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Composer/Musician Reacts to Emperor - The Eruption (REACTION!!!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ส.ค. 2020
- Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on The Eruption
ORIGINAL VIDEO: • The Eruption
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Yes :)
One of my favorites! Got a proggy element to it.
Fun fact the singer of Emperor is the brother-in-law of the lead singer of Leprous. They do collaborations together
The two frequently show up in each-other's studio recordings, sometimes guest in live shows, and Leprous was Ihsahn's (the singer/guitarist of Emperor) backing band for his first solo album.
And Einar used to play keyboards for Emperor during some reunion tours.
I thought its been his backing band for many years now to this day? Not a fan btw. @@liliIiliIilil
I grew up on Emperor. Prometheus is for sure my favorite album of theirs, but it's also different from their early work. Tongue of Fire is a masterpiece. Never had a chance to see them live, unfortunately.
Saw them live 2 years ago in Montreal at a festival: there was a big storm right before they played and bolts of lightning were visible in the clouds behind the stage when they finally played after the rain ended. It was pretty goddamn epic haha
I always thougt that I would never see them in concert due to my age but it came true on Wacken 2017 and Brutal Assault 2019 and they were just awesome, one of the high points in both festivals, wish you so deeply that you can see them someday in concerts, is so brutal, raw, powerful. Two of the best concerts that I saw
Hi, i'm the biggest Emperor fan you can find on this planet. If you're interested in seeing how some of their songs are played on guitar/bass, you can check out my channel, I did a lot of covers of their songs, as well as some Ihsahn songs too... And talking about Prometheus specifically, I covered Empty and The Tongue Of Fire, which are my 2 favs tracks on the album.....Hope you'll like it ! th-cam.com/video/_m-PdmjvRRQ/w-d-xo.html
I loved Anthems and Equilibrium in my youth, but all throughout my adult years its Prometheus specifically I return to on a regular basis. Soon as I can getting a tombstone (from Tristitia a Funeral doom band) with the words "lay thorns on my grave" tattooed on me.
I'd say, In A Wordless Chamber is THE classic track on this album. Such power and might.
Absolutely astounding album, I was introduced to Emperor through track three off this album, "Empty". What really fucks me up is this album being composed and tracked solely by Ihsahn (save for drums). Subbed!
Pretty much, theyve only performed one song as Emperor off of this album, In The Wordless Chamber
Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk is their best-pure gold
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4:31 to 4:47 Blind comment before the song finishes here but I can tell that the ambiguous melodies and harmony that then breaks right back into the super fast screaming verse made you visibly uneasy and yes: that is the intended effect I believe Ihsahn was going for.
Long ago I recommended this album but not because I thought you might like it, but because I thought you would consider it challenging: he uses things like dissonance and juxtaposition to intentionally create this creepy, uneasy, weirded out effect and yes it's supposed to be taking you from melancholy to being extremely tense and on edge and it's not something most people will appreciate but most bands aren't doing this kind of stuff which I do appreciate.
The_Misanthrope Great comment. To me, art is a form of expression for the artists but can also work to evoke emotions from the viewer. This is something I’m learning to understand and enjoy about black metal. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Peace.
Emperor is a group i know I should listen to as someone who enjoys black metal but haven’t take the the time. Really enjoyed this song, so I guess I know who I’ll be listening to the next few days!
haha fuck man I had to laugh, sorry but you can't say you "enjoy Black metal" until you have given Emperor a serious listen!
You should absolutely do a vid on Emperor’s Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk… particularly the opening track, Ye Entranceperium, and Ensorcelled by Khaos. Very much more in the “black metal” arena but have some really creative and unique moments.
A lovely suprise :) Prometheus definitely took a couple of listens for me to "understand" but now its probably my favorite album by them.
The reason Emperor and Dimmu Borgir sound so different is that the tracks you listened to are really more like fusion genres that share a very basic core black metal sound. Dimmu Borgir's first two albums and Emperor's first album (and the second somewhat too) are much more classic black metal. After that both bands began to deviate from that sound and incorporated other elements into their music, particularly orchestration. The common factors they retained are the vocal style, raw production (less so for Dimmu Borgir), and a few other things that define the classic black metal sound.
But it's good you started here. I don't know if you're quite ready for classic black metal yet. Both the Emperor and Dimmu Borgir tracks you picked are definitely on the more accessible end of their catalog :)
i m sure he started wrong with dimmu and emperor. q: (those tracks doesnt show what emperor is. i would get one track from anthems to the welking at dusk and one from in the nightside eclipse. then thats blackmetal. as you said, this deviates too much from the genre.
I don't know if he'd ever be "ready" for something like classic Varg given how harsh this was to him.
@@wfd666 I totally agree that those albums are more true to Emperor's sounds. I like the later albums for very different reasons and they feel like a whole new band to me really. But I just meant I didn't know if he'd be turned off by the sound. I would love to see him react to it but I wouldn't want it to be something he'd start and not want to listen to again later.
