Emperor's "Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk" took the work by storm: #1 ALBUM OF 1997 - voted by the readers of METAL MANIACS #1 ALBUM OF 1997 - voted by the writers of METAL MANIACS #1 ALBUM OF 1997 - voted by the readers of TERRORIZER #1 ALBUM OF 1997 - voted by the writers of TERRORIZER #7 ALBUM OF 1997 - voted by the readers of SCREAM MAGAZINE #1 BAND OF 1997 - THRASH' EM ALL #1 ALBUM OF 1997 - THRASH' EM ALL #1 PERSON OF 1997: SAMOTH - THRASH' EM ALL #4 PERSON OF 1997: IHSAHN - THRASH' EM ALL #4 DRUMMER OF 1997: TRYM - THRASH' EM ALL #3 GUITARIST OF 1997: SAMOTH - THRASH' EM ALL #4 VOCALIST OF 1997: IHSAHN - THRASH' EM ALL #3 BASSIST OF 1997: ALVER - THRASH' EM ALL "As serious as an aneurysm" - Tower Pulse 10 Fucking Skulls - Souls of Death 4 ˝ (out of 5) - Guitar World "Emperor have outmatched even themselves and given us Anthems…" - Pit "Album of the year? Try album of the next several years" - Worm Gear 5 (out of 6) - Scream Magazine 7 (out of 7) - Metal Hammer #26 on HMV top 66 1997 #1 on Australian Hard Rock/ Heavy Metal Charts #10 on Top 40 official single chart Finland with "Reverence" #28 on Top 40 official album chart Finland with "Anthems…" 5 (out of 5) - Terrorizer ...and the list goes on! Conquest 1999: "IX - EquilibriuM" go back