IX Equilibrium

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IX Equilibrium
Studio album by Emperor
Released	November 23, 1999 (1999-11-23)
Recorded	October 1998–January 1999
Genre	Symphonic black metal Progressive metal
Length	44:01
Label	Candlelight Century Media
Producer	Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen
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Emperor chronology
Thorns vs. Emperor (1999) IX Equilibrium (1999) Emperial Live Ceremony (2000)

IX Equilibrium is the third studio album by the black metal band Emperor. It is quite different from earlier releases, heading away from the black metal genre and into a more progressive-styled extreme metal sound, featuring a mix of clean and black metal vocals.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Curse You All Men!" – 4:41
2. "Decrystallizing Reason" – 6:23
3. "An Elegy of Icaros" – 6:39
4. "The Source of Icon E" – 3:43
5. "Sworn" – 4:30
6. "Nonus Aequilibrium" – 5:49
7. "The Warriors of Modern Death" – 5:00
8. "Of Blindness and Subsequent Seers" – 6:48
9. "Outro" (hidden track) – 0:28
10. "Curse You All Men!" (live at The Astoria, London July 1999) – 4:34*
11. "Sworn" (remixed by Ulver at Endless Studios) – 5:39*

*bonus track

[edit] Credits

• Ihsahn – vocals, guitar, synthesizers, bass guitar
• Samoth – rhythm guitars
• Trym – drums, percussion

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