In the Nightside Eclipse is the first studio album and fourth official release by
Norwegian black metal band
Emperor, released in 1994 through
Candlelight Records. It was the last album to feature drummer
Faust and the only one to feature one-time bassist
Tchort. Considered a landmark in the black metal scene, the album has been ranked by critics as one of the most influential albums of the genre. It also contains one of Emperor's best known tracks, "I Am the Black Wizards".