Premise: Emperor is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991, regarded as highly influential by critics and emerging black metal bands. The group split up in 2001, but reunited from 2005 to 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours, and again reunited in 2013 to 2014. The group was founded by Ihsahn (guitar/vocal) and Samoth (then, drums).
Hypothesis: Emperor is a Norwegian black metal band that was formed in 1991 and was regarded as highly influential by critics and other black metal bands. After splitting up in 2001, they reunited from 2005 to 2007 for a few dates and brief US tours, and again in 2013 to 2014. The group was founded by Ihsahn and Samoth.