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{{Infobox album <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Albums --> |
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| Name = Empires |
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| name = Empires |
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| Type = studio |
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| type = studio |
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| Artist = VNV Nation |
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| Cover = EmpiresAlbumArt400px.jpg |
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| cover = EmpiresAlbumArt400px.jpg |
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| Released = 25 October 1999 <small>(EU)</small><br>16 May 2000 <small>(US)</small> |
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| released = 25 October 1999 <small>(EU)</small><br />16 May 2000 <small>(US)</small> |
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| Recorded = Aug 1999{{–}} Sep 1999 |
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| recorded = August–September 1999 |
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| Length = 50:56 |
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| genre = ], ] |
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| length = 50:58 |
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| Last album = '']''<br />(1998) |
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| This album = '''''Empires'''''<br />(1999) |
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| Next album = '']''<br />(2002) |
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| prev_year = 1998 |
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| misc = {{Singles |
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| name = Empires |
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| single1 = Darkangel |
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| single1date = 28 June 1999 |
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| single2 = Standing |
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| single2date = 3 April 2000 |
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|rev1score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r468891|pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic review}}</ref> |
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|rev1score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/empires-mw0000064195|title=Empires - VNV Nation | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=]|access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| rev2 = Almost Cool |
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| rev2Score = (7.5/10)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almostcool.org/mr/1382/ |title=VNV Nation – Empires – almost cool music review |website=Almostcool.org |date= |access-date=2012-02-15}}</ref> |
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|rev2score= {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>http://www.metal.de/cdreviews.php4?was=review&id=738 Metal.de</ref> |
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|rev3score= {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/vnv-nation-empires-701/|title=VNV Nation - Empires Review • metal.de|first=fenris|last=Sagt|website=Metal.de|access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> |
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|rev4score= {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.releasemagazine.net/Onrecord/orvnvnatione.htm |title=VNV Nation: Empires – Release On Line review |website=Releasemagazine.net |date= |access-date=2012-02-15}}</ref> |
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'''''Empires''''' is a ] album, and the third full-length release by electronic music duo ]. It was released between 1999 and 2000 in the ] and ] jointly under the ] and ] ]. The album combines ], ] and ] (EBM). |
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'''''Empires''''' is the third studio album by the ] ] band ]. It was released in 1999 in the ] and 2000 in the ] jointly under the ] and ] ]. The album combines ], ], and ] (EBM). |
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"Darkangel" was released as a single on 28 June prior to the album, and "Standing" became a single, and was also released as part of the '']'' EP in 2000. |
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The album was ranked #1 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) 1999 albums chart,<ref name="dac-albums-99">{{cite web |title=DAC Top 50 Albums 1999 |url=http://www.public-propaganda.de/charts/1999/dac_alb50.html |website=Trendcharts oHG |publisher=AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH |access-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010418190612/http://www.public-propaganda.de/charts/1999/dac_alb50.html |archive-date=18 April 2001 |date=2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref> while "Darkangel" ranked #15 on the DAC Singles chart that same year.<ref name="dac-singles-99">{{cite web |title=DAC Top 50 Singles 1999 |url=http://www.public-propaganda.de/charts/1999/dac_sing50.html |website=Trendcharts oHG |publisher=AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH |access-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210215900/http://www.public-propaganda.de/charts/1999/dac_sing50.html |archive-date=10 February 2001 |date=2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The U.S. release of ''Empires'' peaked at #6 on the ] RPM Charts.<ref name="cmj-08-00">{{cite journal |last1=Comer |first1=M. Tye |title=RPM |journal=] |date=7 August 2000 |volume=63 |issue=677 |page=39 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/2000/CMJ-2000-08-07.pdf |access-date=26 January 2022 |publisher=College Media, Inc. |location=New York, NY |issn=0890-0795}}</ref> |
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"Darkangel" was released as a single on 28 June prior to the album, and "Standing" became a single as part of the ''Burning Empires'' EP in 2000. |
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"Darkangel" was released as a single on 28 June prior to the album, and "Standing" became a single, and was also released as part of the Burning Empires EP in 2000.
The album was ranked #1 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) 1999 albums chart, while "Darkangel" ranked #15 on the DAC Singles chart that same year. The U.S. release of Empires peaked at #6 on the CMJ RPM Charts.
