Emperor (band)

Emperor
Emperor
	Emperor at Wacken Open Air 2014
Background information
Origin	Notodden, Norway
Genres	Black metal; symphonic black metal; progressive metal;
Years active	1991–2001; 2005–2007; 2013–2014; 2016–present;
Labels	Deathlike Silence; Century Media; Candlelight; Nuclear Blast;
Spinoffs	Zyklon; Peccatum;
Spinoff of	Thou Shalt Suffer
Members	Ihsahn; Samoth; Trym;
Past members	Mortiis; Alver; Tchort; Faust;
Website	emperorhorde.com

Emperor is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991, regarded as highly influential by critics and emerging black metal bands.^[2]^[3]^[4] 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. The group was founded by Ihsahn (guitar/vocal) and Samoth (then, drums).

^ "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. ISBN 9781844490974. Retrieved 28 February 2014.

[1] "Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise - Emperor - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[Allmusic-2] Steve Huey. "In the Nightside Eclipse – Emperor | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2014.

[3] Peter Bickel. "Emperor » Nordische Musik". Nordische-musik.de. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2014.

[4] McIver, Joel (2005). Extreme Metal II – Joel McIver – Google Boeken. ISBN 9781844490974. Retrieved 28 February 2014.

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