Any fans of Diabolical Masquerade?

[JayKeeley]

I just did a review of Death's Design on our site and I'm curious as to whether there are any fans here who'd like to discuss DM? This particular album has so much diversity and I'm curious as to hear your opinions on the other DM albums? I'm constantly trying to track them down, which isn't very easy...

 

[MightyDrynwhyl]

ive only heard a few samples but i think its great

 

[Psychonaut]

I have and like all of them. I think it's a good way for Blakkheim to get his demons out. All of them have excellent songs. Get 'em if you can!

 

[Venenum Veritas]

I have every DM CD except The Phantom Lodge. That's quite a hard cookie to get your hands on. I would say that Ravendusk In My Heart & Death's Design are the best. I think the new album will be even better. So Blackheim can you at least give me an update on Diabolical Masquerade?

 

[AngelinaBlakkheim]

Long live to Diabolical Masquerade and Blackheim, of course.
I love it, has great songs and the lyrics are so cool too. \m/

 

[ether]

DM is excellent! I think Nightwork and Death Design are the best. I notice a kind of improvement compared to the previous ones and maybe Death Design is the ultimate masterpiece. ( it's a shame we don't have the lyrics...)
Hope Anders is already working on the new album, I'm looking forward to it!

 

[Crimson Death]

*quotes all posts*

 

[Demonspell]

I'm also looking for copies of the first three, I've been impressed by everything I heard...samples from them used to be available at mp3.com before their idiotic three-song policy went in effect.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Wonderful band. Death's Design is especially brilliant.

 

[JayKeeley]

I'm not sure if anyone had a chance to read my review (just click the Royal Carnage sig below), but I tried to dissect each of the 20 movements, albeit briefly. I also spotted two actual movie soundtrack pieces that Blakkheim used in the 9th and 10th movement.

I'm VERY curious as to whether I might have missed any other movie compostitions that either Blakkheim or Swano may have lifted?

 

[Generous]

I'm a fan....my favourite song is Haunted by horror

 

[Shogunautz]

I have and like all of them. I think it's a good way for Blakkheim to get his demons out. All of them have excellent songs. Get 'em if you can!

The Shogunaut must agree with the Psychonaut!

 

[Shogunautz]

I have and like all of them but I really think that the new album will desecrate! I mean have you heard the guitar work on the last few KATATONIA albums!?? Anders keeps this up and he might be a freakin' guitar god! (atleast for his genre)

 

[Venenum Veritas]

Hey does anybody know the lyrics to Death's Design? I have the digipack version and it came with a poster but no booklet or lyrics. Does anybody who has a jewel case version know if it came with a booklet and/or Lyrics?

 

[Erik]

DM has been very secretive with the lyrics for the 2 most recent releases... The only lyrics that has been released from them are those of "The Eerie Obzidian Circuz" off "Nightwork," as far as I know...

 

[Venenum Veritas]

well i know they have the lyrics to RIMH and TPL on the DM site. I just thought it would be different for jewel case versions.

 

[Erik]

Just thought I'd post this here since it's not necessarily that easy to find...

The Eerie Obzidian Circuz
Bloodstained Lips Drawn Back From teeth
To Reveal a Wide Humourless Grin
Lifeless Eyes in a Cold Black Stare
Three Years in The Grave - Undead Presence

Riding the Winds of Harvest
Bloodline of the Sand and Soul
Miracles of the Undeserted
Descending From the Vault Above

When the Cirkuz Comes To Town
Beware of Who's the Clown
Drawn To Jolly Children Laughter

The Devilman is Here in After... Demons Clad In Black
Demons Don't Wear White

Tearing...
Tearing You Apart...
They are Tearing You Apart...

 

[salisbury]

I like DM (Euro sucks!!!!)...

 

[salisbury]

Okay, ...as for Diabolical Masquerade:

I was driving through Norway with a friend and listening to DM inspired us a lot; we tried to find out, what the music wants to tell us; We came to the conclusion, that Blackheim must have felt like Nils Holgerson on a horror trip (fighting with aliens, or against aliens, I don't know, and Nessie, the Loch Ness monster, massacring the poor geese..). Good entertainment. After this, we had the new Finntroll, but I don't want to tell you the story to this music here...

 

[Hondo]

I completed the DM catalog recently. I had to get Ravendusk off of ebay, but it was worth it. I'm anticipating the next one more than anything else at this point.

As for stuff to check out after Death's Design (I'm going in backwards order here), Nightwork is pretty similar, horror-themed and all. It also has the best songtitles ever. The Phantom Lodge doesn't have the horror atmosphere and it's kind of atmospheric and oddly relaxing. Ravendusk is the same way but a little more "metal".

I wish they'd reissue the earlier albums, since it seems like quite a lot of people got Death's Design, but the rest of the stuff can be hard to get, and DM really deserves to be more popular.