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In the Nightside Eclipse resoundingly demonstrated that there was real musical substance and ambition in the world of black metal.
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Seizing the throne of symphonic black metal.
THE METAL SUBGENRE CHALLENGE #025 - SYMPHONIC BLACK METAL
In this challenge, I'll be taking a look at various albums I haven't heard yet from a variety of different Metal subgenres. I'm quite familiar with the genre, but I really want to dive into the specific subgenres and analyze them.
Honestly, I don't have much to say about this album. I've never been a big fan of Symphonic Metal or music in general, so this didn't really click with me that much, a lot of the songs sounded the same and ... read more
It had some better moments than the other album but i preferred some other details in the other one too
Emperor's first full length LP is what really kicked off their career. They may have had a few decent outings that predated this album by a couple years, but it's In The Nightside Eclipse that put them on the map, making them one of the most talked about black metal bands out there and definitely the band that you'd use as a gateway into such a historically inaccessible subgenre of an already fairly inaccessible genre.
Pretty much creating the symphonic black metal subgenre, what Emperor ... read more
Why aren't A Fine Day to Die and Gypsy on here!!!! Gypsy was literally my favorite song off the album
I'm sorry if anyone is offended by this. But it's like black metal but shoegaze and I love it.
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Track List
| 1 | [untitled] 0:51 | 71 |
| 2 | Into the Infinity of Thoughts 8:14 | 84 |
| 3 | The Burning Shadows of Silence 5:35 | 74 |
| 4 | Cosmic Keys to My Creations & Times 6:06 | 87 |
| 5 | Beyond the Great Vast Forest 6:00 | 83 |
| 6 | Towards the Pantheon 5:57 | 83 |
| 7 | The Majesty of the Nightsky 4:53 | 79 |
| 8 | I Am the Black Wizards 6:00 | 83 |
| 9 | Inno a Satana 4:48 | 79 |
Total Length: 48 minutes
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I still can't believe Ihsahn is actually the black wizards, not just a singular black wizard. Guy's just built different.
Added on: April 8, 2015