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10 Black Metal Stage Name Origins

0 Black Metal Stage Name Origins" src="https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/samoth-205×300.jpg" width="205" height="300" />Samoth

Birth Name: Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen

Along side Ygg (later known as Ihsahn), Samot (later credited as Samoth) started Emperor as their drummer, but would soon become a guitar player for the duration of the band's existence. Despite most black metal stage names being shroud in secrecy or twisted tales of lore, Samoth's name is a simple anagram of his real name Tomas H. (Try reading his name in reverse.)


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