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Infobox musical artist | name = Ihsahn| image = Ihsahn Hellfest 2010 RH 07.jpg| caption = Ihsahn performing live at Hellfest (French music festival)|Hellfest in June 2010| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Vegard Sverre Tveitan| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1975|10|10|mf=yes| death_date =| origin = Norway | instrument = Guitar , Bass guitar|bass , Keyboard instrument|keyboards , Programming (music)|programming , Drum kit|drums , Singing|vocals | genre = Symphonic black metal , progressive metal , black metal , avant-garde metal , Ambient music|ambient .| occupation = Musician , songwriter , Record producer|producer | years_active = 1990present| label =| associated_acts =| website = http://www.ihsahn.com www.ihsahn.com http://www.emperorhorde.com/ www.emperorhorde.com| notable_instruments = Ibanez Joe Satriani signature model Ibanez RG Prestige|Ibanez RGT320Q Ibanez RG2228 Prestige custom Ibanez RGA8 Ihsahn (born October 10, 1975 as Vegard Sverre Tveitan ) is a Norway|Norwegian composer , guitar , bass guitar|bass , Musical Keyboard|keyboard player and vocalist . He is best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Emperor (band)|Emperor . He has appeared in Thou Shalt Suffer , up until March 4, 2006, played in Peccatum with his wife Ihriel (real name Heidi S. Tveitan), and now devotes himself to his solo project, Ihsahn . In his very early releases, he went by the name Ygg . He is currently endorsed by Ibanez " http://www.mnemosyne.no/news/ Mnemosyne Productions - Oct 2007 - Ihsahn Plays Ibanez Guitars" October 9, 2006." http://ibanez.com/artists/default.aspx? a=364#364 Ibanez Electric Guitars - Ibanez Artists" and Blackstar Amplification , as of February 11, 2012." http://www.mnemosyne.no/productions/2010/04/ihsahn-plays-blackstar-amps/ Mnemosyne Production -April 2010 -Ihsahn plays BLACKSTAR amps"
Biography
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 include heavy metal music|heavy metal , classical music|classical , ambient music|ambient , and techno . He grew up on a large farm in rural Norway.
Tveitan first met his musical 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." http://www.line6.com/artists/299 Line6 - Line 6 Artists" In 1990 Tveitan joined Haugen's band Xerasia , a death metal band where he served as guitarist and keyboardist . They eventually changed their name to Embryonic sometime that year. A four-track demo titled The Land of the Lost Souls was self-financed and released in November. In 1991 they changed their name again to Thou Shalt Suffer . Several releases under this name were produced before Haugen left the band, leaving Tveitan the sole remaining member. He continues Thou Shalt Suffer as a side project to this day.
After the departure of Haugen from Thou Shalt Suffer, the two formed Emperor , where Tveitan again took on the role of guitarist. Emperor had a much more refined black metal sound which showcased Tveitan's developing keyboard skills, a distinct feature that would appear in many of his later releases. The band at this time received much support and encouragement from black metal pioneer Euronymous and after several demos, the Emperor EP was released in 1993 to much acclaim. Shortly afterwards, band-mates Haugen, Bεrd Eithun (also known as Bεrd Faust|Faust ) and Terje Schei (also known as Tchort ) were arrested and imprisoned, leaving Tveitan to his own devices. He retreated to a property owned by his family to compose much of what would later become Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk , which was recorded after the parole of Haugen.
In 1995 the cult album Blood Must be Shed , by Zyklon-B was released featuring members of Emperor and Satyricon (band)|Satyricon ; Tveitan himself played synth. In 1998 Tveitan formed, along with his wife Heidi Tveitan (AKA Ihriel ), Peccatum . The project was much more experimental in nature than Emperor, and would continue on for some time after Emperor's demise in 2001. Peccatum would come to feature Tveitan's trademark synth sound as well as clean and black vocals, eventually becoming his main project until its termination in March 2006.
In 1999 Emperor released IX Equilibrium , Tveitan's third studio album with the group. Two years later, in 2001, Peccatum released their second studio album, Amor Fati (album)|Amor Fati . In the same year, Emperor released their fourth and final studio album, Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise . 'Prometheus' was entirely composed by Tveitan and featured more complex orchestration than previous works; though significantly less synthesizers than before. It was at this time Emperor mutually decided to dissolve, leaving Tveitan and his bandmates with more time to focus on their various side projects.
In December 2002, Ihsahn won the "Notodden Kommunes Kulturpris",cite web | url= http://www.notodden.kommune.no/NK/NKTjenester.nsf/6543ad355a64de31412568370043f801/fd3886f0a321c723802569af00365bc2!OpenDocument | title=List of Notodden cultural price awards | accessdate=2010-08-30 a culture prize given by his home city, Notodden , which is populated to about 12,500 inhabitants. He won the prize because he is considered the best-known inhabitant of Notodden, a great musician, a music teacher, and he arranges a lot of concerts for unknown bands. The fact that his band sold more than 500,000 copies was also a reason for getting the prize. 2002 also saw Tveitan contribute guest vocals to the song "Radical Cut", off Arcturus (band)|Arcturus ' album The Sham Mirrors .
