Ihsahn - Left Hand Path (January 2010)

[TheRMM82]

Ihsahn, you are awesome, please come play in America.

[alerochadel]

Nice Riffs !

[MorkaGraven]

That beard is gross, reminds me of when Frost had a beard.

[oldtimesong]

I really want to give this man a big hug. He's so nice!

[crazydoc0k]

"keep it chaotic" cool

[connorgow]

That riff is the king of all riffs

[hastyberford]

He makes those crappy V pickups sound pretty good.

[akudal964]

8-string is awesome

[000MidnightSun]

he seems like such a calm guy considering the music he makes :)

[9HereticPrincess9]

Damn I love Loss/Curse...it's one of my favorite Emperor songs!

[Ekofu]

Translate caption :48-1:38 for lols.

[hexmedi]

You listen to the music of this guy and u think he's angry scum. Shit, he seems very calm and mellow guy.

[9HereticPrincess9]

@hexmedi Most musicians are like that, they project themselves as one thing on stage (theatrics) and are genuinely normal people once the corpsepaint/whatever else comes off.

[SolSilence]

@9HereticPrincess9 Expressing another side of themselves ^_^

[9HereticPrincess9]

@SolSilence Yep. :)

[SolSilence]

@9HereticPrincess9 We all have it in us,and theres ways to express ourselves in positive ways,I would say metal is a positive expression of darkness and anger :3

[9HereticPrincess9]

@SolSilence I totally agree with that.

[SolSilence]

@9HereticPrincess9 ^^ Heh,Just speaking my mind

[TheLordOmen]

If u're into black metal, occult and things like that, probably u'll like what I have on my channel!

[Veenith666]

holy fuck....loss and curse riff sounds so wicked

Keep it Chaotic !!!

[princessewhiterose]

He definitely is amazing!

[Connorzorz]

This guy is freakin' amazing in every aspect possible... BUT DAMN, he needs to trim that beard.

[9HereticPrincess9]

@Connorzorz lol I agree, he looks much better clean shaven...like in the Loss/Curse video.

[amaterasu159357]

WHAT IS TIHS SONG...?? 

[happyburial]

first i thought i would learn how to play left hand path by entombed ^^

[purplesquirrl]

love that 8 string he has, played one once, it's amazing.

[angantyr86]

Ricky Gervais plays black metal.

[ShredGuitarAcademy]

\m/ nice!

[S0v3r3ign69]

crackhead

[matochiba]

Live his guitar tone. He's kind of got a Robert Fripp thing going on in look and attitude.

[S0v3r3ign69]

so this is the extreme satanist who anybody remembers?

[somberlight]

@S0v3r3ign69, you should see him in a fierce discussion in his native language xD he's not too comfortable in english and thats why he sounds a bit like the officespace guy. what comes to his habitus, everyone grows up eventually. it doesnt mean the black flame goes anywhere, it just has less halloween shit in it XD

[steveharrismetalgod]

wow!very hardcore/badass look,hahahahahahahaha!lmao!

[hucore]

what is the name of the the song in the opening seconds of the video?

[666DANZIG]

@hucore Frozen Lakes on Mars

[XDemoniumX]

Ihsahn is EMPEROR!

[nederbassie]

haha, I was thinking of a cover of entombed. haha

[werewolvesbyday]

he looks like a baby seal

[Laiho133]

pretty cool playing but...his voice is kinda funny :P

[JessyDevilVendetta]

Wy is the video calld "Left Hand Path" and he dosent have a song thats calld that??

And yes i know what the left hand path is i follow it

[king666nothing]

@JessyDevilVendetta That's just the name of his column in he Guitar World magazine (these videos come with his monthly column).

[JessyDevilVendetta]

@king666nothing Ahaa okay. Thx bro

[TheMetalKid9]

@king666nothing IT might be a reference Entombed because they influence him and his music?

[9HereticPrincess9]

@king666nothing Is it because he is left handed? I am. :)

[Joulupossu]

@JessyDevilVendetta Left hand is on the frets, and the "path" seems to be this lesson :D

[JessyDevilVendetta]

@Joulupossu Makes sence :P

[blackcloak666]

@JessyDevilVendetta becouse these riffs requires much more accuracy from left hand.

[ibanezxiphos700]

@JessyDevilVendetta

your a poop nose

[JessyDevilVendetta]

@ibanezxiphos700 Say what now?? isent it time for your bed time Mr poopy

[king666nothing]

@JessyDevilVendetta Calling someone Mr. Poopy in a video with Ihsahn. That has "badass metalhead" written all over it. Rofl. ))))

[JessyDevilVendetta]

@king666nothing Dont know if your serius or not but the dude calld me a "poop nose" for no reason what so ever so my first reaction is that its a child(at least i hope so) so i thot id respond like i was talking to a child

[chiaromontestephen]

@JessyDevilVendetta i follow the central hand path.

[HitlerSongs]

@JessyDevilVendetta

Because his guitar columns are about the "path" your left hand takes on the frets while you play. It's a play on words.

[oromedonte]

@JessyDevilVendetta and how's that going for you?casting spells and shit?coooool.

