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Samoth
Samoth
Norwegian musician
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Ihsahn
Ihsahn
Norwegian musician, singer, and composer
2
Faust
Faust
Norwegian drummer
3
Euronymous
Euronymous
Norwegian black metal musician
4
Zyklon
Zyklon
Norwegian blackened death metal band
5
Burzum
Burzum
Norwegian black metal / ambient band
6
Ihriel
Ihriel
Norwegian musician
7
Thorns
Thorns
band
8
Varg Vikernes
Varg Vikernes
Norwegian musician, writer and convicted murderer
9
Hades Almighty
Hades Almighty
Norwegian band
10
Mayhem
Mayhem
Norwegian black metal band
11
Peccatum
Peccatum
Norwegian band
12
Eirik Hundvin
Eirik Hundvin
Norwegian record producer
13
Scum
Scum
punk band
14
Old Funeral
Old Funeral
Norwegian metal band
15
Olve Eikemo
Olve Eikemo
Norwegian musician
16
Immortal
Immortal
Norwegian black metal band
17
Bathory
Bathory
Swedish metal band
18
Ildjarn
Ildjarn
Norwegian black metal / ambient band
19
Einherjer
Einherjer
band
20
Arcturus
Arcturus
Metal band from Norway
21
Kristoffer Rygg
Kristoffer Rygg
Norwegian singer
22
Trym Torson
Trym Torson
Norwegian musiciani
23
Zyklon-B
Zyklon-B
Norwegian band
24
Leprous
Leprous
Norwegian progressive metal band
25
Alver
Alver
Norwegian bass player
26
Ivar Bjørnson
Ivar Bjørnson
Norwegian musician
27
Abruptum
Abruptum
Swedish band
28
Rage
Rage
German heavy metal band
29
Dark Fortress
Dark Fortress
German black metal band
30
Kamelot
Kamelot
American power metal band
31
Doro
Doro
German singer and frontwoman of Warlock
32
Blood Tsunami
Blood Tsunami
Norwegian thrash metal band
33
Darkthrone
Darkthrone
Norwegian black metal band
34
Demonic Resurrection
Demonic Resurrection
35
At the Gates
At the Gates
Swedish band
36
Beyond the Black
Beyond the Black
German Symphonic metal band
37
Ancient
Ancient
Norwegian black metal band
38
Gehenna
Gehenna
Norwegian black metal band
39
Avantasia
Avantasia
German power metal band
40
Fenriz
Fenriz
Norwegian musician
41
Deathstars
Deathstars
Swedish metal band
42
Conrad Lant
Conrad Lant
British singer
43
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth
English metal band
44
Trivium
Trivium
American heavy metal band
45
Bloodthorn
Bloodthorn
Norwegian band
46
Frosthardr
Frosthardr
47
The Fading
The Fading
band
48
Graveworm
Graveworm
band
49
Krokus
Krokus
Swiss heavy metal band
50
Pegazus
Pegazus
band
51
Savatage
Savatage
American heavy metal band
52
Cynic
Cynic
American band
53
Oomph!
Oomph!
German rock band
Members, past and present

Emperor is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991, regarded as highly influential by critics and emerging black metal bands. The group split up in 2001, but reunited from 2005 to 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours, and again reunited in 2013 to 2014. Emperor reformed for the third time in 2016. The group was founded by Ihsahn (guitar/vocal) and Samoth (then, drums).