black metal artist Burzum. It was recorded in April and August 1992, and released in March 1993. Bass guitar on the EP is performed by Samoth of the band Emperor....
(Ashes), where Samoth performed as a session bass player. As Tchort and Faust were also imprisoned at this time, Ihsahn was the only remaining band member outside prison, and Emperor didn't release another album in three years. Tchort and Faust did not return to the band.
After years of playing in Emperor and being featured on various black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
side projects, Samoth, in conjunction with Ihsahn, decided to dissolve Emperor in 2001 due to their differing musical tastes. Although black metal was both Samoth and Ihsahn's biggest influence and favorite genre of music, Samoth was leaning toward a futuristic death metal sound, while Ihsahn was more influenced by gothic metal
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
and symphonic metal
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
. After Emperor's final release, Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise
Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise
Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise is the fourth and final studio album by Emperor. Produced by band member Ihsahn, it was released by Candlelight and was the band's final album. Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise differs from Emperor's previous recordings with a focus on a more...
, composed entirely by Ihsahn, Emperor was no more. Samoth continues to play guitar with fellow drummer Trym
Trym Torson
Trym Torson , or just Trym, is a Norwegian drummer, formerly with Zyklon. Torson started playing in the Viking metal band Enslaved and was later invited to play in black metal band Emperor. He co-founded Zyklon together with Emperor member Samoth...
in death metal band Zyklon
Zyklon (band)
Zyklon was a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with former members of Myrkskog. Their style has been defined as modern death metal with black and industrial undertones...
.
Emperor regrouped in 2006 with the core trio of Ihsahn, Samoth and Trym augmented by a bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and a keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
, and played a few one-night-off gigs in Europe and USA in 2006 and 2007.
Recently Samoth was involved in Norwegian-American supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
Scum
SCUM (band)
Scum is a hardcore punk/black metal band formed in 2002 with members from Amen, Emperor, Zyklon and Turbonegro. All members are Norwegian except for American vocalist Casey Chaos...
, which also featured Bård Faust
Bård Faust
Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun is a Norwegian drummer. He is best known for his work with early black metal band Emperor, especially on the releases As the Shadows Rise and In the Nightside Eclipse...
, Cosmocrator of Mindgrinder, Chasey Chaos of Amen
Amen (band)
Amen is a hardcore punk-influenced band formed in 1994.The band has an almost constantly rotating lineup, with founder Casey Chaos remaining as the only constant member throughout...
and Happy Tom from Turbonegro
Turbonegro
Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....
.
He has one daughter with ex-wife Andrea Haugen. He remarried since his divorce and he also has a daughter with his wife Erin.
Samoth also did voice work for 2007's Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
cartoon Metalocalypse
Metalocalypse
Metalocalypse is an American animated television series, created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, which premiered on August 6, 2006 on Adult Swim...
episode "Dethfashion".
Samoth's drum kit
Samoth has stated in an interview with Metal HammerMetal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
that the following kit was used by himself to record drum tracks for the albums "Wrath Of The Tyrant
Wrath of the Tyrant
Wrath of the Tyrant is an album of demo recordings released in 1992 by the black metal band Emperor. This batch of recordings shows an extreme difference in sound versus later albums, more akin to lo-fi death metal. This was the only time Emperor ever used down-tuned-guitars: the album was recorded...
".
- PearlPearl DrumsFounded in 1952, the is a multinational corporation based in Japan with a wide range of products, predominately percussion instruments.-History:Pearl was founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa, who began manufacturing music stands in Sumida, Tokyo on April 2, 1946...
