late 90s for sure! both Death and Black changed to better! larger audience better studio productions and finally breakthrough with larger festivals! I love the Ablaze magazine from germany back then. discovered so many great bands, also PAgan metal or Viking metal and some others!
Alsvartr (The Oath) 00:00 Ye Entrancemperium 04:21 Thus Spake the Nightspirit 09:36 Ensorcelled by Khaos 14:05 The Loss and Curse of Reverence 20:46 The Acclamation of Bonds 26:54 With Strength I Burn 32:49 The Wanderer 41:02 In Longing Spirit 44:00 Opus a Satana 49:56 The Loss and Curse of Reverence - Live 54:14
The transition from Alsvatar to Ye Entrancemperium is just so great. And then the brutality and relentless speed crashes into you, with Ihsahn screaming over it all. This whole album is the pinnacle of black metal in my opinion. Very well written with so many different sounds coming into the picture. The guitar tone, the keyboards, the layers of music are brilliant.
It's an opera, a dream in a nightmare which switches back and forth. It's divine. When it gets going, you can't and don't want to get off. It's sublime, genius. It makes life matter; the whole album.
YEAH!!! EVERYDAY, MORE AND MORE GREAT METAL BANDS ARE GETTING WELL PROMOTED BY SHARING THEIR OWN WORKS, INSTEAD OF HIDING THE MATERIAL... BY THE WAY, ON THESE DAYS THE MASTERS OF NOKTURNAL MORTUM ARE UPLOADING ALL OF THEIR ALBUMS TOO, SO DON'T MISS THEM, MY FRIEND!!!
Having experienced their shenanigans I second this. There are some rotten individuals in their ranks that don't deserve a job nor to touch anyone's music as they're bitter that they have none of their own.
I heard some of the tracks from this album before it was released. They played a concert in Helsinki in the Spring '97 and the album came out next week. One of the best black metal albums of all time.
@@makingglitches1856 DIMMU BURGUER IS SHIT NOWADAYS... BUT LISTEN TO THEIR OLD ALBUMS AND THEY ARE HISTORIC TOO... OBVIOUSLY, EMPEROR IS AT ANOTHER LEVEL AND THERE COULDN'T BE A COMPARISON🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Alsvartr ( The Oath ) is the best intro or opening song on a black metal album ever, the album is as good as the debut album of the band, Rob Halford, the legendary vocalist of Judas Priest put this album in his list of the 10 best albums of all times, it was the only black metal album in his list, this album is ferocious!!!!!! thanks to Ihsahn and Emperor for some of the best black metal albums in history, Ihsahn also released some great albums in his solo career, thanks Candlelight Records for sharing.
May this night carry my will, And may these old mountains forever remember this night, May the forest whisper my name, And may the storm bring these words to the end of all worlds
This is how Emperor's albums are like... One single riff just pops in your head even though you haven't listened to it in weeks or months. Then you just have to put the record playing to hear the riff, but then you can't stop listening and you have to listen through the whole album.
+Doom Dope ...or those times when you unfortunately listen some nu metal or others shitty music, then you have to run home and listen this whole album trying to clear your mind and get back your senses in good and fine music. Btw; Emperor performs sophisticated Black Metal art only.
i bought this cd in 1997. a month after it came out, first listening - wall of sound (i wasn't prepared for such a dense sound, i thought it would be much clear - hey man, nobody had ever sounded like this, it was something new), second listening -wall of sound, third - hey there's some melody and different instruments, fourth listening - my favourite album of all fucking time !!!!! everytime i listen to this album, i discover something new. i'm e huge fan from 1995. just perfection. another wall of sound i experienced was Ulcerate "Everything is Fire", same thing - after fourth listening - couldn't fucking stop listening to it.
Very grateful that I was able to experience this album in its entirety at Bloodstock 2018. Unforgettable truly. Whilst I wish I could have also caught their full performance of Nightside Eclipse, I am happy I got to hear gems live such as I Am The Black Wizards. Without a doubt, one of the most gifted bands in the genre.
Fridtjof Bjarturson the loss and curse of reverence that riff in the mid section of the song just slays then the blast beats beats kick In still get goose bulbs til this day from it same with the riff off plague rages from Napalm Death very similar riff while the blast kicks in and all fuckin hell breaks lose love it Horns up brother
This album was my initiation to the world of black metal music. I was 14 years old at the time, and I remember being completely absorbed and enthralled from start to finish. A fantastic discovery that served to introduce me to the genre, and I've been listening ever since.
