Ihriel

Ihriel (real name Heidi Solberg Tveitan) (born May 31, 1972) is a Norwegian musician and singer formerly half of the experimental band Peccatum (where she performed vocals, keyboards and synths and wrote the majority of lyrics) and her own solo project Star of Ash. She is the wife of Ihsahn of the black metal band Emperor, with whom she runs the label Mnemosyne Productions.cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=60490|title=Peccatum's Ihriel collaborates with Japanese author|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=2006-10-18|accessdate=2006-10-19]

Biography

Ihriel was first introduced to music after taking singing and music lessons for many years. In 1998 she formed Peccatum with her husband Ihsahn and brother Lord Pz. Shortly after in 1999 Peccatum was signed to Candlelight Records and her first Peccatum album "Strangling from Within" was released. This was soon followed by an American and European tour.

In 2000 Ihriel performed at the Mystic Art Festival in Poland to support her next two releases, the Inferno Festival in her homeland of Norway in 2001. It was also in 2001 that Ihriel was signed to Jester Records for her solo project Star of Ash. The project's first album, called "Iter.Viator", was released in 2002, and it featured various guest artists. Among them, members of Emperor and Ulver.

In early March 2006 Peccatum announced their end leaving more time for their own individual projects. In October 2006 Ihriel announced a collaboration with Japanese author Kenji Siratori. He will provide the lyrics to Star of Ash's next album.

Ihriel claimed to work well musically in a husband-wife situation and currently lives in Notodden, Norway.Fact|date=February 2007

Discography

Peccatum

*"Strangling from Within" - (1999)
*"Oh, My Regrets" [EP] - (2000)
*"Amor Fati" - (2001)
*"Lost in Reverie" - (2004)
*"The Moribund People" (EP) - (2005)

tar of Ash

*"Iter.Viator" - (2002)
*"The Thread" - (2008)

Hardingrock

*"Grimen" - (2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.starofash.com/ StarofAsh official homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/starofashmusic StarofAsh official MySpace]
* [http://www.mnemosyne.no/ Mnemosyne Productions]