Thorns vs Emperor (2) - Thorns vs Emperor

Label:
Catalog#:
FOG 019, Fog 019, Fog 019b
Format:
2 x CD, Album, Limited Edition
Country:
Norway
Released:
1999
Genre:
Electronic, Rock
Style:
Modern Classical, Black Metal, Experimental, Industrial

Tracklist

  Thorns vs Emperor (48:47)
1-1 Emperor (2)  -  Exördium 3:00
    Engineer [Engineered By] - Ihsahn
  Music By, Arranged By [Arrangements] - Emperor (2) , Ihsahn
  Producer - Emperors, The*
1-2 Thorns  -  Ærie Descent 8:34
    Engineer [Engineered By] - Claus Eriksen , S.W. Krupp
  Lyrics By - S.W. Krupp
  Music By - S.W. Krupp , SA Titan*
  Producer - Satyr Wongraven , Thorns
  Vocals - Satyr*
1-3 Emperor (2)  -  I Am 5:04
    Engineer [Engineered By] - Ihsahn
  Music By, Arranged By [Arrangements] - Emperor (2) , Ihsahn
  Producer - Emperors, The*
1-4 Emperor (2)  -  Ærie Descent 6:05
    Engineer [Engineered By] - Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen
  Music By, Lyrics By - Snorre Ruch
  Producer - Emperors, The* , Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen
1-5 Emperor (2)  -  Thus March The Nightspirit 5:39
    Arranged By [Classical Arrangement], Performer [Classical Performance] - Ihsahn
  Engineer [Engineered By] - Ihsahn
  Music By [Original], Arranged By [Original Arrangements] - Ihsahn
  Producer - Emperors, The*
1-6 Thorns  -  Melas Khole 6:31
    Engineer [Engineered By] - Claus Eriksen , S.W. Krupp
  Music By, Lyrics By - S.W. Krupp
  Producer - Satyr Wongraven , Thorns
  Vocals - Satyr*
1-7 Thorns  -  The Discipline Of Earth 7:40
    Engineer [Engineered By] - Claus Eriksen , S.W. Krupp
  Lyrics By - S.W. Krupp
  Music By - S.W. Krupp , SA Titan*
  Producer - Satyr Wongraven , Thorns
  Vocals - Satyr*
1-8 Thorns  -  Cosmic Keys 6:11
    Engineer [Engineered By] - Claus Eriksen , S.W. Krupp
  Producer - Satyr Wongraven , Thorns
  Vocals - Satyr*
  Written-By - Ihsahn , Samoth
  Written-by [Re-written] - S.W. Krupp
  Thorns 1989-91 Rehearsals: The Trøndertun Tape & Grymyrk (36:28)
2-1 Thorns  -  Ærie Descent 5:00
2-2 Thorns  -  Funeral Marches To The Grave 5:18
2-3 Thorns  -  Lovely Children 3:29
2-4 Thorns  -  Fall 2:20
2-5 Thorns  -  Thule 6:52
2-6 Thorns  -  Fairytales 4:02
2-7 Thorns  -  Home 6:43
2-8 Thorns  -  You That Mingle May 2:40

Credits

Artwork By [Design By] - Moonfog , Union
Artwork By [Illustrations By] - Toxified Union
Mastered By - Espen Berg (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)

Notes

Limited to 3000 copies, includes free bonus CD.

Tracks 1-2, 1-6 to 1-8 recorded with Cubase, mixed at Fagerborg Studio.
Tracks 1-1, 1-3 & 1-5 recorded and mixed at Symphonique during the spring/summer 1998.
Track 1-4 recorded and mixed at Akkerhaugen Lydstudio during the spring/summer 1998. The organ used on this track is a Chicago Cottage reed-organ from 1823 CE.

Mastered at Masterhuset.

1st catalog number (FOG 019) is presented on spines, 2nd catalog number (Fog 019) is presented on 1st disc, 3rd catalog number (Fog 019b) is presented on 2nd disc.

Tracks 1-1, 1-3 to 1-5 published by Abstract Sounds Ltd./Candlelight Music

Emperor appears courtesy of Candlelight Records

© 1999

Discs matrixes:
Disc 1: TOCANO DK 29462 0014
Disc 2: TOCANO DK 29463 0014

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Review by eofor Oct 02, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
The first CD is a tedious, half-assed exercise in the industrial/black metal experiments that were popular at the time, by two bands far past their prime. If they're not embarrassed looking back on this, they should be. The bonus CD however contains the old Thorns rehearsal tapes - legendary material, giving valuable insight in how the Norwegian scene developed its distinct sound and technique, moving away from simple Sodom, Venom, Bathory and Hellhammer copying. The sludgy, morbid atmosphere only adds to the fun.
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