In The Nightside Eclipse

samoth, tchort, ishan
"In The Nightside Eclipse" is deceptively simple. Emperor's execution at that point was honest, unified and bitter. For a spooky dude record, this is one of the best. Here you'll find a collection of guitar tablature from the LP.
live in england, 1993

bard faust eithun

emperor circa 1992

emperor 1993
- a trademark emperor progression on this LP includes 10 note tremelo picked riffs w/ different ending decorations. these endings are then alternated in 4 or 8 pattern repetitions in the song. simple conflict/resolve situation. examples: r2 from "black wizards", r2 from "cosmic keys..",

'wrath of the tyrant' demo cover
- ishan constantly accentuates notes on the B and high E strings between chords, and at the end of measures. forward & reverse striking. examples: r4 from "..wizards", "infinity of thoughts" r7/r8, "inno a satana" r1, r2..

bard faust eithun & warren, 1993
- Kai Huovinen tells me this is a two-note dimished structure:
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index 1 | | | | |
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middle | 2 | | | |
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ring | | 3 | | |
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emperor frequently uses this chord to begin or end riff verses. examples: r2 from "the burning shadows of silence", r5 from "into the infinity of thoughts".

'zyklon-b' samoth
- To read Mortiis' lyrics from "In The Nightside Eclipse" follow this link:

samoth
Sauron contributes the following knowledge on
Thu, 13 Aug 1998 00:34:33 +0200:
Subject: Emperor Recording Gear.
On the brilliant 1st mcd, Emperor use a mic-ed marshall amp, with a
local overdrive and high midrange for the lead riffs, coz the distortion
isn't that crunched. For the grating riffs, there we see boss Death
Metal pedal in action, with no midrange tones and plugged directly into
the mixer (no amp mic-ing). A strange curiosity about "In the
Nightside.." is that though you think that there's an army of low-end
guitar layers, they really originate from one guitar and effect-shifted
to stereo. Check: play any track where the guitars are clearly heard in
stereo mode (a mono/stereo switch on your amp would help here) and
switch it to mono... the entire landscape of low-end guitar ambiance is
lost to one guitar, but the lead riffs still sound fine...
Sauron
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