Black Metal. - Page 22

Mort Divine · January 6th, 2007, 08:38 PM

Or just skip it and go to a band more worth your money, like Taake.

Life Sucks · January 6th, 2007, 08:54 PM

Aeternus - Beyond the Wandering Moon is some great black metal. I've only recently started listening to them.

V.V.V.V.V. · January 6th, 2007, 09:36 PM

I saw that CD today for fucking 7 bucks used...I passed it up! What the fuck is wrong with me!? I'll get it next time.

Nico · January 6th, 2007, 09:38 PM

That deserves a bitchslap of gigantic proportions. Utterly fantastic album.

MalignParadigm · January 6th, 2007, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mort Divine

Or just skip it and go to a band more worth your money, like Taake.

No.

Mort Divine · January 6th, 2007, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Malignance

No.

I think this is a matter of: Do you like what black metal IS at the core or what black metal CAN BE when bands move from that core? I much prefer bands that move away from the core, such as Taake does.

Mort Divine · January 6th, 2007, 10:30 PM

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Christ, if your signature doesn't prove that you're a raging homosexual then this comment does.

Taake is utter garbage for simpletons that are trying to convince themselves that they're listening to something intelligent. An utter charade.

Hah, you can think so mang, but Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik is fantastic and as far as I'm concerned one of the best BM releases from out of Norwegian borders.

~Derek~ · January 6th, 2007, 10:58 PM

I like Gorgoroth with Gaal better than the early one on the Pentagram CD.

-Demonium- · January 6th, 2007, 11:14 PM

I think I prefer the old style (Pentagram, Under the Sign of Hell & The Antichrist), but King's work with Gorgoroth is still good.

And Taake are great, favourite album being Hordaland Doedskvad.

Mathiäs · January 6th, 2007, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by -Demonium-

I think I prefer the old style (Pentagram, Under the Sign of Hell & The Antichrist), but King's work with Gorgoroth is still good.

.

Hmm, I prefer later Gorgoroth. Maybe it's the production that I don't like in their older albums.

kvnst · January 7th, 2007, 12:17 AM

black metal is my favorite genre, i'm sort of new to it but ill be seeing
i saw goatwhore yesterday though.
Dark Funeral Enslaved Abigail Williams

black blood · January 7th, 2007, 12:29 AM

I'm going to this show in few weeks! I can hardly wait.

Hatebreeder · January 7th, 2007, 01:11 AM

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Hmm, I prefer later Gorgoroth. Maybe it's the production that I don't like in their older albums.

The production is the best part. But the CD is so fucking short. I hate when albums don't quite reach the half-hour mark. But hey, some of my favorite CDs are quite brief, i.e. Vader's "The Art of War".

Perpetual Catatonia · January 7th, 2007, 01:16 AM

I can't believe shitty bands like Abigail Williams get to do shows with Enslaved and Dark Funeral.

VittraEternity · January 7th, 2007, 01:23 AM

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I can't believe shitty bands like Abigail Williams get to do shows with Enslaved and Dark Funeral.

So who is this Abigail Williams band I keep hearing about? With a name like that, I'm guessing they aren't black metal...

Thasis · January 7th, 2007, 01:30 AM

If I'm correct they are a -core band, but I'm not sure. Maybe they have just played with -core bands before so I relate them to that? I dunno... It triggers memories of the sorts.

MalignParadigm · January 7th, 2007, 02:00 AM

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I would not be surprised if it and its ilk gave Chuck Schuldiner the AIDS that finished him off.

Hubster · January 7th, 2007, 07:23 AM

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Taake is utter garbage for simpletons that are trying to convince themselves that they're listening to something intelligent. An utter charade.

This is hands down the most blasphemous comment this thread has seen. Tåke does not hide behind the pretence of being intelligent: your mention of this highlights your lack of interpretation and experience with Tåke's music.

Tåke is the most original Black Metal Norway has produced since the mid 90's. It stays true to Black Metal and yet creates its own character which is unlike any other Black Metal band Norway has seen imo.

The songwriting is highly creative, Hoest is a very good guitarist not to mention has one of the thinnest and rawest sounding shrieks in Black Metal.

No single song is constant or boring, the music is full of tonal colour, highlighted by superb tremolo picking not seen since the likes of Emperor and timechanges which are unpredictable and highly intriguing.

An underrated and essential band, every Black Metal enthusiast should own the entire discography, no excuses.

Hubster · January 7th, 2007, 07:59 AM

One of the more disturbing Black Metal albums of recent times. An excellent piece of work, although it took me time to get into it.

Killbot · January 7th, 2007, 08:03 AM

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One of the more disturbing Black Metal albums of recent times. An excellent piece of work, although it took me time to get into it.

Same, it took me many a month to get into it, but once you do, it's fantastic.

Nico · January 7th, 2007, 08:13 AM

I'm finding MoRT to be completely pointless. It's like they took all the dissonant ambience from TWWTG and created an album based on it, which completely dilutes it and defeats the purpose all together. The unnerving thing about songs like Our Blessed Frozen Cells was the context in which it was placed - one of sterility and mechanical hostility. Without the context, it's completely monotonous, and a thousand times more pretentious than TWWTG, which is difficult in itself.

Killbot · January 7th, 2007, 08:15 AM

I haven't bothered to listen to Mort based on the negative feedback (such as that) it's been receiving.

Nico · January 7th, 2007, 08:19 AM

Blut Aud Nord's earlier albums kick the shit out of later stuff anyway, yet never get any recognition besides maybe V and GoD. Everyone needs to hear Ultima Thulee now.

cookiecutter · January 7th, 2007, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by VittraEternity

So who is this Abigail Williams band I keep hearing about? With a name like that, I'm guessing they aren't black metal...

They are a metalcore band that pretends to be black metal.

Mort Divine · January 7th, 2007, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Vesupria

Why? What is to like about it? It is no more than older Black Metal ideas dressed up with pop aesthetics, mixed with pointless meandering and zero substance.

I would not be surprised if it and its ilk gave Chuck Schuldiner the AIDS that finished him off.

Pop aesthetics, hah. Where? Neo-classicalism mixed into the black metal mixture perhaps, but certainly no pop elements. Then again what else can I expect from an ANUSite?