Rise of the Imperial Hordes is the first studio album by black metal band Krieg. It was recorded in October & November of 1997 at Vortex Sound Studio. Blood Fire Death re-issued the album in 2001 with a Havohej cover, "Enlightened Ones", as bonus track. Zerstorungs Produktionen re-issued it in 2005; this re-issue was limited to 999 copies.
Track listing
| 1. |
"The Arrival" |
1:14 |
| 2. |
"Alarum" |
3:23 |
| 3. |
"The Great Black Death" |
3:04 |
| 4. |
"As Humanity Fades" |
3:20 |
| 5. |
"My Weeping Soul (Part 2)" |
2:24 |
| 6. |
"Coronation" |
3:37 |
| 7. |
"End of Time" |
4:33 |
| 8. |
"Calamity from the Skies" |
3:00 |
| 9. |
"Reunion of the Ancients" |
1:47 |
| 10. |
"Path of Soth" |
5:07 |
| 11. |
"The Ascension" |
2:24 |
| 12. |
"Enlightened Ones" (Havohej cover) |
2:50 |
- The original track listing only includes the first eleven songs. The twelfth song appears as bonus track in the Blood Fire Death re-issue.
Line-up
- Lord Imperial – guitar, vocals
- Lord Soth – bass, vocals
- Ted Tringo – keyboards
- Teloc Koraxo – drums
