简介：1991年，有“黑金属之王”称号的Emperor乐队成立，他们开始尝试新的风格和技法，进一步发展了挪威的黑暗金属音乐；他们最突出的试验是在纯黑暗金属中注入了交响因素，侧重于气势的营造，键盘乐器占据了突出位置，并开始注重音乐的旋律性。1994年，他们的第一张专辑《暗面之蚀》（In The Nightside Eclipse）即成为黑暗金属的经典，音乐在嘈杂和狂躁中暗藏着凄凉的旋律，合成的交响曲般的音响宽广恢宏，主唱歌手的演唱具有爆炸性和冲击性，展示了一幅黑暗降临时震慑魂魄的恐怖图景；这张专辑共有八首作品，给人以一气呵成的感觉：《陷入无尽的思索》、《点燃寂静的阴影》、《给予我创造和时间的宇宙之秘诀》、《遥远之地的广阔浩瀚的森林》、《即将到来的众神》、《夜之天空的庄严》、《我是黑暗的巫师》和《心中的魔鬼》。\n \n暴力事件似乎总是钟情于挪威的黑暗金属乐队，Emperor乐队也不例外，1994年，鼓手Faust因杀人而入狱，乐队不得不重组。在经历种种挫折之后，Emperor最终树立起自己的王者之尊。1997年，史诗般的《献给黄昏苍穹的赞美诗》（Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk）出版了，它包含了序曲和终曲在内的十首作品。序曲《起誓》在键盘乐器奏出的冷而美的旋律和隐约传来的夜鸟啼鸣声中开始，令人置身于神秘幽暗的境界之中，音乐如同斯堪的纳维亚群山寂静密林深处漂浮的雾气，阴森而寒冷，然后在中世纪的号角和战鼓中，不间断地进入第二曲《Ye Entrancemperium》，接下来的曲目是：《夜之灵魂如是说》、《被打乱的魔法》、《威严诅咒的遗失》、《镣铐的欢呼》、《我与力量一同燃烧》、《迷路者》、《渴望中的灵魂》和终曲《魔鬼的歌剧》。整张专辑给人以迷幻感和凄凉感，尤其以疯狂速度敲击的鼓声，渲染出极度狂暴的效果，歌曲的内容是对远古宗教的幻想和对大自然的描绘，终曲如一首专注于内心世界的交响曲，最后，这首黑暗的史诗伴随着钟声的敲击而结束。关于这张专辑，美国《极端金属》杂志评论道：“在他们具有爆炸性效果的恢弘乐章中，我们可以感受到与之不协调的人类的悲哀。”英国《令人恐怖者》杂志则称之为“血腥之王”。\n \n在这张象征着他们艺术生涯顶峰的《献给黄昏苍穹的赞美诗》之后，Emperor又开始了新的尝试，他们在1999年出版的《均衡IX》（IX Equilibrium）中，融入更多传统金属音乐的元素，比如没有使用纯正的黑金属演唱方式，键盘乐器也没有占据主导地位，似乎也不像以往专辑那样狂暴，而是增强了幻想的色彩，但依旧惊心动魄，不可否认，Emperor在这张具有开创性的唱片中，又再次引导了黑暗金属音乐的潮流。\n \nWhen attention first focused on Norway's almost cartoonishly violent black metal scene in the mid-'90s, Mayhem were dubbed its godfathers, but most of the critical accolades were bestowed upon Emperor, whose musical innovations have had more impact on the genre than any other band. Norwegian black metal was rife with anti-Christian sentiment, but Emperor found novel ways of expressing it in their music; while their music could be furious and violent, the group was also influenced by the darkly majestic melodies of Norwegian folk and classical music, which very effectively supported their lyrical subject matter (even if it was frequently unintelligible). Emperor evoked not only Satanic horror, but also the frigid loneliness of bleak Scandinavian winters; additionally, images of pagan nature worship recalled an ancient, idealized pre-Christian past in which Scandinavian culture was one of the world's most dominant (resulting in the sound being tagged "Viking metal" by some). However, even as Emperor's music garnered worldwide acclaim in the heavy metal community, legal difficulties and lineup shifts ensued when a number of bandmembers became involved in the anti-Christian activism and general violence that characterized Norway's underground metal scene at the time.\n \nEmperor's original lineup featured vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Ihsahn, bassist Mortiis (who has been credited with the band's initial interest in Norwegian folk), and drummer Samoth; this trio recorded a demo, Wrath of the Tyrant, in late 1992, and soon added drummer Faust (born Bard G. Eithun), with Samoth switching to guitar. The quartet recorded a split EP with the band Enslaved titled Hordanes Land, after which Mortiis was forced to leave the group — and the country — for unspecified reasons; he moved to Sweden and pursued a solo career, often appearing costumed as an elf. New bassist Tchort signed on for Emperor's full-length debut, In the Nightside Eclipse, which earned critical praise and an international cult following upon its release in 1994. However, around the same time, Samoth was convicted of arson after burning down a historical wooden church; Tchort was sentenced for burglary, knife assault, and desecration; and Faust was locked up for arson, burglary, and murder, stabbing a homosexual acquaintance 14 times outside the Olympic Park in Lillehammer after the man made a pass at him.