Samoth

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 met

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.

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.