Carl Palmer
The parts supposedly follow Tarkus' birth in a volcanic eruption centuries before known history. The exact nature of Tarkus' origin and actions are unknown, and left ambiguous by its creator, Keith Emerson. "Eruption" itself presents a musical impression of cascading eruption on the keyboards in a time signature, backed by Carl Palmer on drums. This segues into the "Stones of Years", the first of three vocal sections.