New Stuff 0 Matt Heafy’s Ibaraki Drop New Single “Rōnin” featuring My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way March 25th, 2022 at 9:07am Emperor Rhombus The track starts soft, but ends evil.
New Stuff 0 Matt Heafy and Ihsahn’s Ibaraki Announce Album Details, Drops New Single Featuring Behemoth’s Nergal February 18th, 2022 at 11:44am Emperor Rhombus Apparently each member of the band has a different take on the album.
New Stuff 0 Trivium’s Matt Heafy Releases First Ibaraki Single Featuring Emperor’s Ihsahn January 21st, 2022 at 11:41am Axl Rosenberg We’ve been hearing about this project for close to a decade — now music has arrived at last!
Worst Week Ever 0 Corpsegrinder’s Warcraft Character Renamed, a First Look at Rob Zombie’s The Munsters, and More Stories You May Have Missed This Week October 22nd, 2021 at 5:00pm Axl Rosenberg Also includes Deftones, Cradle of Filth, Skid Row, and more.
Breaking the Law 0 Dani Filth Thought Faust From Emperor Was Kidding When He Confessed to Murdering Someone October 21st, 2021 at 10:23am Axl Rosenberg “I dismissed it as a load of crap but when it all came out I felt like an accessory to murder after the fact.”
Upcoming Bullsh*t 0 Matt Heafy + Ihsahn’s Black Metal Album is Finished; Band Changes Name August 30th, 2021 at 9:09am Vince Neilstein The lyrics are sung entirely in Japanese.
Events 0 Psycho Las Vegas 2021 Lineup Finalized: Danzig, Emperor and Down to Headline May 23rd, 2021 at 10:57am MetalSucks Also: Mayhem, Obituary, Satyricon, The Sword, Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Red Fang, Exodus, High on Fire, and MANY more.
Apocalyptic Anniversaries 0 Emperor Announce 30th Anniversary Livestream Event April 12th, 2021 at 11:23am MetalSucks The setlist will feature tracks from the band’s entire catalogue, as well as very special guest appearances from original bass player Mortiis and ex-drummer Faust.
Music Dorkery 0 Singing With or Without Gum: Members of Lamb of God, Trivium, Emperor, and More Debate November 9th, 2020 at 1:41pm Axl Rosenberg To chew or not to chew? That is the question.
New Stuff 0 Ihsahn and Leprous Frontman Release a-ha Cover August 28th, 2020 at 12:47pm Axl Rosenberg Ihsahn is not bound by the normal rules of metal.
Not Quite Metal? 0 Ihsahn Likes Billie Eilish, Dislikes Imagine Dragons March 4th, 2020 at 1:29pm Axl Rosenberg The Emperor frontman calls Finneas O’Connell’s prodcution for Billie Eilish “really brave.”
The Webernets 0 Ihsahn Explains Why He’ll Never Write a New Emperor Album February 27th, 2020 at 9:25am Vince Neilstein You mean to say he doesn’t want to retread ground from three decades ago? Do tell!
Events 0 Danzig, Mercyful Fate and Emperor to Headline Psycho Las Vegas 2020 (First U.S. Emperor Show Since 2007!) January 30th, 2020 at 4:38pm Vince Neilstein Also: Satyricon, Obituary, Intronaut, Ulver, Katatonia, Crowbar, Pig Destroyer, Windhand, Cursive and many, many more.
Vicious Vacation 0 70,000 Tons of Metal Announce First Ten Bands and Ticket Dates October 25th, 2019 at 10:51am Ruby Ray Includes Epica, Emperor, Wintersun, and more!
Upcoming Bullsh*t 0 Matt Heafy and Ihsahn’s Black Metal Project Has “Eight or Nine Songs” Written July 17th, 2019 at 1:24pm Vince Neilstein Nergal and Gaahl will also provide guest vocals.
Worst Week Ever 0 Dave Ellefson Is a Salaried Member of Megadeth, Fear Factory Feuding, and More Stories You May Have Missed This Week May 31st, 2019 at 5:00pm Axl Rosenberg Also includes Rammstein, Slipknot, Mastodon, and more.
Pummeling Politics 0 Gaahl Says Faust Was the First Black Metal Musician to Show Support for His Coming Out May 28th, 2019 at 4:17pm Axl Rosenberg ” I don’t know anyone in the Norwegian black metal scene that is against gays,” according to the former Gorgoroth frontman.
Pummeling Politics 0 Ihsahn is a Big Kanye West Fan November 20th, 2018 at 12:26pm Skaylatonwitch The Emperor frontman and solo artist calls Kanye “so brave” and a “genius.”
Cinemetal Reviews 0 Review: Lords of Chaos Is Highly Entertaining and Deeply Flawed August 24th, 2018 at 10:02am Axl Rosenberg It’s an easy sit, but it also relies too much on dramatic shorthand to ultimately be effective.
Editorials 0 Editorial: Of Course Black Metal Is Racist—It’s Evil May 3rd, 2018 at 12:41pm Emperor Rhombus Sucks that your favorite guitarist is a Nazi, but if you’re surprised that a genre about moral inversion is full of bigots, you’re an idiot.