@@wfd666 I guarantee that if he didn't like this then he wouldn't like anything from ITNE or ATTWAD. Those albums are far less accessible than Prometheus and they're also far less musically complex. Yes, they're more "classic black metal," but if he finds a song like this, which has several clean/melodic sections "too harsh" then what do you think he's going to think of earlier Emperor tracks that are all harsh/fast all the time with garage-level production values?
Jonathan Henderson he would like his solo stuff way more from what I gathered from his comments
Really enjoying your reaction videos. I appreciate your genuine and thoughtful responses to the music and your willingness to not shy away from being critical.
Ihsahn’s musical style is from another dimension. This song looks like the Peccatum style
While this album is great. It’s definitely more prog than black metal. You’d have to listen to stuff off of In the Nightside Eclipe or Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk for traditional black metal sound, which Emperor was definitely one of the best.
You should also check out some of Ihsahn's solo stuff. (Lead singer/guitarist of Emperor)
th-cam.com/video/NzxfrKABbkM/w-d-xo.html is the link to the one he already did. ;-)
and Peccatum, where he is experimenting more with orchestral music
Vektor would have fit really well in this category. Recharging the Void, specifically
That's an amazing track
I have mixed feelings about Terminal Redux, but I think it's slowly growing on me. It's like 50 minutes of the same crazy chugging guitar riffs and as a guitarist that sort of thing drives me mad
@@steezydan8543 I am a guitarist and... I listened only to charging and recharging but it wasn't "the same crazy chugging" at all..(?)
This recommendation has been following my viewing habits the last few days. Guess it's about time for me to rectify my ignorance.
@@petergjata1498 Panegyrist what I mean is that I'm hearing a lot of the same style of riffs happening over and over again over the album. Listening to any one song is cool but I feel like I get oversaturated with the sound they're bringing
ARCTURUS - "Chaos Path" or "Throne Of Tragedy"
On that album they moved into much more avantgarde style, but nonetheless, this is truly magnificent.
If you want some more real, "true" black metal, I'd say bands like Watain might be a good one
th-cam.com/video/qGPYb2y_PDA/w-d-xo.html
emperor is one of the bands that pushed black metal beyond the initial trve cvlt which is quite rigid, 'the prophet' from prometheus was my introduction to them and it was an instant "ive got to check more of that" but 'eruption' is also a great one
The 2-guitar counterpoint here reminds me of Janis Joplin's version of 'Summertime'. You don't hear that kind of interplay very often, I like that
If you decide to give some earlier Emperor a chance, I think you'd fare better with something from the album "Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk". There's a video out there for The Loss and Curse of Reverence, from that album, if you prefer video to just straight audio. But if you want something a bit more epic, With Strength I Burn is always a good choice.
For a similar but better(less disjointed, less insurmountably cacophonous) experience, I would recommend Septic Flesh, particularly the songs Persepolis or Sangreal from the album Communion.
You seriously need to check out Thou Shalt Suffer-Somnium, its the singer/guitarists and is essentially Neo-Classical.
This was a heavy and dark album, strange and beautiful, like a horror movie. badass as fk brah
If you want a "clean sounding" like Emperor song check out Ihsahn's solo work of Lend Me the Eyes of Millennia. It sounds like Emperor but has higher studio quality audio. As for older Emperor I would recommend listening to the open song and also the song that it leads into Alsvartr (the oath) and Ye Entrancemperium off of Anthems to Welkin and Dust. I consider that there best album. And one bonus song to hear him truly shine with clean vocals is By The River by Me and the Man which is a side project of Nergal from Behemoth where he had Ihsahn sing on a song and its southern country sounding a complete departure from the black metal music those 2 compose.
Ihsahn took a class on classical composition, emperor has always been a step above the rest, sophisticated black metal indeed, although I’d call this more prog than black metal
You may enjoy anthems to the welkin at dusk, outstanding album with a beautiful mix of face melting riffs and melodies
Edit: emperor also uses allot of counterpoint melodies, when they do this while using the harmonic minor scale it sends me back to the glory days of bach.
Fantastic descriptions of the various sections! Gives me new appreciation for a band like Emperor that I grew up listening to
finally someone reacts to this song i love it
Emperor are a top 30 band for me. I love their first three LPs in which they invented symphonic black metal. Those albums, especially the first two, are widely regarded as among the greatest and most influential black metal albums ever. They're also a much rougher/harsher listen than even this, in large part because they don't have any clean vocals and the production is pretty terrible. This is the album where they incorporated prog and thrash influences, and it's not only my favorite album by them but is one of my top 5 metal albums ever. I remember the first time listening to this and just being completely overwhelmed by the music, not just the harshness but the density and complexity. This was probably the first metal album I remember hearing that made such extended use of polyphony, and it's still probably the best I've heard do it.
I suspect that if you find this too harsh you'd hate their earlier stuff, but if you want to hear one of the key influences on modern black metal, check out I Am The Black Wizards or Thus Spake the Nightspirit. Be prepared for garage-level production and relentless harshness though. Prometheus was Emperor's last album, but Ihsahn, lead vocalist/songwriter/keyboardist/rhythm guitarist, basically continued on with this sound/style in his solo work.
