Eremita is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal musician Ihsahn.

The album features guest appearances by several notable musicians, including Devin Townsend and Jeff Loomis of Nevermore.

There were no signs of life in any of the lyrics,"[9] while, for Eremita, the atmosphere is "much more introverted, much more paranoid and kind of schizophrenic.

Nietzsche is represented in the cover, which features an upside-down image of his face from later in his life, when he was on the verge of insanity.

As Ihsahn explained, Eremita is "a reflective album that's filtered through the eyes of a madman.

"[10] He elaborated upon the connection, explaining that "There's an escapism to this album, there's a paranoia, a lot of issues that are dealt with, and these pictures of Nietzsche are from very close to when he tipped over into madness.

"[13]The title is Latin for "hermit", which Ihsahn identified as a critical term in his intellectual and musical development: "Well, throughout my career I have turned to mythological figures, who went away from conformity and the collected to make up their own mind about stuff, to put it in a bit of a mundane way.