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From the genre-defining majesty of In The Nightside Eclipse in 1994 to 2001’s wildly progressive tour-de-force Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire \u0026amp; Demise, Ihsahn’s unique approach and liberated musical ethos ensured that when he embarked on a solo career with 2006’s The Adversary, fans were primed to expect the unexpected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince that debut’s explosive arrival, Ihsahn has forged fearlessly ahead, conjuring an extraordinary catalogue of ground-breaking solo albums along the way. Strong roots in extreme metal have remained an integral part of his ever-evolving sound, but from the saxophone-drenched melancholy of 2010’s After to the avant-garde squall of 2013’s Das Seelenbrechen and on to the ornate duality that produced the vicious and weather-beaten Arktis (2016) and the icily claustrophobic Ámr (2018), Ihsahn’s musical journey has been relentlessly fascinating and frequently revelatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2020, Ihsahn is poised to take yet another left-turn into unfamiliar territory, with the second of two five-track EPs inspired by and dedicated his home county of Telemark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second EP Pharos represents the lighter, Pop and melodic side of Ihsahn’s compositional identity. 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