Emperor | |
Type: | EP |
Artist: | Emperor |
Cover: | Emperor st EP.jpg |
Released: | May 1993 |
Recorded: | December 1992 |
Genre: | Black metal |
Language: | English |
Label: | Candlelight |
Producer: | Emperor |
Prev Title: | Wrath of the Tyrant |
Prev Year: | 1992 |
Next Title: | As the Shadows Rise |
Next Year: | 1994 |
Emperor is the debut EP by Norwegian black metal band Emperor.[1] It was released in 1993 via Candlelight Records.
In 1993, the EP was made into a split album with Enslaved's EP Hordanes Land.
In 1998, it was reissued with their demo Wrath of the Tyrant. The songs "Wrath of the Tyrant" and "Night of the Graveless Souls" were re-recorded and were originally on the Wrath of the Tyrant demo.
The cover of the EP is an engraving by Gustave Doré called "Death on a Pale Horse".