IHSAHN_After_Studio 2

[optrirominiluikus]

@Sagittarel you and I both know that Sacramentum sucks, and yes I do disagree with you regarding the vocalist. He sounds just like any other run-of-the-mill No Fashion records vocalist. Nothing unique or amazing about it.

[boneyardcircus]

shining blackjazz remains my favorite album..one that just fucking blew my mind!! never heard anything like it!

[BenEnyuh]

I like how you he added the sax...sounds like flies..lol

[Sagittarel]

Best black metal vocalist was the one who used to do vocals in band called Sacramentum. Check "Sacramentum - the vision and the voice"

(kick ass, you just can't disagree)

[SatansRealm]

That vocal performance was amazing. Ihsahn can do wrong!

[r3dshrapnel]

who gives a shit about other artists, this video is awesome

[oginomusic]

I don't know why people are talking about Dani Filth but what is that refreshment he consumes?

[h3rsh3y94]

Why are a ton of comments debating CoF/ Dani Filth and Emperor/Ihsahn? Does it really matter? lol

[Demonicon]

Vocal performance was absolutely eerie and amazing. I feel like an idiot not having his solo stuff yet. Brilliant!

[9HereticPrincess9]

LOL wow, he was singing 'deep deep down"?!? it sounded like "dip dip da" to me...man I need to get my hearing checked T_T

[Ficip]

What microphone is he using for vocals, I see the SM7B there but he's obviously using something else too.

[gluntford]

/brickshit

[ILoveallguitars]

HOW ABOUT THAT SAXAMAPHONE xD

[GrexornasTid]

3 dislikes = 3 wankers

[NeglectedField]

His harsh vox are fine. It's incredibly difficult to do high-pitched harsh vocals without getting overtones. It's actually a good demonstration if you ask me.

[myster1234]

@NeglectedField yeah those vocals were great, it sounded supernatural at times.

[princessewhiterose]

Lol @ choirboy! Ihsahn is brilliant!

[Tomnord1515]

Ihsahn is the best wocalist and guitarist of black metal

[gematria66]

His vocals suck?? :D your taste sucks man! it´s this deep black passion in his voice learn something about that

[jinko17]

listen to the pipes on that man!

[SwornToMutilate]

Dip dip dum?

[SwornToMutilate]

Haha retarded Norwegian drummer. Dar dar dar dar dar!

Lol funny as hell!

[Strangebrewo]

Awesome video, awesome record and ahhh I love Munkeby's sax stuff <3333 IF you people haven't checked his band SHINING, you reallllly should. Awesome stuff. And if you want something that's a little chiller, check out Jaga Jazzist, a project that Munkeby was also involved in.

[morganix007]

i don't know about all of you Ihsahn;s fans but I really really think his vocals SUCKS!!! I think he needs to be raped to shriek better.

[metalanarchist465]

@morganix007 screams rarely sound good without instrumentals. guitars usually eat up the excess distortion in such vocals and all that's left behind is the tone

[MrVinushka]

@morganix007 Maybe he's not trying to shriek like Dani Filth (because ... well, who would want to?)

I'm a Cradle fan but seriously, come on.

[SergioWW1WW2]

@morganix007 ????????? sucks??? have you listen to classic blackmetal???? like Bathory??? this is the classic style of blackmetal singing dude!

[morganix007]

@SergioWW1WW2 i love Bathory, I hate Ishsahn vocals. Great Black Metal vocals? Garm, Emperor Magus Caligula, Høest, etc.



[princessewhiterose]

@morganix007

Black Metal isn't just about shrieking. Good vocals to me would be Quorthon, Nocturno Culto of Darkthrone, & Ihsahn. Of course, Ihsahn does not sound as good as he used to. Have you listened to their cover of Bathory's "A fine day to die"? He sounds almost like Quorthon on that song.

[morganix007]

@princessewhiterose Yeah I have heard that great cover. But I still love Bathory's version. I ain't saying that Ihsahn doesn't have talent or so. I just don't like his style of singing. Garm was perfect for me.

[GrexornasTid]

@morganix007 we are care

[princessewhiterose]

@SergioWW1WW2

Exactly! Which is why he sounded almost exactly like Quorthon on their cover on "A fine day to die"!

[SergioWW1WW2]

@princessewhiterose Exactly! good taste you have! :) Cheers!

[morganix007]

I don't know about Ihsahn's writing talent, but Dani does have talent at writing songs. Although he was better at old COF songs.

