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Released | 4 May 2018 | |||
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Length | 43:53 | |||
Label | Candlelight | |||
Producer | Ihsahn | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metal Injection | 9/10[1] |
Metal Storm | 8.2/10[2] |
Ámr (Old Norse poetic adjective that translates to "dark" or "darkish") is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal musician Ihsahn. The album was released on 4 May 2018 through Candlelight Records.[3] Official videos were released for "Arcana Imperii", "Wake" and "Lend Me the Eyes of Millennia".
The deluxe edition also features a bonus track, which is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ihsahn
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lend Me the Eyes of Millennia" | 5:47 |
2. | "Arcana Imperii" | 4:53 |
3. | "Sámr" | 5:27 |
4. | "One Less Enemy" | 5:17 |
5. | "Where You Are Lost and I Belong" | 5:12 |
6. | "In Rites of Passage" | 4:04 |
7. | "Marble Soul" | 4:03 |
8. | "Twin Black Angels" | 4:39 |
9. | "Wake" | 4:27 |
Total length: | 43:53 |
Personnel
- Ihsahn – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, production
Additional musicians
- Tobias Ørnes Andersen – drums
- Fredrik Åkesson – additional guitar solo on "Arcana Imperii"
- Angell Solberg Tveitan – additional marching drum on "Where You Are Lost and I Belong"
Additional personnel
- Linus Corneliusson – mixing
- Jens Bogren – mastering
- Ritxi Ostáriz – design
- Bjørn Tore Moen – front cover photo
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 145 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] | 6 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] | 29 |
References
- ^ "Album Review: IHSAHN Ámr". 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Ihsahn - Ámr review - Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net.
- ^ "EMPEROR's IHSAHN To Release Seventh Solo Album, 'Ámr', In May". 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Ihsahn – Ámr" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Ihsahn Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Ihsahn Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2020.