The Adversary (album)

The Adversary
Studio album by Ihsahn
Released	April 10th, 2006
Recorded	2005-06
Genre	Progressive black metal
Length	50:04
Label	Mnemosyne / Candlelight
Producer	Ihsahn
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The Adversary is the debut solo album of Emperor frontman Ihsahn. The album combines various elements from the different extreme metal genres, yet keeps the progressive edge from later Emperor works. It proves hard to categorize, due to the varied mix of styles incorporated, but in general the album is mainly rooted in progressive metal. Other styles mixed into this album include death metal, black metal, classic metal (in the vein of Iron Maiden, King Diamond and Mercyful Fate), symphonic metal, and on some tracks there is a strong thrash metal influence. Multiple songs have lines quoted from Friedrich Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", and Ihsahn has cited this as a key thematic influence.

Track listing

• All Songs Written By Ihsahn. (Copyright Tanglade Music, Ltd.)

1. "Invocation" - 5:04
2. "Called by the Fire" - 4:50
3. "Citizen" - 5:18
4. "Homecoming" - 4:17
5. "Astera Ton Proinon" - 5:04
6. "Panem et Circenses" - 4:49
7. "And He Shall Walk in Empty Places" - 4:47
8. "Will You Love Me Now?" - 4:57
9. "The Pain is Still Mine" - 10:04

Personnel

• Ihsahn: vocals, guitars, synths/keyboards, bass
• Asgeir Mickelson: drums
• Garm: guest vocalist on "Homecoming"

Production

• Arranged, Produced & Mixed By Ihsahn
• Recorded & Engineered By Garm (vocals on track 4), Tore Ylwizaker (vocals on track 4), Asgeir Mickelson (drums) and Ihsahn (all other instruments)
• Editing By Ihsahn & Asgier Mickelson
• Mastered By Tom Kvålsvoll

External links

• "The Adversary" at discogs