Latest about Ihsahn
Tor Oddmund Suhrke on guitar lessons with Ihsahn and casting musical illusions with Leprous
Melodies of Atonement finds Leprous taking the complex and making it sound simple – and if that confuses prog purists then so be it, says Suhrke. There is no reversing the evolutionary wheel…
“My headless six-string is the color of Hannibal Lecter’s couch… and I have an Oxblood Red model inspired by his office!” How Ihsahn combined horror scores, blastbeats and space-age guitars for a black metal album to eclipse ’em all
As the Emperor icon returns with the most ambitious album of his career, he dropped by to discuss his fierce picking speed, the influence of film scores, and why you don't need as much distortion as you think
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Matt Heafy recruits My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way on epic new Ibaraki single, Rōnin
The nine-minute track is the third from Heafy's solo side project, and again features Emperor guitarist Ihsahn
Matt Heafy recruits Emperor's Ihsahn for first single from long-awaited black-metal project Ibaraki
Tamashii No Houkai is topped off by a breathtaking solo from Ihsahn, who has also taken on a role as Ibaraki's producer
Ihsahn: “I am not a very technical guitar player - progressive is more a mentality”
The Norwegian black-metal trailblazer on why playing prog is about thinking big, not shredding hard…
Left-Hand Path: Exploring the Extended Range of the Eight-String Guitar
Ihsahn teaches you how to explore the range and new challenges offered up by an eight-string guitar.
Nine Questions (and Answers!) with Ihsahn
"You should play guitar for yourself." Emperor's Ihsahn sits down for a Q&A with Guitar World.
Ihsahn Playthrough Videos: "My Heart Is of the North" and "Frozen Lakes on Mars"
Founding Emperor guitarist (and former Guitar World columnist) Ihsahn has just unveiled two new playthrough videos.
