The song iself is as epic as any of the other tracks, and the mid section of the song has some of the darkest riffs I've ever heard in black metal, and it rolls at a steady pace until there's a section with some blast beats, and then most of the instruments pause and all you hear is E chord being strummed repeatedly while a bell rings in a background, and after that the rest of the instruments sweep in and hurl you into a vortex of darkness. Its more like a mesh of sound between the guitars and the drums. ", boldly states a note on the back cover of the band's long awaited second full-length "Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk". It's exceptionally rare, if not nearly impossible to find technically proficient music that is also great music - authentic, unique, memorable and strikingly daring. Take that as you will. It keeps the listener connected from beginning to end, prolonging this aural hallucination further and further with a laudable sustained consistency. Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk is the "sell-out" album in a nutshell. "With Strength I Burn" is a perfect example, where the keyboards play the main role up until the ending. The one thing they could've taken off are some of the synthesizer contributions. This should convey a rush of thoughts into one's mind about what this would sound like on the fronts of technicality and overall feel. Unless you are following with a lyric sheet, they basically go by unnoticed. The overall sound picture is raw, chaotic and evil. Trym Torsen, the drummer and final new element to “Anthems,” puts forward a stellar performance. De … Which version should you get? The voice in which they are uttered changes according to their content - ranging from whispers of deep yearning and belligerent harsh vocals to “heroic” cleans at the landmark closing track. The Notodden mastermind also utilizes clean vocals that bring a distinguished air to some parts, like in the outro of “Thus Spake the Nightspirit”. The music in "Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk" is epic and atmospheric, but also dark, evil, at times definitely brutal: the spectacular and technical guitar work provided by the guitars, relying on razor-sharp tremolo-picked riffs, dissonant arpeggios, minor chords and often playing different patterns, is complemented by the insane drumming by Trym, who entered Emperor with this album. The feeling created by the keyboards on this album is decidedly different than Emperor’s previous work, as it is used more selectively and creates a symphonic feeling compared to the constantly present tones of frost and darkness found on Emperor’s debut. Be the first to write a review. If this were the only song I liked on the CD I would still give it a review of a 60. PERFECT tone, sounds painful when it needs to be and furious as well, with each song on here the vocals are absolutely perfect. So apparently this turd Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk is somehow a "black metal … "The Wanderer" is an instantly memorable way to cap off the album; the gorgeous way this album ends almost makes me wish there were more instances where Emperor emphasized melodic writing more. Rating: 5/5 Review online: May 7, 2003 Reviewed by: Sargon the Terrible: for: Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk With Emperor’s second album, “Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk,” the band decided to both refine their existing mastery of black metal while experimenting with slightly cleaner production values and heavier symphonic elements. And once again, I have some problems with the production. The bold statement “Emperor performs Sophisticated Black Metal Art exclusively!” on the back cover is hard to back up, but damn – these Norse fuckers pull it off. 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