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{{Infobox album
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| name = IX Equilibrium
{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums -->
| Name = IX Equilibrium
| type = studio
| Type = studio
| artist = [[Emperor (band)|Emperor]]
| Artist = [[Emperor (band)|Emperor]]
| cover = Ixequilibrium.jpg
| Cover = Ixequilibrium.jpg
| alt =
| Released = {{start date|1999|11|23}}
| released = {{start date|1999|3|15}}
| Recorded = October 1998–January 1999
| recorded = October 1998 – January 1999
| Genre = [[Symphonic black metal]]
| venue =
| studio = Akkerhaugen Lydstudio ([[Akkerhaugen]], [[Norway]])
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| Length = 44:01
| genre = [[Symphonic black metal]]
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| Label = [[Candlelight Records|Candlelight]]<br />[[Century Media Records|Century Media]]
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| length = 44:01
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| Producer = [[Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen]]
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| label = [[Candlelight Records|Candlelight]]<br />[[Century Media Records|Century Media]]
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| producer = Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen
| Last album = ''[[Thorns vs. Emperor]]''<br />(1999)
| prev_title = [[Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk]]
| This album = '''''IX Equilibrium'''''<br />(1999)
| prev_year = 1997
| Next album = ''[[Emperial Live Ceremony]]''<br />(2000)
| next_title = [[Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise]]
| next_year = 2001
}}
}}
'''''IX Equilibrium''''' is the third studio album by the [[symphonic black metal]] band [[Emperor (band)|Emperor]]. The band had stated that they were to "return to their roots", and the music presented showcases some of the band's darkest and most vicious material, as well as their cleanest production at the time. Still, it is quite different from earlier releases, featuring a mix of [[clean vocals|clean]] and black metal vocals, soothing symphonic interludes and unrelentingly crushing guitar work.
'''''IX Equilibrium''''' is the third studio album by the Norwegian [[black metal]] band [[Emperor (band)|Emperor]]. It was released on March 15, 1999, in Europe and on April 27, 1999, in the US through [[Candlelight Records]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=Allmusic>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r413634|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ix-equilibrium-mw0001987433 |title=IX Equilibrium - Emperor : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |work=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos]]
| rev2score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-1225_emperor_ix_equilibrium.aspx |title=CoC : Emperor - IX Equilibrium : Review |last=Rocher |first=David |date=19 May 1999 |work=[[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos]] |accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref>
}}
}}
Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic describes the album as a "sonic onslaught of nearly impenetrable proportions. Drummer Trym doesn't so much keep time as pummel his kit incessantly, while guitarists Ihsahn and Samoth contribute an equally oppressive wall of sound laced with keyboard textures so demonic they were seemingly concocted by the great horned one himself."<ref name=Allmusic/>
Eduardo Rivadavia of [[AllMusic]] describes the album as a "sonic onslaught of nearly impenetrable proportions".<ref name="AllMusic"/> He noted that drummer [[Trym Torson|Trym]] "doesn't so much keep time as pummel his kit incessantly", while guitarists Ihsahn and Samoth "contribute an equally oppressive wall of sound laced with keyboard textures so demonic they were seemingly concocted by the great horned one himself."<ref name=AllMusic/> He concluded, "Far from a masterpiece, but hardly a stinker either, ''IX Equilibrium'' falls quite short of the group's earlier albums through sheer lack of diversity, and will prove indigestible to all but the most committed black metal fans."<ref name=AllMusic/>