Export Drums (jet black w/ black hardware)- 22" x 18" Bass Drum
- 13" x 6.5" Snare Drum
- 10" x 8" Mounted Tom
- 12" x 9" Mounted Tom
- 13" x 10" Mounted Tom
- 16" x 16" Floor Tom
- Sabian and Wuhan Cymbals
- 20" Sabian Solar Ride
- 14" AA Sizzle Hats
- 18" Wuhan China
- 19" B8 Rock Crash
- 6" AA splash
- 12" Wuhan china
- 18" B8 Pro Heavy Crash
- 20" AAX Metal Ride
- 22" Wuhan China
- Pearl Eliminator Double Pedal
Personal discography
- Xerasia - Rehearsals '90 [Demo] - (1990) (guitar)
- Embryonic - The Land of the Lost Souls [Demo] - (1990) (guitar, bass)
- Thou Shalt SufferThou Shalt Suffer (band)Thou Shalt Suffer is a band that was part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. It formed in 1991 under the name "Dark Device". Its style was mainly death metal, though it included some black metal traits, alongside Ihsahn's trademark keyboard melodies...
- Into the Woods of Belial [Demo] - (1991) (guitar) - Thou Shalt SufferThou Shalt Suffer (band)Thou Shalt Suffer is a band that was part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. It formed in 1991 under the name "Dark Device". Its style was mainly death metal, though it included some black metal traits, alongside Ihsahn's trademark keyboard melodies...
- Open the Mysteries of Your Creations [EP] - (1991) (guitar) - EmperorEmperor (band)Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
- Wrath of the TyrantWrath of the TyrantWrath of the Tyrant is an album of demo recordings released in 1992 by the black metal band Emperor. This batch of recordings shows an extreme difference in sound versus later albums, more akin to lo-fi death metal. This was the only time Emperor ever used down-tuned-guitars: the album was recorded...
[Demo] - (1992) (drums) - IldjarnIldjarnIldjarn was a black metal project from Norway that formed in 1991. Ildjarn recorded music until 1997 but did not officially end until 2005. The man behind Ildjarn was Vidar Vaaer, although some releases were collaborations with a musician known as Nidhogg...
- Seven Harmonies of Unknown TruthsSeven Harmonies of Unknown TruthsSeven Harmonies of Unknown Truths is the first demo album by the black metal band Ildjarn. It was independently released in 1992 and was limited to 25 copies. All the tracks are untitled. One of these tracks is widely appearing in Burzum bootlegs under the name Seven Harmonies Of The Unknown Truths...
[Demo] - (1992) (session vocals) - EmperorEmperor (band)Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
- Emperor / Hordanes LandHordanes LandHordanes Land is the debut EP by from Enslaved. It was also released as a split album a few weeks later with Emperor's debut EP, Emperor.-Track listing:...
[Split w EnslavedEnslaved (band)Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo...
] - (1993) (guitar) - BurzumBurzumBurzum is a musical project by Varg Vikernes . It began during 1991 in Bergen, Norway and quickly became prominent within the early Norwegian black metal scene...
- AskeAske (album)Aske is the second release by the Norwegian black metal artist Burzum. It was recorded in April and August 1992, and released in March 1993. Bass guitar on the EP is performed by Samoth of the band Emperor....
[EP] - (1993) (session bass) - EmperorEmperor (band)Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
- As the Shadows RiseAs the Shadows RiseAs the Shadows Rise is an EP by Norwegian black metal band Emperor. It was later rereleased on compact disc as part of the True Kings of Norway split album with Immortal, Dimmu Borgir, Ancient and Arcturus....
[EP] - (1994) (guitar) - EmperorEmperor (band)Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
- In The Nightside EclipseIn the Nightside EclipseIn the Nightside Eclipse is the first full-length album and fourth official release by Norwegian black metal band Emperor. It features one of Emperor's best-known songs, "I Am the Black Wizards". It was recorded in July, 1993 at Grieghallen and released in 1994 by Candlelight Records. The cover was...
- (1994) (guitar) - GorgorothGorgorothGorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. Formed in 1992 by Infernus , the band is named after the dead plateau of evil and darkness in the land of Mordor from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The group is currently signed to Regain Records and have released...
- Pentagram - (1994) (bass) - SatyriconSatyricon (band)Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, and the first one in the genre to join a multi-national record label .-Biography:Satyricon was formed in 1990 by Czral and Wargod. Ulver and Satyr soon joined them...
- The ShadowthroneThe ShadowthroneThe Shadowthrone is the second album by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon.-Track listing:#"Hvite Krists død" – 8:27#"In the Mist by the Hills" – 8:01#"Woods to Eternity" – 6:13#"Vikingland" – 5:14...
