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Eremita
''Eremita'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal musician Ihsahn. The album features guest appearances by several notable musicians, including Devin Townsend and Jeff Loomis of Nevermore. The album is Ihsahn's first solo outing since the conclusion of the conceptual trilogy encompassing his first three albums, '' The Adversary'', ''angL'', and ''After''. Background ''Eremita'' featured a guest appearance by Devin Townsend. Previously, Ihsahn had guested on Townsend's album, ''Deconstruction''. Jens Bogren, who mixed ''Deconstruction'', was also tapped to mix ''Eremita''. Ihsahn noted that Music and lyrics According to Matt Mills of ''Metal Hammer'', the album "screeched with discordant jazz before Ámr’s synths bubbled away." Ihsahn said that ''Eremita'' was the product of an intentional contrast with ''After''. He described ''After'' as "a very desolate, bleak landscape. There were no signs of life in any of the lyrics," while, for ''Eremita'', the atmosp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihsahn
Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn ( ), is a Norwegian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer who is best known for his work with the black metal band Emperor (Norwegian band), Emperor. Tveitan is also a founding member of Thou Shalt Suffer, where he played guitar and keyboard in addition to vocal duties, and Peccatum, a project in collaboration with his wife and fellow musician Starofash, Heidi Solberg Tveitan, also known as Starofash. Since 2006, Tveitan has primarily devoted himself to solo albums and occasional guest appearances. Beyond the characteristics typically associated with metal music, Tveitan's musical style also includes Classical music, classical, Industrial music, industrial, and Progressive music, progressive elements. He is a progenitor of the symphonic black metal genre. Biography Tveitan was born in Notodden, Norway, where he grew up on a large farm. He began playing piano at age six an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After (Ihsahn Album)
''After'' is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal musician Ihsahn. This album is the final album in a planned trilogy of albums by Ihsahn.Ihsahn: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online blabbermouth.net. 25 November 2009. Retrieved on 9 January 2010. 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 channel of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Seelenbrechen
''Das Seelenbrechen'' is the fifth studio album by Norwegian black metal musician Ihsahn. Released on 21 October 2013, the album was described by Ihsahn as a "deliberate sidestep" that used improvisation as the basis for his most diverse recording to date, which ''Decibel'' described as "surprising and strangely satisfying". Background Ihsahn described ''Das Seelenbrechen'' as a "deliberate sidestep" from his previous solo albums, which was designed "to avoid falling into any kind of formula". He suggested that the album was influenced by the musical experimentation of Diamanda Galas and Scott Walker, for whom he admitted "I've always admired musicians that dive into it like that and express something right there and then without filter, or polishing it too much". Describing the album as intentionally "out of his comfort zone", it relied upon improvisation to create a "more spontaneous and intuitive" feeling. The result of this spontaneity was that he felt that he could expre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Loomis
Jeff Loomis (born September 14, 1971) is an American musician, best known for his role as lead guitarist in the progressive metal band Nevermore during its existence from 1991 to 2011, as well as brief tenures in its precursor, Sanctuary (band), Sanctuary. In 2014, he joined Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, and in 2021 he joined Alcatrazz, Graham Bonnet's Alcatrazz as well. He left Arch Enemy in 2023. As a solo artist he has released two albums and one EP. Biography Early days Loomis got his first instrument at nine or ten years old but did not start practicing seriously until around the age of 15. As a teenager in Wisconsin he played in a handful of cover bands and three death metal bands before joining more established bands.Jeffloomis.com, ''Bio'' aJeffloomis.com; last accessed May 26, 2007.Jeffloomis.com, ''Discography'' a; last accessed May 26, 2007. At the age of 16, Loomis won Wisconsin's ''Guitar Wars'' contest. He auditioned for Megadeth (during the ''So Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnemosyne Productions
Mnemosyne Productions was established in Notodden, Norway 2003 by founders Heidi S. Tveitan/Starofash and Vegard Tveitan/Ihsahn as an extension to their work in the music industry. This label is mainly an outlet for their own musical collaborations. The founders have more than 10 years of experience as recording artists (Emperor, Ihsahn, Peccatum, Starofash and TSS), and have recorded and produced most of their recent work at their creative playground. At present, they are also working with selected tasks in film and web scoring. Releases on Mnemosyne Productions *Mnemo001 - Peccatum - '' Lost in Reverie'' (2004) *Mnemo002 - Peccatum - '' The Moribund People'' (2005) *Mnemo004 - Ihsahn - '' The Adversary'' (2006) *Mnemo005 - Hardingrock - ''Grimen'' (2007) *Mnemo006 - Starofash - ''The Thread'' (2008) *Mnemo007 - Ihsahn - '' angL'' (2008) *Mnemo009 - Starofash - ''Ulterior Soundtrack'' (2009) *Mnemo010 - Ihsahn - ''After'' (2010) *mnemo011 - Starofash - ''Lakhesis'' (2010) *mnemo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørgen Munkeby
Jørgen Munkeby (born 3 September 1980 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, known as the frontman in the band Shining (Norwegian band), Shining and former member of Jaga Jazzist. Career Munkeby formed Shining (Norwegian band), Shining as a jazz quartet in 1999, together with fellow students from the Norwegian Academy of Music, Morten Qvenild, Torstein Lofthus and Aslak Hartberg. He played flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet and keyboards in jazz band Jaga Jazzist (1994–2002), where he was one of the main composers on the album ''A Livingroom Hush'', which was named the best jazz album of 2002 by the BBC. He also plays in the bands Damp and Chrome Hill, and worked with Motorpsycho (band), Motorpsycho, Enslaved (band), Enslaved, Ihsahn, In Lingua Mortua, Bertine Zetlitz, Bigbang (Norwegian band), Big Bang, Superfamily (band), Superfamily, Grand Island (band), Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Metal
Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (Lo-fi music, lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms. Venom (band), Venom initiated the "First-wave black metal, first wave" of black metal, with their 1982 album ''Black Metal (Venom album), Black Metal'' giving it its name. In the following years, the style was developed by Bathory (band), Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. By 1987, this wave had declined, but influential works were released by Tormentor (band), Tormentor, Sarcófago, Parabellum (Colombian band), Parabellum, Blasphemy (band), Blasphemy, Samael (band), Samael and Rotting Christ. A "Second-wave black metal, second wave" arose in the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deconstruction (Devin Townsend Project Album)
''Deconstruction'' is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend, and the third album in the Devin Townsend Project series. The album was released on June 20, 2011, simultaneously with the fourth Devin Townsend Project album ''Ghost'', on Townsend's independent record label HevyDevy Records. The album features two drummers, Dirk Verbeuren and Ryan Van Poederooyen, as well as a number of guest vocalists. The album's choral and orchestral parts were written and arranged by Townsend using Pro Tools software. The parts were later transcribed into conventional musical notation for the orchestra. Concept and musical style According to an interview with Townsend, the album is a concept album focused around a man who is obsessed with finding the true nature of reality. In the process of this journey, he goes to Hell and meets the devil. The devil shows him the secrets of the universe, presenting a cheeseburger to him. However, being a vegetarian, the man cannot eat t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Keyboard
An electronic keyboard, portable keyboard, or digital keyboard is an electronic musical instrument based on keyboard instruments. Electronic keyboards include synthesizers, digital pianos, stage pianos, electronic organs and digital audio workstations. In technical terms, an electronic keyboard is a rompler-based synthesizer with a low-wattage power amplifier and small loudspeakers. Electronic keyboards offer a diverse selection of instrument sounds (piano, organ, violin, etc.) along with synthesizer tones. Designed primarily for beginners and home users, they generally feature unweighted keys. While budget models lack velocity sensitivity, mid-range options and above often include it. These keyboards have limited sound editing options, focusing on preset sounds. Casio and Yamaha Corporation, Yamaha are major manufacturers in this market, known for popularizing the concept since the 1980s. Terminology An electronic keyboard may also be called a digital keyboard, or home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia () is a mental disorder characterized variously by hallucinations (typically, Auditory hallucination#Schizophrenia, hearing voices), delusions, thought disorder, disorganized thinking and behavior, and Reduced affect display, flat or inappropriate affect. Symptoms Prodrome, develop gradually and typically begin during young adulthood and rarely resolve. There is no objective diagnostic test; diagnosis is based on observed behavior, a psychiatric history that includes the person's reported experiences, and reports of others familiar with the person. For a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the described symptoms need to have been present for at least six months (according to the DSM-5) or one month (according to the ICD-11). Many people with schizophrenia have other mental disorders, especially mood disorder, mood, anxiety disorder, anxiety, and substance use disorders, substance use disorders, as well as obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). About 0.3% to 0.7% of peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranoia
Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety, suspicion, or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself (e.g., ''"Everyone is out to get me"''). Paranoia is distinct from phobias, which also involve irrational fear, but usually no blame. Making false accusations and the general distrust of other people also frequently accompany paranoia. For example, a paranoid person might believe an incident was intentional when most people would view it as an accident or coincidence. Paranoia is a central symptom of psychosis.Green, C., Freeman, D., Kuipers, E., Bebbington, P., Fowler, D., Dunn, G., & Garety, P. (2008). Measuring ideas of persecution and social reference: the Green et al. Paranoid Thought Scales (GPTS). ''Psychological Medicine, 38'', 101 – 111. Signs and symptoms A common symptom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extraversion And Introversion
Extraversion and introversion are a central trait theory, trait dimension in human personality psychology, personality theory. The terms were introduced into psychology by Carl Jung, though both the popular understanding and current psychological usage are not the same as Jung's original concept. Extraversion (also spelled ''extroversion'') is typically associated with sociability, talkativeness, and high energy, while introversion is linked to introspection, reserve, and a preference for solitary activities. Jung defined introversion as an "attitude-type characterised by orientation in life through subjective psychic contents", and extraversion as "an attitude-type characterised by concentration of interest on the external object". While often presented as opposite ends of a single Continuum (theory), continuum, many personality theorists, such as Carl Jung, have suggested that most individuals possesses elements of both traits, with one being more dominant. Jung provides a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
