- In the Nightside Eclipse
Infobox Album | Name = In the Nightside Eclipse
Type = studio
Artist = Emperor
Released =February 21 ,1994
Recorded = July 1993
Genre =Symphonic black metal
Length = 59:54 (1999 Reissue)
Label =Candlelight Records Century Black
Producer =Eirik Hundvin and Emperor
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8hbsa9qgu23u link]
Last album = "As the Shadows Rise "
(1994)
This album = "In the Nightside Eclipse"
(1994)
Next album = "Reverence (EP)"
(1996)"In the Nightside Eclipse" was the first full-length album and fourth official release by Norwegian
black metal band Emperor. It is considered a defining release for the black metal genre, and is regarded by many fans as one of the greatest black metal albums ever made.Fact|date=June 2008 It features one of Emperor's best-knownFact|date=June 2008 songs, "I Am the Black Wizards". It was recorded in July, 1993 at Grieghallen and released in 1994 byCandlelight Records . The cover was drawn by "Necrolord", also known asKristian Wåhlin .In 1999, the album was remastered and re-released, with two cover songs as bonus tracks. The first bonus track is the Bathory song "A Fine Day to Die". The second is the song "Gypsy" by
Mercyful Fate . For the re-release, the opening tracks "Intro" and "Into the Infinity of Thoughts" were combined, and the album came packed in a paper slipcase to cover the traditional jewel case, both featuring the same artwork.Track listing
#"Intro" - 0:51
#"Into the Infinity of Thoughts" – 8:14
#"The Burning Shadows of Silence" – 5:36
#"Cosmic Keys to My Creations and Times" – 6:06
#"Beyond the Great Vast Forest" – 6:01
#"Towards the Pantheon" – 5:57
#"The Majesty of the Night Sky" – 4:54
#"I Am the Black Wizards" – 6:01
#"Inno a Satana" – 4:48;1999 edition only:
#"A Fine Day to Die" (Bathory cover) – 8:26
#"Gypsy" (Mercyful Fate cover) – 2:54Credits
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Ihsahn – guitars, vocals, keyboards
*Samoth – guitars
*Tchort - bass
*Faust - drums
*Charmand Grimloch - keyboards ("Gypsy" only)
*"Music written by Ihsahn & Samoth."
*"Lyrics by Mortiis, Ihsahn & Samoth" [ [http://www.emperorhorde.com/disc.html Emperor Discography] ]
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