Emperor at London Astoria

[NeglectedField]

Was anyone at the Astoria gig on the 28th October and/or Wacken?

I've noticed Ihsahn is also an official Ibanez endorsee now and has been using the sexy RGT320Q

[andy7jem]

No

Didn't know about it until i walked past the Astoria and saw people queueing too late by then

How come they played again???

[Lefty Robb]

Kick ass!! \m/

[NeglectedField]

Originally Posted by andy7jem

No

Didn't know about it until i walked past the Astoria and saw people queueing too late by then

How come they played again???

Ah you must have been on another planet! Or just a more casual fan, more likely!

Well they called it quits in 2001 (having not gigged since the end of their second last album's tour) but then they probably realised they had a huge following, so they did some surprise Norwegian gigs, some US dates, Wacken in Germany (which I was at), some more Norwegian festivals and then London Astoria.

Many people are speculating that that Astoria date is quite likely their last ever gig, or at least the end of that brief reunion. Another album or another tour would be really anti-climactic and a lot of people don't like the idea of another album seeing as they weren't impressed with Prometheus. I'm sure Ihsahn's own work and the existing Peccatum/Zyklon albums will keep us going for long enough.

One thing that would be fantastic (but unlikely and only enjoyed by me) would be if they did what Metallica did with a symphonic orchestra. Emperor have as many if not more classical elements than Metallica, I think the only issue would be mixing the sound, and venues.

[NeglectedField]

Originally Posted by andy7jem

Ok................i confess (to the second part as i can't yet afford inter-planetry travel )

Yeah, i kinda got into them late, just as they were releasing the last album (typical for me )
I actually got interested because of Zyklon who i first heard of when i saw them support Morbid Angel (2001 i think). I love Zyklon and thought i'd check out Emperor too!! I haven't kept up to date with things just lately though (shame on me, i know!)

Nah it was pretty much the same for me, I only discovered Emperor 3 or 4 years ago though I discovered Emperor before Zyklon and tastes/knowledge of bands has come miles in the past few years. It's just the Emperor reunion was talked about a lot, but then I suppose it depends what forums/sites you visit.

[C.Thep]

\m/ Emperor!

what is he doing with the neck?

[andy7jem]

Originally Posted by NeglectedField

Ah you must have been on another planet! Or just a more casual fan, more likely!

Ok................i confess (to the second part as i can't yet afford inter-planetry travel )

Yeah, i kinda got into them late, just as they were releasing the last album (typical for me )
I actually got interested because of Zyklon who i first heard of when i saw them support Morbid Angel (2001 i think). I love Zyklon and thought i'd check out Emperor too!! I haven't kept up to date with things just lately though (shame on me, i know!)