Candlelight Records announces March 4th as the global release date for the sixth solo album from Ihsahn, titled "Arktis". The album will be available in standard CD, deluxe CD (featuring additional exclusive content), and vinyl formats. The album’s first single, “Mass Darkness", is released today via Itunes and Amazon. It is available for streaming now via Spotify. The Michael Dickinson (ORANGE GOBLIN, GALLOWS) created lyric video for the song can be seen below.
"Arktis" was recorded at Ihsahn’s studio in Notodden, Norway and was mixed in Sweden by Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA). The album features ten songs and is the longest and most spirited of Ihsahn’s solo recordings. It features guest appearances from Einar Solberg (LEPROUS), Matt Heafy (TRIVIUM), Jorgen Munkeby (SHINING), Tobias Ornes Andersen (SHINING, ex-LEPROUS), and renowned Norwegian author Hans Herbjornsrud. Graphic elements for "Arktis" once again have been provided by award-winning Spanish designer Ritxi Ostariz.
Ihsahn comments: “My focus for this album was to write within more traditional song structures and still give each song a strong individual identity, be that through a re-occurring melody, a chorus, sound design or the good, old guitar riff. I also wanted to explore this on the production side, blending organic rock sounds with more modern expressions.”
"Arktis" tracklisting:
01. “Disassembled”
02. “Mass Darkness”
03. “My Heart Is Of The North”
04. “South Winds”
05. “In The Vaul”
06. “Until I Too Dissolve”
07. “Pressure”
08. “Frail”
09. “Crooked Red Line”
10. “Celestial Violence”
Source: www.CandlelightRecords.Co.Uk