EMPEROR — IX Equilibrium (review)

EMPEROR — IX Equilibrium album cover Album · 1999 · Symphonic Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
aiylyn
Emperor's low point!

Emperor's low point is still far better than most other metal pretenders. This band owned black metal. Yet it's hard for me to think of IX Equilibrium as more than a stepping stone, a transitional period, between the landmark Anthems and the ultra-progressive Prometheus. The guitar tone is very, very brittle. I really dig the operatic vocals, and the lyrics are as well-done as we've come to expect from Ihsahn. While being quite a good album on its own, this record does pale in comparison to both the one which preceded it and the one which follows it. Nonetheless, its good outweighs its bad, and it is worth your listening time.
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