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Track Listings
| 1. The Barren Lands |
| 2. A Grave Inversed |
| 3. After |
| 4. Frozen Lakes on Mars |
| 5. Undercurrent |
| 6. Austere |
| 7. Heavens Black Sea |
| 8. On the Shores |
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2010 release, the third solo effort from former Emperor vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn. Recorded during the first half of 2009, After completes the musician's planned trilogy of initial recordings. The album showcases the Norwegian icon with drummer Asgeir Mickelson (Spiral Architect), bassist Lars K. Norberg (Spiral Architect) and saxophonist Jorgen Munkeby (Shining). Again working at his own Symphonique Studio, with additional work at Toproom Studio, After was meticulously laid out over an eight month period. The intensity of the project has more than paid off with early listenings already proclaiming it to be the most poignant creations of his solo efforts.
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For kids, and kids at heart, The Sing-a-ma-jigs are free-spirited, offbeat characters that set off unexpected laugher and excitement with every interaction. Their zany looks are unique to them and when they sing you can't resist when their little mouths open wide for each note. Every Sing-a-ma-jig has three modes of play where they chatter, sing their own song, or sing in harmony with their other Sing-a-ma-jig friends. In chatter mode they speak their own language full of jibber and jabbers. For their own take on musical tunes just try song mode where you control the pace of the song. But, the Sing-a-ma-jigs enjoy nothing more than singing together. In harmonizing mode each Sing-a-ma-jig sings a scale in a pitch specific to that character (some high, some low.) and will always harmonize with each other perfectly every time. The more you collect, the larger the chorus, the better they sound.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Lawrence G. S. Williams
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
First of all, I have to make it clear that I am one of the biggest "In The Nightside Eclipse" fanboys anywhere, which may skew my perception of Ihsahn's work for better or for worse.
Since said Emperor record, nothing that Emperor or Ihsahn has recorded and released has had even nearly the same impact on me. I mean, sure, "Prometheus" was pretty damn epic and entertaining for a progressive album, and Ihsahn's first two solo albums had their moments (specifically his duet with Opeth's Mikael on "Unhealer"), but nothing truly impressed me.
Enter "After". I knew Ihsahn had it in him. From the distinct harsh vocals, to the incredible improvement in the clean vocals, to the absolutely crazy saxophone use(" A Grave Inversed"), this monster just doesn't let up.
The instrumentation calls to mind a number of comparisons, including Emperor, Enslaved, Agalloch, Katatonia, Opeth, Sigh and even Mastodon. There is a perfect balance between atmospheric acoustic passages and ripping progressive black metal.
Overall, a real surprise. I had all but given up on Ihsahn, but perhaps his claims that he believes his musical peak is still to come are actually well founded. I look forward to his next attempt.
RECOMMENDED FOR: fans of any of the bands I mentioned in the review, fans of black, progressive, avant-garde and folk metal
Since said Emperor record, nothing that Emperor or Ihsahn has recorded and released has had even nearly the same impact on me. I mean, sure, "Prometheus" was pretty damn epic and entertaining for a progressive album, and Ihsahn's first two solo albums had their moments (specifically his duet with Opeth's Mikael on "Unhealer"), but nothing truly impressed me.
Enter "After". I knew Ihsahn had it in him. From the distinct harsh vocals, to the incredible improvement in the clean vocals, to the absolutely crazy saxophone use(" A Grave Inversed"), this monster just doesn't let up.
The instrumentation calls to mind a number of comparisons, including Emperor, Enslaved, Agalloch, Katatonia, Opeth, Sigh and even Mastodon. There is a perfect balance between atmospheric acoustic passages and ripping progressive black metal.
Overall, a real surprise. I had all but given up on Ihsahn, but perhaps his claims that he believes his musical peak is still to come are actually well founded. I look forward to his next attempt.
RECOMMENDED FOR: fans of any of the bands I mentioned in the review, fans of black, progressive, avant-garde and folk metal
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4.5 out of 5 stars
14 reviews
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is FANTASTIC!
Feb 5 2010
By Christopher L. Brunner
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
I've have owned everything from Ihsahn I could get my hands on. After hearing a promo for the song "The Loss and Curse of Reverence" in the nineties, I was hooked beyond belief. Though I was disappointed by the end of Emperor, I was satisfied with the output of Peccatum. They got better and better with every release; but then they stopped. However, Ihsahn's "Adversary" came out, I was happy to see him continue to develop his amazing craft. I was not too in love with his first release. Though the tracks were great, they were just too fast. The emotional intensity was lost in most of the songs. By the second release, "Angl"; the emotions were back-and I really liked it- but few of the songs were memorable. It was like he just slowed down the first release. Finally, with the release of "After", he has crafted of masterpiece of emotional dark, progressive metal. I can hear alittle Emperor, alittle Peccatum, and alot of genius. The stand out tracks "the barren lands", "after", and "frozen lakes on mars" are worth the price of the cd alone.
BUY THIS! SUPPORT GOOD, ORIGINAL MUSIC!
BUY THIS! SUPPORT GOOD, ORIGINAL MUSIC!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
PHENOMENAL ALBUM - BUT PROBLEM WITH DVD
Jan 28 2010
By J. Biggs
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I predict this is the BEST album of 2010. It is absolutely amazing. I am, however, mainly writing this review to give some information on the dvd inculded with the Deluxe version. My copy of the dvd is not Region 1 encoded nor Region 0 (region free). I am waiting to hear back from Candlelight, but Ihsahn's production company stated (via private email) that this was a problem limited to the first 400 US copies. I have not contaced Amazon yet to get an exchange as I want to find out if Candlelight will just send me a replacement disc.
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Just an update... Candlelight is doing an exchange on the dvds. I'm also guessing they must have been pulled, which is why amazon now has a 9+ day fulfillment time on the deluxe version.
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Just an update... Candlelight is doing an exchange on the dvds. I'm also guessing they must have been pulled, which is why amazon now has a 9+ day fulfillment time on the deluxe version.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great visionary album
Jan 29 2010
By Emperor Buyer
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've owned everything this guy has been involved with. Of the solo albums this is the most interesting. I thought that 8 - string guitars were for monotonous industrial sounding bands until I listened to this album. Very impressive riffs. It's not as technical of an album as the first two solo releases but it is the most atmospheric and the only one that explores a theme consistently throughout the entire album...musically speaking. I've never been a fan of the saxophone but I guess that's because I've never heard it played properly. It is the perfect substitute for keyboards which are almost completely absent in this release. That surprised me. Job well done Ihsahn!!! I hope with this trilogy finished you don't stop your solo project but take it even further into...
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