IHSAHN Unveils Music Video For ‘Lend Me The Eyes Of The Millenia’ Track
October 26th, 2018
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Notodden, Norway-based extreme metal vocalist Ihsahn, frontman of Emperor, has filmed a music video for the track ‘Lend Me The Eyes Of The Millenia’, which can be viewed below.
Ihsahn issued seventh full-length solo studio album Ámr on May 4th, 2018 through via Candlelight / Spinefarm.
The outing was recorded at Sonic Attic Studio in Ihsahn’s hometown.
Ihsahn commented: “Knowing that the form would be somewhat similar to what I did on the previous album, and given that I write stuff in a certain way, I wanted to change the wrapping this time. So instead of going with my go-tos of strings and orchestration, I focused on analogue synths and more in-your-face sounds. It goes back to the beginning of Emperor, when we brought in strings and horns inspired by orchestral movie scores by John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith, but at the same time we loved all those eerie synth soundtracks of, for example, John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978). I’ve also been listening to some contemporary R&B and hip-hop stuff with those deep, deep 808s. It’s just somehow darker than a lot of metal or black metal. It has a depth and an energy to it that I find captivating, so I wanted to explore those arrangement styles as well.”
“Every album I intend to make the darkest album ever,” Ihsahn continues. “I never set out to make anything more melodic or accessible. However, growing up on 80s metal, plus having a rather wide range of musical influences, I often end up with quite contrasting elements. This is my seventh solo album, so in the end it really comes down to methods and perspectives that keep me exited and fired up about what I’m working on. If I’m not excited about it, I can’t expect anybody else to be!”
Longtime drummer Tobias Ørnes Andersen lends percussion once again, having previously played in the Norwegian bands Shining and Leprous. Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson contributes a guest solo on the track ‘Arcana Imperii’, meanwhile.
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The track listing is as follows;
01. ‘Lend Me The Eyes Of The Millenia’
02. ‘Arcana Imperii’
03. ‘Sámr’
04. ‘One Less Enemy’
05. ‘Where You Are Lost And I Belong’
06. ‘In Rites Of Passage’
07. ‘Marble Soul’
08. ‘Twin Black Angels’
09. ‘Wake’
10. ‘Alone’ (Bonus – Poem by Edgar Allan Poe)
A music video was filmed for the track ‘Arcana Imperii’. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song ‘Wake’. Both clips can also be viewed below.
Sixth solo studio record Arktis. was released in April 2016 via Candlelight / Spinefarm Records.
