My Story As Metal Frontman #56: Ihsahn (Emperor)

[@chaoszine]

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[@rolsen1304]

Hey, you should get a interview with Epica, they are on the ascendant, their live shows the last two years have been absolutely flawless!

[@chaoszine]

@@rolsen1304 Yes Simone is on my list. 😊👍

[@rolsen1304]

Niiiiice @@chaoszine

[@JOSHUARAK666]

@chaoszine Awesome! I ve seen Emperor 3 times ,then again next november,thanks for this!

[@JOSHUARAK666]

@chaoszine you should get @annekevangiersbergen Nisse Karlen(SACRAMENTUM) Legion [ex marduk] Luc Lemay (gorguts) 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@pytech7seven]

Awesome artist. I hold a special place in my heart for Emperor, it brings me back to my teenage times of tape trading and bootleg chasing, discovering these "new" obscure underground bands was a delight. For me Ihsahn is to Black Metal what Schuldiner is to Death Metal, both brilliant artists that became masters of their craft. Cheers from Morocco.

[@juancarlossanchezmutis8911]

Ihsahn is the best metal frontman. The endurance, stamina, presence, professionalism and musicality on his performance is all 100%. Great love for this man!

[@glandhound]

Looks like flesh to me

[@jessvolina6007]

Wherever Ishan goes, he’s the coolest person there.

[@joecadec4101]

Emperor best black metal band ever , looking forward to seeing them live next march in Dublin

[@troutmeplica9272]

I can't wait brother...see ya there.!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@ViciousHell]

I see Ihsahn finally listened to Fenriz and got some bigger sunglasses.

[@hamishcounsell5579]

Was very lucky to see Emperor this year.... Ihsahn's stage presence is just so unbelievably cool and is an incredible musician

[@igorpasko3606]

Absolutely a nice intelligent fellow, no poser although being a legend..quiet guy. Quorthon was great and is immortal for metalists just right because of that what Ihsahn shows here. Clever gentle man then you went on stage and frighten those who are not aware of black metal frontman. Extreme in purity. Once gentle, twice the wild hog 😜👏👏👍🙋🏻‍♂️

[@Standbackforscience]

what a legend, so incredibly levelheaded and humble despite having achieved so much.

[@INTERpEST]

Thank You for that decent interview! Like the range of questions.

[@chaoszine]

Thanks! 🤟

[@AnCapDanny]

It's nice to hear Ihsahn talk about David and Morbid Angel. Morbid Angel's song, Chapel of Ghouls, has a section that sounds like it could have been on In the Nightside Eclipse.

[@andywitch666]

Great interview, Ihsahn is a Legend !..! !..!

[@deliathorja442]

Such a gentleman.

[@TheDevineGamer]

So weird seeing a normal dude from my hometown be that big! Super nice guy!

[@chaoszine]

He is very down to earth. We talked about music for an hour after interview and he had no hurry to leave anywhere. Cool guy.

[@TheDevineGamer]

@@chaoszine absolutely! Met him lots on our local grocery store, such a nice guy to talk to!

[@katilpatates290]

​@@TheDevineGamerWhere do you live?

[@TheDevineGamer]

Norway :) @@katilpatates290

[@AlphaBravoDingo]

One of my favorite musicians. Such a dense a toolbox. His music simply fits whatever his vision is and is never beholden to a genre.

[@missdoom1]

Great questions! It is quite rare to see/hear interviewers ask about the voice, tecnique etc. They usually focus on the instruments. There are many singers/vocalists out there that would love to hear more about this for sure :) (Me included) Thank you!

[@Hrafnaflokii]

Notodden er så fint sted og kudos til folket der som støtter musikere på deres reise.

[@Necroblas]

If you are interested, the band whose opener set he mentioned being cut short because of too much self harm was Enochian Crescent.

[@chaoszine]

Thanks for the info! 😊👍

[@seitani68986]

Indeed. Wrath and Victor mention the situation on Loputon Gehennan Liekki (Eternal Flame of Gehenna).

[@ossipeltola-id7sj]

Also Emperor was touring Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk at the time but the record hadn't actually reached Finnish record stores yet, so all in all quite a bizarre evening of blood and unheard songs.

[@tommilindeberg4373]

I was there at Tavastia 97 as a 16 year old chap. Still one the best shows i've seen.

[@blaze88666]

good questions, good answers, thank you for this very good interview, Chaoszine and Ihsahn

[@wertcon]

So cool to hear more about Ihsahn; great interview. I saw him at Graspop in 2015 and had a little talk (like 20 seconds haha) after the show. One of my bigggest inspirations to create music. Prometheus is a masterpice!

[@chaoszine]

We talked like 45 mins more after interview about influences etc. Such a cool and down to earth guy!

[@miguelprats3753]

​@@chaoszineIs he a prog addict? I would like to know, he said on this interview that he loves classic heavy metal and extreme metals, but I think he could love 70's prog just Grutle, Ivar and Mikael Akerfeldt do, at least in my opinion.

[@pacificnoise]

Oh the early days of black metal, I remember getting a tape of Hordanes Land split with Enslaved. I would smoke a huge bowl and just get lost in the sound. This unlocked music for me

[@eon14873]

Legendary band. All hail Emperor! Fucking King diamond shirt too

[@wheelsofmercury]

I had first heard of Ihsahn and Emperor through his connections with Leprous and their vocalist (and his half-brother) Einar Solberg. Great interview; he seems like a chill guy.

[@samirantalainen3071]

I was There in tavastia club -97. Great gig.

[@raquelkelly3079]

Well executed Ihsahn,love the bracelet,Hailsz Always For Quorthon❤!

