The Empyrium's creation represent various feeling upon the northern nature, with a strong presence of a melancholy feeling thinking to a world forgotten by the modern society.
"A wintersunset..." (Vote 9.5), the fantastic debut album released in 1996, is an excellent example of how an honest and deep dedication to the naturalistic beauty can drive to touching feelings, a travel back in the ages where the primordial spirit was dominant. In spite of the fact that there are keyboards and electric guitars to represent that picture, but also the incredible pathos of the classic guitar, the research of that duo is absolutely successful. It's a strange sensation, as to leave apart the human being for a journey through the energies of the earth, a planet to discover, a dream with eyes open. It has been a fantastic experience listen to "A wintersunset...", and one of the other qualities is the absolute originality of the offer, but I think that the personal and serious purpose of that act isn't a thing for anyone, it's necessary to open the heart before the ears.

The following of that act is the great "Songs of Moors & Misty Fields" (Vote 8.5), where Empyrium kept the same musical direction of the debut. The overall performance is not excellent as in "A wintersunset..." but apart from that fact "Songs..." remains a very interesting album, greater in the second half and fair good on the first. The mood is in the vein of the evocation of the naturalistic beauty and magic of the lands of Germany, where no human life dwells.
Sometimes I was thinking about some similarities of certain melodic moods of the Empyrium's albums and the Ulver's debut "Bergtatt" and after their third album "Where At Night The Grouse Plays" (Vote 7.5) the tribute to the Ulver's acoustic masterpiece "Kveldssanger" became clear.

Empyrium left apart all their metal instruments, and keyboards, to play an acoustic, folkish, and still naturalistic evocation, transforming their typical concept and feeling in a new form.

Surely I prefer the songs of the previous works but in "Where At Night...", and not because there aren't metal elements, simply because the melodic ideas and arrangements are better on "A Wintersusnet...". But an album like "Weiland" (2000, Vote 9) have proven the ability of the band to reach the emotive visions of the debut without a metal instrumental heart, but following the acoustic path of the previous "Where At Night...". "Weiland" is the most excellent album done in the vein of Ulver's "Kveldsfanger". The feelings are the same of the Empyrium's heritage, a sombre melodic elegy to the nature, near the twilight. Well-arranged acoustic guitar lines are put together with orchestral and symphonic elements, this time in an almost classical way. I don't know it this is the last chapter for that unique and magic band, but they have already written astonishing pages, with a loud voice, away from the clamour of the masses.