Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise
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Publication |
2001 |
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admission |
Winter 2000 to spring 2001 |
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Candlelight Records Nuclear Blast |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
51:51 |
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Ihsahn |
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Studio (s) |
Symphonique Studio |
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Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise is the fourth and final studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Emperor . It was released in 2001 by Candlelight Records and Nuclear Blast .
Creation and publication
At the end of the 1990s, the band members began to devote themselves increasingly to musical side projects. Samoth founded Zyklon with Trym , and Ihsahn founded Peccatum . Both bands showed Black Metal influences, but Zyklon was more oriented towards Death Metal , Peccatum experimented with different style elements. As a result, Emperor faced the problem of “a lack of common musical perspective”. With the release of the fourth album, written and produced by Ihsahn alone, the band announced their breakup.
Track list
- The Eruption - 6:28
- Depraved - 6:32
- Empty - 4:16
- The Prophet - 5:41
- The Tongue of Fire - 7:10
- In the Wordless Chamber - 5:12
- Gray - 5:05
- He Who Sought the Fire - 5:28
- Thorns on My Grave - 5:55
style
Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise is a concept album about the mythological figure Prometheus . It developed Emperors style a lot. The pieces are complex and do not reveal any traditional structures. Emperor use a lot of tempo and rhythm changes, but less calm passages than on previous albums. The symphonic keyboard arrangements are also less dominant, but sometimes have a psychedelic touch. Fast riffs and virtuoso solos, blast beats and double bass playing as well as the extremely variable vocals are in the foreground. The atmosphere of the other publications mostly gives way to the technical demands of the bulky compositions.
reception
The reactions to the album were rather divided. On metal.de it was stated that “it does not do justice to the class of ' Anthems ' and ' Nightside Eclipse ' in any way […] because nothing seems to be left of the fascinating, malicious atmosphere […] […] because Emperor have reached a level of complexity that is barely comprehensible ”. Deadleft from the online magazine Vönger also criticized: “It is difficult to follow what has been heard. The need for concentration is very high if you don't want to run the risk of hastily dismissing the music as a chaotic and inscrutable curiosity. ”On the other hand, the album“ impressively and definitively confirmed that Emperor was one of the most innovative, progressive and technically demanding metal bands ". For Jan Hamm from Babyblauen Seiten , Prometheus proved “in the last instance that Black Metal doesn’t have to sound raw and primitive”. The only weakness of the album is that the listener has to have patience and "a small potential of masochistic devotion". Volkmar Weber from Rock Hard summed up: "A majestic orgy of madness that will make EMPEROR immortal for all time."
Web links
- Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise at Allmusic (English)
- Reviews of Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise on the Babyblauen Seiten
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Emperor: Prometheus (The Discipline Of Fire And Demise) , Baby Blue Pages , accessed on August 31, 2013.
- ^ Robert Müller: Emperor: Finale Audienz , Metal Hammer 06/2009, accessed on August 31, 2013.
- ^ John Serba: Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise at Allmusic (English). Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ↑ a b Volkmar Weber: Emperor. Prometheus - The Discipline Of Fire & Demise , Rock Hard # 174, accessed August 31, 2013.
- ↑ a b Deadleft: Emperor # Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise , voenger.de , accessed on August 31, 2013.
- ↑ a b Emperor - Prometheus - The discipline of fire & demise , metal.de , accessed on August 31, 2013.