There are many people who abhor this record. I meself do not know what makes them dislike this record, it can be due to its technical and symphonic side.
Drummerinthe Park Because it doesn't stick to black metal of its day. Terrible production, flurries of notes with no real structure. Considering Vegard went to musoc college, it's no wonder he can seanlessly transition different parts of the song, beautiful symphonics and the abikity to actually sing. I happen to be a fan of Avant Garde Black Metal in which Emperor pioneered.
This whole album feels like drinking a good pure black coffee for me. Just like the coffee, I didn't really like it during my first try and I dont really get it on why people praised it so much. But after tried it again and again over time, it then simply became my favourite, as my senses began to "mature", to the extend that I felt like I needed to have its complete dose daily and enjoyed every bit of it.
I had never heard of these guys before, but I bought this in a record shop, somewhere in Montreal a long time ago. That was back in 98. Been listening to Black Metal ever since.
I always wonder what Bach, Vivaldi, or Paganini would think if they heard this... or what they would be able to create today with modern electric instruments/effects.
I think this may be my favorite Black Metal album, but I haven't listened to a lot of black metal the past few years. It is an album nonetheless, that had a personal effect on me that I still love!
I am a been a big black metal fan for some 22 years now, and I can't believe it took me so long to appreciate how good this album is. I always kind of digged it, but with time it keeps growing on me and I now see it's a masterpiece.
Le meilleur album de black métal !!! La synthèse ultime de tout... Cet album incarne et respire l'esprit black de la plus belle des manières... gigantesque et inaccessible !!!
This was the first black metal album that really clicked with me when it came out. Everything I had heard before this was so badly recorded and produced, flat, and muffled sounding. I wanted to hear something HEAVY and finally here it was. Now looking back In the Nightside Eclipse is every bit as good but I hadn't heard that at the time I don't think.
For me the best Emperor album ever. I were in Tavastia Helsinki when this album came out. Band of my friends Enochian Crescent opened. Singer slit his wrist, and their gig had to cut down. Second or third accident for Mr. Kuru ;)
All of Emperor's albums that I've heard are like a maelstrom of sound. They transcend to some otherworldly place. That's exactly what I'm looking for, something to transport me out of this sad reality that we call life.
check out dead can dance "within the realm of a dying sun", the third and the mortal "sorrow" or "tears laid in earth", pink floyd "the dark side of the moon", Arvo Pärt "te deum", Anathema "the silent enigma"... no black metal music for sure but great music to discover new landscapes...
This is very late but if you haven't already, I suggest giving Limbonic Art a try. Their first albums are pure gold in terms of creating/channeling otherwordly atmospheres.
I bought this album around 1999 and oh boy did it take ages to open up... And slowly it grew on me, these days I can't imagine my black metal without Anthems. It took many many times listening to finally get into it. Absolute mastery of atmosphere.
Emperor is for me the pinnacle of Black Metal, the unsurpassed Gods of this art...They bring darkness and devastation yet briefly they show a glimpse of light only to bring you back in the depths of obscurity again...Masters
First Emperor album I ever heard. Was into death metal before this. Thought the mix was too noisy, the vocals to far back in the mix....then it grew on me, like a delightful majestic cancer, if there is such a thing. The genius on this album is too great to ignore. If there's one weakness, it's Trym's drumming, which is out of time in several places. But that almost gives the album more character. Saw Emperor perform, with Peccatum, on the tour for IX Equilibrium. Ihsahn performing with his wife was something I will never forget. I nearly cried.
+breathingreflection where is the drumming out of time? There are some places where not only is the drumming in time, but it's really good, so it surprises me he would be out of time.
+breathingreflection I still can't tell whether Trym is out of time in certain places or just playing a really clever rhythm that I haven't picked up on yet.
In some of Tryms faster blasts - his cymbal hits are floating a little bit - but not what I'd call out of time - I actually like a small degree of fluidity in my drumming (think Flo Mounier on the first Cryptopsy release)
I used to be a traditional hardcore christian and I remember myself listening to this album asking God to forgive me.I will never forget when I heard the loss and curse of reverence for the first time.I never felt such a weird ear orgasm in my entire life.Now I am an agnostic and I enjoy this album even more.