In 2021, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1999 by ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' magazine.<ref name="MHtop2099">{{cite web |title=The Top 20 best metal albums of 1999 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-20-best-metal-albums-of-1999 |website=[[Metal Hammer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=6 March 2021 |date=21 January 2021}}</ref> In 2023, [[Rolling Stone]] ranked the album's opening track, "Curse You All Men!", Number Forty-two on their list of "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs"<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-03-13 |title=The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-heavy-metal-songs-1234688425/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
He concluded, "Far from a masterpiece, but hardly a stinker either, IX Equilibrium falls quite short of the group's earlier albums through sheer lack of diversity, and will prove indigestible to all but the most committed black metal fans. But that was most certainly Emperor's goal in the first place."<ref name=Allmusic/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 43:33
| all_lyrics = [[Ihsahn]]
|title1=Curse You All Men!
|title1=Curse You All Men!
| writer1 = [[Ihsahn]], [[Samoth]]
|length1= 4:41
|length1= 4:41
|title2=Decrystallizing Reason
|title2=Decrystallizing Reason
| writer2 = Ihsahn, Samoth
|length2= 6:23
|length2= 6:23
|title3=An Elegy of [[Icarus|Icaros]]
|title3=An Elegy of [[Icarus|Icaros]]
| writer3 = Ihsahn
|length3= 6:39
|length3= 6:39
|title4=The Source of Icon E
|title4=The Source of Icon E
| writer4 = Ihsahn, Samoth
|length4= 3:43
|length4= 3:43
|title5=Sworn
|title5=Sworn
| writer5 = Ihsahn, Samoth
|length5= 4:30
|length5= 4:30
|title6=Nonus Aequilibrium
|title6=Nonus Aequilibrium
| writer6 = Ihsahn
|length6= 5:49
|length6= 5:49
|title7=The Warriors of Modern Death
|title7=The Warriors of Modern Death
| writer7 = Ihsahn
|length7= 5:00
|length7= 5:00
|title8=Of Blindness & Subsequent Seers
|title8=Of Blindness & Subsequent Seers
| writer8 = Ihsahn, Samoth
|length8= 6:48
|length8= 6:48
|title9=Outro
|title9=Outro
|note9=Hidden track
|note9=Hidden track
|length9= 0:28
|length9= 0:28
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Digipack edition bonus tracks
|title10=Curse You All Men!
|title10=Curse You All Men!
|length10= 4:34
|length10= 4:34
|note10=Bonus track, live at [[The Astoria]], London July 1999
|note10=live at [[The Astoria]], London July 1999
|title11=Sworn
|title11=Sworn
|length11= 5:39
|length11= 5:39
|note11=Bonus track, remixed by [[Ulver]] at [[Endless Studios]]
|note11=remixed by [[Ulver]] at Endless Studios
}}
}}


==Credits==
==Credits==
===Emperor===
*[[Ihsahn]] – [[singing|vocals]], [[lead guitar]]s, [[synthesizer]]s, [[bass guitar]]
*[[Ihsahn]] – [[singing|vocals]], [[lead guitar]]s, [[synth]], and [[bass guitar]]
*[[Samoth]] – [[rhythm guitar]]s
*[[Samoth]] – [[rhythm guitar]]s
*[[Trym Torson|Trym]] – [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
*[[Trym Torson|Trym]] – [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]]

===Additional personnel===
*[[Christophe Szpajdel]] – logo


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:36, 14 January 2024

IX Equilibrium
Studio album by
Emperor
ReleasedMarch 15, 1999 (1999-03-15)
RecordedOctober 1998 – January 1999
StudioAkkerhaugen Lydstudio (Akkerhaugen, Norway)
GenreSymphonic black metal
Length44:01
LabelCandlelight
Century Media
ProducerThorbjørn Akkerhaugen
Emperor chronology
Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
(1997) 		IX Equilibrium
(1999) 		Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise
(2001)

IX Equilibrium is the third studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Emperor. It was released on March 15, 1999, in Europe and on April 27, 1999, in the US through Candlelight Records.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos7/10[2]

Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic describes the album as a "sonic onslaught of nearly impenetrable proportions".[1] He noted that drummer Trym "doesn't so much keep time as pummel his kit incessantly", while guitarists Ihsahn and Samoth "contribute an equally oppressive wall of sound laced with keyboard textures so demonic they were seemingly concocted by the great horned one himself."[1] He concluded, "Far from a masterpiece, but hardly a stinker either, IX Equilibrium falls quite short of the group's earlier albums through sheer lack of diversity, and will prove indigestible to all but the most committed black metal fans."[1]

In 2021, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1999 by Metal Hammer magazine.[3] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked the album's opening track, "Curse You All Men!", Number Forty-two on their list of "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs"[4]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Ihsahn

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Curse You All Men!"Ihsahn, Samoth4:41
2."Decrystallizing Reason"Ihsahn, Samoth6:23
3."An Elegy of Icaros"Ihsahn6:39
4."The Source of Icon E"Ihsahn, Samoth3:43
5."Sworn"Ihsahn, Samoth4:30
6."Nonus Aequilibrium"Ihsahn5:49
7."The Warriors of Modern Death"Ihsahn5:00
8."Of Blindness & Subsequent Seers"Ihsahn, Samoth6:48
9."Outro" (Hidden track) 0:28
Total length:43:33
Digipack edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Curse You All Men!" (live at The Astoria, London July 1999)4:34
11."Sworn" (remixed by Ulver at Endless Studios)5:39

Credits[edit]

Emperor[edit]

Additional personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Rivadavia, Eduardo. "IX Equilibrium - Emperor : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ^ Rocher, David (19 May 1999). "CoC : Emperor - IX Equilibrium : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  3. ^ "The Top 20 best metal albums of 1999". Metal Hammer. Future plc. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-08-08.


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