Emperor - With Strength I Burn Live Wacken 2006 Reaction

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Deep Green Dark Chaos
Blinded I run down these paths
By heart I know them
They lead to the searing cliffs
Stout they stand above the waters edge
Lifeless
And this is my foundation
Cold stone
Formed only by winds and time
How invulnerable
Lifeless
Ahh...
I have longed to be at one with this
Yet, the waters call my name
For once I wish to see
The entity behind the voice
The face of this seduction
The beauty of my pain
Am I blessed or am I cursed by the presence...
What is my crime...
What is my deed...
Is this life my redemption
Shall I repent or proceed
I hate my flesh
It's dimension poisoned my soul with doubt
It made me question the essence of...
The I
Slaves are those of this world
Given freedom to lay chains upon The Master
The wolf is no longer free
Release the chains and come for me
The Elder:
-Suddenly, his mournful cries were stunned. Out of the cold mist
came three entbralling ships. Sails torn by many storm, and the
bows adorned by the most fierce gargoyles he'd ever laid eyes upon.
Yet, the crew they bore... Three times twelve in numbers. They stood
motionless, wrapped in grey, worn gowns. And from behind their
shadowed faces the seductive chanting. Bidding him on board.
Without hesitation, he accepted. And away they sailed... -
Upon these seas
Wherein I drowned so many times
I scatter the ashes of dignity
Still my flames are in hunger
With fire in my heart
Shall I greet the shores ahead
Though, I know not what will burn
Desire...
Ahh...
In the distance
I hear the waves wash over solid ground
And in this momnet I am struck blind
Grant me sight so I can see
That which lies ahead of me
Cursed be my mortal eyes
For dying in the realm of death
Hear my call...
I return to the soaring cliffs
They trylu shine of strenght
even though, I nothing learned
With strenght I burn...
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[@Maya_Ruinz]

Nobody comes close to Emperor at their peak, the band captured everything that is great about black metal.

[@t_nordlicht1937]

The most amazing thing is that they were something like 19 years old when composing this masterpiece

[@armyofninjas9055]

18. Nightside was written when they were 17!! Anthems at 18. Amazing.

[@Pagnah]

Emperor ... godlike. Amazing atmosphere. One of the best black metal bands hands down. The instrumental parts in the best black metal bands are extreme. Drummers, guitarists ... no doubt the best at what they do.

[@adamh6094]

Pagnah I travelled from Australia in 2014 for Wacken and saw them live. Deadset, the highlight of the festival for me!!

[@macp4864]

This is an essence of true black metal.

[@wallywallace5881]

Emperor is definitely my favorite black metal band.

[@ktompa77]

Hands down.

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[@davehartnett2901]

Trym doesn’t miss a beat considering how old Anthems to the Welkom at Dusk is. Dude is a machine.

[@GeminiWoods]

Oh Emperor... How I miss you...

[@RubenBuijs]

They have split up for good?

[@GeminiWoods]

Ruben Buijs, every now and then they get back together and play shows. I believe they are getting back together briefly this year (2017) to play a couple of shows. Emperor was an extremely influential band back in the day and still is. Haven't released an album since 2001.

[@Yakadanserlagigue]

@@GeminiWoods They come live in 2020, in Moscow...I will be there 5th september..... :)

[@evegasse6999]

@@RubenBuijs They will not make new music together but they like playing their old songs live. The drummer, bassist and guitarist (Trym, Secthdamon and Samoth) were in a death metal band together called Zyklon while Ihsahn, the singer, is still doing music on his own (and it's very, very good). The keyboard player is in a band called Leprous.

[@robertpavey5615]

They were peerless.

[@haggisgaming666]

saw them play the UK festival Bloodstock in 2014, wow, best moment of my life. I was down in the front and just stood there with my mouth open all the way through their headline set, best band i have ever seen live.

[@stevie784]

I was also at bloodstock for emperor. First and probably last time I will see them . Unforgettable experience

[@timmahoney5297]

Trym is a FK'N BEAST!! on the drums..

[@FarazOloumi]

Fucking love Emperor! As good as black metal gets; I especially love the symphonic melodies in the back ground!

