Former Emperor vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn has set "After" as the title of his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2010 via Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records. More information about the CD will be made available during the coming months.
Ihsahn played his first-ever concert as a solo artist, supporting Opeth at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway on March 10.
Video footage of the "Scarab" performance can be viewed below.
Ihsahn stated about the gig, "I felt well prepared for the show, and luckily all technical aspects worked out to our advantage, so that the overall experience for me and my band was extremely positive. The feedback from the audience was amazing, and many thought that the songs gained an extra dimension by being performed in a live setting."
Ihsahn's setlist was as follows:
01. Invocation
02. Called By The Fire
03. Scarab (Live video)
04. Emancipation
05. Unhealer
06. Misanthrope
07. Thus Spake The Nightspirit
Ihsahn was supposed to support Opeth for the majority of shows on the Swedish band's Norwegian tour in March. However, more detailed production planning revealed technical and practical difficulties at many of the smaller venues, and it proved nearly impossible for Ihsahn to play any of the other dates on the trek.
Ihsahn's second solo album, "angL", was released in May 2008 via Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records. The CD features a guest appearance by Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt on the track "Unhealer" while Asgeir Mickelson and Lars Norberg (both of Spiral Architect) were responsible for laying down the drum and bass tracks on the album, respectively. Source: DarkSide.ru
