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Hawks
Staff Reviewer
July 22nd 2025


115244 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Agreed.

Muzz79
July 22nd 2025


3937 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Guitars at the start of BI’s Absolute Elsewhere Tablet I reminds me of this alb

Lasssie
November 22nd 2025


3414 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Think i like this a tad bit better than Anthems tbh

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
November 22nd 2025


115244 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

DAMN!!! It is amazing, but its my "least" favorite Emperor lol.

DungeonBoy
November 22nd 2025


10281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

My ranking of Emperor conveniently goes chronologically from best to worst with their LP releases. But even my"least" favorite record, Prometheus, is a banger that I revisit from time to time. What a band.



I also appreciate Ihsahn more recently discussing why he has no plans to create a new Emperor record, and detract from the band's legacy. Pretty much summed up as, "yeah we could create another In the Nightside Eclipse, but it wouldn't feel genuine, or we could release a new Emperor record that would just end up sounding like a modern Ihsahn record"

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
November 22nd 2025


17200 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this does really rock, love the dm/thrashy riff variety. it's a unique album. this and promethus are neck and neck. maybe prometheus by a touch but both are amazing albums that are criminally overlooked because of their two masterpieces.



and yeah totally respect ihsahn on that. he is the man.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
November 22nd 2025


115244 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Exactly why Ihsahn is the friggin man indeed.

Lasssie
November 22nd 2025


3414 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Looking forward to see if he rules solo as well!

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
November 22nd 2025


17200 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

absolutely does haha! did you dig prometheus? expect more of that kinda stuff.

Lasssie
November 22nd 2025


3414 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Will check Promotheus tomorrow!

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
November 22nd 2025


17200 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

hell yeah. it's such a cool album. really epic, grand and weird in its arrangements.

Muzz79
November 22nd 2025


3937 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

“My ranking of Emperor conveniently goes chronologically from best to worst with their LP releases. But even my"least" favorite record, Prometheus, is a banger that I revisit from time to time. What a band.” [2]



Eakflanderyof
November 22nd 2025


6635 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I do love the raw sound on their early EPs

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
November 22nd 2025


115244 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Wrath of the Tyrant and the s/t EP are both amazing.

Eakflanderyof
November 22nd 2025


6635 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Love the buzzsaw guitar tone they had

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
November 22nd 2025


115244 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Same bro.

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
November 22nd 2025


17200 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

it's cool the ep exists but i will always listen to the two nightside versions of those songs, they are better in every way

Eakflanderyof
November 22nd 2025


6635 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I think it could be argued the overall mix is better on the EPs

Lasssie
November 23rd 2025


3414 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I agree with Futures on that one

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
November 23rd 2025


115244 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

I mean, yeah, Nightside versions are superior cause Nightside is the best album ever made!!



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