Ihsahn

Born in the town of Notodden, Norway Tveitan began playing piano at seven and guitar at ten and began recording songs shortly thereafter. His influences range from heavy metal, classical, ambient, and techno. He grew up on a large farm in rural Norway. Tveitan first met his partner, Tomas Haugen (also known as Samoth) at the age of thirteen at a music seminar. Tveitan gained Haugen's attention with his Iron Maiden patches [4]. In 1991 they formed Thou Shalt Suffer together, a death/black metal band where Tveitan was guitarist and keyboardist. They produced several releases before Haugen left the band. Tveitan was left as the only member of the band and continues it to this day as a side-project. After...

Ringtones

And He Shall Walk In Empty Places
Homecoming
Invocation
The Pain Is Still Mine
Panem Et Circenses
Citizen
Will You Love Me Now?
Astera Ton Proinon
Called By The Fire