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- Date Released: July 8, 1997
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Metal
- Label: Candlelight
Absolute metal perfection: there is none more black.
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We Say...
The fact is, you can't talk about extreme metal without talking at least a little about this seminal album, which first raised black metal to the platform of grand, pseudo-operatic, beautiful excess. Emperor's predecessors had only imagined the possibilities that Anthems fully realizes. Keyboards render the album only 88% pure, but they also kick ass, and a solid asskicking plays rock to purity's scissors on any given Sunday.
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They Say...
Whereas Emperor's debut poured sorrow from every measure, Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk takes a more regal stance by adding a classical influence to the keyboard lines (the album was recorded in the Memorial Hall of Grieg). Not only is the music more complex, it's also a bit more varied and accessible; the vocals don't rely exclusively on death metal's throaty growling and sometimes match the band's scattered passages of melodicism. Less sorrowful than In the Nightside Eclipse, Emperor's bleak outlook is nonetheless intact. This is an album by a band fully intent on realizing its creative potential, displaying no intention of compromise while simultaneously raising the stakes for a genre most fans were starting to think had dried up. The Reverence EP, which preceded the album, is included here in its entirety, featuring a CD-ROM video and an orchestral version of Eclipse's "Inno a Satana."
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| 01. |  |
Alsvartr (The Oath) |
4:18 |
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| 02. | |
Ye Entrancemperium |
5:14 |
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| 03. | |
Thus Spake The Nightspirit |
4:29 |
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| 04. | |
Ensorcelled By Rhaos |
6:39 |
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| 05. | |
The Loss And Curse Of Reverence |
6:09 |
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| 06. | |
The Acclamation Of Bonds |
5:54 |
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| 07. | |
With Strength I Burn |
8:17 |
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| 08. | |
The Wanderer |
2:54 |
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| 09. | |
In Longing Spirit |
5:55 |
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| 10. | |
Opus A Satana |
4:17 |
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| 11. | |
The Loss And Curse Of Reverence (Live) |
6:23 |
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11 Total Tracks, 60:29 Total Length
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Credits
- Trym - Percussion // Trym - Drums // N.A.P. - Design // Ihsahn - Synthesizer // Ihsahn - Guitar // Ihsahn - Arranger // Ihsahn - Vocals // Ihsahn - Producer // Ihsahn - Mastering // Yens - Photography // Cristophe Szpajdel - Illustrations // Pytten - Producer // Pytten - Engineer // Stephen O'Malley - Design // Samoth - Guitar // Samoth - Arranger // Samoth - Guitar (Rhythm) // Samoth - Producer // Samoth - Mastering // Alver - Guitar (Bass) // David Palser - Photography
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