If god exists,firstly he wont be the puritanical judeochristian twat we learn about(or anyone from the other religions aswell) and secondly he ll definitely have proper taste and love black metal!
I'm Christian, and I still listen to all sorts of ridiculous shit like this, and I love it. Music inherently is music. Nothing bad about it, rather, it brings people together. In war, the enemy's first objective is to cut out the lines of communication and get everyone separated and completely on their own, fending for themselves with no supporting alliances. To be honest, when Christians say it's sinful to listen to music like this, they're supporting their enemy without knowing it, as they're aiding in the societal divide. If they actually read the book that they treat like a get out of jail free card, it would tell them to basically not be idiots and still live their lives as if they had no enemies, no societal affiliations, no "tribes" per se. BTW, I see God not as a silly sky fairy figure with a magic wand, but as a fundamental force that holds the particles in place and ensures cosmic consistency without deviation. Some peeps have even figured out that you can use the term "universe" in place of "God", and it still works. I'll stop there.
I am so happy that my longsleve t sshirt arrive by mail..from this album now iam going to wear it with pride,so society can see what i belive in real cosmic of our creation...
Absolute Classic Album. It's the pinnacle of taking complex musical composition, yet with very memorable song writing, and applying it to such an extreme genre music. Take the opening tracks. The Alsvartr (The Oath) starts off almost like in wonder before turning sinister and taking the listener to a dark atmospheric place. I get the vision of wandering in a pleasant forest but then straying too far to somewhere dangerous. This leads to a majestic interlude with fanfare. The ease of this opener abruptly leads into Ye Entrancemperium which sounds even more ferocious following this track. A masterpiece from 90s Black Metal.
Я увы, это открываю это только сейчас, в детстве больше хеви, треш метал , хард рок был почему то. Блэк впервые услышал 12 лет назад по-нормальному Варга Викернеса и Иммортал еще.
Emperor did to black/extreme metal in the 90's (and early 2000's) what Metallica did for heavy/thrash metal in the 80's. In the Nightside Eclipse, Anthems to The Welkin at Dusk, Ix Equilibrium and Prometheus are every bit as good as Kill 'Em All, Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets and ...And Justice for All.
Ivo Maropo I agree entirely with you about Emperor. I feel that "In the Nightside Eclipse" especially changed the face of black metal, and gave birth to the sub-genre of symphonic black metal, which is more popular now than ever. However, Metallica is utterly horrid shit.
For the ones who keep the records, this is the shining, pinnacle masterpiece that’s not going to be surpassed in our lifetime, or in your lifetime. This is creativity, youth, chaos and aggression in one package that simply cannot be surpassed. Thanks Vegard, my life would not have been what it was without your influence. I tip my hat to you not just musically but spiritually as well.
To be honnest, it's mine too, along with In the nightside eclipse . When it comes to Symphonic Black Metal, there is no contest ( even though Moon in the Scorpio would be a great contender, no way it can defeat Emperor)
This is a massive statement, musicwise. There's a progressive approach to BM which I find interesting. Amazing how rich and complex the single compositions are. Thank you for sharing.
I will never forget the feeling when I put this CD in the player for the first time in 1997
This stuff is something special.
So do I (since 1997 and then...)
One of the best black metal albums ever.
with in the nigthside
heriard jean luc
Indeed.
It has good quality for a black metal record
Suomi Finland PERKELE!!!
The best
"Ensorcelled by Khaos" is such a fucking masterpiece
One hell of a black metal onslaught
Black metal is often so beautiful.
This is one of the best examples of it.
check out ABIGOR ! LOVE THAT TOO! same as Judas Iscariot !! makes me drool !
True. Too many just listen to one song of Mayhem and judge by it...
I adore black metal. There is nothing on earth that does the same things for me.
No kidding, I love all types of music, but black metal just soothes and inspires me.....most outsiders consider it noise, their loss....
+LIPresume except death metal (;
B.
Listen Uaral Band, is awesome!
Pilomaf Agreed!
Damn, I haven't listened to this in at *least* a decade. It's even better than I remember. The 90s was a special time for extreme metal.
the best part of it, was the extreme metal music busted a lot of crappy "alternative" music of those years
same here!
