Emperial Live Ceremony

Emperial Live Ceremony
Live album by Emperor
Released	May 15, 2000
Recorded	April 14, 1999
Genre	Black metal[1]
Length	60:29
Label	Candlelight
Producer	Wildcat Productions
Emperor chronology
IX Equilibrium (1999) Emperial Live Ceremony (2000) Emperial Vinyl Presentation (2001)

Emperial Live Ceremony is a live album from Emperor, recorded live at the LA2, London on 14 April 1999. It includes Emperor screensavers and a video for "I Am the Black Wizards", which can be found as track 1 on the CD.

Alternate editions

Emperial Live Ceremony was also issued on VHS and DVD (re-released twice). The VHS comes in a card sleeve. The sleeve states that the show was recorded on May 14, 1999, but it was in fact on April 14. Re-released twice on DVD, the second version has a different cover and has the "Empty" video added. The re-release has a different (blue) cover, but no extra tracks (Candle060DVD).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Curse You All Men!" (Ihsahn, Samoth) – 5:43
2. "Thus Spake the Nightspirit" (Ihsahn) – 4:25
3. "I Am the Black Wizards" (Ihsahn, Mortiis, Samoth) – 5:34
4. "An Elegy of Icaros" (Ihsahn) – 6:11
5. "With Strength I Burn" (Ihsahn, Samoth) – 7:48
6. "Sworn" (Ihsahn, Samoth) – 4:31
7. "Night of the Graveless Souls" (Ihsahn, Mortiis, Samoth) – 3:10
8. "Inno a Satana" (Ihsahn, Mortiis, Samoth) – 5:07
9. "Ye Entrancemperium" (Ihsahn, Samoth) – 6:09

VHS/DVD bonus track

10. "The Loss and Curse of Reverence" (1996 video) – 6:10

Personnel

Emperor

• Ihsahn – lead guitars, vocals
• Samoth – lead and rhythm guitars
• Trym Torson – drums, percussion
• Tyr – bass
• Charmand Grimloch - keyboards

Technical personnel

• Produced By Wildcat Productions
• Engineered & Mixed By Thorbjorn Akkerhuagen
• Overdubs Recorded By Emperor & Thorbjorn Akkerhaugen
• Mastered By Samoth

References