[JessyDevilVendetta]

@oromedonte The left hand path dosent have anything to do with magic :P. The satanic/Luciferian ideals thats Acotiated with the left hand path is however :)

[dresse13]

Emperor was cool but his awesome now. but i stil think emperor is the best black band ever

[king666nothing]

@dresse13 "Black band"? WTF?

[ibanezxiphos700]

@king666nothing

it was obviously a typo, dont be a drama queen :P

[galatonim]

@king666nothing Nigga band, ya kno dawg

[king666nothing]

@galatonim Fow sheezle.

[lunchbox118]

I really didnt expect him to sound like this hahaha. He kinda sounds like Milton from Office Space... LOOOOVE Emperor tho!

[PHXMASTER]

what amp does he use mostly???

[JumboBass]

Such riffs in the 90's created by black metal band!Emperor rule the cosmos.Ihsahn will never stop creating!

[snowdevil86]

He reminds me a lot of Edward Norton in this vid.

[FREESHADY]

this dude and mikael from opeth are probably the best musicians in the world

[AChozenSunn]

"keep it chaotic" - Ihsahn

[kod7tor7kopf]

whatthefuck? he does NOT sound like empeor...

[king666nothing]

@kod7tor7kopf Because he's not empeor.

[thomas666t666]

@king666nothing but he playe in emperor

[king666nothing]

@thomas666t666 Just a hint - check the spelling, you'll get it. lol)))

[thomas666t666]

@king666nothing srry mr perfect haha

[king666nothing]

@thomas666t666 Apology accepted. )))

[omgjuliansonthetube]

"figure 3" was amazing!

[gicaustics]

He looks too polite and nice person for a bad ass black metal player :D .

Emperor rules.

[chadwardennz]

dont use Ihsahn's name in vane

[ElMontu]

Ihsahn!!!

Hell Yeah!!!

[CavatinaTV]

Great metal tone!

[mchotdog999]

!!!!!!EMPEROR NEVER DIE!!!!!!!!

[acorn9345678]

the first riff sounds like the beginning of at the left hand ov god by behemoth

[Fuocodellarivolta]

First riff: "The Burning Shadows Of Silence" from "In the Nightside Eclipse" (1994).

[acorn9345678]

yeah i know what the song was i was just saying they sound similar...i guess i shouldve said at the left hand ov god sounds like the riff since the riff is older

[lookingatcrap]

i like how people talk shit like black metal guys can't play he has a lot of theory knowledge

[lookingatcrap]

great player new record has me hooked

[breathingreflection]

That's because most guitarists who call themselves "true black metal" cannot play. Destructor is an exception. Ihsahn has definitely transcended black metal. Jon Notveidt was great. But somebody like Infernus totally blows at even playing his instrument reasonably.

[somemetalguy]

Ihsahn is awesome.

[asanearson]

thanks looking foward to next vedeo truely one of the best

[byTemari]

Wooaa.... he looks like "normal" person and have brilliand play :D black metal play on guitar ...

[benelijah12]

this is going to be a bitch to put on guitar pro

[dayidify]

He is a genius. Innovater of the genre. Multi instrumental mastermind.

All hail Ihsahn.

I miss Emperor...

[johnvaughn666]

The Emperor is dead, LONG LIVE THE EMPEROR!

[OcramSilem]

Ihsahn is THE musician.

[heywtfayla]

I would also like to see a DVD of Ihsahn showing how to play ALL of Emperor's songs, I'm sure he's a busy guy, but i think there's quite a lot of people that would buy it.

[heywtfayla]

I'm put to shame by the fact he considers those "easy" riffs :D.

[FuzzyCholo]

For a guy who wrote such a kick ass album, he's so soft spoken.

[macunaima]

I guess he lets his music the his talking for him. I respect that.

[CountDraclecarde]

One of the best riff writers in black metal, right here.

[MutedChord]

@CountDraclecarde There are riffs in black metal? This is news to me... I really don't think i've heard one, and the only black metal records i've listened to are Mayhems first, and Emperors Nightside.

[JagerforSatan666]

@MutedChord wow, really, try listen to i am the black wizards again. and yeah, make fun of mayhem's first album, thats cool, sorry the guitar work from roughly 30 years ago isn't up to your standards.

[bloodyfool23]

@MutedChord so that qualifies you to make an objective assertment about the entire genre? go back to grade 1 theory class

[UcanbeGOD]

He should have had columns back when this shit came out.

[Atrumus]

ENGL amp...Ibanez Prestige guitar. Amazing. This is the guy who in the early '90's was barely know, and now he has a music legacy rivaling that of some Classical-era artists.

Hail Ihsahn, you will forever be my inspiration.

[newyearsprayer]

@Atrumus He gets a cool sound with that Ibby, even when using the stock pickups.

[AndyGrouch]

Those ringing notes makes the trademark Emperorsound.

[ElMontu]

I'm waiting to buy your new CD!!!!

[TongueDruid666]

Controlled black metal chaos-riff-storms. Thanks for the style Ihsahn, everyone has/will continue to be in herculean gratitude.

[bloodyfool23]

His beard looks so santa claus! awesme vid

[batmanjwb]

that was so fucking cool!!!!!

[cissaman]

Awesome! :D