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Emperor | |
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| Origin | Notodden, Norway |
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| Spinoff of | Thou Shalt Suffer |
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| Website | emperorhorde |
Emperor is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991 by guitarist and vocalist Ihsahn and drummer Samoth. The group split up in 2001, but reunited from 2005 to 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours, and again reunited in 2013 to 2014. Emperor reformed for the third time in 2016.
Emperor is regarded as highly influential by music critics and by emerging black metal bands.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise - Emperor - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Steve Huey. "In the Nightside Eclipse – Emperor | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Peter Bickel. "Emperor » Nordische Musik". Nordische-musik.de. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ McIver, Joel (2005). Extreme Metal II – Joel McIver – Google Boeken. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781844490974. Retrieved 28 February 2014.