{"title":"Thorns \/ Emperor @sw@if@band-music-2344@","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"thorns-emperor-thorns-vs-emperor-cd","title":"Thorns \/ Emperor - Thorns vs. Emperor - CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eClassic 1999 Release Featuring Two Norwegian Black Metal Legendary Bands – Includes Rare Bonus Tracks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally formed in 1989 by mastermind Snorre Ruch, Marius Vold, and Bård Faust (Emperor), Norwegian band Thorns has inspired a great number of acts such as Satyricon, Mayhem, Dissection, and Emperor, mainly due to Snorre’s highly influential style of playing and creating riffs on the early Thorns demo tapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo impressed was Euronymous of Mayhem, that Snorre became second guitarist in the band for a while and his riffs were used in classic Mayhem tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Thorns Vs Emperor’ was originally released in 1999 and was the first official output from Snorre, besides the early cult Thorns demo material and rehearsal recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt had previously been discussed with Samoth of metal titans Emperor that the two bands could release something together as a collaboration, and later Satyr of Satyricon became involved to make the project happen, also lending his vocals to the Thorns tracks on offer here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Thorns part of this disc features reworked and re-recorded versions of the aforementioned demo tracks, which had been swarming the underground for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe songs were given a new, clean and powerful lease of life with the razor sharp and chilling riffs. New samples and effects were also added to further the dark and strange atmosphere, lending a slight industrial texture to some parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmperor show their wizardry with classical, industrial and electronic renditions of their own, and Thorns, material; a highlight of which is a stellar metallic cover of the Thorns black metal classic, ‘Ærie Descent’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was from a time when Emperor was highly active and one of the leading forces in the metal world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition of Thorns Vs Emperor includes 3 bonus tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first song is a rare version of Thorns’ ‘You that Mingle May’ with Satyr and Fenriz of Darkthrone on vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are 2 pre-production versions of the Thorns songs ‘Ærie Descent’, and ‘The Discipline of Earth’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003e1. Exordium [03:00]\u003cbr\u003e2. Aerie Descent [08:34]\u003cbr\u003e3. I Am [05:05]\u003cbr\u003e4. Aerie Descent [06:06]\u003cbr\u003e5. Thus March The Night Spirit [05:40]\u003cbr\u003e6. Melas Khole [06:31]\u003cbr\u003e7. The Discipline Of Earth [07:40]\u003cbr\u003e8. Cosmic Keys To My Creations And Times [06:12]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonus Tracks\u003cbr\u003e9. You That Mingle May [02:49]\u003cbr\u003e10. The Discipline Of Earth (pre-production mix) [06:45]\u003cbr\u003e11. Aerie Descent (pre-production mix) [06:29]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53431423304023,"sku":"P-135935-","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Thorns-Emperor-Thorns-vs.-Emperor-CD-135935-1-1689080449.jpg?v=1778196279"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.season-of-mist.com\/collections\/band-music-thorns-emperor.oembed","provider":"Season of Mist - International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}