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Ihsahn

Ihsahn

Real/full name:
Vegard Sverre Tveitan
Age:
48 (born Oct 10th, 1975)
Place of birth:
Norway (Notodden, Vestfold og Telemark)
Gender:
Male

Biography

Ihsahn is a composer, producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, mostly known as the frontman of Emperor. These days, he writes and performs music as a solo artist.

Ihsahn is married to Ihriel, with whom he founded Peccatum. They have a son, Angell Solberg Tveitan, and a daughter, Ariadne Solberg Tveitan. Ihsahn and Ihriel also performed together in Hardingrock, and run Mnemosyne Productions.

Trivia

In December 2002, he won the "Notodden Kommunes Kulturpris." This is a cultural prize given by his home city, Notodden, which has around 12,500 inhabitants. He won the prize because he is considered the most well known inhabitant of Notodden and a great musician who works as a music teacher and arranges a lot of concerts for unknown bands. The fact that Emperor sold over 500,000 copies also ...

Emperor

Vocals, Guitars (lead) (1991-2001, 2005-2007, 2013-2014, 2016-present), Keyboards (1991-2001), Bass (1999-2001)

1992 Wrath of the Tyrant (Demo) Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting (as "Ygg")
1993 Emperor (EP) Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Songwriting
1993 Emperor / Hordanes Land (Split) Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
1994 In the Nightside Eclipse Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 1-9), Lyrics (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9)
1994 As the Shadows Rise (EP) Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
1997 Reverence (EP) Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
1997 Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk Vocals, Guitars (lead), Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 1-7), Lyrics
1998 Emperor / Wrath of the Tyrant (Compilation) Vocals, Guitars (tracks 1-13)
1999 Century Media Spring/Summer 1999 Sampler (Split) Lyrics, Vocals, Guitars (lead), Bass, Keyboards
1999 IX Equilibrium Songwriting (tracks 1-8), Keyboards, Guitars, Lyrics, Bass, Vocals
1999 Thorns vs. Emperor (Split) Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass
2000 True Kings of Norway (Split) Vocals, Guitars
2000 Emperial Live Ceremony (Live album) Vocals, Guitars (lead)
2000 Emperial Live Ceremony (Video) Vocals, Guitars (lead)
2001 Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire and Demise Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Programming, Songwriting, Lyrics
2003 Scattered Ashes: A Decade of Emperial Wrath (Compilation) Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Guitars (lead)
2009 Thus Spake the Nightspirit / Inno a Satana (Single) Vocals, Guitars
2009 Live Inferno (Live album) Vocals, Guitars
2009 Live at Wacken Open Air 2006 - A Night of Emperial Wrath (Video) Vocals, Guitars
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God of Atheists

Keyboards

Ihsahn

Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards (2005-present)

2006 The Adversary Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Lyrics
2008 Scarab (Single) Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
2008 Angl Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Lyrics
2010 Undercurrent (Single) Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
2010 After Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Piano
2012 Arrival (Single) Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass
2012 Eremita Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass
2013 NaCl (Single) Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass
2013 Das Seelenbrechen Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass
2015 Mass Darkness (Single) Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass
2016 Arktis. Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass
2018 Àmr Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass
2020 Telemark (EP) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
2020 Manhattan Skyline (Single) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
2020 Pharos (EP) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
2023 Fascination Street Sessions (EP) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
2023 Pilgrimage to Oblivion (Single) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
2023 Pilgrimage to Oblivion (Orchestral) (Single) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
2023 Twice Born (Single) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
2024 The Distance Between Us (Single) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
2024 Ihsahn (Orchestral) Songwriting, Synthesizers
2024 Ihsahn Songwriting, Vocals, Guitars, Lyrics, Keyboards, Bass
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Thou Shalt Suffer

Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards (1991-?)

1991 4-track Rehearsal (Demo) Vocals, Guitars
1991 Open the Mysteries of Your Creation (EP) Vocals, Guitars (as "Ygg")
1991 Into the Woods of Belial (Demo) Vocals, Guitars (as "Ygg")
1997 Into the Woods of Belial (Compilation) Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
2000 Somnium All instruments, Lyrics, Vocals (lead), Songwriting

Embryonic

As Vegard Tveitan:
Guitars, Bass, Vocals (1990-?)

