JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
if you can pay plane tickets for a festival, you can pay 70$ for a show
Haha, I'm flying all the way to Slovenia to see Immortal.
Abbath thinks the next Immortal will be a comeback to roots.
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Haha, I'm flying all the way to Slovenia to see Immortal.
skyrefuge
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So what? Most BM purists would probably say 'Nattens Madrigal' is Ulver's best album. But that doesn't mean it's the most popular, since there are a lot more non-BM purists out there than BM purists. Immortal only became really popular when they harnessed the crossover appeal.
Presumably it's more like the same booking agent, since all three Emperor shows this time around (NY, Chicago, LA), as well as both Immortal shows have the same pricing structure. It'll be interesting to see if any other bands follow the same pattern.
Neil
Dark One
The Tainted Dogma
Really? Looks like I need to track that one down.
skyrefuge said:
Yeah, "booking agent" is definitely the concept I was going for there as all three shows would obviously be promoted separately. I've got too many one-off festivals on the brain and hence "promoter" is the first term that pops into my mind.
Jason
Demonspell
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if you can pay plane tickets for a festival, you can pay 70$ for a show
There's a huge difference between traveling to one of the prestige festivals and paying hijack prices in your hometown...of course, the promoter/booking agent is counting on getting people to fly in to Immortal's comeback gigs.
skyrefuge
Member
heh...well, that wasn't exactly my intention! I think 'Nattens Madrigal' is Ulver's worst album, but that's because I'm not a "black metal purist". Since it's Ulver's only "pure" black metal album, I figure that it's the only one a "pure" black metal fan would like, by default. Just as 'Kveldssanger' would be the favorite album of "acoustic folk purists", and 'Themes...' would be the favorite of William Blake fanboys.
But yeah, people who like blast-in-the-face, ear-bleeding black metal with no frequencies below 1kHz seem to dig this album, so if that sounds good to you...
Neil
Dark One
The Tainted Dogma
Gotcha. Based on that, I'll probably end up not revising my opinion that "Bergtatt" is the gem of their catalogue.
skyrefuge said:
Meh... I suppose I'd be interested in checking it out at least, but it's certainly sounding less appealing by the minute.
Ars Magna
Ars Magna Recordings
Hmmm...really torn on new Immortal material. Their last couple of records did nothing for me. They were good, but I could care less. I still listen to Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism, Pure Holocaust, and Battle In The North. BLizzard Beasts is the most recent that I actually own. All the others were sold and kept as cdr copies.
Dark One
The Tainted Dogma
Hmm.... I'm surprised that "At the Heart of Winter" did nothing for you. Even fans who prefer the older material tend to acknowledge how good that album was.
Johanna
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JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Hey fotmbm, wassup?
[/sherlock]Jason -- you bought Bergtatt and stopped at chapter one of the trilogy? I think the theory is that Bergtatt, Kveldssanger, and Nattens all act as accompanying pieces, although each represent a different 'soundscape'.
Demilich
Remember
Six-winged Seraph
Without Air
Hell Mike
fuck melodic black metal
Hey fotmbm, wassup?
lolz didn't realize I was on her computer.. which is kind of stupid.
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Bergtatt is the best IMO, but they're all so different.
I would feel odd if I didn't own Kveldssanger and Nattens in my collection. The trilogy is otherwise incomplete.
I would feel odd if I didn't own Kveldssanger and Nattens in my collection. The trilogy is otherwise incomplete.
skyrefuge
Member
Yeah, that's pretty much why I have it. I like the *idea* of the album (which comes off as an even stronger statement given the path they took after it), but it's kind of painful to actually listen to. I figure that someday I could really learn to love it, but I just don't feel like putting in that time and effort right now.
Oh, and 'Perdition City' is their best one anyhow.
Immortal!!! Blashrykh!!! Grrrr!!!
Neil
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
So back to Immortal then....lot's of conflicting opinions here on old vs new Immortal.
If you can, rank the albums in order of preference.
For me, based on which albums I listen to the most, I would go with
- Pure Holocaust
- At the Heart of Winter
After that, it would be
- Diabolical Fullmoon
- Sons of Northern Darkness
Not familiar enough yet with the other albums.
I do know that Battles in the North is probably my least fave.
If you can, rank the albums in order of preference.
For me, based on which albums I listen to the most, I would go with
- Pure Holocaust
- At the Heart of Winter
After that, it would be
- Diabolical Fullmoon
- Sons of Northern Darkness
Not familiar enough yet with the other albums.
I do know that Battles in the North is probably my least fave.
EricT
Don't you ever get...
Lets be quiet about their music for a sec, and focus on what really matters/mattered about them, Kolgrim:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoSfRZ0KmLQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoSfRZ0KmLQ
Demilich
Remember
skyrefuge
Member
To reveal yet another layer of my dorkdom, my play counts over the last 3(?) years:
At The Heart Of Winter - 7.2
Damned In Black - 5.9
Sons Of Northern Darkness - 5.1
Pure Holocaust - 2.5
Blizzard Beasts - 1.0
Battles In The North - 0.2
Yeah, that reflects my overall opinion pretty well.
Neil
At The Heart Of Winter - 7.2
Damned In Black - 5.9
Sons Of Northern Darkness - 5.1
Pure Holocaust - 2.5
Blizzard Beasts - 1.0
Battles In The North - 0.2
Yeah, that reflects my overall opinion pretty well.
Neil