- (1994) (bass, guitar) - ArcturusArcturus (band)Arcturus is an avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1987. They named it Arcturus , after the Behenian fixed star Arcturus.-Biography:The band has released four official full-length albums...
- ConstellationConstellation (EP)Constellation is an EP by the Norwegian black metal band Arcturus. It was limited to only 500 copies. Tracks from this album were later re-recorded on Aspera Hiems Symfonia and re-released on Aspera Hiems Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel compilation....
[EP] - (1994) (guitar) - Zyklon-BZyklon-B (band)Zyklon-B was a Norwegian Black Metal band founded in 1995.The band’s members were Tomas "Samoth" Thormodsæter Haugen and Vegard "Ihsahn" Sverre Tveitan from Emperor, Kjetil "Frost" Haraldstad from Satyricon and Björn "Aldrahn" Dencker Gjerde from Dødheimsgard. Their lyrics deal mainly with...
- Blood Must be Shed [EP] - (1994) (guitar) - EmperorEmperor (band)Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
- ReverenceReverence (Emperor album)Reverence is an EP by the symphonic black metal band Emperor. It was released as a teaser for their upcoming full length album Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk, with the first song being a track from that album, the second a song that was recorded for it but subsequently left off, and the third song...
[EP] - (1997) (guitar) - EmperorEmperor (band)Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
- Anthems to the Welkin at DuskAnthems to the Welkin at DuskAnthems to the Welkin at Dusk is the second full-length album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Emperor. It was released in 1997 . The album was recorded in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway...
- (1997) (guitar) - Hagalaz' Runedance - The Winds That Spoke of Midgard's Fate - (1998) (war drums, violas and contrabass)
- EmperorEmperor (band)Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
- ThornsThorns (band)Thorns is a Norwegian black metal band that formed in 1989 and was part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. They made two highly influential demos in the early 1990s, Grymyrk and Trøndertun, but have only released one full-length album....
Vs. Emperor [Split] - (1999) (guitar, bass) - EmperorEmperor (band)Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
- IX EquilibriumIX Equilibrium-Credits:*Ihsahn – vocals, lead guitars, synthesizers, bass guitar*Samoth – rhythm guitars*Trym – drums, percussion...
- (1999) (guitar) - ZyklonZyklon (band)Zyklon was a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with former members of Myrkskog. Their style has been defined as modern death metal with black and industrial undertones...
- World ov WormsWorld ov Worms-Zyklon:*Daemon - Lead Vocal, Main Vocal Arrangement*Destructhor - Lead & Bass Guitars*Samoth - Rhythm & Bass Guitars*Trym - Drums, Percussion & Programming-Additional musicians:...
- (2001) (guitar, bass) - EmperorEmperor (band)Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
- Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & DemisePrometheus: The Discipline of Fire & DemisePrometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise is the fourth and final studio album by Emperor. Produced by band member Ihsahn, it was released by Candlelight and was the band's final album. Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise differs from Emperor's previous recordings with a focus on a more...
- (2001) (guitar) - ZyklonZyklon (band)Zyklon was a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with former members of Myrkskog. Their style has been defined as modern death metal with black and industrial undertones...
- AeonAeon (album)Aeon is the second studio album by the Norwegian blackened death metal band Zyklon. It was released in 2003 through Candlelight Records.-Track listing:*Music By Zyklon...
- (2003) (guitar) - Notodden All StarsWindirWindir was a black metal band from Sogndal, Norway. The band combined black metal with folk music and mythology. The band was formed in 1994 and released its debut album in 1997...
- Valfar, ein WindirValfar, ein WindirValfar, ein Windir is a 2-disc compilation album by Windir released in 2004 . It contains some new recordings, tributes, live songs, and rerecordings. The money made with selling Valfar, ein Windir goes straight to Valfar's family...
- (2004) (guitar on cover of "Destroy") - ScumSCUM (band)Scum is a hardcore punk/black metal band formed in 2002 with members from Amen, Emperor, Zyklon and Turbonegro. All members are Norwegian except for American vocalist Casey Chaos...
