None of Emperor's albums are pure Black Metal tbh.
How is In the Nightside Eclipse not black metal?
IX Equillibrium is a solid album too, save for the rather crappy middle(the first three tracks and the last one are good). The sound
however is just too busy. Same with Anthems, only it's more consistent in quality.
There's a difference between not being pure Black Metal and not being Black Metal.
I can't really think of one single element in "In the Nightside Eclipse" that's not black metal, to be honest.
Rotting Christ used keyboards before Emperor. Master's Hammer used keys as well even before Rotting Christ. But those were all light touches, and weren't really instrumental to the creation of the atmosphere. Emperor, however, went major scale with them on ITNE.So now all of a sudden Mayhem is traditional BM? What about Celtic Frost, Bathory, Venom, and Mercyful Fate? Why pick Mayhem to be the definition of BM, especially when their only true BM LP came out the same year as Emperor's ITNE? I'd say symphonic BM is quite pure...was that album the first to utilize keyboards?
In the Nightside Eclipse and Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk are both symphonic black metal, not traditional black metal. They're not minimalistic like Mayhem or Burzum.
Yep.Blessed Are The Sick > Altars of Madness
Prometheus might just be the best Emperor record.
Man, I'm loving it again after so many years of neglect.
Mathiäs;7282137 said:It's way better than Equilibrium
Mathiäs;7282145 said:Prometheus is good though
you are either trolling or you are just a jerk by nature. you have 8 posts and most of them are shitting on people's tastes
@Omni: Well, your primary interest in metal is BM, and neither of those albums is black metal by definition, so it's not surprising why you think this way.
Yea, and I like Arcturus as well. I mean, how demeaning is that, huh?Whatever you have to tell yourself to justify listening to carnival music.
Yea, and I like Arcturus as well. I mean, how demeaning is that, huh?
Pfft.