Black Metal.

EVERYONE SHUTS UP ABOUT THINGS OTHER THAN BLACK METAL.

STARTING NOW.

Or you die.


I recently received Emperor-'Emperor', on vinyl and it kicks a lot of ass. I have always loved the sound and production of 'Emperor'. The keys have different sound, as compared to ITNE. I really like how Ihsahn's vocals sound on this release as well.
 
Does anybody else think Ildjarn gets a little too raw for the ears?

It took about two years of intense Black Metal listening until I could truly appreciate Ildjarn. Even then, I could only listen to Det Frysende Nordariket and Forest Poetry (the former now being among my favourite albums of all time). Now, I can listen to everything he's recorded without a problem. The self-titled is absurdly raw, but it works. I love the primal nature of the music; no fucking bullshit, just raw Black Metal in it's most pure form.
 
Does anybody else think Ildjarn gets a little too raw for the ears?
It takes some time to get used to it. Same as Wolven Ancestry and December Wolves(I love both of these bands) they use kind of much of distortion on their sound, or I don't know wtf that is.