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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 😜👏👏👍🙋🏻‍♂️

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.

Such a gentleman.

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!

Still Hope for a new Emperor Album

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Wise words. Ihsahn is a legend 🤘

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

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.

thank u for signing the setlist bro much love

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!

I really liked the pre Emperor Death Metal band 'Thou Shalt Suffer' you can hear the foundation for Emperor. Great interview 👍

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

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

One of the most talented and sympathetic musicians ever.

My favourite band ever and my favourite musician

Hell yea, nice one 👍

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

They put on an insanely good concert

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

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

Ihsahn is a legend!

The one and only!☝Legend

❤️ Ihsahn

The true Emperor 🤘🤘🤘

Fuck yes!!!

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.

In the Nightside Eclipse still can’t be touched.

King Diamond!

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

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

1:14 Ihsahn also played the violin?

Nice to hear from Ricky Gervais again..

David vincent looks like ted nugent in that clip

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

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.

kova äijä

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

Wow. No tattooes?

18:00 did Ihsahn fart?

worst guitarist becomes a bassist jaja story of my life

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

...and shave the beard, please!

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