[@EuanWhitehead]

My favourite band ever and my favourite musician

[@hvareno2048]

One of the most talented and sympathetic musicians ever.

[@solarfallmori]

Wise words. Ihsahn is a legend 🤘

[@Kevin-r6s6o]

I know most people prefer the sound and feel of the original album recordings but, the Live Inferno reunion album is how Emperor actually sounds. It doesn't get much more powerful than that. The studio album productions never did them justice.

[@AnCapDanny]

I agree. I wish the early albums had more of Ihsahn's guitar toward the front of the mix. Samoth's guitar lines are also great, but they overpower Ihsahn's guitar a lot of the time.

[@SlamDeath-cm8es]

Still Hope for a new Emperor Album

[@dhulkhalasa_]

Never going to happen..Not in this life time 😂

[@HeathenDance]

@@dhulkhalasa_True. I do think it would be cool if they re-recorded the first album. Don't get me wrong, I love how the original sounds, but they have played it live, all songs, so often, in the last 20 years, that a studio modern release would fit like a glove.

[@dhulkhalasa_]

@@HeathenDance i hate the recording 😁 though i love the songs

[@HeathenDance]

@@dhulkhalasa_More of a reason. It would reach more people that don't process the crude original press.

[@dhulkhalasa_]

@@HeathenDance i dont like too polished recording either.. just make it like ix equilibrium..and thats fine for me 🤘

[@kaamos79]

The support band he mentions for the Helsinki show was Enochian Crescent, I believe.

[@chaoszine]

Yes it is mentioned below also in the comments.

[@dylansabbath9085]

thank u for signing the setlist bro much love

[@HeathenDance]

Ihsahn, my fellow Libra. One of the best musicians to ever cross the metal scene.

[@zbigniewiksinski]

@Robert Wallace wtf are you to care about sign, teenage girls?

[@Kammoflars]

The true Emperor 🤘🤘🤘

[@fearthepointman3134]

❤️ Ihsahn

[@dillinguuur79]

Hell yea, nice one 👍

[@IshvaraIsOne]

The one and only!☝Legend

[@user-chillvill]

My first metal was black sabbath 12 years old it changed my whole life then I was given master of puppets and slayer south of heaven ....when I heard slayer I stayed with metal the rest of my life

[@JP-ry9ob]

They put on an insanely good concert

[@Vampyre_Media]

Ihsahn is a legend!

[@vrombo]

The true magic is that their whole career to date is based on albums recorded in the past century. And that's not bad, very few musicians ever achieve that.

[@ashtweth]

He writes the most sophisticated black metal of all the other Norse /black metal bands, just the composition and atmosphere, its chaotic, classical and original. .Unless you're a Musican you won't fully appreciate the technicality and how his black metal is not primitive and is the most musical. He even matured about all that satanic crap, which not many in his genre realise (unless its too late). Look, he practically invented the highest standard in black metal, no one writes riffs as technical or as complicated. Not even Darkthrone can match his atmosphere. Sorry. He did the best work in the genre. Its no surprise that Iron Maiden/twisted sister influenced his approach. Melody and balls. Sums up Emperor too (haha). If only they can make black metal with decent themes in it like Wolves in the throne room (about the environment ) do, ISHAN, would clean up if he did an activism band, he has that vibe about him.

[@endowednigerian]

an activism band? do you remember who their original drummer was? 😂

[@danteonkhu1669]

Yeah, a Black Metal concept album about recycling surely would be awesome..

[@KnjazNazrath]

>Technical and complicated >Not even Darkthrone can match his atmosphere mfs are in the Impaled Northern Moonforest rn.

[@ashtweth]

Play one of his riffs or do better dont talk to me i dont care that you exist @@KnjazNazrath

[@enriquefelixberrio7108]

Ensalved si better

[@NadirCorcast]

I seriously idolize this man and his music ! Celestial violence its the song I want at my funeral!

[@ignitionmodule1]

Never heard of ya but good getting to know ya good luck

[@Frostwulf1313]

Check out his solo work.

[@turpasauna]

To those interested in accents/languages: the interviewer is Finnish, Ihsahn Norwegian. 😊

[@MrNiceguyofficial]

The screams on a fine day to day are even better than quorthons imo

[@DirtyDead1313]

In the Nightside Eclipse still can’t be touched.

[@WarPede]

King Diamond!

[@nachtwandeling1237]

1:14 Ihsahn also played the violin?

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

🤘

[@scottashe984]

Nice to hear from Ricky Gervais again..

[@patrickkilian515]

Fuck yes!!!

[@timgonzales2891]

David vincent looks like ted nugent in that clip

[@DyslexicGod]

18:00 did Ihsahn fart?

[@noelgonzalez5994]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@glory2cybertron]

kova äijä

[@chelsearox8110]

Wow. No tattooes?

[@TERGENIS]

Come with a new Emperor album. Without it you're nothing!!!

[@darksunwithin]

Word of advice, interviewer STOP starting EVERY question with 'So', it's very annoying to listen to. Thank you!

[@Mitch93]

English isn't his first language, cut him some slack.

[@juanselainez9828]

worst guitarist becomes a bassist jaja story of my life

[@chaoszine]

🤣🤣

[@igorpasko3606]

...and shave the beard, please!

[@vadimrudakov3945]

Мы их в России 3 года ждали и они не приехали!!!В политику скатились к сожалению

[@Mitch93]

Maybe Vlad shouldn't have invaded Ukraine.

[@vadimrudakov3945]

Ого))), возможно НАТО не стоило подходить к границам с Россией и не устраивать в соседних странах гос. перевороты, не поощрять на украине нацизм и еще много чего)))) Разберись с причинами а потом рот открывай. Политик херов))))@@Mitch93