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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 420,933 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Samoth is the 2,192nd most popular musician (down from 2,113th in 2019), the 510th most popular biography from Norway (down from 459th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Norwegian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Samoth ranks 2,192 out of 2,662. Before him are Vonda Shepard, Gillian Gilbert, Jason Everman, Leonid Agutin, Jimmy DeGrasso, and Joe Boyd. After him are Chino Moreno, David Marks, Christian Lindberg, Ronnie Montrose, Adam Gontier, and Peter Fox.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Samoth ranks 322. Before him are Rolando Fonseca, Jeremy Sisto, Hugo Ibarra, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Hiroki Takahashi, and Alexander Zickler. After him are Edvin Marton, Stéphane Sarrazin, Adriano Gerlin da Silva, Brooke Elliott, Mónica Naranjo, and Marco Antonio Barrera.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Samoth ranks 510 out of 927. Before him are Dag Otto Lauritzen (1956), Tom Egeland (1959), Martin Johnsrud Sundby (1984), Tor Lund (1888), Julie Ege (1943), and Nils Gaup (1955). After him are Frode Estil (1972), Heidi Løke (1982), Tore Pedersen (1969), Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962), Geir Ivarsøy (1957), and Vibeke Skofterud (1980).

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Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Samoth ranks 24. Before him are Truls Mørk (1961), Fenriz (1971), Leif Ove Andsnes (1970), Silje Nergaard (1966), Necrobutcher (1968), and Sverre Kjelsberg (1946). After him are Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad (1973), Aurora (1996), Erlend Øye (1975), Nocturno Culto (1972), Shagrath (1976), and Faust (1974).

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