[@jakobj55]

melodic/symphonic Black metal is love

[@katarinastene9069]

Love them, just love them. I will die for this music

[@djonnywesleywesley403]

One of the best video reactions of all time ( priceless emotions ), very enjoiable to see

[@mgkpraesi]

I was 16 when i bought In the Nightside Eclipse on release. My Parents thought i went nuts ^^ Good times...

[@RoninWaffle]

You know what? That Opeth comparison is actually kind of on point, more than I thought initially. They're not all that alike musically, but there's an undercurrent of stellar musicianship and great songwriting, mixing elements from different genres of music, a lot more melodic complexity than most bands in the metal genre. But yeah, Emperor is the titan of their genre. Head and shoulders above the rest.

[@armyofninjas9055]

Seen both live. Opeth phoned it in. Lost a LOT of respect for them. Emperor absolutely SLAYS live.

[@sirzechsazazel1150]

@@armyofninjas9055 I think Opeth has a lot of "wear" from decades of constant touring, so they have "off nights". Emperor has taken brakes and are therefore healthier and less worn out

[@Rhyzomect]

watches first ever emperor vid. Immediately checks to see if they are touring. :)

[@armyofninjas9055]

I don't even know who you/this channel are. This performance is just that good. It dragged me here.

[@franciscofabela1072]

Estas bandas hacen falta mas en estos tiempos

[@ttxaser3251]

Oh, my childhood! I love this song!

[@GwanYTB]

The mighty Emperor!

[@Kaos1989]

Hi Ruben, Thanks for doing Emperor, just a little bit about the band. Emperor is symphonic black metal that has a wall of sound like SYL. Ihsahn has a solo self titled band that currently tours and release cds and they sound more like Opeth. Devin Townsend has also used Ihsahn vocals on the song Juular and on one of Ihsahn solo band songs Mikael Akfedlt from Opeth has sung on it, that song is called Unhealer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXnHdH2BjNOpiMk

[@anthonyh1067]

That was your first time hearing Emperor? Wow.

[@watchbabe5479]

Anaal Nathrakh - Forging Towards the Sunset, live at Roskilde!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHuxemOsmZWnsJo This is my favorite black metal band. They are fucking insane and the music that they make sounds like a wall of pure fucking mayhem.

[@timmahoney5297]

The live version of "Ye Entrancemperium" is fkn crazy!! Better than the album version - in my opinion.. Worth checking out..

[@Galacticat_]

You should react to Ihsahn's (vocalist/guitarist from Emperor) solo stuff. It is a lot different than this stuff, I personally like it better. Mass Darkness is a good song choice!

[@danielh.5177]

Agreed, Mass Darkness would be a good starting point.

[@666sicksatan666]

Ishahn as solo artist is good but Emperor will always be better.

[@PancakeInvaders]

I would say Leprous feat Ihsahn - Contaminate Me

[@pandraxeinfantil1941]

IF YOU ARE GAY...

[@BlixTheGoblin]

This song fucking crushes anything in its path...

[@jacobprice8048]

You should react to Emperor Ye Entrancemperium. It's mind blowing

[@timmahoney5297]

Awesome song! My favorite black metal song of all time!!

[@theferaldays]

hi Ruben Buijs, your reactions to this live performance were almost the same as mine. although i know these guys since the middle '90s, i'm not very pleased with the live dual vocals in this song. but anyway - if you are interested in emperor, you should first check out 'anthems to the welken at dusk', and then 'in the nightside eclipse'. especially these two albums are - in my humble opinion - some kind of quintessence of this band. where 'anthems...' is a very complex majesty with many layers and subtleties, 'in the nightside eclipse' is more raw and straightforward. --- if i were to recommend a video... well, here on youtube, someone made a hybrid of the visuals of 'faust' (1926 silent movie, i suppose) and emperors 'alsvartr the oath' plus 'ye entrancemperium', and the result is quite interesting.

[@MsAlen111]

Nobody reacts to this band :-( and it i so gooood... Do it Ruben you wont regret it --- My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours (Sinamorata)

[@adrianasura6328]

Good call. Anything off Turn Loose the Swans gets to me deeply.

