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Emperor
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Notodden, Norway (1992 – 2001, 2005 – present)
Emperor is an influential Norwegian black metal band that represents a synth laden, progressive yet brutally aggressive and chaotic part of the genre, something quite different from the minimalism of other originators of the Norwegian black metal sound (e.g. Darkthrone).
The band was formed around the core members Samoth (Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen) and Ihsahn (Vegard Sverre Tveitan) of the death metal band Thou Shalt Suffer and bass player Mortiis (Håvard Ellefsen) in Notodden, Norway, 1992.
They released their critically acclaimed and widely influential debut In the Nightside Eclipse in 1994 after being joined by drummer Faust and having replaced Mortiis with Tchort on bass.
Around the same time as the release of the debut, most of the band’s members are arrested on various accounts (drummer Faust for murder and arson, guitarist Samoth for arson and bassist Tchort for burglary).
Two years later, after Samoth’s parole, the band released what many consider to be their landmark achievement, Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk, having invited Enslaved’s Trym Torson (Kai Jonny Mosaker) to man the drums.
Emperor went on to release two more albums (IX Equilibrium in 1999 and Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire and Demise in 2001) before splitting up in 2001. A live album titled Emperial Live Ceremony was also released in 2000 as both video (VHS / DVD) and CD. And, in addition, a “best of” double CD titled Scattered Ashes: a Decade of Emperial Wrath was released in 2003.
The band was formed around the core members Samoth (Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen) and Ihsahn (Vegard Sverre Tveitan) of the death metal band Thou Shalt Suffer and bass player Mortiis (Håvard Ellefsen) in Notodden, Norway, 1992.
They released their critically acclaimed and widely influential debut In the Nightside Eclipse in 1994 after being joined by drummer Faust and having replaced Mortiis with Tchort on bass.
Around the same time as the release of the debut, most of the band’s members are arrested on various accounts (drummer Faust for murder and arson, guitarist Samoth for arson and bassist Tchort for burglary).
Two years later, after Samoth’s parole, the band released what many consider to be their landmark achievement, Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk, having invited Enslaved’s Trym Torson (Kai Jonny Mosaker) to man the drums.
Emperor went on to release two more albums (IX Equilibrium in 1999 and Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire and Demise in 2001) before splitting up in 2001. A live album titled Emperial Live Ceremony was also released in 2000 as both video (VHS / DVD) and CD. And, in addition, a “best of” double CD titled Scattered Ashes: a Decade of Emperial Wrath was released in 2003.
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In the Nightside Eclipse
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Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
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IX Equilibrium
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Wrath of the Tyrant
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I Am the Black Wizards
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Thus Spake the Nightspirit
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Ye Entrancemperium
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Inno A Satana
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Towards the Pantheon
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With Strength I Burn
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The Loss and Curse of Reverence
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Into the Infinity of Thoughts
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The Burning Shadows of Silence
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Curse You All Men!
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Beyond the Great Vast Forest
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The Majesty of the Nightsky
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An Elegy of Icaros
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The Acclamation of Bonds
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juancannibalist wrote:
Everything Emperor did was awesome. [4]
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countpestiles wrote:
If You Like Raw True Black Metal of Pprimal Essence Check Out My Band http://www.last.fm/music/Necromantical+Aryan+SS+Forest+Rape+88+Holocaust
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LukeMaNity wrote:
Everything Emperor did was awesome. [3] Guy below has no fucking clue.
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s_6664u wrote:
first album the best...rest - worst
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Graveworm09 wrote:
inno a satana and curse you all men are great songs
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Uglukk wrote:
Everything Emperor did was awesome [2]
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stahu19 wrote:
So many haters hah :) Great band - yeah they are quite funny with theyre make ups and grim faces. But who hell cares?
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LastfmPolice wrote:
@ackleykidisdead why are you even on this shoutbox? your charts are worse than bmthxfan's
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LastfmPolice wrote:
@bmthxfan is that the best you can do to defend liking probably the biggest pussy excuse for a metal band to come out these past few years?
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EVILteddie wrote:
Anthems pretty much changed what black metal could be, that's why it's so highly regarded.
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BrotherManDude wrote:
Ihsahn's croaks are still unparalled.
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bmthxfan wrote:
foad @ ackleykid
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DessPL wrote:
I never understood the phenomenon of In The Nightside Eclispe being their best album. For me Anthems and Prometheus are far, far better than said album.
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ackleykidisdead wrote:
bmthxfan... You're a bring me the horizon fan if anyone needs to leave its you
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thaumo wrote:
band sucks alot tbf
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eqyiel wrote:
lulz at wiki edit. thanks for being good sports.
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eqyiel wrote:
seminal. 1 : of, relating to, or consisting of seed or semen
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miss_thursday wrote:
THUS SPAKE THE NIGHTSPIRIT Is featured at - www.violent-vanilla.co.uk/shop
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bmthxfan wrote:
Emobuttmeat, for the love of God, stop whoring Black Metal shoutboxes. I see what you're doing: you know you'll get attention (however negative) if you piss off us Black Metal fans enough, and that's just pathetic. Go back to Gaia Online.
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premobuttmeat wrote:
*yawn*
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