Emperor

Emperor is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991 by guitarist and vocalist Ihsahn and guitarist Samoth. The group split up in 2001, but reunited from 2005 to 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours, and again from 2013 to 2014. Emperor reformed a third time in 2016.

Emperor is considered influential on black metal by music journalists and members of the extreme metal community.