Album
IX Equilibrium
Emperor
1999 · Rock
10 collectors on Gatefold own this
IX Equilibrium is a Metal album by Emperor, originally released in 1999. On Gatefold: 42 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
About
IX Equilibrium is the third studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Emperor. It was released on March 15, 1999, in Europe and on April 27, 1999, in the US through Candlelight Record. Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic describes the album as a "sonic onslaught of nearly impenetrable proportions". He noted that drummer Trym "doesn't so much keep time as pummel his kit incessantly", while guitarists Ihsahn and Samoth "contribute an equally oppressive wall of sound laced with keyboard textures so demonic they were seemingly concocted by the great horned one himself." He concluded, "Far from a masterpiece, but hardly a stinker either, IX Equilibrium falls quite short of the group's earlier albums through sheer lack of diversity, and will prove indigestible to all but the most committed black metal fan." In 2021, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1999 by Metal Hammer magazine. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked the album's opening track, "Curse You All Men!", Number Forty-two on their list of "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs" Ihsahn – vocal, lead guitar, synth, and bass guitar Samoth – rhythm guitars .
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Tracklist
- 1Curse You All Men!4:41
- 2Decrystallizing Reason6:23
- 3An Elegy Of Icaros6:39
- 4The Source Of Icon E3:43
- 5Sworn4:29
- 6Nonus Aequilibrium5:48
- 7The Warriors Of Modern Death4:59
- 8Of Blindness & Subsequent Seers6:47
- 9Untitled0:28
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Black Metal
- abrasive
- aggressive
- occult
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- IhsahnVOCALS, GUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , BASS VOCALS, GUITAR, BASS VOCALS, GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER, BASS, MUSIC BY, LYRICS BY
- SamothGUITAR RHYTHM GUITAR
- Trym TorsonDRUM, PERCUSSION DRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
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