Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Studio album by Emperor
Released	July 8, 1997
Recorded	October 1996 – December 1996
Genre	Black metal
Length	43:55
Label	Candlelight Records Century Black
Producer	Pytten, Ihsahn, Samoth
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Emperor chronology
Reverence (1996) Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (1997) IX Equilibrium (1999)

Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk is the second full-length album by Norwegian black metal band Emperor. It was released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album was recorded in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway, where many other black metal bands have recorded. Image File history File links This image is the cover of an album or single. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Emperor is a seminal and infamous Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Black metal is an extreme heavy metal subgenre. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Candlelight Records is a record label in Europe and the United States that has covered major artists such as Opeth, Vader, and Emperor. ... Century Media Records is an independent metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Real Name: Eirik Hundvin Producer and Recording Engineer for many classic Black Metal albums, mainly from Norwegian bands. ... Ihsahn (born 1975), born Vegard Sverre Tveitan, is a Norwegian guitar, bass, keyboard player and vocalist. ... Samoth (Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen) is a prominent musician in the Norwegian black metal scene. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Emperor is a seminal and infamous Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. ... Reverence is an EP by the black metal band Emperor. ... IX Equilibrium is the third LP by the black metal band Emperor. ... Black metal is an extreme heavy metal subgenre. ... Emperor is a seminal and infamous Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... The Grieg Hall The Grieg Hall (Grieghallen) is a 1,500 seat concert hall in Bergen, Norway. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ...

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." Reverence is an EP by the black metal band Emperor. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

The first two tracks are notably linked both aurally and compositionally; the ending strains of "Alsvartr (The Oath)" lead directly into the opening of "Ye Entrancemperium." This is in stark contrast to the rest of the record, where each song is treated as its own separate entity. However, when Emperor performed "Ye Entrancemperium" live, they would often leave out "Alsvartr," possibly because of the lack of energy present in the latter in comparison to their other live material. This is evident on the band's DVD Emperial Live Ceremony. Emperial Live Ceremony is a live album from Emperor. ...

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". Mayhem (often called The True Mayhem) is a black metal band, formed in 1984[1] in Oslo, Norway. ... Øystein Aarseth (March 22, 1968 - August 10, 1993[1]) was a guitarist for the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem who went by the stage name Euronymous. ...

Track listing

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

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 - opening riff on "Ye Entrancemperium"