Samoth

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Samoth
Samoth with Emperor at Wacken Open Air 2017
Background information
Birth name	Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen
Also known as	Samoth, Samot (early)
Born	(1974-06-09) 9 June 1974 (age 50) Hammerfest, Norway
Genres	Black metal, death metal, thrash metal
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, viola, violin, double bass, synthesizer

Samoth (born Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen, 9 June 1974) 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.