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Ihsahn
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.jpg) Ihsahn performing at Party.San Metal Open Air 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vegard Sverre Tveitan |
| Born | 10 October 1975 Notodden, Norway |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Website | ihsahn |
Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn (/ˈiʃɑːn/ ee-SHAHN),[1] 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.[2][3]
- ^ "How to pronounce IHSAHN". YouTube. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Symphonic Black Metal Music Genre Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Sellheim, Nikolas (September 2016). "Black and Viking metal: how two extreme music genres depict, construct and transfigure the (sub-)Arctic". Polar Record. 52 (5): 509–517. Bibcode:2016PoRec..52..509S. doi:10.1017/S0032247416000280. ISSN 0032-2474. S2CID 131719609.
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