Review by ZeroSymbolic7188 for Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse (1994)

The whole Emperor Schtick is that they added progressive and symphonic elements to the 2nd wave of black metal recipe. Now, if you follow my reviews and are familiar with my forum content, you will know that I absolutely hate symphonic metal. I like a little bit of keys and a violin in just the right place within the context of funeral doom, or DSBM and that's it. If I was being honest I would rate this album even lower, but if I did that the members of the band might burn down my local church and try to murder me. Two-stars it is, pretty generous ranking for a homophobic drummer during pride month no less. Yes Faust drummed on this album and yes he did stab a man to death for no other reason than that man was gay. He has to this date never apologized or showed remorse for this.