Trivia: Insahn(lead vocal and lead guitar) is guest vocal on Leprous Contaminate me song and since Insahn have married Einar's(Leprous vocal) sister Leprous have been tourband for Insahn for many years
Whilst technically there's no bad Emperor album in my opinion, I think Prometheus suffered from a poor production. IX Equilibrium is better production wise, but Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk is my favourite album by this wonderful band.
I would definitely recommend their earlier material more if you want more black metal than prog
love ihsahn. i'd love to see you react to anything by 'Textures', i havnt seen too many people react to them so they are ripe for the picking... lol. They are prog metal but super groovy, soft\distorted vocals and screams. id relate them to jinjer to be honest, some might not like that comparison though
i couldnt just pick one but my order would be: 1)storm warning 2)the suns architect 3)Laments of an icarus. Edit: 4) Messengers for a softer one
oh, they also have a song that is 18:25.... i shit you not. eighteen minutes. its pretty good too even tho of course its gonna be repetitive at that length
keep up the genuine vids man, take care
Check out Celtic Frost - Ain Elohim. Its a classic. Try some Behemoth songs too such as Shemhamforash, or Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel. Older Emperor has lots of classics. Last suggestion for the moment, check out Thorns - Interface to God
Check - Into the infinity of thoughts is 9:00 min or The majesty of the night sky 4:53min or a classic I am the black Wizards 6:00min masterpiece 👌🏽 Emperor obviously
Please react to modern Ihsahn (Emperor's front man). Lend Me The Eyes Of Millennia
or Arcana Imperii would be my preference, but anything else is fine too.
A masterpiece of a metal album. Not everyone can handle the fury of black metal, but there is more depth in black metal than most metal. The entire album is like this.
Prometheus is definitely my favourite Emperor album. It was basically entirely written by Ihsahn. You should check out some of his solo stuff!
A riqueza de detalhes deste album me impressiona até hoje. Perfeito!
Thorns on my Grave is my favourite song by far on Prometheus. This and the Dimmu you've been reacting to is definitely a good entrance point into Black Metal.
Another easily digestible black metal band that I think you might enjoy is Carach Angren. They have some great orchestrations and such a unique, haunting sound to them. Check out The Necromancer or Departure Towards a Nautical Curse (with the intro song Al Betekent Het Mijn Dood for the full experience).
Definitely recommend carach angren for sure ^
Watain - Waters of Ain or Malfeitor.
Im not sure if my suggestion completely relates to black metal but thee are definitely influences in this. Its a rare hidden gem that sets a high standard for the very band that created it. It's Melechesh -Multiple truths. It's a very tasty and fascinating mix between beautifull melodic lines and mystic a thmosphere and sick heavy riffage. The thematic and lyrics are at least as fascinating and they quite well balance the message with the instrumentation. There are definitely black and death metal influences but that's doesn't really tells you a lot about their sound. Can't wait to see you reaction !
I second this one! Melechesh clearly has black metal elements in their music, and their middle east roots and influences makes their music very interesting!
Melechesh is rad and Multiple Truths destroys \m/
You should definitely look further into Ihsahn's solo work as well - that's the lead singer and guitarist here. It's much more on the progressive spectrum than his early work here. He's quite a gifted musician and has gained a lot of confidence in his clean vocals in recent years. I think anything from the album Arktis would be a great start. Maybe something like Celestial Violence would ease you in a bit.
The name sounds familiar. I think I might have checked out one of his solo tracks not that long ago.
@@CriticalReactions You did.
Critical Reactions Ah, so you have. Seemed you enjoyed it as well. In that case check out his wife's project, Star of Ash or their collaboration as Peccatum.
I think you'll really like his project Hardingrock. Check out the song Faens Marsj. I think you have fun. Also, I second Ihsahn's Celestial violence. From Emperor, one of my favorite songs is With Strength I Burn. Very different feel, think you might like it more.
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Hi! Maybe a reaction to some black metal from Israel would be interesting? Please check Melechesh and their song "Multiple Truths". Their music also has heavy trash elements and some folk blended with their black metal.
To let this be known, In The Wordless Chamber and Tounge of Fire are the only two off of this album to be performed live, the rest of this album is a bitch to play on guitar, especially this song, and Empty. It's also played on 7 string guitars, and man does Ihsahn know how to use them in this album. All the songs are pretty strong on this album, it's pretty separated from their previous albums just because of the insane complexity of these songs. If they ever perform this album live, that'll be a huge surprise for sure. Great choice and one to really examine.
DSO-SHRINE OF MAD LAUGHTER!!
The clean sections are ridiculous good they should do more of these. I notice this drawback with many modern black metal groups.
Yeah I tend to agree. I love short black metal sections for contrast and effect but it can get monotonous.
the vocal in general is powerful. but I do love clean vocals in this type of black metal. VORTEX is another amazing singer. It's insane.
Second. Can't wait until you do my request. Keep up the good work.
You should react to We Are The Truth by Mushroom head!
Do burzum or bathory
Old Emperor is better!!!
Very bad choice for a emperor song
Very bad comment