1990 The Land of the Lost Souls (Demo) Songwriting (tracks 1, 2), Guitars, Bass, Vocals

Hardingrock

Vocals, Guitars, Programming (2005-2007)

2007 Grimen Vocals, Guitars, Programming

Peccatum

Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming (1998-2006)

1999 Strangling from Within Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Songwriting, Lyrics (track 3)
2000 Amor Fati Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming
2000 Oh, My Regrets (EP) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming
2004 Lost in Reverie Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming
2005 The Moribund People (EP) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming

Revolution Harmony

Vocals (2013-2014)

Xerasia

As Vegard Tveitan:
Guitars, Keyboards (1990)

1990 Rehearsals '90 (Demo) Guitars, Keyboards

Zyklon-B

Keyboards (1995-1999)

1995 Blood Must Be Shed (EP) Keyboards
1996 Blood Must Be Shed / Wraths of Time (Split) Keyboards
1997 Novum Vox Mortis - Malicious Records Compilation Album (Split) Keyboards
1999 Necrolust / Total Warfare (Split) Keyboards

Satyricon

Keyboards (1995)

Arcturus

2002 The Sham Mirrors Vocals (track 6)

Devin Townsend Project

2011 Deconstruction Vocals (track 3)

Ibaraki

2022 Tamashii no Houkai (魂の崩壊) (Single) Vocals (additional), Songwriting
2022 Rōnin (浪人) (Single) Guitars (lead)
2022 Rashomon (羅生門) Vocals (additional) (track 9), Guitars (lead) (tracks 5, 8)

Ildjarn

1993 Ildjarn (Demo) Vocals
1995 Det frysende nordariket (Compilation) Vocals (tracks 5-17)
2001 Son of the Northstar (EP) Vocals
2005 Ildjarn 93 (EP) Vocals

Jeff Loomis

2012 Plains of Oblivion Vocals (track 7)

Leprous

2011 Bilateral Vocals (track 4)
2013 Coal Vocals (lead) (track 8), String arrangement (track 2)
2016 Live at Rockefeller Music Hall (Live album) Vocals, Guitars (track 14)

Ørkenkjøtt

2012 Ønskediktet Keyboards, Organ
2013 Et land i en sang (Single) Hammond organ (track 1)

Trivium

2015 Silence in the Snow Intro (track 1)
2021 In the Court of the Dragon Keyboards, Orchestrations

Wongraven

1995 Fjelltronen Keyboards, Grand piano
1996 Crusade from the North (Split) Keyboards (disc 1 track 8), Grand piano (disc 1 track 8)

Darkthrone

1996 Total Death Lyrics (track 4)

Emperor

1997 Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk Producer, Mastering
1999 Thorns vs. Emperor (Split) Producer, Engineering
2001 Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire and Demise Producer

Ibaraki

2022 Rashomon (羅生門) Engineering, Songwriting (tracks 5, 6), Producer

Ihsahn

2006 The Adversary Producer, Engineering, Mixing, Editing
2008 Angl Producer, Mixing, Mastering
2010 Undercurrent (Single) Producer, Engineering
2010 After Producer, Engineering
2012 Arrival (Single) Producer, Engineering
2012 Eremita Producer, Recording
2024 The Distance Between Us (Single) Producer
2024 Ihsahn Recording, Producer
2024 Ihsahn (Orchestral) Recording, Producer

Leprous

2011 Bilateral Recording (as "Vegard Tveitan")
2013 Coal Producer, Recording, Editing (as "Vegard Tveitan")
2015 The Congregation Recording (vocals) (as "Vegard Tveitan")

Ørkenkjøtt

2012 Livets frø / Profeten (Single) Producer
2013 Et land i en sang (Single) Producer

Peccatum

1999 Strangling from Within Engineering
2000 Amor Fati Engineering
2000 Oh, My Regrets (EP) Producer, Mixing, Mastering
2004 Lost in Reverie Producer, Engineering
2005 The Moribund People (EP) Engineering, Mixing

The Halo Effect

2022 Shadowminds (Single) Remixing (track 2)
2022 Shadowminds (Ihsahn Remix) (Single) Remixing

Thou Shalt Suffer

1997 Into the Woods of Belial (Compilation) Liner notes
2000 Somnium Mastering

Trivium

2015 Silence in the Snow Recording (track 1)
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