''After'' is the third studio album by Norwegian

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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 ...

. 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

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channel of Mnemosyne Productions, 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 14 January 2010. Retrieved on 15 January 2010. ''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

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.Ihsahn: 'After' E-Card Available
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– vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, production, arrangements, engineering, recording Additional musicians *Lars K. Norberg (of Spiral Architect) – fretless bass, engineering, recording *

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(of Shining) – saxophone *

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(of Borknagar and Spiral Architect) – drums, percussion, engineering, recording Additional personnel *Borge Finstad – engineering, recording *

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– mixing, mastering

References

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