Black Metal.

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Krallice is one of the few atmospheric black metal bands where I feel the length of their tracks really hurt them. Chop off a few minutes fellas, I'm sure it'll start sounding a little more tolerable. There's definitely good shit buried in there though.

 

[EspaDa]

I have the same problem with Spectral Lore. These lenghts are just unbearable. It's really hard to listen to their albums in one sitting.

 

[J.]

Spectral Lore is amazing. You must be talking about III. It is long i agree. But totally engrossing. When i listen to SL i have to know ive got an hour with no interruptions

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Same shit with Paysage d'Hiver and Darkspace. Really good stuff, but dayum!

 

[Goffdahl]

So how is Black Metal ist Krieg? I wanna give it a go based on the name alone but I've heard a lot of bad things.

Very inconsistent album. There are some lousy tracks on it but some highlights as well. Seven Tears are flowing... is a personal favourite of mine.

 

[EspaDa]

Spectral Lore is amazing. You must be talking about III. It is long i agree. But totally engrossing. When i listen to SL i have to know ive got an hour with no interruptions

Yeah, I was talking about III. Honestly, it's the only album of theirs I listened to completely. It is indeed engrossing, but are you focused enough every time to listen to the whole thing?

The only song which isn't on III but entices me is The Thorns That Guide My Warpath which is pretty evocative.

 

[J.]

That particular song is a fave of mine. The part from 9:00 to 17:00 is mesmerizing

 

[Goffdahl]

Checked out Graupel's Auf alten Wegen... and that is a premier slice of black metal. A good example of why I hold German black metal amongst the best.

Graupel are great but Verdunkeln are way better imo. The sound of the S/T Verdunkeln album gives me chills. And tracks like Trollraum and Einst War es Mal are just pure black metal brilliance.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Love me some Verdunkeln

 

[NinjaSweater]

Been listening to a lot of Mutiilation. It's just so good.

 

[Vilden]

The two first albums rules, the best bm ever from France. The rest varies from ok to good.

 

[Draehl]

Lightfox's list! So much of this list I haven't heard, but I'm extremely happy to see Akhlys getting the credit it is due in this one.

 

[Omni]

I highly doubt that 100 black metal albums that I would enjoy came out in 2015, but I commend anyone for being willing to make such a big list.

 

[The Ozzman]

Let alone the fact that 100 black metal albums were released in a given year

 

[Omni]

That isn't even remotely hard to believe.

 

[CiG]

I was just about to say that, given the quality control of Black Metal it's entirely believable, ha ha.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

I thought there's like 100 black metal albums released a month. The shit is ridiculous to keep up with.

 

[The Ozzman]

I thought there's like 100 black metal albums released a month. The shit is ridiculous to keep up with.

I honestly didn't realize how much black metal there was until I did the Top Black Metal Albums thread and it was like droves and droves of shit to check out.

 

[Draehl]

It works so well for one man bands I think is why you see so many. That and the fact that it's definitionally the most open ended of genres.

That said lightfox is good stuff. He runs that channel and atmospheric black metal albums too. Everything on his list which I've heard I can comment positively on besides drudkh.

 

[Krow]

I thought there's like 100 black metal albums released a month. The shit is ridiculous to keep up with.

Shit is the key word, I assure you.