IHSAHN Unveils A-HA Cover's "Manhattan Skyline" Music Video (Featuring Einar Solberg Of LEPROUS)

EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn will release a new EP, "Pharos", on September 11 via Candlelight Records.

Watch the official music video of A-HA cover's "Manhattan Skyline" (featuring Einar Solberg of LEPROUS) below

"Pharos" EP track listing:

01. Losing Altitude

02. Spectre At The Feast

03. Pharos

04. Roads (PORTISHEAD cover)

05. Manhattan Skyline (A-HA cover, featuring Einar Solberg of LEPROUS)

"Pharos" is the follow-up to "Telemark", which came out in February via Candlelight. That effort represented the heavier side of Ihsahn's music.

"'Telemark' was everything that was close to my heart: basic guitar riffing, screaming vocals," Ihsahn said. "I thought, 'I need to do a sequel where I do the exact opposite' — things that I don't know how to do, explore sonic territory that I haven't explored."

Last year, Ihsahn once again dismissed the idea of EMPEROR writing and recording a comeback album. The group's last studio LP, "Prometheus - The Discipline Of Fire & Demise", was released in 2001 and was written entirely by Ihsahn. EMPEROR broke up shortly thereafter, with Ihsahn going on to pursue a solo career, while guitarist Samoth (real name: Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen) partook in a variety of bands, including SCUM and ZYKLON. EMPEROR has reunited frequently in ensuing years to perform live, but has continually resisted calls to release new material.