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| True Kings of Norway | |
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| Compilation album by Ancient, Arcturus, Dimmu Borgir, Emperor and Immortal | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Genre | Black metal |
| Length | 58:09 |
| Label | Spikefarm |
True Kings of Norway is a compilation featuring early 7" EPs of five Norwegian black metal bands: Emperor, Immortal, Dimmu Borgir, Ancient and Arcturus. The included booklet contains information on the original releases the songs were featured on, as well as a flowchart with how the various band members are tied together through various bands. [1]
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms.
Emperor is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991, regarded as highly influential by critics and emerging black metal bands. The group split up in 2001, but reunited from 2005 to 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours, and again reunited in 2013 to 2014. The group was founded by Ihsahn (guitar/vocal) and Samoth.