Same!
90s have been THE time
late 90s for sure! both Death and Black changed to better! larger audience better studio productions and finally breakthrough with larger festivals! I love the Ablaze magazine from germany back then. discovered so many great bands, also PAgan metal or Viking metal and some others!
Alsvartr (The Oath) 00:00
Ye Entrancemperium 04:21
Thus Spake the Nightspirit 09:36
Ensorcelled by Khaos 14:05
The Loss and Curse of Reverence 20:46
The Acclamation of Bonds 26:54
With Strength I Burn 32:49
The Wanderer 41:02
In Longing Spirit 44:00
Opus a Satana 49:56
The Loss and Curse of Reverence - Live 54:14
Beautiful.
❦
In my opinion this is the best Emperor’s album ever
It’s a difficult choice though
@@moit_gabr either this or ITNE
Is the second one the best always will be in the nightside eclipse
Yes even better than the first one which is a phenomenal album. This album is more mental!!!
I prefer Nightside but only by a small margin. They're both masterpieces of the Norwegian black metal scene.
The final part of Ye Entrancemperium still gives me goosebumbs after all these years....
TeppichPilot the spoken word part? Man that part is absolutely perfect
The beginning gets me too. Great song.
This is a great piece of work, not black metal, metal, just musically. So young and filled w energy and creativity.
Well said, Ludwig.
@@Neuroneos You know you made a really good album when Beethoven himself is praising it
Good to hear from you after the movies, specially considering how long dogs usually live
thank you beethoven, now i know i wasn't crazy in 12th grade. i was perfectly fine.
Agreed..Absolutely not "black metal"...
That intro track is incredible
Indeed and also the song following it. Not a dull moment.
Perfect.....
Alsvartr is easily one of Emperor's finest moments. Which is saying a lot for a band this great.
Intro written by Euronymous
@@BootboyJu Wrong, that is the opening riff of "Ye Entracemperium"
The transition from Alsvatar to Ye Entrancemperium is just so great. And then the brutality and relentless speed crashes into you, with Ihsahn screaming over it all. This whole album is the pinnacle of black metal in my opinion. Very well written with so many different sounds coming into the picture. The guitar tone, the keyboards, the layers of music are brilliant.
I haven't heard a bad album by them yet.
With Strenght I Burn : the most powerful song of all time, best thing i've ever heard in my life !!!!!!!!!
Agreed
Totally agree!!!
Epic!!!
I second this opinion!
Other bands got nothing on Ye Entrancemperium. It's simply the most epic black metal song in the world!
Anthems*
It's an opera, a dream in a nightmare which switches back and forth. It's divine. When it gets going, you can't and don't want to get off. It's sublime, genius. It makes life matter; the whole album.
Sacramentum - Far away from the sun
hail Euronymous. probably why they put his riff at the beginning to set the atmosphere properly.
Great job Candlelight.
This is effective kind of promotion instead of hiding material.
YEAH!!! EVERYDAY, MORE AND MORE GREAT METAL BANDS ARE GETTING WELL PROMOTED BY SHARING THEIR OWN WORKS, INSTEAD OF HIDING THE MATERIAL... BY THE WAY, ON THESE DAYS THE MASTERS OF NOKTURNAL MORTUM ARE UPLOADING ALL OF THEIR ALBUMS TOO, SO DON'T MISS THEM, MY FRIEND!!!
Wolves In The Throne Room too have uploaded everything. Which I am happy that they reap the benefits instead of someone unassociated.
I already own the album but this would make me buy it
Emperor 🖤
Having experienced their shenanigans I second this. There are some rotten individuals in their ranks that don't deserve a job nor to touch anyone's music as they're bitter that they have none of their own.
This album is an incredible achievement. Wow.
We spread our wings and fly away 🤘
Then absolute madness ensues.
I heard some of the tracks from this album before it was released. They played a concert in Helsinki in the Spring '97 and the album came out next week. One of the best black metal albums of all time.
Nightspirit, spirit, spirit, embrace my soul...
What a masterpiece of music…best black metal album ever.
Had to give it a listen after seeing your comment. Amazing!!! 🖤🤟🤟
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it is. looking back they're one of the few bands i liked. especially when you view the shit that is dimmu borgir
Dimmu Borgir is indeed a generic mainstream BM band, but they do have some decent songs overall.
