Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991, regarded as highly influential by critics and emerging black metal bands.
... and as if awaken from eternal sleep
He sought a mentor
For he no longer knew his position
"It is time after miracles
And I am its prophet
I have not come to cure
But to bear witness decease"
"It is the place where blood and soil
Lie beyond the boundaries of the sun
And I am its prophet
I cast the shadow
I absorb the light"
"I am the prophet
I bear witness
I absorb
I cry"
"As I die
I shall burst wide open
As I die
I shall release the apocalypse
My prophecy
Thus, I hold on to faith
Thus, I keep the hope
That it will prosper
And devour"
"It is time after miracles
And I am its prophet
I have not come to cure
But to bear witness decease"
... and pain joined his urge to perceive
The Prophet was written by Ihsahn.
Emperor released The Prophet on Sun Oct 21 2001.