[sonicwingnut]

haha I love the whole 'true' metal thing, Load of fucking bollocks from kids in their bedrooms scorning anything not KVLT enough for their tastes. Isahn does have a lot more integrity than Dani Filth mind, but probably because he's recently thrown the black metal rulebook he helped write straight out the fucking window. I wouldn't lose any sleep over it, I've got cradle and emperor albums and like em both. I've got Arcade Fire and White Stripes too so pop that in your pipe and smoke it:)

[HollowContact]

This is the most sense I've seen on a black metal related vid in a while

[ChristBurner]

@sonicwingnut word...

[Xzilust]

you fuckin kids fighting over whats "true", or not. Such a typical world you live in!

[ranXerox09]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh­hhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaa­aaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JarnwidOfficial]

CoF sucks the fat one.

[nonotreally2]

yo cradle is not a fake metal band thats bullshit.

they are not, however, true black metal. so dont say they are

ishahn is definately more legit in that way

and if they sound similar i dont understand why ishahn fans get so bitchy about it. relax people

[ChristBurner]

@nonotreally2 i dont think they sound similar at all..fans get bitchy cause thats what fanboys do..people that actually play and respect music, well, dont. there's no reason to cry about whos better or worse. cause when youre dead its not gonna matter so who the fuck cares

[psanhuezaburgos]

LONG LIVE ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[gimmickless]

I'm all for introducing other instruments into metal. I'm not exactly a fan of how these guys did it, though. Keep trying, though. I'd love to hear metal composers write for brass ensembles.

[ChristBurner]

hahhahha 6:26 dont know how many times ive done that shit

[pp99073]

DEEP DEEP DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nifleheimeim]

ihsahn is pure genius, its true, his screams are unique, not meant to be the generic "its deep growling or high shrieking like everyone else, so its good" kind of scream, he forces you to hear his own style and you like it. Also, vocals like that tend to go best with music, as do most vocals, if you were dim enough to not realize that. As for Dani, I've admired his style as well, he's unique, call him bad all you want, you cant do what he can, not by a long shot, his screams are just amazing

[Gonboo]

Damn dude his screams sound painful to make. I wonder how he keeps from fucking up his vocal chords. Is the same technique that death metal growlers use apply to black metal shreks?

[schecterman123]

5:13 made my ears sad, too much awsomeness

[Bollehamsteren]

His screams are fucking nuts.

[modestvermin995]

Is the drummer only recording the parts played by his hands?

[mofokitten]

@modestvermin995

if you listen real closely, you´ll hear the "tappitytap" of the kick as well. it´s just not as loud in the room, and so it doesn´t sound very loud in the camera mic.

[thescort]

@mofokitten  @ Modestvermin995

Actually if you look closely at the video, you'll see there is no kick drum with that kit, they have a couple of electronic bass drum pads (Look like Roland KD-8s) that they are using to trigger a sample...

[mofokitten]

@thescort ah, that makes sense! :D

i wasn´t wrong when i heard the tappitytap noises then, i was just wrong about what was making them, and why they were so faint :)

[GrexornasTid]

awesome vid thanx

[vertigopulse]

this new Ihsahn album After fucks everyone up. And you know it.

[xMACx982]

wow talk about a bad voice.

[destroyer190xxx]

Ihsahn is the man !!

[Alsophocuss]

Ihsahn is Real, Dani only pretend to be black metal.

[GoresVire]

4:30

Not gonna lie

I lol'ed

[SearchInSun]

who is CoF?

[jhoncaful]

eso si es amor ala musica que buen estudio tiene este black metalero excelente

[aldoalberto]

@jhoncaful y lo mejor esque demuestra que tan grande es su talento, puede hacer lo que quiera y crear excelente musica, lo que muchos quisieran lograr

[largemoose]

I really like Ihsahn's vocals as far as this kind of stuff goes, actually. He has a very unique sound.

[valbongreasy]

ive listened over and over to this album and had no idea how fuckin insane his vocals are !

[victordeke]

Hard to say 'cause we're on march yet, but yeah, i'm pretty sure that "After is going to be the best album in 2010.

If i'm wrong, i can't wait for listen to something better!!!!

[natschavez]

fucking best metal album this year, genius.

[J0tunsp0r]

(un)holy shit without the music around it, his screams sound like a dying cat XD

[L0rdOfTh3Fl13s]

1 word

genius

[Boljarin]

wth crazy technique does ihsahn has, it sounds nothing like on the record lol.

[Bwick99]

Definitely like his compositions, but dredd his vocals.

[wurstgitarre]

I personally like CoF, but Dani's vocals are definitely a matter of taste *g* And I don't give a fuck if one calls it black metal or not.

