IX Equilibrium ( February 22nd, 1999 Catalog ID: CANDLE035CD Label: Candlelight Records Format: CD
1. Curse You All Men! 04:41 Show lyrics 2. Decrystallizing Reason 06:23 Show lyrics 3. An Elegy of Icaros 06:39 Show lyrics 4. The Source of Icon E 03:43 Show lyrics 5. Sworn 04:30 Show lyrics 6. Nonus Aequilibrium 05:49 Show lyrics 7. The Warriors of Modern Death 05:00 Show lyrics 8. Of Blindness & Subsequent Seers 06:48
Band members Ihsahn Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass Samoth Guitars (rhythm) Trym Torson Drums, Percussion Miscellaneous staff Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen Producer, Engineering Tom Kvålsvoll Mastering Christophe Szpajdel Logo Stephen O'Malley Artwork, Design Samoth Concept (Artwork) Knut Jacobsen Photography
First press came with an exclusive band sticker.
There is a hidden 9th track (0:28) after \"Of Blindness and Subsequent Seers\". There is a digipack version that doesn't have a booklet, though it has two bonus tracks: 9. Curse You All Men! (Live - At the Astoria, London July '99) 10. Sworn (Revamped by Ulver at Endless Studios)
Reissued in 2004 under Candlelight Records. It comes with the bonus tracks from the 1999 version, though they aren't mentioned anywhere on album. The reissue comes in a slipcase and includes a clip from the No Mercy Festival tour and a clip from the bands travels to the USA for their only headlining tour in America.
Artwork by Gustave Doré. Original illustrations for the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri.
Re-released in 2006 by Back on Black as Gatefold LP.
Re-issued by Candlelight Records in 2007 as a numbered limited edition boxset.
Re-issued once more in April 2014.
Recording information:
Recorded & mixed at Akkerhaugen Lydstudio October '98 - January '99 CE. Mastered at Strype Audio, January 1999 CE. Produced and engineered by The Emperors and Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen. Mastered by The Emperors and Tom Kvålsvoll.