IX Equilibrium
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Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 7/10[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[3] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[4] |
Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic describes the album as a "sonic onslaught of nearly impenetrable proportions".He noted that drummer Trym "doesn't so much keep time as pummel his kit incessantly", while guitarists Ihsahn and Samoth "contribute an equally oppressive wall of sound laced with keyboard textures so demonic they were seemingly concocted by the great horned one himself." He concluded, "Far from a masterpiece, but hardly a stinker either, IX Equilibrium falls quite short of the group's earlier albums through sheer lack of diversity, and will prove indigestible to all but the most committed black metal fans."[1]
In 2021, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1999 by Metal Hammer magazine.[5] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked the album's opening track, "Curse You All Men!", No. 42 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs"[6]
Track listing
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Credits
- Emperor
- Ihsahn – vocals, lead guitars, synth, and bass guitar
- Samoth – rhythm guitars
- Trym – drums, percussion
- Production
- Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen – producer, engineer
- Tom Kvålsvoll – mastering with Emperor
- Stephen O'Malley – cover design
- Knut Jacobsen – photography
- Christophe Szpajdel – logo
References
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rivadavia, Eduardo. "IX Equilibrium - Emperor review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rocher, David (19 May 1999). "CoC : Emperor - IX Equilibrium : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kühnemund, Götz (23 March 1999). "Review Album: Emperor - IX Equilibrium". Rock Hard (in German). No. 143. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Top 20 best metal albums of 1999". Metal Hammer. Future plc. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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