Thou Shalt Suffer is a black metal band from Norway. The group, a precursor band to Emperor, features Ihsahn's trademark keyboard melodies combined with various death metal elements, including vocal stylings. When the group broke up due to the formation of Emperor, Ihsahn continued using the name Thou Shalt Suffer as a medieval/ambient side-project of his own.BiographyThou Shalt Suffer began in 1991 when vocalist Ihsahn met guitarist Samoth at a clinic for rock musicians. The two sta