And Ihsahn's new album "After" is fucking brilliant!

[SweetFire96]

wich voice. Dani squeeks, brabbels, grunts, whispers and stuff.

[krankestein]

shut up, there is no comparison between CoF and ihsahn. it s different style...

[champierre]

@krankestein Yeah, You're right.

It is a different style. Ihsahn outstrips CoF by miles in technical ability, and is also able to write material outside the generic boundaries that CoF used just to appeal to the masses.

Yep. Ihsahn is better =)

[MrLuciferion]

@krankestein yeah,it's very different...ihshan is true and dani filth is fake...ihshan plays in real black metal band and dani filth plays in poser metal band....

[PotandCarribbeanRum]

@krankestein your right on that Ihsahn is like my idol

[9HereticPrincess9]

@krankestein lol wow, who in the hell thinks COF and Ihsahn are the same/similar?! How stupid. I do like COF though as well as Emperor/Ihsahn (and others) *dodges rocks*

[dayidify]

Seriously amazing soul tearing throat. Golden! Fuck cof and dimmu burger.

[0the0drifter0]

OMG it's the guy from Shining (the norwegian band)... they're just brilliant

What happens when two masters join forces? lol

[damaged01]

Those screams.....they fucking sear my soul

[diabeticmonkey]

I have nothing against the people in CoF who actually play instruments. Tey are ok, but dani filth is just plain lame.

[exser]

i like emperor 1000 times more than cradle of filth but dani have better and most voice ranges.that is true

[diabeticmonkey]

Theres a difference between Ihsahn and dani filth. Ihsahn has musical talent and was in a real black metal band. Dani filth isn't. Get over how talentless he is.

[Ecko486]

ill agree with you that Cof is not black metal, but as far as musical talent is concerned cradle of filth shows some extremely impressive displays of orchestration.

[metalanarchist465]

@diabeticmonkey Dani Filth is filth

[Serafimii]

@metalanarchist465 how true. rofllmao

[miasmesia]

deep, deep DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MultiUniv3rsal]

I remember this kid in the 90s telling me Dani was a better singer.

/timemachinefuckoff

[satanhell2000]

In terms of wide ranges Dani easily takes it for the win!, simply because he has a six octave vocal range, not to forget the classic death metal growl and slow doomy grunts.

No offence to Ihsahn, but this is really all he has to offer nowdays, and as shite as COF are nowdays, at least Dani's been able to keep his high vocals throughout the long years. Ihsahn hasen't.

[MultiUniv3rsal]

Octave range means nothing to me. Dani has no clear voice, and Vortex and Garm can sing better than both of them. But seriously, listen to Radical Cut on The Sham Mirrors.

[satanhell2000]

It's not about clear vocals, this is Metal! it's meant to be sick, twisted and filthy.. well thats Metal in it's original form.

Clean vocals are good for the more progressive bands like Ihsahn, and it does really suit his clean vocals.

yeah i know that song thanks.

Speaking of Vortex, hopefully now that he was kicked out from Dimmu, he goes back to doing something with Arcturus or even Borknagar.

[MultiUniv3rsal]

Damn, when and why did they kick him out? He was that bands best ingredient.

Arcturus is completely dead - which is a goddamn shame, and Borknagar is doing pretty good with what they have albeit it's not heavy anymore.

[StAngersucks]

Arcturus is in a state of very probable reunion - almost all of the members have made suggestions in that direction. Let's all hope that it's true.

[MultiUniv3rsal]

yes please

[unanutriainfame]

you are crazy you can't compare dani with ihsahn is like to compare shit with choccolate

[blastitwithpiss]

who is the little girl at the end? Ihsahn's daughter?

[GhaudePhaede]

Dude, his singing made my girlfriend wet.

[jeffuary]

interesting to see Asgeir recording his kicks separately from the rest of his kit...if you notice he's playing the top of his kit with NO kicks.

[kongmongo]

Acctually he's not recording it separately. It's just that the kicks are electric, and thus you can not here them over the acoustic drums. Watch tthe kit as Børge plays it, and look at Asgeirs left foot while playing.

[Childrenofmidian]

I have this album, its on the song on the shores..

[abbath1586]

gotta say not a huge fan of the sax haha.He still did a good job though.

[ElMontu]

Ihsahn is the Best!!!

Hail the Great Emperor!!!!!

[Metalomaniac666]

His voice is just unique.. I respect him very much, awesome musician.

