Emperor (EP)

Emperor
EP by Emperor
Released	May 1993
Recorded	December 1992
Genre	Black metal
Length	20:00
Language	English
Label	Candlelight
Producer	Emperor
Emperor chronology
Wrath of the Tyrant (1992) Emperor (1993) In the Nightside Eclipse (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.

Cover

The cover of the EP is an engraving by Gustave Doré called "Death on a Pale Horse".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Am the Black Wizards"	6:16
2.	"Wrath of the Tyrant"	4:14
3.	"Night of the Graveless Souls"	3:10
4.	"Cosmic Keys to My Creations and Times"	6:20
Total length:		20:00

Personnel

Emperor

• Ihsahn – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
• Samoth – guitar
• Mortiis – bass
• Faust – drums

Additional personnel

• Emperor – producer
• Christophe Szpajdel – logo

References

1. Thomas, Fred. "Emperor - Emperor Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2018.