Episode 66: Emperor

This week we're discussing Norway's Emperor. Part of the second wave of Norwegian black metal in the early 90s, Emperor was associated with all of the church burning insanity that the scene is infamous for. However, imprisonment couldn't stop these guys from putting out some remarkably fun black metal records. Also credited as helping pioneer symphonic black metal, Emperor had a lot of range despite their limited discography. Seriously, this episode has some crazy stories.

Closing track: "Inno a Satana" from In the Nightside Eclipse (1994)

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Mike's Picks: In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) — Best Album, Personal Favorite Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise (2001) — Worst Album, Least Favorite

Alex's Picks: In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) — Best Album, Personal Favorite IX Equilibrium (1999) — Worst Album, Least Favorite

Albums we discussed this episode… In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (1997) IX Equilibrium (1999) Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise (2001)