[macunaima]

You've really got to respect his artistic courage in putting a saxophone in a black metal song. I'm really looking forward to the new album. The snippets I've heard so far are very promising.

[TheDarkflags]

@macunaima

Why on Earth do we have to respect his "artistic courage" for putting a saxophone in Black Metal? For that matter, why do we have to respect him at all, just for his doing something "unusual" and/or "unique"? He's a good musician, and that's that. The inclusion of a bloody saxophone shouldn't change your view of him.

[spurious]

This damn record isn't Black Metal, the message of the record: "This is the After." signifies that the music of his youth is no longer his primary concerns.

[TheDarkflags]

@spurious

I was responding to macunaima, who called this crap "Black Metal".

[spurious]

I don't even know to whom I was responding to, but I think it was the same guy as you.

[MultiUniv3rsal]

Hey kids it's been a decade since bitching about what is black metal and what isn't had any meaning. Go listen to your darkthrone. Let the musicians do as they will.

[Passitivity]

someone hasn't heard sear bliss. trumpet black metal for life

[Passitivity]

or nazgul from italy. train whistle black metal in latin

[EskilRask]

@Passitivity .. its a saxophone

[Passitivity]

The black metal band Sear Bliss uses trumpet, and they used to use trombone. I know that it's a saxophone in this video. That's not what I was talking about.

[Eric1029res]

I hope theres another exellent guest vocalist on After

[Childrenofmidian]

Ihsahn said on an interview therwasnt no vocals guest this time. The saxophonist is from a band called Shining (not the bm band)..

[Brutaldeadfaith]

I'm stunned. I think probably I never saw a musician with so many talent in this current time. Definitely.

[papupapu1]

What about mikael akerfeldt ^-^ hoho...

I'm joking but yes... both are awesome Ihsahn... i can't wait for the album.

[GunwallsJoBailey]

I can't wait to hear Ihsahns new album finished

[SlayerAOD]

damn cant wait till after is released i allready own the 2 other albums

[Pr1est0fDoom]

Pure musical awesomeness

Emperor is one of my all-time favorite bands, but Ihsahn's solo projects are great! Only narrow-minded black metal elitists can dislike this music

[JaaniVan]

I stil prefer Ihsahn's higher screeching vocals from Anthems era..;-)

[redwolffire]

who's the kid at the end?

[franktommyottem]

Ihsahn´s son i guess

[korneye]

There are two kids at the end. His daughter, and next, at the bottom's left of the screen, his son in Heidi's arms.

[maning0315]

awesome!! \m/

[narogoran]

When he started to growl I stopped breathing. It is obvious that there is so much love in Ihsahn's music but to actually see him singing is.....divine. There is so much power in that man.

If there is anyone that could compare with Ihsahn - in terms of musical creativity - I would really like to know.....

Thank you Ihsahn

[MrDomino666]

Dette blir jævlig fett!

[MetalHybrid]

wtf!

tenor saxophone?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Ihsahn is officially the best musician in Metal.

[IcedEarth426]

Ihsahn can make anything sound awesome. The guy has unbelievable creative talent.

[batmanjwb]

i would laugh at a sax in metal but ihsahn could make an album with nothing but a kazoo and still find a way to make it awsome. the man is a god.

[Dungarth]

saxophones!? Damn, will Ihsahn use the Xylophone next?

[metaldavegoesbm]

Ihsahn's clean vocie is so great! and his growl sounds so weird, uniqe and GREAT as usual!

And when he said ''Faen'' (It means something like ''damn'' in swedish and norweigan, I am swedish as well) At 6:25 was so funny ^^

I think that ''After'' is going to be great!

[limpboz]

EPIC Stuff from the upcoming album!

[patatjejoppiesaus]

Isn't that the guy from Shining (NOR) ?

[Haugtussa120691]

yep! With the album 'Blackjazz' soon to be released :D

[Astraios91]

Wow I was interested how he would manage to integrate the sax into his music. But this seems as an appropriate solution. Awesome.

[ekmii]

The beginning of the vocals reminds me of the song Deep Deep Down from Mondo Cane with Patton. :)

[Grozeil]

Refreshments seems efficient... What kind are those? :-D

[hermanessences]

6:25 "Faen", hahahaha... herlig. ^^

[hermanessences]

Sounds promising. ^^

[theemperorofdarkness]

Yeah More Refreshments from Deep, Deep Down. This Album is gonna be EPIC

[metalmouth13]

More Refreshments!!!!!!!!

[knowthetruth2]

EPIC

[orionbassmaster]

bra klip ^^ lovin the groovy saxophone .

[unicornmagik666]

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