After is the third studio solo album by former Emperor

Emperor (band)

Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...

 frontman Ihsahn

Ihsahn

Ihsahn is a Norwegian composer, guitar, bass, keyboard player and vocalist. He is best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Emperor. He has appeared in Thou Shalt Suffer, up until March 4, 2006, played in Peccatum with his wife Ihriel , and now devotes himself to his solo project,...

. This album is the final album in a planned trilogy of albums by Ihsahn.

Background

Through the Youtube

YouTube

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 channel of Mnemosyne Productions

Mnemosyne Productions

Mnemosyne Productions is a Norwegian record label formed by husband and wife team Ihsahn and Ihriel of Peccatum. It focuses on "dark music with an innovative tendency inside the more avant-garde forms of metal and rock." It was formed in 2003...

, there were three videos released that dealt with the recording of the album. The first video, released on September 9, 2009, focused on Ihsahn recording guitars. The second video, released on November 25, 2009, focused on the recording of the saxophone, drumming, vocals, and videotape. The third and final video was released on January 11, 2010, this time focusing more on the mixing stage of the album.

After is the first album written by Ihsahn in which he utilizes eight string guitars.

Track listing

• All songs written by Ihsahn.

1. "The Barren Lands" – 5:12
2. "A Grave Inversed" – 4:25
3. "After" – 4:47
4. "Frozen Lakes on Mars" – 5:54
5. "Undercurrent" – 10:00
6. "Austere" – 6:16
7. "Heaven's Black Sea" – 6:15
8. "On the Shores" – 10:12

Personnel

• Ihsahn
  Ihsahn
  Ihsahn is a Norwegian composer, guitar, bass, keyboard player and vocalist. He is best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Emperor. He has appeared in Thou Shalt Suffer, up until March 4, 2006, played in Peccatum with his wife Ihriel , and now devotes himself to his solo project,...
  
   – vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano
• Lars K. Norberg – fretless bass
• Jørgen Munkeby – saxophone
• Asgeir Mickelson
  Asgeir Mickelson
  Asgeir Mickelson is a Norwegian musician, artist, photographer and music reviewer. Although primarily a drummer, Mickelson has stated that he considers himself a musician above a drummer, and is also a guitarist and bassist....
  
   – drums

Production

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