''After'' is the third studio solo album by former

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Ihsahn Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn (), is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer, best known for his work with black metal band Emperor. Tveitan is also a founding member of Tho ...

. This album is the final album in a planned trilogy of albums by Ihsahn.Ihsahn: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online
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Background

Ihsahn stated that ''After'', as the final album in the trilogy, departed from the preceding albums in order to bring the concept to a close: He further explained that the album was more abstract and possessed links to imagery expressed during his tenure with Emperor: Through the

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, there were three videos released that dealt with the recording of the album. The first video, released on 9 September 2009, focused on Ihsahn recording guitars. The second video, released on 25 November 2009, focused on the recording of the saxophone, drumming, vocals, and videotape. The third and final video was released on 11 January 2010, this time focusing more on the mixing stage of the album. IHSAHN_After_Studio 3
youtube.com 2010-01-14. Retrieved on 2010-01-15. ''After'' is the first album written by Ihsahn in which he utilizes eight-string guitars. The use of a saxophone is also featured, which Ihsahn viewed as standing in lieu of his previous albums' guest vocalists ( Garm and

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Track listing

All songs written by Ihsahn. # "The Barren Lands" – 5:12 # "A Grave Inversed" – 4:25 # "After" – 4:47 # "Frozen Lakes on Mars" – 5:54 # "Undercurrent" – 10:00 # "Austere" – 6:16 # "Heaven's Black Sea" – 6:15 # "On the Shores" – 10:12

Personnel

– vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano *Lars K. Norberg (of

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) – fretless bass *

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(of Shining) – saxophone *

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and Spiral Architect) – drums Ihsahn: 'After' E-Card Available
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Production

*Arranged & Produced By Ihsahn *Recorded & Engineered By Borge Finstad, Ihsahn, Lars Norberg (Bass) & Asgeir Mickelson (drums, percussion) *Mixed & Mastered By Jens Bogren

References

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