[@microsoup]

Mighty Emperor!!!😎🤘🏻🔥🔥🔥🇳🇴

[@cristianhggomez]

EXCELENTE TEMA EN MUSICA, LETRA Y EJECUCION!!!

[@TheMathMog93]

You should look into this guy's solo stuff, Ihsahn, like "Ihsahn - Mass Darkness".

[@RetroVertigo_]

Awesome to see you react to Emperor. Since you're becoming such a big Devin Townsend fan it would be fitting to react to Juular now, it features Ihsahn, the vocalist of Emperor. Best Emperor songs would be Ye Entrancemperium and I Am the Black Wizards, in my opinion.

[@sorggalder]

Do "Emperor - An Elegy of Icaros", I think you'll appreciate the clean vocals in it as I noticed in your reaction in this song (With Strength I burn). Thanks

[@antoniogonzalez4252]

This is so fucking good!

[@johnborja9825]

9 OF JUNE IS MY BIRTHDAY. AND EMPEROR IS THE FIRST BLACK METAL BAND I KNEW. I LOVE EMPEROR.

[@lucamartinezbergamin8804]

Leprous- Contaminate Me(Live at Rockefeller)

[@RubenBuijs]

Soon....

[@Yakadanserlagigue]

Fucking good..... :)

[@andrewhart9310]

Ruben, have you checked out any Bloodbath yet? I would recommend Iseous, Ways to the Grave, Like Fire - just about anything from Resurrection Through Carnage and The Fathomless Mastery, really. Their Wacken concert is pretty legendary, and I think is a pretty fair representation of the album's sound.

[@theicedevil]

Love this fucking song! \m/

[@rubenr5544]

In The Nightside Eclipse van Emperor is een van m'n eerste black metal albums en waarschijnlijk ook het bekendste/meest "populaire" black metal album ooit, Emperor is ook een van de "grondleggers" van black metal in het algemeen. Als mensen zich afvragen wat black metal is, is In The Nightside Eclipse of Anthems to The Welkin At Dusk een goed voorbeeld. De magische sfeer die ze te pakken hebben gekregen in die albums is echt speciaal, dat is voor mij de meest pure vorm van black metal :D Misschien kun je een keer kijken naar Into The Infinity of Thoughts, Live at Wacken 2014?

[@itsybitsyzombie]

Emperor reunite every once in a while to play European festivals, but they are officially split up. You may like their last two albums, IX Equillibrium and Prometheus, more than everything prior to those. Ihsahn's solo stuff is also very good but very different to Emperor.

[@tonymartinez5798]

Aaaahhhhh my sweet Emperor....

[@morbidangel989]

You should check out "Leprous - Contaminate Me (Live at Rockefeller Music Hall)." The vocalist/guitarist from Emperor (Ihsahn) does guest vocals on that song, and this particular live performance of the song is fantastic.

[@Kaos1989]

I agree

[@kushantaiidan]

Yup this one is absolutely amazing!

[@jute4970]

Agree, also Third Law from the same live is superb!

[@morbidangel989]

Yeah definitely, Third Law is also really great from that show. Honestly, Leprous is just really damned good in general, and Ruben would be doing himself a great favor by checking out any of their work.

[@RubenBuijs]

Soon,my friends...

[@dregnar85]

Hey mate can you please react to KATATONIA - MY TWIN. If you havent heard of this band im pretty sure you will love them.

[@ZydarCalh]

You should react to Zyklon, Emperor's guitarist, bassist and drummer ex-band (they played death metal)

[@timmahoney5297]

"One By One" by Immortal is amazing!! Give it a listen

[@irvinyoshi5645]

Más reacciones de Emperor, Ruben 👌🏽

[@KORNBG]

Noone is mentioning isnanely good work of Trym !

[@griegs2001]

10:23 I think he mentioned him.

[@jabrane1564]

i know their album In the Nightside Eclipse . true metal

[@MindFreak2020202020]

Don't know if you have ever seen Anthony Vincent from 10 Second Songs doing his thing. Would like to see you react to one of his covers. Guaranteed to blow your mind with his skill.

