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Also known as Tomas Thormodsaeter Haugen

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.

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  • The anatomy of et caetera, or, The unfolding of that dangerous oath in the close of the sixth canon
  • A new sect of religion descryed, called Adamites

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Norway
Active from
1974

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70
Total plays
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black metaldeath metalSymphonic Black MetalnorwegianBurzum

There are two artists with this name: a Norwegian guitarist and a Belgian party organiser and live producer. 1) Samoth or sometimes Zamoth (Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen - Samoth is a variation of his first name backwards) is a Norwegian guitarist most famous for his work in the influential black metal band Emperor and his participation as part of the "Inner Circle" of Norwegian Black Metal musicians formed by members of Mayhem and Burzum. Samoth started <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Samoth">

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Musical artist.name
Samoth
Musical artist.image
Samoth-Emperor TonsOfRock-2025-2.jpg
Musical artist.caption
Samoth with Emperor at Tons of Rock 2025
Musical artist.birth_name
Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen
Musical artist.alias
Samoth, Samot (early)
Musical artist.birth_place
Hammerfest, Norway
Musical artist.occupation
Musician

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Article · Português

Samoth (Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen, 9 de junho de 1974) é um músico e multi-instrumentista norueguês da cena de Black Metal. É conhecido por seu trabalho como guitarrista e baterista na banda de Black Metal Emperor e posteriormente na banda de Death Metal Zyklon. No início da carreira ele usava o pseudônimo de Samot (Tomas ao contrário) e no Zyklon mudou a grafia para Zamoth. Ele é o dono da gravadora .

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