Agrees with Kush. Mother North is a classic. Nemisis was a great great album and still is. I understand why people don't like Rebel Extravaganza, because I actually used to hate it too. Then as what happens with a lot of bands I listen to, one day I really started getting into it heaps.
A comment was made about them just becomming commercial rock?? or some such nonsense. I just can't really see how that could be when Rebel extravaganza holds some of the most brutal, ugly, and extreme displays of power in Black metal, or more to the point. Extreme metal. To me the reason why I didn't like that album was because it made me fee uncomfortable, which inturn ended up being the reason why I fell in love with it.
After I really started getting into rebel I listened to it for a long period of time. It would have to be one of my fave albums now. Satyr and Frost seem to be very dedicated to their vision, and the music they want to create.... which is why I can't for the life of me see how the new album could be "commercial rock". But I guess I'll just have to wait and hear it. Stranger things have happened.
I also agree with blakmetalemp, Thorns are better.