In terms of popularity, Emperor is perhaps the biggest known real black metal band (although on later albums that can be debated) maybe because of their involvement with the church arsons that took place in Norway in the early 90's. This was seen as the big return of Emperor- their acclaimed debut, In The Nightside Eclipse, had already been released several years earlier. Anthems... is a grandiose slab of extreme black metal. I've always said that this album is like controlled chaos - the guitars are a wall of noise and above them lies the sickly sweet sounds of symphonic synths, both soothing and creepy at the same time. Unlike their peers using raw trebly production, Emperor incorperates polished and sonically superior sounds to relay their self proclaimed "sophisticated black metal art" and it works because the chaotic riffs, drums and synths all do their part to create a hypnotic effect, conquering both the evil and mysterious elements that should be essential to any true black metal album. To describe this album in full detail would be like analyzing every piece of a puzzle - pointless, You need to hear this with your own ears to appreciate the rich complexity and the atmosphere being conveyed. Although, Anthems is very complex and extreme yet at moments when the album slows down it gets quite quite dark and beautiful - the balance is just perfect. There will never be an album like Anthems ever again - This is Black metal at it's finest.
Check out the video for "Loss and Curse of Reverence"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BI4_NMxPb8
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