Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk

Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk is the second full-length album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Emperor. It was released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album was recorded in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. In 1996, the EP Reverence, which included the track "The Loss and Curse of Reverence", was released as a teaser for the album. In 1998, the album was remastered and re-released in with the three non-album tracks from Reverence. The ba... more

Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk is the second full-length album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Emperor. It was released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album was recorded in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. In 1996, the EP Reverence, which included the track "The Loss and Curse of Reverence", was released as a teaser for the album. In 1998, the album was remastered and re-released in with the three non-album tracks from Reverence. The band made a promotional video for "The Loss and Curse of Reverence." The opening guitar riff to "Ye Entrancemperium" is taken from an unnamed Mayhem song. As such, Mayhem guitarist, Euronymous, is credited in the album liner notes even though he died two years before the album was written and recorded. A recording of this unfinished track can be found on the Mayhem bootleg "Ha Elm Zalag". At the time of its release, the album reached #28 on Finnish album charts. less