Ihsahn announces new self-titled album

IHSAHN has announced a new album!

The upcoming album, a self-titled effort, is the brand new album from the pioneering Norwegian musician and is the follow-up to 2018’s Ámr. The upcoming album is scheduled to be released in February next year, via Candlelight Records.

The release will embody two melodically interlinked versions of the same album: one prog metal and one fully symphonic. Speaking about the album, he says, “on average, I’ve been releasing a full-length album every second year since I was 16. And, you know, that has given me some opportunity to explore different options, so for my eighth full-length solo record, I thought, ‘okay, how can I do what I do best, but also raise the bar tenfold? At the heart of what I do is black metal, extreme distorted guitars and screaming, but since the earliest EMPEROR recordings you’ll hear the keyboard parts influenced by classic soundtracks by the likes of Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Bernard Herrmann, John Carpenter and so on. So, I approached the writing with the intent to present the material in its full-blown metal expression, but also to arrange the orchestral parts in such a way that they would work independently. Somehow an attempt to write a soundtrack within the structures of the full production, allowing me to explore different, and sometimes contrasting, variations of essentially the same music. In the end I wrote all the music as a piano short-score and arranged it for a typical band ensemble and orchestra, accordingly, making sure everything interlocked.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, IHSAHN has released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Pilgrimage To Oblivion.

Watch the official music video for Pilgrimage To Oblivion here: 

Listen to Pilgrimage To Oblivion (Orchestral) here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List: 

1. Cervus Venator
2. The Promethean Spark
3. Pilgrimage To Oblivion
4. Twice Born
5. A Taste Of The Ambrosia
6. Anima Extraneae
7. Blood Trails To Love
8. Hubris And Blue Devils
9. The Distance Between Us
10. At The Heart Of All Things Broken
11. Sonata Profana

Ihsahn is set for release on February 16th via Candlelight Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on IHSAHN like his official page on Facebook.