In the Nightside Eclipse

Infobox Album | Name = In the Nightside Eclipse
Type = studio
Artist = Emperor


Released = February 21, 1994
Recorded = July 1993
Genre = Symphonic black metal
Length = 59:54 (1999 Reissue)
Label = Candlelight Records
Century Black
Producer = Eirik Hundvin and Emperor
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8hbsa9qgu23u link]
Last album = "As the Shadows Rise"
(1994)
This album = "In the Nightside Eclipse"
(1994)
Next album = "Reverence (EP)"
(1996)

"In the Nightside Eclipse" was the first full-length album and fourth official release by Norwegian black metal band Emperor. It is considered a defining release for the black metal genre, and is regarded by many fans as one of the greatest black metal albums ever made.Fact|date=June 2008 It features one of Emperor's best-knownFact|date=June 2008 songs, "I Am the Black Wizards". It was recorded in July, 1993 at Grieghallen and released in 1994 by Candlelight Records. The cover was drawn by "Necrolord", also known as Kristian Wåhlin.

In 1999, the album was remastered and re-released, with two cover songs as bonus tracks. The first bonus track is the Bathory song "A Fine Day to Die". The second is the song "Gypsy" by Mercyful Fate. For the re-release, the opening tracks "Intro" and "Into the Infinity of Thoughts" were combined, and the album came packed in a paper slipcase to cover the traditional jewel case, both featuring the same artwork.

Track listing

#"Intro" - 0:51
#"Into the Infinity of Thoughts" – 8:14
#"The Burning Shadows of Silence" – 5:36
#"Cosmic Keys to My Creations and Times" – 6:06
#"Beyond the Great Vast Forest" – 6:01
#"Towards the Pantheon" – 5:57
#"The Majesty of the Night Sky" – 4:54
#"I Am the Black Wizards" – 6:01
#"Inno a Satana" – 4:48

;1999 edition only:
#"A Fine Day to Die" (Bathory cover) – 8:26
#"Gypsy" (Mercyful Fate cover) – 2:54

Credits

*Ihsahn – guitars, vocals, keyboards
*Samoth – guitars
*Tchort - bass
*Faust - drums
*Charmand Grimloch - keyboards ("Gypsy" only)
*"Music written by Ihsahn & Samoth."
*"Lyrics by Mortiis, Ihsahn & Samoth" [ [http://www.emperorhorde.com/disc.html Emperor Discography] ]