An artist who has reached far beyond the extent of his roots, the highly productive Vegard Tveitan – more commonly known by the moniker of Ihsahn – has continued to evolve out of the blistering, orchestral darkness of Black Metal and into the realm of...
The country of Norway has been known for some of the heaviest and most Extreme Metal bands this side of a burning church. Out of that movement, however, has emerged some truly progressive and unpredictable strains of music. Embodying this creative boldness, Green Carnation is...
There comes a time in everyone's life when change is inevitable. Fortunately, within that struggle of chaos there is still always new, wildly interesting music to discover. Up for discussion is the New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol.1, from Behemoth's Nergal and his solo...
An artist who needs no introduction, Vegard Tveitan has been making music underneath the pseudonym Ihsahn for over thirty years. Ever since he adopted the stage name as a teenager, spearheading the second wave of Norwegian Black Metal with Emperor, Ihsahn has quite organically and...
The dark mind of Mortiis is set to release Spirit of Rebellion, the outfit's return to Dark Dungeon Music, on Friday, January 24th through Omnipresence Production / Dead Seed Productions. Billed as a re-imagining of the 1994 classic Ånden som Gjorde Opprør (literally, "the spirit who...
Out of Norway, Mortiis has been crafting uniquely darkened music now for over 25 years. The nightmarish vision of Håvard Ellefsen, who began his career in the early '90s as the bassist of legendary Black Metal band Emperor, since that time, Mortiis has metamorphosed into...
If one of the most ironclad aspects of Black Metal is its unwillingness to fit within anyone's boundaries or expectations of artistic decorum, then it stands to reason that when one of the style's originators departs from such roots for shores unknown, the results will...
In the world of Extreme Metal, there are few musicians whose pedigree and reputation engender more awe and interest than Vegard Tveitan, more commonly known by the name of Ihsahn. Erupting out of Norway on the wings of the second wave of Black Metal, the...
'Winds and storms. embrace us now . . . lay waste the light of day . . . open gates to darker lands . . . we spread our wings and fly away . . .' With words like spells wrapped in mysterious sorcery, so begins...
Hailing from Norway resides the multi-talented and innovative musician, Vegard Sverre Tveitan, well-known as Ihsahn. This legendary multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and experimentalist kicked off his career in the '90s with the influential Black Metal band Emperor. Emperor reenvisioned the Black Metal sub-genre, and despite the band's...