@@makingglitches1856 DIMMU BURGUER IS SHIT NOWADAYS... BUT LISTEN TO THEIR OLD ALBUMS AND THEY ARE HISTORIC TOO... OBVIOUSLY, EMPEROR IS AT ANOTHER LEVEL AND THERE COULDN'T BE A COMPARISON🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Alsvartr ( The Oath ) is the best intro or opening song on a black metal album ever, the album is as good as the debut album of the band, Rob Halford, the legendary vocalist of Judas Priest put this album in his list of the 10 best albums of all times, it was the only black metal album in his list, this album is ferocious!!!!!! thanks to Ihsahn and Emperor for some of the best black metal albums in history, Ihsahn also released some great albums in his solo career, thanks Candlelight Records for sharing.
Classic symphonic Norwegian Black Metal!!
38:28 This. This is "THE moment" for me. 🖤
Listened to this for the first time yesterday. MINDBLOWING.
I remember that feeling from years ago. Enjoy it, and check out their earlier albums as well!
One of the greatest metal albums of all time! At least top 10.
One of those albums that never grows old. I can listen to this on a weekly base still, it's THAT good! Hail to the mighty Emperor.
With Strength I burn is easily one of the best songs ever released
if I had to chose one, THE single best for me.
I have like 50 conteders for number two but only With Strength I burn for nr. 1.
It's... unparallelled.
I bought this when it came out and I still think it's one of the greatest Metal albums ever written.
I agree. I need to get it for CD though. I have the vinyl version. Stunningly beautiful.
it is graceful.
metal head since 1983
It was my favourite Black Metal when it came out and it still is. The Emperor is still sitting on his Throne.
May this night carry my will, And may these old mountains forever remember this night, May the forest whisper my name, And may the storm bring these words to the end of all worlds
This is how Emperor's albums are like... One single riff just pops in your head even though you haven't listened to it in weeks or months. Then you just have to put the record playing to hear the riff, but then you can't stop listening and you have to listen through the whole album.
+Doom Dope Or when you're walking in around in public and do a whisper-scream of "DEPRAAAAAVED" and everybody thinks you're nuts.
DeSever thus spake the nightspiiriiiiiiit.......!
+Doom Dope ...or those times when you unfortunately listen some nu metal or others shitty music, then you have to run home and listen this whole album trying to clear your mind and get back your senses in good and fine music. Btw; Emperor performs sophisticated Black Metal art only.
+Doom Dope Well this is exactly what brought me here! And it had been probably years...
+DeSever or when driving your car... singing the words and everybody looks why your making such weird faces... magical moments ^^
i bought this cd in 1997. a month after it came out, first listening - wall of sound (i wasn't prepared for such a dense sound, i thought it would be much clear - hey man, nobody had ever sounded like this, it was something new), second listening -wall of sound, third - hey there's some melody and different instruments, fourth listening - my favourite album of all fucking time !!!!! everytime i listen to this album, i discover something new. i'm e huge fan from 1995. just perfection. another wall of sound i experienced was Ulcerate "Everything is Fire", same thing - after fourth listening - couldn't fucking stop listening to it.
this is how black metal works :) no easy listening
First time listening I’m old 55 but love what this and black
Metal stands for ... freedom
@@jeffyoung6257 Freedom!
Very grateful that I was able to experience this album in its entirety at Bloodstock 2018. Unforgettable truly. Whilst I wish I could have also caught their full performance of Nightside Eclipse, I am happy I got to hear gems live such as I Am The Black Wizards. Without a doubt, one of the most gifted bands in the genre.
The ending to Alsvartr (The Oath) right before the beginning to Ye Entrancemperium always gets me pumped and gives me goosebumps
The Acclamation of the Bonds is probably my favorite track on this album.
ayy
Those X Files theme synths are amazing.
Fridtjof Bjarturson the loss and curse of reverence that riff in the mid section of the song just slays then the blast beats beats kick In still get goose bulbs til this day from it same with the riff off plague rages from Napalm Death very similar riff while the blast kicks in and all fuckin hell breaks lose love it Horns up brother
This album was my initiation to the world of black metal music. I was 14 years old at the time, and I remember being completely absorbed and enthralled from start to finish. A fantastic discovery that served to introduce me to the genre, and I've been listening ever since.