[@javiermedina5313]

what a fucking great song, even if you don't like black metal you realize that this is pretty well done.

[@aswollengoat]

anything off of live ceremony \m/

[@rafaelrocha1983]

classic black metal! funcking brutal! try listening to the solo carrer of emperor's vocalist Ihsahn, music "Until I Too Dissolve". By the way, since you've mentioned opeth, if you look better you'll find a music by Ihsahn called Unhealer [feat. Mikael Åkerfeldt, vocalist from Opeth] , very nice piece of metal work!

[@davisius1]

check out immortal! best black metal band ever. Great video as always!

[@nespith]

You should try some of his newer solo work. It's much more progressive and experimental. I highly recommend the song frozen lakes on Mars. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4eroGR4ipmIptE

[@user-ji1bw2gm1z]

very talanted guys, i don't know why u laughing at

[@katarinastene9069]

Ihsahn!! Samoth!! ❤‍🩹

[@vamsytv]

Hey Ruben i love your videos man, i hope you see this comment and react to "Contaminate me " by Leprous ....

[@RubenBuijs]

Thank you,my friend :D The video is on my to do list..

[@secretaprentice11]

You should check out Mother North by Satyricon

[@DannyStatuz]

great song

[@hemalpatel1170]

My reaction for your reaction on this Emperor 'live': WHY? 😂

[@mramenlordi3098]

Hi Ruben ! Please react to Symphony X - Serpent's Kiss !

[@samuelfranco6734]

Listen this song Malagueña Salerosa (La Malagueña) for Avenged Sevenfold

[@vispian7688]

:/ video is not available apparently

[@moonwolf2251]

Same...

[@RubenBuijs]

Only on deskptop and laptop ... :(

[@katarinastene9069]

Listen Windir please.

[@Xilios81]

Please react to Hamferð - Vráin(live from Havnar Kirkja) please, doom from the faroe islands.

[@georgereader8878]

Vektor - LCD live in Athens

[@jamesaustin3268]

Yeah, i can see a bit of opeth in that too

[@wladimirfroes3220]

Vintersorg: "Universums Dunkla Alfabet"....Reaction!!

[@lokihammerfall7781]

Get into Black Metal man!!! You won't regret it. :)

[@JustinDieter]

Turn off some lights and react to the PORTAL Ω CURTAIN video.

[@ernestourquilla2258]

2:59

[@iemandanders2577]

Please react to iron maiden wasted years on german television in 1987

[@Thystonius]

Heh, if this music reminds you of Opeth - I don't know what Opeth songs you've been listening :-P

[@danielh.5177]

Well done on choosing Emperor as they are one of the greats in black metal. Here's a few more bands to react to... Immortal kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYa6p4yli5eYfdU and Dimmu Borgir kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnjSkp5qfrh2hrc.

[@charliesilveria1998]

You should really give a listen to the singers solo, more experimental project, Ihsahn. Specifically this live video of the song On The Shores would be epic to see you react to! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXqchImCidWkrMk

[@edho758]

Ok Gargamel it is time that you react to Baphomet's Throne by SAMAEL

[@Nas_Khan]

More FEAR FACTORY reactions. Just a thought, not that this song reminds me of them at all :P

[@RubenBuijs]

You know I LOVE FF :)

[@edho758]

Only similar to opeth because it is very sophisticated

[@ofthesic0133]

react to CHON

[@FinneousPJ1]

It's symphonic black metal. I prefer the album version to this, though. The black metal atmosphere didn't really work here.

React to some Misfits

[@Smithysmithin]

React to Draconian! Please!!!! "Death Come Near Me."

[@adrianasura6328]

P.S. "I am the Black Wizards" would have been a better choice.

[@paulhudgins]

KAMELOT - Liar Liar

[@adrianasura6328]

I will subscribe if you give Cult of Luna a decent, and sizeable, listen.

[@macp988]

wtf is the point of random people reacting to music and filming themselves on youtube? dont get it ?

[@white0ne1]

...was this a little too intelligent for you? A little like Opeth?

[@buckfuttler2877]

lame, boring......

[@xulphyte]

Why so you keep looking in the camera?