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ihsahn 2024

Interview – Ihsahn Talks New Music + More

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For some, the journey really has no final destination, but more a steady progression forward. For Norway’s Ihsahn the process began when he was only a child, yet continues well into adulthood where inspiration comes in different shapes and forms. Famously known as the leader ... Read More
ihsahn 2024 album

Ihsahn – Ihsahn (Album Review)

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The name Ihsahn is one that is synonymous with Symphonic Black Metal. One of the key founders of Norway’s highly influential Black Metal band Emperor, his time with them was extraordinary, however, his work outside the band is what truly makes him even more fascinating.  ... Read More

Ihsahn – Pharos (EP Review)

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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 ... Read More

Ihsahn – Telemark (EP Review)

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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 ... Read More

Ihsahn – ‘Amr (Album Review)

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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 ... Read More