That is like having your first sex with the most beautiful woman in the world, you were lucky!
How can anyone "thumbs down" one of the most influential, superb albums ever made
Those who don't have their balls dropped yet.
+Scott Velez haha
There are many people who abhor this record. I meself do not know what makes them dislike this record, it can be due to its technical and symphonic side.
Drummerinthe Park envy
Drummerinthe Park Because it doesn't stick to black metal of its day. Terrible production, flurries of notes with no real structure. Considering Vegard went to musoc college, it's no wonder he can seanlessly transition different parts of the song, beautiful symphonics and the abikity to actually sing. I happen to be a fan of Avant Garde Black Metal in which Emperor pioneered.
This whole album feels like drinking a good pure black coffee for me.
Just like the coffee, I didn't really like it during my first try and I dont really get it on why people praised it so much. But after tried it again and again over time, it then simply became my favourite, as my senses began to "mature", to the extend that I felt like I needed to have its complete dose daily and enjoyed every bit of it.
One of the best albums of extreme music, love it.
seeing them at WOA 2017, celebrating exactly this Album. that will be Epic
I'm praying that they will do a tour date here in Canada.
Really can't wait. Bought the tickets! Going from Brazil just to see 'em live.
met some brazilian guys last year... Come over and enjoy the full festival.you`re welcome \m/
mark kevorkian
yes... serious. Athems to Welkin at dusk special show
Hell yes, like wise!...gonna be awesome.
How have I never listened to this album? This is freaking awesomee!
Wish I was you, hearing it for the first time! But 20 years of this and it never gets old!
Listening for the first time in 2023
Listening for the first time in 2024@@sdlfkjsdlkfj
I had never heard of these guys before, but I bought this in a record shop, somewhere in Montreal a long time ago. That was back in 98. Been listening to Black Metal ever since.
Back listening to this masterpiece.. very black and atmospheric album 😎 one of the best black metal album of all times
I always wonder what Bach, Vivaldi, or Paganini would think if they heard this... or what they would be able to create today with modern electric instruments/effects.
Carlsberg, probably the best album ever recorded in metal. Emperor will never die.
Black metal's pinnacle!the transition between"The Oak/Ye Entrancemperium"...Powerful , Brutal and Gorgeous!
Our great influence. Necessary and eternal album.
I think this may be my favorite Black Metal album, but I haven't listened to a lot of black metal the past few years. It is an album nonetheless, that had a personal effect on me that I still love!
seriously Bartok?
Try with Nightbringer
I am a been a big black metal fan for some 22 years now, and I can't believe it took me so long to appreciate how good this album is. I always kind of digged it, but with time it keeps growing on me and I now see it's a masterpiece.
Le meilleur album de black métal !!! La synthèse ultime de tout...
Cet album incarne et respire l'esprit black de la plus belle des manières... gigantesque et inaccessible !!!
So much talent poured into one record.
Yea this has always been top 10 of any genre for me. Easy 10/10.
It was my first Black Metal album I had in my life and it started the awesome journey in my life :)
one of the best album intros in all of black metal
This was the first black metal album that really clicked with me when it came out. Everything I had heard before this was so badly recorded and produced, flat, and muffled sounding. I wanted to hear something HEAVY and finally here it was. Now looking back In the Nightside Eclipse is every bit as good but I hadn't heard that at the time I don't think.
I AM THE EMPEROR !!!
just before yeentranceemperium too...amazing!
NO
One of the best albums ever recorded.
For me the best Emperor album ever. I were in Tavastia Helsinki when this album came out. Band of my friends Enochian Crescent opened. Singer slit his wrist, and their gig had to cut down. Second or third accident for Mr. Kuru ;)
Happy Birthday Anthems. 20 years of emperial perfection.
So many people judge THIS culture but these are not the ones to fear. All I see is true beauty and great people, great camera work!
All of Emperor's albums that I've heard are like a maelstrom of sound. They transcend to some otherworldly place. That's exactly what I'm looking for, something to transport me out of this sad reality that we call life.
check out dead can dance "within the realm of a dying sun", the third and the mortal "sorrow" or "tears laid in earth", pink floyd "the dark side of the moon", Arvo Pärt "te deum", Anathema "the silent enigma"... no black metal music for sure but great music to discover new landscapes...
