Emperor
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Norway
- Born: 1991 in Notodden, Telemark, Norway
- Active: 1991 - present
Biography
Emperor was known as one of the most infamous Norwegian black metal bands during the early and mid-1990s. Samoth was jailed for 16 months for taking part in church burnings with Varg Vikernes (*Burzum*), along with other members of the Norwegian black metal scene. Drummer *Faust* was jailed for church burning and for the stabbing and murder of a homosexual man in 1992 (he was never suspected of it until 2 years later when he was arrested in 1994).
Genres
Emperor Discography
- Emperor / Hordanes Land (1993) - Compilation - rated 3.77/5
- Emperor (1993) - EP - rated 3.74/5
- In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) - Album - rated 4.41/5
- Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (1997) - Album - rated 4.16/5
- Emperor / Wrath of the Tyrant (1998) - Compilation
- IX Equilibrium (1999) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- Emperial Live Ceremony (2000) - Album - rated 3.66/5
- Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise (2001) - Album - rated 3.52/5
- Emperial Vinyl Presentation (2001) - Compilation - rated 4.33/5
- Live Inferno (2009) - Album - rated 3.8/5
Members
- Ihsahn - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1991鈥揚resent)
- Samoth - guitar, drums (1991鈥揚resent)
- Trym Torson - drums (1996鈥揚resent)