\n \nAfter Samoth's parole, Emperor regrouped with new bassist Alver and former Enslaved drummer Trym. A three-track EP, Reverence, was recorded in late 1996 as a precursor to 1997's acclaimed Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk, which refined and expanded on the accomplishments of the debut. Alver departed afterwards, leaving Ihsahn and Samoth to split bass chores on record; session bassist Tyr and keyboardist Charmand Grimloch began touring with the group to fill the holes. Emperor's third album, IX Equilibrium, followed in 1999, and the following year the group issued its first concert recording, Emperial Live Ceremony. 组建时间：1992 <br/> emperor由samoth（drum/vocal），ihsahn（guitar）和motiis（bass）成立于1991年春天，很快乐队便录制了第一张demo《wrath of tyrant》，这使candlelight公司开始注意他们。他们也进行了人员变动，samoth成为吉它手，bard fraust加入乐队担任鼓手。91年末，乐队再次进入录音棚录制他们与enslaved乐队的split ablum。此张专集反映了emperor早期的风格。随后的一年里，mortiis离开乐队，tchort取代了他的位置。 <br/> 1993年夏，乐队开始录制他们的第一张专辑《in the nightside eclipse》，专辑1994正式发行。这时他们已无可争辩的成为blackmetal乐迷心中最重要的乐队。但在此期间，乐队也遇到了不少麻烦，由于个人信仰的关系，emperor将意味着失去samoth和faust。最终，他们永远失去了faust，他因杀人被判8年徒刑。Samoth幸运的留下了，于是乐队开始重新编排，新的贝斯手alver和客串鼓手加入. <br/> 尽管乐队遇到了许多麻烦，但最终emperor还是变得更加强大，经过samoth的努力，enslaved的鼓手trym作为永久成员加入乐队。96年末，经过充分磨合，乐队又重新进入录音棚。Ep《reverence》的发表标志着他们又重新归来。97年，乐队发表了第二张专辑《anthems to the welkin at dusk》。一张具有史诗性的作品，不仅展示出邪恶的气氛，一种凄美的感觉也强烈的震撼着乐迷们。该专辑同时被英国的terrorizer杂志和美国的metal maniacs杂志评为当年的最佳重金属专辑。 <br/> 乐队发表了第二张专辑后，emperor内部又一次发生人员变动，在参加完dynamo和millwaukee 重金属音乐节后，乐队宣布贝斯手alver离队。所以在他们其后的专辑《ix equilibrium》中所有的bass部分都由ihsahn担任完成。 <br/> 《ix equilibrium》是乐队有史以来最令人感到窒息一张专辑，与气势磅礴的《anthems to the welkin at dusk》相比，emperor并没有继承上张专辑的风格，更确切的说，不可再单纯的认为emperor是一支blackmetal乐队。在新专辑中，你可以体会到传统重金属的元素——歌剧式的嗓音，模仿布鲁斯的节奏。当然专辑也少不了emperor的标志——交响乐式的吉它效果。此张专辑发表后各个媒介褒贬不一，也许一些emperor的老歌迷不太能接受他们的变化，在他们心中，《in the nightside eclipse》和《anthems to the welkin at dusk》是blackmetal的圣经。但对于emperor本身来说，这是一张充满实验性的尝试。可以说他们是成功的，乐队在重金属乐坛的地位也逐步提升。具最新消息，emperor的下一张专辑将会和大名鼎鼎的乐队korn的制作人ross robinson合作完成，当然这只不过是消息罢了，但很有可能乐队的下一张专辑会更令人吃惊。总的来说，emperor的三张专辑风格各不相同，第一张是一张非常经典的传统blackmetal风格。并配以宏大的背景音乐。突出表现了挪威blackmetal注重气氛的特点。而第二张则注入了emperor自己的特点，其强大的表现力可以让每一个听到他们音乐的人受到触动。加上乐队成员技术上的不断成熟，更能完美的体现黑暗的精神。而第三张专辑则是对blackmetal的一种探索，作品不再拘泥于blackmetal的传统，各类音乐元素的混合使专辑实际上变得更加深沉。 <br/> Emperor <br/> 国籍: Norway <br/> 风格: Black Metal <br/> 现状: 解散 <br/> Emperor was one of the most well-known and most influential black metal bands of the nineties, setting the standard for symphonic Norwegian black metal with their seminal albums In The Nightside Eclipse and Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk, both considered essential releases in their field. They were also mixed up in the Euronymous/Grishnachh affair (see the Mayhem for a bit more information on that scene), leading to the arrests and sentences of two of their major players (Samoth and Faust). Nevertheless, they persevered, deciding to retire on a high note following the release of 2001&apos;s Prometheus album. The members have since concentrated on other bands such as Zyklon and Peccatum. 成员名单：Vegard Tveitan(Ihsahn) 位置:vocals/bass <br/>Tomas Haugen(Samoth) 位置:guitars (曾组乐队:Gorgoroth, Zyklon, Satyricon, Burzum) <br/> Trym Torson 位置:drums (former members) (其他乐队:Enslaved, Zyklon) <br/> Haavard Elefsen(Mortiis) 位置:bass <br/> Terje Vik Schei(Tchort) 位置:bass (其他乐队:Green Carnation) <br/> Jonas Alver 位置:bass (其他乐队:D鸨heimsgard) <br/> B錼d Eithun(Faust) 位置:drums (其他乐队:Dissection)