Black Metal.

[Omni]

I've never listened to a single track off of the new Burzum albums. I've always assumed that they sucked and didn't want to ruin my perception of his overall discography. Am I missing out on anything?

 

[J.]

not really.

 

[tagradh]

Theres some okay songs on the first two. Maybe an album's worth of decent ones.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i like FALLEN quite a lot actually.

 

[no country for old wainds]

oh, re: the previous page, i should point out branikald ARE a black metal band generally, otherwise i wouldn't have mentioned that song here. i don't really care what genre that tune is though, it's one of my favourites regardless of genre, and works for me better than a lot of 'atmospheric black metal' does.

 

[Omni]

It is a good track indeed, but calling it black metal is probably a good way to start a fight or two here.

 

[CiG]

Exactly, if you don't care what genre the track is, perhaps don't claim it's the best or one of in the Black Metal genre, because that's inextricably going to start a genre debate.

Not that I mind.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

The riff man.

 

[The Butt]

I've never listened to a single track off of the new Burzum albums. I've always assumed that they sucked and didn't want to ruin my perception of his overall discography. Am I missing out on anything?

Belus and Fallen are actually amazing. Much less so than his first four, but they are quality material, and I find people who disagree only do so out of a sense of "trve" posturing.

Belus and Fallen imo are better than most second-tier black metal bands best albums.

Avoid From the Depths of Darkness though. Absolute shit.
Umskiptar is also sort of bland.

 

[CiG]

They're okay.

 

[tagradh]

They're okay. And fuck off are people that don't like them posturing. Who even does that? I can completely get someone liking hvis... and not digging the new ones. Their loss. 'Valen' is a choon.

 

[CiG]

Everything these days is just reduced to implied kvltness or trve posturing, it's kinda cringeworthy.

Though I don't doubt it makes up some percentage of opinion.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Am I missing out on anything?

No.

 

[Omni]

I don't think that I'm going to enjoy them, but I will listen to a few tracks today.

I'd also love to know the names of all of these second-tier bands that are enjoyed by people who don't like new Burzum.

 

[Draehl]

Belus, Fallen and Umskiptar are all solid. Yore is kinda meh. They definitely have a niche sound though and I do commend him for not trying to re-hash his old shit or copy someone else. I don't often get the urge to listen to those albums, but when I do they really hit the spot.

 

[RedStorm]

just found black funeral, good shit

 

[Draehl]

On Krallice- Diotima is a pretty weak record, especially considering how strong Dimensional Bleedthrough and Self Titled were... Quite a letdown. They moved somewhat away from that creepy higher pitched unique chord progression to a much more generic bm sound.

 

[RedStorm]

 

[Krow]

Krallice is pretty mediocre and way too long.

 

[RedStorm]

On Krallice- Diotima is a pretty weak record, especially considering how strong Dimensional Bleedthrough and Self Titled were... Quite a letdown. They moved somewhat away from that creepy higher pitched unique chord progression to a much more generic bm sound.

totally agree, wasn't impressed at all