MUSICIAN

Samoth

1974 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samoth has received more than 446,528 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Samoth is the 2,273rd most popular musician (down from 2,184th in 2019), the 568th most popular biography from Norway (down from 509th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Norwegian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Samoth ranks 2,273 out of 3,175. Before him are Alex Gaudino, Meredith Brooks, Conrad Lant, Leon Wilkeson, Phil Lesh, and Simon Kirke. After him are José González, Alison Krauss, Billy Powell, André 3000, Tim Renwick, and Michael Romeo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Samoth ranks 341. Before him are Margo Dydek, Javi Moreno, Nuno Valente, CeeLo Green, Toranosuke Takagi, and David Foenkinos. After him are Matt Lucas, Tony Kanaan, Pavol Demitra, Barry Watson, Baitullah Mehsud, and Argel Fucks.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Samoth ranks 568 out of 1,039. Before him are Lars Berger (1979), Marta Kristen (1944), Truls Mørk (1961), Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (1964), Trine Haltvik (1965), and Guri Schanke (1961). After him are Kay Stenshjemmet (1953), Julie Ege (1943), Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (1992), Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad (1973), Ada Hegerberg (1995), and Alisha Boe (1997).

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Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Samoth ranks 24. Before him are Sven Erik Kristiansen (1969), Necrobutcher (1968), Leif Ove Andsnes (1970), Ane Brun (1976), Silje Nergaard (1966), and Truls Mørk (1961). After him are Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad (1973), Cashmere Cat (1987), Faust (1974), Aurora (1996), Nocturno Culto (1972), and Shagrath (1976).

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