Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
by Emperor
- Type: Album
- Released: 8 July 1997
- Label: Candlelight
- Country: Norway
- Length: 1:00:34
- Community rating: 4.16/5 from 13 ratings
Artists on this release: Trym Torson, Alver, Samoth
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Expanding significantly on their groundbreaking debut, Emperor delivers an incredibly dense and complex masterwork of symphonic black metal on 'Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk'. The album balances relentless, heavy aggression with majestic, progressive orchestration, resulting in a dark, atmospheric fantasy epic.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, complex, fantasy, male-vocalist, maximalist, melodic, occult, progressive, satanism, technical
Tracklist
- Al Svartr (The Oath) (4:18)
- Ye Entrancemperium (5:14)
- Thus Spake The Nightspirit (4:29)
- Ensorcelled By Khaos (6:39)
- The Loss & Curse Of Reverence (6:09)
- The Acclamation Of Bonds (5:54)
- With Strength I Burn (8:17)
- The Wanderer (2:54)
- In Longing Spirit (5:55)
- Opus A Satana (4:17)
- The Loss & Curse Of Reverence - Live At Halford, Berlin / October 1997 (6:23)
Credits
- Emperor - primary artist, design concept [cover concept], design
- Alver - bass guitar
- Nocturnal Art Productions - design concept [cover concept], design, management [emperor]
- Stephen O'Malley - design concept [cover concept], design
- Trym Torson - drums, percussion
- J酶rgen Tr忙en - engineer [engineered by]
- Pytten - engineer [engineered by], producer
- Gustave Dor茅 - illustration [uncredited]
- Ihsahn - lead guitar [main], vocals [all], synth, mastered by, producer, words by, music by, arranged by [arrangements], concept by [lyrical concept]
- Samoth - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, mastered by, producer, arranged by [arrangements], music by, music by, arranged by [arrangements], concept by [lyrical concept]
- Vargnatt Inc. - mastered by
- David Palser - photography by [photos by]
- Yens - photography by [photos by]
- Christophe Szpajdel - typography [logo by]
- Euronymous - composed by [opening theme originally composed by]