Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer
Not to be confused with Ihsan.
Ihsahn
Ihsahn performing at Party.San Metal Open Air 2018
Background information
Birth name
Vegard Sverre Tveitan
Born
(1975-10-10) 10 October 1975 (age 48) Notodden, Norway
Genres
Black metal
symphonic black metal
avant-garde metal
progressive metal
progressive rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
singer
songwriter
composer
producer
Instrument(s)
Guitar
vocals
piano
keyboards
synthesizer
bass
drums
Years active
1990–present
Labels
Candlelight
Mnemosyne
Century Media
Formerly of
Emperor
Thou Shalt Suffer
Peccatum
Zyklon-B
Ildjarn
Website
ihsahn.com
Musical artist
Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn (/ɪˈʃɑːn/), 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. Emperor's final album, Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise, composed by Ihsahn, epitomizes the genre.[1][2]
^"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.
Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn (/ɪˈʃɑːn/), is a Norwegian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer...
a young man, he met a fellow musician, who would later become known as Ihsahn, at a rock clinic in Bergen. The two soon became friends and started playing...
of classical flourishes, greater variety in Ihsahn's vocals, more audible guitar interplay between Ihsahn and Samoth and more complex and melodic keyboard...
alongside Ihsahn's trademark keyboard melodies. The band split up in late 1991 when its members formed Emperor and Ildjarn. In 2000, Ihsahn used the name...
in 2009. They subsequently gained prominence as the live backing band of Ihsahn (who is Solberg's brother-in-law), who, in turn, contributed on several...
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Houkai", from his black metal influenced project Ibaraki. The song features Ihsahn of black metal band Emperor. Ibaraki's debut album, Rashomon, was released...
Emperor and Enslaved, both of whom he recommended to Candlelight Records. Ihsahn of Emperor said that "if you were trusted, if they knew you were serious...
Peccatum was formed by singer Ihriel (Heidi Solberg Tveitan), her husband Ihsahn (of the well-known black metal band Emperor), and her brother Lord PZ. The...
of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine The Adversary (Ihsahn album), the debut solo album of Emperor frontman Ihsahn The Adversary (Thy Art Is Murder album), the...
Norwegian black metal musician Ihsahn. The album was released on 8 April 2016 through Candlelight Records. "Ihsahn Arktis". "Ihsahn's Arktis: Adventurous Thrill-Seekers...
the end, only Ihsahn and Samoth were present for the mixing of the album, though he passed along his input to them in a letter. Ihsahn was ill at the...
album by Norwegian black metal musician Ihsahn. Released on 21 October 2013, the album was described by Ihsahn as a "deliberate sidestep" that used improvisation...
second studio album by Norwegian black metal musician Ihsahn. Writing began in early 2007, after Ihsahn had completed touring with Emperor. The album was...
Soilwork, James LaBrie, Moonspell, God Forbid, Kreator, Devin Townsend, Ihsahn, Dark Tranquillity, Paradise Lost, Amon Amarth, DragonForce, The Ocean,...
is the sister of Einar Solberg, the singer of Leprous, and the wife of Ihsahn of the black metal band Emperor, with whom she runs the production company...
metal albums of 2021. All tracks are written by Trivium, except "X" by Ihsahn Credits adapted from AllMusic and the album's liner notes. Trivium Matt...
Eremita is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal musician Ihsahn. The album features guest appearances by several notable musicians, including...
Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond, a 2021 book by Bruce Greyson After (Ihsahn album), 2010 After (Lady Lamb album), 2015 After (Sammi Cheng album), 1995...
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