Bal-Sagoth

[Destroyer Of Orden]

I hope this topic hasn't been made recently but i've not seen it in the recent pages...

What do you guys think of Bal-Sagoth? They are amongst the best of the avante-garde bombastic metal bands out there, and their unique fusion of war and interstellar fantasy themed death/black metal is amazing in most every respect... I cannot wait until the release of their 6th full-length later this year or early 2005...

And for anyone who is into the amazing Power Metal outfit Dragonforce, i'm sure you know the replacement drummer for Didier Almouzni is non other than the incredible Dave "Compact Dynamo" Mackintosh himself... any thoughts/specualtions/predictions on that?

 

[Krilons Resa]

Slightly cheesy, but not bad. Some songs are pretty damn good. I wouldnt exactly consider them "avant-garde" though....not that it matters.

 

[Destroyer Of Orden]

Cheesy??? I would call them... Enthusiastic! Wow a lot less people like these guys than I had expected!

 

[lord667]

I quite like them. I think they use their keyboards well, and I like the High Fantasy way they present themselves.

 

[Destroyer Of Orden]

Agreed... Byron is actually writing full-length novels based on his lyrical worlds... I believe he is doing one per album to better explain the storylinbes... I am not certain about the progress of his graphic novles, but i'm waiting for all of these anxiously

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

They are very excellent.

 

[MegaDan]

The themes are a bit too dungeons and dragons for my liking. I like how they assemble their tunes, though. Byron is a fantastic vocalist.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

That he is.

 

[Profano]

A bit "Disney Metal" sometimes, but I like them.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

A bit "Disney Metal" sometimes, but I like them.

 

[Destroyer Of Orden]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I have NEVER thought of them in that respect... but it makes a demented sort of funny sense!

 

[krustster]

I liek them ))))))

 

[Episteme]

Cheesy as hell...One of me mates has one of their CDs and I couldn't stand it...Besides the picture of the frontman holding a lightsaber just made me laugh.

 

[King Fear]

I really like their first three albums (and especially "Starfire Burning..."), but they made little progress with their latest two. I hope the announced 6th one will bring some new developments, because I feel I don't really need another CD with the exact same sound.

 

[Adam90125]

Yeah they rule, especially their latter stuff.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

A Black Moon Broods... is lame. I like their new style 100x better.

 

[Destroyer Of Orden]

A Black Moon isn't lame in my mind, but it is defintely not their best by any means... as they progress, they get better... I hope album six does the same!

 

[Saint_Vitus]

I too think they're pretty damn awesome

Just a shame they only play live about once every geological era...

 

[Destroyer Of Orden]

Yes... I have never been able to see them live, as they neverp lay, and have never played in the U.S.... And it does not look like thye ever will at this rate... I have heard rumors the 6th album may be the final one... can anyone confirm this?

 

[Child of Time]

Bal-Sagoth is awesome! A while ago I was wondering if I was the only one who liked them, because everyone else that had heard them just laughed! I do agree with that they are really cheesy, but I love them anyway! They are just great!