1. - 00:52 instrumental 2. Into the Infinity of Thoughts 08:14 Show lyrics 3. The Burning Shadows of Silence 05:36 Show lyrics 4. Cosmic Keys to My Creations & Times 06:06 Show lyrics 5. Beyond the Great Vast Forest 06:01 Show lyrics 6. Towards the Pantheon 05:57 Show lyrics 7. The Majesty of the Nightsky 04:54 Show lyrics 8. I Am the Black Wizards 06:01 Show lyrics 9. Inno a Satana 04:48
Band members Faust Drums Tchort Bass Samoth Guitars, Lyrics, Songwriting Ihsahn Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Lyrics, Songwriting Miscellaneous staff Necrolord Cover art Vámosi Tamás Photography [Transylvanian Ruins] Johan Brun Photography [Telemark] Christophe Szpajdel Logo Mortiis Lyrics (tracks 4, 8) Pytten Producer, Mixing Marco Depalno Photography [Demongate]
The very first press have two folded pages as unstappled booklet, one being the cover and pictures, and the other the lyrics. The CD has no Compact Disc logo, nor any writings on it. No SID codes.
"Inno a Satana" is Italian for "Hymn to Satan".
Both "Cosmic Keys to My Creations & Times" and "I Am the Black Wizards" are re-recorded versions of songs that originally appeared on the "Emperor" EP. "Beyond the Great Vast Forest" is a re-worked/re-recorded version of the song "My Empire's Doom" from the "Wrath of the Tyrant" demo with new lyrics .
Re-issued by Candlelight Records in 2007 as a numbered limited edition boxed set.
2014 reissue celebrating the record's 20th anniversary will feature 'In the Nightside Eclipse' in double-disc hardback digibook. The first disc features the original tracks together with As the Shadows Rise EP. Both remastered. Second disc is the 1993 alternative album mix taken from never before release The Akkerhaugen Tapes 1993 featuring pre-production / rehearsal materials.
Recording information:
Recorded during the seventh full moon anno 1993 at Grieghallen Studios. Mixed in winter anno 1994. Produced by Emperor and Pytten.