Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk

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Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Studio album by Emperor
Released	8 July 1997
Recorded	October – December 1996
Genre	Symphonic black metal
Length	43:55
Label	Candlelight Records Century Black
Producer	Eirik Hundvin, Ihsahn, Samoth
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Emperor chronology
Reverence (1996) Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (1997) Thorns vs. Emperor (1999)

Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk is the second full-length album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Emperor. It was released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album was recorded in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway.

In 1996, the EP Reverence, which included the track "The Loss and Curse of Reverence", was released as a teaser for the album. In 1998, the album was remastered and re-released in with the three non-album tracks from Reverence. The band made a promotional video for "The Loss and Curse of Reverence."

The opening guitar riff to "Ye Entrancemperium" is taken from an unnamed Mayhem song. As such, Mayhem guitarist, Euronymous, is credited in the album liner notes even though he died two years before the album was written and recorded. A recording of this unfinished track can be found on the Mayhem bootleg "Ha Elm Zalag".

At the time of its release, the album reached #28 on Finnish album charts.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Alsvartr (The Oath)" – Ihsahn – 4:18
2. "Ye Entrancemperium" – Ihsahn, Samoth, Euronymous – 5:14
3. "Thus Spake the Nightspirit" – Ihsahn – 4:30
4. "Ensorcelled by Khaos" – Ihsahn, Samoth – 6:39
5. "The Loss and Curse of Reverence" – Ihsahn, Samoth – 6:09
6. "The Acclamation of Bonds" – Ihsahn, Samoth – 5:54
7. "With Strength I Burn" – Ihsahn, Samoth – 8:17
8. "The Wanderer" – Samoth – 2:54

Bonus tracks

9. "In Longing Spirit" - 5:55
10. "Opus a Satana" - 4:18
11. "The Loss and Curse of Reverence - Live" - 6:24

Credits

• Ihsahn – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, arranger, producer, mastering
• Samoth – guitar, arranger, mastering, producer
• Alver – bass
• Trym – drums, percussion
• Pytten – engineer, producer
• Yens – photography
• Stephen O'Malley – design
• David Palser – photography
• Cristophe Szpajdel – illustrations/logo
• N.A.P. – design
• Euronymous - composing the opening riff on "Ye Entrancemperium"

Notes

1. ^ http://yle.fi/lista/listat/tuote.php?id=481