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Control Denied are sweet.
For Emperor I'd say go straight to Anthems, I'm still yet to listen to IX Equilibrium or Prometheus, but from the couple of tracks and snippets I heard recently I'm wondering why I still haven't, and they're on my list of soon-to-hear albums.
Nightside is, ofc, an absolute classic, but I think Anthems is their best.
For Equilibrium you can't go wrong with their first two albums- their second, Sagas, is more accessible as it has sweeter melodies. I haven't heard their third yet, but I'm going to soon.