Emperor Legend Ihsahn Plays His Favorite Riffs

#Ihsahn takes us through his life as a musician, from learning #IronMaiden to his own groundbreaking black metal band #Emperor and through his solo career. New EPs 'Telemark' and 'Pharos' out now.

[agustingiraldo]

Songs he plays:

0:33 - I Wanna Rock, by Twisted Sister
1:32 - Moonchild, by Iron Maiden
3:35 - Master of Puppets, by Metallica
4:15 - Welcome Home, by King Diamond
5:08 - Thus Spake The Nightspirit, by Emperor
6:40 - I Am The Black Wizards, by Emperor
7:31 - The Loss & Curse of Reverence, by Emperor
7:43 - Invocation, by Ihsahn
8:35 - Until I Too Dissolve, by Ihsahn
9:14 - Frozen Lakes On Mars, by Ihsahn
10:15 - Stridig, by Ihsahn

* thanks for all the likes buds

[EvilLadderGaming]

I love how this man has made some of the noisiest, most brutal music ever and he speaks at approximately -12dB

[metal_monocle]

The melody bit of "I am the Black Wizards" should be the Norwegian national anthem - it's so freaking iconic!

[humantacos]

The skill level difference between Emperor and many BM bands in his era is staggering. Most the other early 90s BM bands were tremolo picking four chords. Emperor was light years ahead.

[jeffwillemain]

Only Ihsahn can speak softly, play classic and brutal riffs, all while wearing a Batman shirt! Legendary!!

[denz]

5:44 "More or less" he says like he didn't absolutely nailed it. Humbleness: Sign of a real artist

[antonkovalenko]

He is an incredibly nice and polite man. I had the chance to have a conversation with him when I saw Emperor and Peccatum long before some of this channel's viewers were born.

[anahowana]

Emperor is one of the finest black metal bands ever, they saved a whole wave of black metal from falling into a gimmicky childish genre, their level of musicianship and taste for classical and symphonic music is outstanding. All hail the EmpEroR. Cheers from Morocco.

[Grindhead_Jim]

Anyone else notice how humble Ihsahn is? When he busts out the Emperor stuff, it's like it's not even him. It's BUTTER. Insane. Great guy. Like turkey sandwiches. Fact.

[robwalsh]

Such a gentle voiced and reserved man, in stark contrast to the genre he's known for.

[nazgmusic]

he talks like his kids are sleeping in the next room.

[jasonvegan]

Ihsahn ASMR Channel coming soon. Soft whispers of progressive Hungarian minor scales and alternate tunings 🎸

[roberttoompuu]

Black wizards riff is one of my favourite riffs ever

[markusdoremans]

He looks like a more civilized version of Jonathan Davis

[hypnotizerLuna]

I love how soft-spoken he is, despite the kind of music he makes.

[frankiesaenz]

Love hearing ihsahn play the emperor riffs. You can hear how his approach to melody and structure was so unique and sophisticated.

[misanthropicperspective]

“Them” by King Diamond is my favorite record of all time so to that was a treat hearing Ihsahn playing the intro to Welcome Home

[Youcifer]

Seeing him play that riff from "Thus Spake the Night Spirit" is juuuust spectacular.

[svenjeschke]

"Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk" is and will always be Black Metal's Magnum Opus. I have listened to it thousands and thousands of times and it will never get boring. Like a tornado, the most hypnotic, ecstatic, powerful, mysterious album ever written.

[BigMuff]

That Night Spirit Riff is beyond insane. I mean, I knew the song since 1998 but never seen it broken down or being able to look at his fingers that close. WOW!