- Gospels for the SickGospels for the SickGospels for the Sick is the first album by Scum. It was recorded at Crystal Canyon Studios in Oslo in one session in 2004 and released in Norway in fall 2005, in August in Europe and October in North America....
- (2005) (guitar) - ZyklonZyklon (band)Zyklon was a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with former members of Myrkskog. Their style has been defined as modern death metal with black and industrial undertones...
- DisintegrateDisintegrate (album)-Zyklon:* Secthdamon – vocals, bass guitar* Destructhor – lead guitar, backing vocals* Samoth – rhythm guitar* Trym – drums-Additional musicians:*Keyboard arrangements and programming by Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen and Zyklon....
- (2006) (guitar) - The Wretched End - Ominous - (2010) (guitar)
Endorsements & Equipment
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- Endorsements
- ESP GuitarsESP Guitars, located in North Hollywood, California, is an American-based, Japanese-owned manufacturer of electric guitars and basses.- History :In 1975, Hisatake Shibuya opened a shop called Electric Sound Products in Tokyo. It provided custom replacement parts for guitars. In 1976, ESP gained a reputation...
& Basses - MarshallMarshall AmplificationMarshall Amplification is a British company, founded by drummer Jim Marshall, that designs and manufactures music amplifiers, brands personal headphones/earphones , and, after acquiring Natal Drums, drums and bongos. Marshall amplifiers, and specifically their guitar amplifiers, are among the most...
Amplifiers - Vader Cabinets
- DunlopDunlop ManufacturingDunlop Manufacturing, Inc., known colloquially as Jim Dunlop, is a manufacturer of musical accessories based in Benicia, California. Originally founded in 1965 by Jim Dunlop, Sr., the company has grown from a small home operation to being a large manufacturer of music gear for over 40 years.- Way...
Picks - Ernie BallErnie BallErnie Ball was an American entrepreneur, musician, and innovator, widely acclaimed as a revolutionary in the development of guitar-related products. He began as a club and local television musician and small business entrepreneur, building an international business in guitars and accessories that...
Strings- Other Equipment
- GibsonGibson Guitar CorporationThe Gibson Guitar Corporation, formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan and currently of Nashville, Tennessee, manufactures guitars and other instruments which sell under a variety of brand names...
Guitars - Jackson GuitarsJackson Guitars__FORCETOC__Jackson is a renowned brand of electric guitar that bears the name of its founder, Grover Jackson.-Early years:Grover Jackson obtained ownership in Charvel's Guitar Repair of Glendora, California in the 1970s with a promise to bolster Charvel's business...
- B.C. RichB.C. RichB.C. Rich is a manufacturer of guitars and bass guitars founded by the late Bernardo Chavez Rico in 1969. Currently, most B.C. Rich guitars are manufactured in Asia, but luthiers of the company's custom shop continue to hand-make instruments. The Hanser Music Group, based in Kentucky, operates B.C....
Guitars - Fender Basses
- ENGLEnglENGL is a German company that makes high-end tube amplifiers for electric guitars. Over the years ENGL has succeeded in becoming a global player in this market...
Amplifiers - PeaveyPeavey GuitarsPeavey Guitars are electric, acoustic, and electric bass guitars branded by Peavey Electronics, a recognized pioneer in musical instrument manufacturing.-Guitars:*Axcelerator Series**Axcelerator...
Amplifiers - PearlPearl DrumsFounded in 1952, the is a multinational corporation based in Japan with a wide range of products, predominately percussion instruments.-History:Pearl was founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa, who began manufacturing music stands in Sumida, Tokyo on April 2, 1946...
Drums & Hardware - Sabian Cymbals
- Ahead drumsticks
External links
- Emperor Official Homepage - The famous Norwegian black metal band which Samoth founded.
- Zyklon Official Homepage - Samoth's death metal band.
- Nocturnal Art Productions - Samoth's record label.
- Emperor Interview - Samoth's Interview for The Lodge
- Zyklon Interview - Samoth's Interview for The Lodge
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