Ipsissimus is the intense technical black metal trio of bassist/vocalist Tichondrius, guitarist His Emissary, and drummer Haimatokharmes, three excellent players from New Haven, Connecticut. (They reportedly met on 6/6/06...) I've always loved that they're from New Haven -- home of Yale, sure, but also home of plenty of shootings, and a much less unlikely satanic black metal stomping ground than ...