2004 saw the release of Peccatum's third and final studio album, Lost in Reverie , with an EP titled The Moribund People following the year after. On September 30, 2005, Emperor made a surprise return at Scream magazine's 15-year anniversary party in Oslo at Rockefeller Music Hall|Rockefeller , a rock concert venue. The move was kept top secret, was only known by a handful of people, and they only played three songs. This was to announce the reuniting of the band for a few shows around Europe and America in 2006, namely at Wacken Open Air|Wacken and Inferno Festival .
In April 2006, Tveitan released his first solo album, The Adversary (Ihsahn album)|The Adversary . The album was entirely composed, performed, recorded and produced by him, with the exception of drums contributed by Asgeir Mickelson , and guest vocals on the track "Homecoming" by Kristoffer Rygg of Ulver . The album showcases his progressive metal|progressive influences as well as Heavy metal music|heavy metal , black metal and European classical music|classical music . The Adversary was recorded at Symphonique Studios in Norway and was released on his label Mnemosyne Productions , which he founded in 2003 with Ihriel. A video was made for the opening track, "Invocation".
Tveitan lent his voice in 2007 to an animated character from the Adult Swim cartoon Metalocalypse , Eric von Wiechlinghammer, in the episode "Dethfashion". He released his second studio album, titled angL , the following year, featuring Lars K. Norberg on bass, Asgeir Mickelson on drums, and guest vocals from Mikael Akerfelt (of Opeth ) on the track "Unhealer". 2008 also saw Tveitan start a column in the magazine Guitar World , titled "Left Hand Path". In March 2009, Tveitan performed some of his solo material live for the first time, in a one-off performance opening for Opeth in Norway. He has since made many festival appearances, playing a mix of solo material and Emperor covers. Fellow Norwegians Leprous serve as his backing band.
Tveitan released his third solo album, After (Ihsahn album)|After , in January 2010. Lars K. Nordberg and Asgeir Mickelson once again contributed bass and drums, respectively, with Jψrgen Munkeby (of Shining (Norwegian band)|Shining ) playing saxophone on several tracks as well. Later that year, in October, a Mnemosyne web update confirmed that Ihsahn had already begun writing for a fourth solo album, and was also focusing on upgrading his studio at home." http://www.mnemosyne.no/productions/2010/10/mnemosyne-update/"
2011 has so farWhen|date=May 2012 been a busy year for Tveitan. Aside from making his solo debut in the USA at the annual Progpower USA metal festival in Atlanta, Georgia, he's also guested on two records, co-produced Bilateral album|one with his wife, and continued to work on his fourth solo album. Additional details on the new record following its announcement have been scarce, with no possible release date mentioned. As of an August 2011 interview with Thrash Hits TV, drums for the album have been tracked and the recording process is said to be well underway." http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=C2Jx6s806D8" Mentioned collaborators include Jψrgen Munkeby once again" http://twitter.com/#!/SHININGofficial/status/139430321547526144" and Devin Townsend , who in a November 2011 interview mentioned that he was 'singing a song for Ihsahn's new thing', but added that he couldn't elaborate any more at that point in time." http://mindequalsblown.net/2011/11/interview-devin-townsend/"
Other activities
Ihsahn also considered doing the artwork for a Thou Shalt Suffer album.citation needed|date=February 2012 He currently lives in Notodden , Norway with his wife and familycitation needed|date=February 2012, and occasionally teaches music at the local schoolcitation needed|date=February 2012. Tveitan is endorsed by Ibanez , and exclusively uses Ibanez guitars for recording and performing, including a custom RGA8 made specifically for him.citation needed|date=February 2012
Beliefs
Ihsahn described himself a Satanism|Satanist in the 1990s. As he explained in 1994, he considered Satanism to be hard to define, as there are different ways of Satanism, and to be more of a category the individual would have to set for themselves. He considered most other adolescents to be "soulless" people, too involved in materialistic things. He said the imprisonment of the other Emperor members had both positive and negative effects since it meant a difficult period for the band, but also gave them publicity and therefore more possibilites to spread their ideas. Ihsahn said he had no need to be physically destructive and therefore no personal connection to the church burnings. Det svarte alvor , 1994. In a 1994 interview, Ihsahn described a Social Darwinism|Social Darwinist influence on his Satanism, saying it is 'not for a weak person', and at the same time, expressing respect towards European Paganism . http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=8k5P_X5aHps When interviewed for the documentary '' Metal: A Headbanger's Journey however, he clearly states "Am I a Satanist? No."
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