Will somebody kindly remove the uzis from my ears? Emperor's "Emperial Live Ceremony" is a war zone, the sonic beatings they dish out interrupted only by the shrieks of Emperor's front man, Ihsahn, proclaiming, "This next one's a rrrreal headbanger!" The crowd seems to love it, and the recording more or less captures the "live" atmosphere. The Norwegians sound extremely energetic and tight, an amazing feat given the nature of their music, justifying the need for a live recording. However, in my subjective opinion, the non-scream vocals, one of Emperor's signature musical traits, sound like King Diamond in the shower. There are typical "I'm-so-scary" pre-recorded intros and outros, but the punishing music is unmistakably Emperor. Double devil horns for this one.
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