Release Year: 2014
Artist Origin: NOR
Style: majestic mesmerizing primeval black metal
undisputed masterpiece of primeval Nordic black metal, majestic and haunting debut album [1994] by emperial four-piece with the classic line-up, that ultimately set the standards for the second wave of mystical, fast, symphonic black metal worldwide; if other forefathers of the genre were craving for exceptionally brutal, morbid and dirty essence of metal, Emperor have managed to enrich it with mesmerizing aureole, bringing the atmosphere term to a completely new and challenging level; deluxe twentieth anniversary edition comes in a hardcover digibook format with a recently remastered by Jens Bogren sound, twenty page booklet, enriched with rare vintage photos and featuring an interview with all four band members, As the Shadows Rise 7"EP [1994] material in addition on disc one, and exclusive second disk with alternative and pre-production versions of album tracks