This is very late but if you haven't already, I suggest giving Limbonic Art a try. Their first albums are pure gold in terms of creating/channeling otherwordly atmospheres.
I bought this album around 1999 and oh boy did it take ages to open up... And slowly it grew on me, these days I can't imagine my black metal without Anthems. It took many many times listening to finally get into it. Absolute mastery of atmosphere.
I love that 'Emperor' feeling
Emperor is for me the pinnacle of Black Metal, the unsurpassed Gods of this art...They bring darkness and devastation yet briefly they show a glimpse of light only to bring you back in the depths of obscurity again...Masters
One can find satisfaction listening to this sober aswell..
Worth to be called EMPERER
First Emperor album I ever heard. Was into death metal before this. Thought the mix was too noisy, the vocals to far back in the mix....then it grew on me, like a delightful majestic cancer, if there is such a thing. The genius on this album is too great to ignore. If there's one weakness, it's Trym's drumming, which is out of time in several places. But that almost gives the album more character.
Saw Emperor perform, with Peccatum, on the tour for IX Equilibrium. Ihsahn performing with his wife was something I will never forget. I nearly cried.
+breathingreflection where is the drumming out of time? There are some places where not only is the drumming in time, but it's really good, so it surprises me he would be out of time.
+breathingreflection I still can't tell whether Trym is out of time in certain places or just playing a really clever rhythm that I haven't picked up on yet.
emperor is a little bit of progressive black metal, the drumming isnt out of time, its just weird time signatures meant to throw you off some.
I was there 👍😉
In some of Tryms faster blasts - his cymbal hits are floating a little bit - but not what I'd call out of time - I actually like a small degree of fluidity in my drumming (think Flo Mounier on the first Cryptopsy release)
I used to be a traditional hardcore christian and I remember myself listening to this album asking God to forgive me.I will never forget when I heard the loss and curse of reverence for the first time.I never felt such a weird ear orgasm in my entire life.Now I am an agnostic and I enjoy this album even more.
If god exists,firstly he wont be the puritanical judeochristian twat we learn about(or anyone from the other religions aswell) and secondly he ll definitely have proper taste and love black metal!
DevilNietzsche I'm sure that ALL the Gods like black metal.
I'm Christian, and I still listen to all sorts of ridiculous shit like this, and I love it. Music inherently is music. Nothing bad about it, rather, it brings people together. In war, the enemy's first objective is to cut out the lines of communication and get everyone separated and completely on their own, fending for themselves with no supporting alliances. To be honest, when Christians say it's sinful to listen to music like this, they're supporting their enemy without knowing it, as they're aiding in the societal divide. If they actually read the book that they treat like a get out of jail free card, it would tell them to basically not be idiots and still live their lives as if they had no enemies, no societal affiliations, no "tribes" per se.
BTW, I see God not as a silly sky fairy figure with a magic wand, but as a fundamental force that holds the particles in place and ensures cosmic consistency without deviation. Some peeps have even figured out that you can use the term "universe" in place of "God", and it still works. I'll stop there.
It’s ok to grow spiritually bro
HAHA Crazy
"..even, if I nothing learned, with strength I burn!"
Good guy candlelight.
Putting a watermark instead of restricting material.
This is easily the best Black Metal band ever created.
There is no best, there is only favourite.
With Strength I Burn is a perfect Back Metal song.
the best
I prefer Chest Metal
Emperor: SUPREME PRACTITIONERS OF SOPHISTICATED BLACK METAL ART MUSIC. Hail the mighty Emperor!!!!
Limbonic Art are also absolutely insane in what they did with Moon in the Scorpio
Saw these guys live yesterday night in Melbourne
They played this whole Album.
Damn THEY WERE PHENOMENAL! So Intense
#1 on my 'Top 10 Albums Ever Made' since 1997. No better album has been made before or since this masterpiece.
Limbonic Art - Moon in the Scorpio imo manages to be a tie
I am so happy that my longsleve t sshirt arrive by mail..from this album now iam going to wear it with pride,so society can see what i belive in real cosmic of our creation...
And wake up
Один из лучших альбомов, которые я слышал. А слышал немало.
This is the album that made me be into BM in the first place. On my favourites list for eternity! :)
Absolute Classic Album. It's the pinnacle of taking complex musical composition, yet with very memorable song writing, and applying it to such an extreme genre music.
