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Also known as Vegard Tveitan

thumb|Ihsahn performing at Party.San Metal Open Air 2018 Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn ( ), 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

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  • Eremita
  • The adversary
  • Ámr
  • Das Seelenbrechen
  • angL

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Nodeland
Active from
1975

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Ihsahn (born 1975), born Vegard Sverre Tveitan, is a Norwegian guitar, bass and keyboard player and vocalist. He is best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Emperor. He played in Peccatum with his wife Ihriel (real name Heidi S. Tveitan) until 2006 and has appeared in Thou Shalt Suffer, Zyklon-B and Hardingrock, and now devotes himself to his solo project, Ihsahn. In very early releases he went by the name Ygg. Born in the town of Notodden <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ihsah

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  1. Modelo de enseñanza directa en la plataforma institucional Virtual Solution para el aprendizaje del xilófono

    · 2025

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Musical artist.image
Ihsahn-Emperor_TonsOfRock-2025-4.jpg
Musical artist.caption
Ihsahn performing with Emperor at Tons of Rock, 2025
Musical artist.birth_name
Vegard Sverre Tveitan
Musical artist.birth_place
Notodden, Norway
Musical artist.years_active
1990–present
Musical artist.name
Ihsahn

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Official website
www.ihsahn.com
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date of birth
1975-00-00
Commons category
Ihsahn
birth name
Vegard Sverre Tveitan
start of work period
1990-00-00
social media followers
13500
pseudonym
Ihsahn
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Article

20 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Early years: Xerasia, Embryonic, and Thou Shalt Suffer
  • Formation of Emperor and Peccatum
  • Solo albums
  • 2006–2010: ''The Adversary'', ''angL'', and ''After''
  • 2011–2013: ''Eremita'' and ''Das Seelenbrechen''
  • 2016–present: ''Arktis'', ''Àmr'', and self-titled eighth album
  • Awards and publications
  • Musical style and influences
  • Personal life
  • Beliefs
  • Band
  • Discography
  • Studio albums
  • EPs
  • Emperor
  • [[Peccatum]]
  • Guest appearances and session contributions
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Ihsahn performing at Party.San Metal Open Air 2018 Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn ( ), 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.

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