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Emperor - Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire & Demise



8.3 | 593 votes |
Release date: 2001
Style: Symphonic black metal

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01. The Eruption
02. Depraved
03. Empty
04. The Prophet
05. The Tongue Of Fire
06. In The Wordless Chamber
07. Grey
08. He Who Sought The Fire
09. Thorns On My Grave

Guest review by
Rupophobic
Rating:
10
Well, here I am listening to Prometheus, Emperor's latest and final gift to the metal world. As an amateur ?critic? it's my responsibility to help evaluate exactly what it is they have given us, and in a sense, help the metal community pass judgment on the last album of true legends. Not that anyone who is even a casual metal fan should care at all what I think of it, mind you, but I'm going to tell you anyways.

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published 17.09.2003 | Comments (19)

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09.06.2010 - 11:33
Ziom

I've returned to this album after many years. It's difficult and requires concentration. Groovy riffs are quickly broken by electronic passages, catchy melodies are complicated and twisted... it's great, but it's entirely Ihsahn's album, without some straightforward brutality delivered by Samoth. Pretty close to Ihsahn's solo career now.
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17.06.2011 - 15:47
Rating: 10
AXA

This rely .. symphonic black death metal album
great sound ,,, i like it very much ,,,
and yet i cant understand why stop ...
this band a great amazing band ,,,,
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24.10.2012 - 19:32
Rating: 8
CobiWan1993
Secundum Filium
To be honest, this is probably my favorite Emperor album. A lot of people say this album is difficult to get into, but for some reason, I found it easier to get into this album than Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (which is still awesome). That might be because I'm more into progressive-styled metal (this is definitely Emperor's most "proggy" album), than regular black metal (which I still love). The mixing on the vocals is also much better than Anthems. Amazing stuff.
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29.06.2014 - 13:33
Rating: 8
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Written by CobiWan1993 on 24.10.2012 at 19:32

To be honest, this is probably my favorite Emperor album. A lot of people say this album is difficult to get into, but for some reason, I found it easier to get into this album than Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (which is still awesome). That might be because I'm more into progressive-styled metal (this is definitely Emperor's most "proggy" album), than regular black metal (which I still love). The mixing on the vocals is also much better than Anthems. Amazing stuff.

I share the same perspective.

Also, I have no idea how this can be considered plain symphonic black when it's clearly (symphonic) progressive black.
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16.09.2014 - 18:20
Rating: 8
musicalkaratekid

Evidently more experimental than Emperor's previous albums, but none of the intense atmosphere which made those albums has been lost, rather built on to include more complex compositions. Highlights for me would be "Empty", "The Tongue of Fire" and "He who sought the Fire".
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08.02.2016 - 22:06
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Definition of the term "Ending on a high note": Prometheus - The Discipline Of Fire And Demise
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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16.06.2016 - 20:00
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Tage Westerlund
Ishan was right we don't need new Emperor album. This was good but a bit away ,,,, band need better song titles, those are like well something not fits
Another album ''new' direction more into avant-garde
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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31.03.2021 - 00:59
Rating: 7
BennyMetGer

This is fine work. I dont like the new direction but its still good music.
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31.03.2021 - 11:11
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Tage Westerlund
Written by BennyMetGer on 31.03.2021 at 00:59

This is fine work. I dont like the new direction but its still good music.

They did not went long whit new direction, for them it was splitting up. Ishsns solo is basically new Emperor sound, if they would stay alive.
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Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die''
apos;'
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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19.04.2021 - 12:36
Rating: 9
nonZero

Not their best album, but certainly their most underrated at 8.4/10.

Standout songs: The Eruption, The Prophet, Depraved, The Tongue Of Fire, In The Wordless Chamber
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