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UK black metal event Fortress Festival has this month announced the first wave of bands to feature in the 2027 edition. The festival, which will be held at Scarborough Spa on 29-30 May 2027, will be headlined by Emperor in a UK exclusive performance.

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Event:	Fortress Festival 2027

The legendary Norwegians Emperor are excited to return to North America in March/ April 2026 for a string of headline shows with very special guests Blood Incantation.

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The all-mighty Emperor are pleased to announce that they will embark on a short touring run across the United States. Support on select dates of the seven-show trek, which will kick off on May 9 in Worcester, Massachusetts and conclude on May 18 in Anaheim, California, will come from Wolves In The Throne Room, Agalloch and Wayfarer.

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Emperor are excited to announce their first US shows in 15 years. A short touring run, dubbed after their 1997 album Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk, is scheduled in May and June. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 17.

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The legendary black metal entity, Emperor, announce a couple of shows throughout the eastern part of the globe - two in Japan (early March) and three in Australia & New Zealand (late May). Confirmed dates and venues are listed below. Check it out.

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2021 marks 30 years since the formation of Emperor. With the current state of the world and inability of touring, the mighty Norwegians announce an exclusive streaming event to celebrate the occasion. The show will take place at Notodden Theatre on 23rd of May. The setlist will feature tracks from the entire catalogue, as well as very special guest appearances from original bass player Mortiis, who appeared on the Wrath Of The Tyrant demo, As The Shadows Rise EP and Emperor mini album, and ex-drummer Faust, who appeared on the As The Shadows Rise EP, Emperor mini album, as well as the landmark album In The Nightside Eclipse.

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The first round of bands for next year's 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise have been confirmed and the organizer also announced the Public Sale Dates for Round X.

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Event:	70000 Tons Of Metal 2020

Norwegian black metal masters Emperor are very excited to announce exclusive Australian shows, scheduled for this coming spring. In the beginning of April, Emperor will execute one live appearance in Sydney and two in Melbourne (second gig added additionally). It seems that the band will perform Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk in its entirety, considering this tour being dubbed after it.

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Norwegian black metal icons Emperor were confirmed for the Mystic Festival 2019 in Poland. More recently, they also announced that they will play in their home country, an exclusive Norwegian show at next year's Beyond The Gates festival in Bergen! The festival takes place on August 23rd-24th. Emperor are the headliner for their 2019 edition.

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After reuniting to play shows in 2017 and 2018, black metal legends Emperor continue to announce new shows from time to time. Next year, you will be able see them at the Mystic Festival 2019 in Krakow, Poland.

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Norwegian black metallers Emperor are set to reunite in 2017 in order to play a few exclusive appearances, the first confirmed show being at the Brutal Assault festival in the Czech Republic. The band will play numbers from their highly-acclaimed 1997 record, Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, and will consist of band members Ihsahn, Samoth and Trym Torson, who was a member of the band up until 2007. These shows, however, do not give indication of whether or not Emperor are set to reunite as a permanent band.

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Last year, Emperor announced their Complete Works vinyl box set, spanning the black metallers entire career. The box set will be the first time their works have been remastered specifically for vinyl and presented as special editions. It will be released by Finnish label Blood Music which has started revealing its contents now. Emperor's The Complete Works will be a 24-LP, one 7", and one book box set. The public pre-order date for the box set is slated to begin on December 9th, 2015.

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Legendary black metal band Emperor has announced a special edition Complete Works vinyl box set, spanning their entire career. The box set will be the first time their works have been remastered specifically for vinyl and presented as special editions. It will be released by Finnish label Blood Music in early-to-mid 2015.

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In addition to upcoming festival appearances, Norwegian black metallers Emperor will also be performing in Japan for their 2014 reunion shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album In The Nightside Eclipse. If you want to see Emperor perform live, this is the moment to do it.

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After you enjoyed this year's Bloodstock festival via livestreaming, Bloodstock organizers have announced that revered black metal innovators Emperor are confirmed as one of the headline acts for next year's festival, which is due to take place from 7th-10th August 2014. Emperor will also play at Wacken Open Air next year, already sold out.

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Event:	Bloodstock Open Air 2014