Samoth
Samoth | |
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Samoth with Emperor at Tons of Rock 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Samoth, Samot (early) |
| Born | Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen 9 June 1974 Hammerfest, Norway |
| Genres | Black metal, death metal, thrash metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, viola, violin, double bass, synthesizer |
| Member of | Emperor, Scum, The Wretched End |
| Formerly of | Zyklon, Zyklon-B, Gorgoroth, Satyricon |
Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen (born 9 June 1974), better known by his stage name Samoth is a Norwegian guitarist and multi-instrumentalist in the country's black metal scene. He is 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" backwards), 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.