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title: "Thou Shalt Suffer"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/thou-shalt-suffer"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "Norway"
formed: 1991
---

# Thou Shalt Suffer

**Thou Shalt Suffer** is a death metal band, from Norway, active 1991 to present.

Thou Shalt Suffer were a band that formed in 1990 at Akkerhaugen, Norway, under the name "Dark Device". Its style was mainly death metal, though it included some black metal traits, alongside Ihsahn's trademark keyboard melodies. The band split up in late 1991 when its members formed Emperor and Ildjarn.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thou_Shalt_Suffer

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Thou Shalt Suffer |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Notodden, Norway |
| Formed | 1991 |
| Releases in catalog | 2 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ihsahn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ihsahn) |  | 1991 to present | Current |
| [Vidar Våer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vidar-vaer) |  |  | Current |
| [Samoth](https://themetalnet.com/musician/samoth) |  | 1991 to 1991 | Former |
| [Ildjarn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ildjarn) |  | 1991 to 1991 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [Open the Mysteries of Your Creation](https://themetalnet.com/album/2f8266d5-6fb6-4cc6-b780-a2ed1ca744d8) | EP |
| 2000 | [Somnium](https://themetalnet.com/album/982d60e5-66bd-3040-a294-30412d7bca79) | Album |

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- [Mayhem](https://themetalnet.com/band/mayhem) (listened together)
- [Darkthrone](https://themetalnet.com/band/darkthrone) (listened together)
- [Emperor](https://themetalnet.com/band/emperor) (listened together)
- [Dimmu Borgir](https://themetalnet.com/band/dimmu-borgir) (listened together)
- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [Marduk](https://themetalnet.com/band/marduk) (listened together)
- [Behemoth](https://themetalnet.com/band/behemoth) (listened together)
- [Peccatum](https://themetalnet.com/band/peccatum) (listened together)
- [Cradle of Filth](https://themetalnet.com/band/cradle-of-filth) (listened together)
- [Ulver](https://themetalnet.com/band/ulver) (listened together)
- [Exhumed](https://themetalnet.com/band/exhumed-157fa1d2) (listened together)
- [Morbid Angel](https://themetalnet.com/band/morbid-angel) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Thou_Shalt_Suffer/2720

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/thou-shalt-suffer](https://themetalnet.com/band/thou-shalt-suffer). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt