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Ihsahn
Sign in to savethumb|Ihsahn performing at Party.San Metal Open Air 2018 Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn ( ), is a Norwegian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer who is best known for his work with the black metal band Emperor. Tveitan is also a founding member of Thou Shalt Suffer, where he played guitar and keyboard in addition to vocal duties, and Peccatum, a project in collaboration with his wife and fellow musician Heidi Solberg Tveitan, also known as Starofash. Since 2006, Tveitan has primarily devoted himself to solo albums and
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1975-00-00
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Eremita
- The adversary
- Ámr
- Das Seelenbrechen
- angL
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Ihsahn (born 1975), born Vegard Sverre Tveitan, is a Norwegian guitar, bass and keyboard player and vocalist. He is best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Emperor. He played in Peccatum with his wife Ihriel (real name Heidi S. Tveitan) until 2006 and has appeared in Thou Shalt Suffer, Zyklon-B and Hardingrock, and now devotes himself to his solo project, Ihsahn. In very early releases he went by the name Ygg. Born in the town of Notodden <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ihsah
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Recent publications · Crossref
1 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Musical artist.image
- Ihsahn-Emperor_TonsOfRock-2025-4.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Ihsahn performing with Emperor at Tons of Rock, 2025
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Vegard Sverre Tveitan
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Notodden, Norway
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1990–present
- Musical artist.name
- Ihsahn
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Key dates
- Born
- 1975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sverre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Notodden Municipality
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Genre
- folk metal
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.ihsahn.com
Article
20 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early years: Xerasia, Embryonic, and Thou Shalt Suffer
- Formation of Emperor and Peccatum
- Solo albums
- 2006–2010: ''The Adversary'', ''angL'', and ''After''
- 2011–2013: ''Eremita'' and ''Das Seelenbrechen''
- 2016–present: ''Arktis'', ''Àmr'', and self-titled eighth album
- Awards and publications
- Musical style and influences
- Personal life
- Beliefs
- Band
- Discography
- Studio albums
- EPs
- Emperor
- [[Peccatum]]
- Guest appearances and session contributions
- References
- External links
thumb|Ihsahn performing at Party.San Metal Open Air 2018 Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn ( ), is a Norwegian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer who is best known for his work with the black metal band Emperor. Tveitan is also a founding member of Thou Shalt Suffer, where he played guitar and keyboard in addition to vocal duties, and Peccatum, a project in collaboration with his wife and fellow musician Heidi Solberg Tveitan, also known as Starofash. Since 2006, Tveitan has primarily devoted himself to solo albums and occasional guest appearances.
Beyond the characteristics typically associated with metal music, Tveitan's musical style also includes classical, industrial, and progressive elements. He is a progenitor of the symphonic black metal genre.