One of the best and most influential bands to come out of the black metal genre.
Emperor was formed in 1991 with the lineup of: Samoth (Drums/Vocals), Ihsahn (Guitar), and Mortiis (Bass)

However, this lineup changed in many ways and their latest lineup was Ihsahn (Vocals/Guitars/Bass/Synth), Samoth (Guitars), and Trym (Drums)
The band disbanded in 2001, but their legend still lives on.

Discography:
Emperor (1992) (Split CD w/ Enslaved)
In The Nightside Eclipse (1993)
Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (1997)
Thorns vs. Emperor (1998) (Split CD w/ Thorns)
IX Equilibrium (1998)
Emperial Live Ceremony (2000)
Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire and Demise (2001)
I just saw Emperor in concert last night! They put on one of the best live shows! Ihsahn's vocals were dead on!
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Godly figure of the Imperium of mankind.
It is the 41st Millenium. For more than a hundred centuries the Emperor has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies. He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of technology. He is the Carrion Lord of the Imperium for whom a thousand souls are sacrificed every day, so that he may never truly die.

Yet even in his deathless state, the Emperor continues his eternal vigilance. Mighty battlefleets cross the daemon-infested miasma of the warp, the only route between distant stars, their way lit by the Astronomican, the psychic manifestation of the Emperors will. Vast armies give battle in his name on uncounted worlds. Greatest amongst his soldiers are the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines, bio-engineered super-warriors. Their comrades in arms are legion: the Imperial Guard and countless planetary defence forces, the ever-vigilant Inquistion and the tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus to name only a few. But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from aliends, heretics, mutants - and worse.
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Ya boi Sheev Palpatine in his prime as the first emperor of the Galactic Empire
The Emperor can shoot lots of lightning
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The truest form of black metal available. The best 10 years a band could ask for.
R.I.P.
1991-2001
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One of the best black metal bands to ever come out of the scandanavian area.
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Originally a black metal band from Norway, and one of the biggest innovators in the genre. Infamous for church arson, murder, and other illegal acts in the name of "Satanic Metal" and their own enjoyment. They progressed through their careers into a heavier more technical style. They disbanded in 2001.
Hail the mighty EmpEroR!
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A ruler of an Empire.
What George W. Bush fancies himself to be.
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