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Ihsahn Says the Weeknd Is "Darker and More Edgy" Than Most Extreme Metal Bands

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2022

Perhaps surprisingly, occasional Emperor bandleader and Norwegian black metal icon Ihsahn has had the Weeknd's Dawn FM in heavy rotation —...

Trivium's Matt Heafy Details Debut of New Band Ibaraki with Ihsahn, Gerard Way

PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2022

Trivium frontman Matt Heafy has announced the debut album from new metal outfit Ibaraki. The project's first release, Rashomon, will arrive...

The Best Releases of Record Store Day 2021

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2021

Over the years, the true spirit of Record Store Day has sometimes got lost amidst the exorbitant resale market and hefty backlogs at pressi...

Black Metal Embraces Its Folk Legacy with Myrkur, Ihsahn and Behemoth's Nergal

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2020

Black metal was built from the ashes of folklore and ancient traditions, upon a reverence of nature and days past. That's why folk has such...

Rob Halford Wants to Make a Black Metal Project

PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2018

Rob Halford only just released Firepower with Judas Priest earlier this month, but the iconic vocalist is still ruminating on the explorati...

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Arktis

PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2016

It takes an expert songwriter to consistently and cohesively blend a multitude of styles into one album and still maintain a signature soun...

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Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 9

PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2015

It's easy, looking at the composed, incredibly gentle face of Ihsahn, to imagine that a live set of his solo work is going to be a calm, ce...

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Emperor's New Clothes

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2013

This has been a year of risks for composer and multi-instrumentalist Ihsahn, who first made a name for himself as the guitarist and vocalis...