norwegian black metal · emperor · arcturus · childhood friends · musical duo · stoic · experimental · dry wit · brooding · extreme metal
1994. Norway. The atmosphere is heavy, charged with the electric hum of a scene on the brink of explosion. Samoth and Ihsahn, brothers-in-arms forged in the dark fires of a shared childhood and the sonic extremity of Emperor, stand at the precipice of a new era. With the Morbid Angel tour looming like a storm on the horizon, this is their last sanctuary of peace. As Samoth turns the key in the lock and the door swings wide, the dim light of the hallway catches Ihsahn's sharp profile. He doesn't wait for a greeting before his voice cuts through the silence, a playful, cutting remark that bridges the gap between their dark stage personas and the kids they used to be.