Take the opening tracks. The Alsvartr (The Oath) starts off almost like in wonder before turning sinister and taking the listener to a dark atmospheric place. I get the vision of wandering in a pleasant forest but then straying too far to somewhere dangerous. This leads to a majestic interlude with fanfare. The ease of this opener abruptly leads into Ye Entrancemperium which sounds even more ferocious following this track.
A masterpiece from 90s Black Metal.
переслушиваю в 2024ом, всё так же прёт!
Я увы, это открываю это только сейчас, в детстве больше хеви, треш метал , хард рок был почему то. Блэк впервые услышал 12 лет назад по-нормальному Варга Викернеса и Иммортал еще.
Emperor did to black/extreme metal in the 90's (and early 2000's) what Metallica did for heavy/thrash metal in the 80's. In the Nightside Eclipse, Anthems to The Welkin at Dusk, Ix Equilibrium and Prometheus are every bit as good as Kill 'Em All, Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets and ...And Justice for All.
Ivo Maropo thats true, however to me it was Limbonic Art. i never really got into Emperor for some reason
Ivo Maropo ha! poser
***** I love limbonic art. itsa shame what happened to that band. They where by far more theatric too.
Ivo Maropo I agree entirely with you about Emperor. I feel that "In the Nightside
Eclipse" especially changed the face of black metal, and gave birth to
the sub-genre of symphonic black metal, which is more popular now than
ever. However, Metallica is utterly horrid shit.
spectralnighttravel back in 1983 until 1990
metallica was well worth listening too.
believe me , i lived it.
This Album Makes Me Reign The Death, The Dark, The Entrophy y The Chaos.
¡Hail Emperor, Hail Black Metal!
💀🔥
Sorry for you...
This album and immortal’s at the heart of winter are the best black metal albums
Album majestueux, le groupe au sommet de son art, rien à redire de A à Z
Still one of the best Nordic Black Metal albums of all time. Spiritual, classic and Timeless. I love listening this in the forest at night.
still the best metal album ever put out.
For the ones who keep the records, this is the shining, pinnacle masterpiece that’s not going to be surpassed in our lifetime, or in your lifetime. This is creativity, youth, chaos and aggression in one package that simply cannot be surpassed. Thanks Vegard, my life would not have been what it was without your influence. I tip my hat to you not just musically but spiritually as well.
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The best black metal album ever!!!!
Amen on this one, brother!
Statement not taken lightly and also in total agreement
thats for you only
To be honnest, it's mine too, along with In the nightside eclipse . When it comes to Symphonic Black Metal, there is no contest ( even though Moon in the Scorpio would be a great contender, no way it can defeat Emperor)
I am Legion, for there are many..
"..Hear my call!!"
That's where I break up crying, most of the times, with strength I burn. The wanderer after, leaves me standing solid in solitude.
DAMN!! Almost forgot how incredibly jawdropping this album is!!! Been awhile since ive heard it
This is like the Wish You Were Here of the 70's and Treasure of 80's
very great metal songs - the the keyboards add a dramatic touch.
Everytime,that I listen to the MIGHTY,EMPEROR from,NORWAY,it just sends chills right down,my spine 😎
THE NORTHERN DARKNESS COMES SOUTH!!!!!! Can't believe they're coming to my Island of Aus to play this in its entirety. An unholy blessing indeed.
Tengo 43...tres hijos y sigo escuchando estas bandas noruegas pioneras del black...bathory,hades,dissection,dimmu....etc...
I hate my flesh. Its dimension poisoned my soul with doubt.
+maxeypad Fuck the pain away...
*cringe*
It made me question
the essence of the "I".
Slaves are those of this world
given freedom to lay chains upon The Master.
Master, master.
+Cornivus7 everybody gotta die sometime.
I always hear
"I haaate myy fiiish"
Put this on blast on a drive into an Island where my cabin is. Literally an hour drive through the woods. Such a flawless album.
This is a massive statement, musicwise. There's a progressive approach to BM which I find interesting. Amazing how rich and complex the single compositions are. Thank you for sharing.
Absolutely loved this album. I'm so glad I got a signed DVD from them.
15 years ago (fcuk!!!), I loved this album so much, and I am still very impressed....
30:45 PURE DESTRUCTION
rebelling against the universe