Draehl
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I just gave the first half a try. Not really feeling it. Has that air/posty feel that a lot of atmoblack I don't care for TBH.
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I just gave the first half a try. Not really feeling it. Has that air/posty feel that a lot of atmoblack I don't care for TBH.
It is posty for sure. I don't mind it when it isn't too dramatic though. The last 15 min track is epic.
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dwellerINTHEdark
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This may have been asked on a previous page but what are everyone's thoughts on this year's Bethlehem record? I haven't listened yet but the reviews are quite strong.
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I like it, but I think there are a couple of previous ones that I like more. I'd say this one is a little more aggressive rather than depressive.
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Well, I know what I'm listening to this weekend. Thanks for sharing.
Krow
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Where do you guys go looking for new black metal? I don't like uber orthodox new stuff but Starbucks black metal can fuck off too. I've been looking around the internet but I'm having trouble.
Very few people here have a taste in black metal worth a fuck so that doesn't help either.
Very few people here have a taste in black metal worth a fuck so that doesn't help either.
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the best way is probably by following the labels of bands you already like (bandcamp can be helpful with that sometimes, and fb). otherwise, i fall back on anus and NWN. the former are a bunch of tossers, the latter jerk off over the nth solid war metal album too much, but plenty of them know their stuff in both cases. aside from that i just listen to certain people here or there who have good taste. good BM is really hard to find nowadays though i agree, the infestation of contrived weirdness and superficial genre splicing and conceptual gimmicks is one problem, the other is people worshipping too much generic clone stuff, much of which comes under the atmo-BM banner in my experience (it's a helpful sub-genre tag only in how it helps you avoid the crap). there's also the pseuds who worship anything that's super intense and discordant, which is fine if it's your bag but i tend to find that stuff pretty alienating.
some new BM i recommend:
panphage - drengskapr (BEST)
slavland - wiec
horns and hooves - consecrate the marrow
tarnkappe - winterwaker
morbus 666 - ignis divine imperium
cirith gorgor - visions of exalted lucifer
stilla - skuggflock
not sure who likes them around here but the new countess is cool in that typical countessy way, as well as the new sorcier des glaces, new baptism, new belenos (unusual, feels like it should be hipster-approved but i liked it), new antaeus (kinda), new black funeral (again surprisingly) and those various bands riffing on the greeks this year. those two involving moonblood members were cool although as i said before the new material isn't as good as the old stuff on them. i rather like that forteresse thing as well, but that's pretty popular in general.
some new BM i recommend:
panphage - drengskapr (BEST)
slavland - wiec
horns and hooves - consecrate the marrow
tarnkappe - winterwaker
morbus 666 - ignis divine imperium
cirith gorgor - visions of exalted lucifer
stilla - skuggflock
not sure who likes them around here but the new countess is cool in that typical countessy way, as well as the new sorcier des glaces, new baptism, new belenos (unusual, feels like it should be hipster-approved but i liked it), new antaeus (kinda), new black funeral (again surprisingly) and those various bands riffing on the greeks this year. those two involving moonblood members were cool although as i said before the new material isn't as good as the old stuff on them. i rather like that forteresse thing as well, but that's pretty popular in general.
I'd strongly recommend Waldgefluster's record from this year, Ruinen. They sing in German - not sure if that bothers you - but they've got all kinds of awesome shit going on.
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I've never bothered with this band for whatever reason and was surprised to see you list this. Is this better than their older stuff? Or do they have other albums you'd recommend?
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Their self titled is really good.
I mostly come across stuff through other forums/friends but this blog is quite good - http://mortuusinsomnis-777.blogspot.co.uk/
I mostly come across stuff through other forums/friends but this blog is quite good - http://mortuusinsomnis-777.blogspot.co.uk/
Draehl
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Mostly r/metal and a couple of YouTube channels. Year-end lists are starting to come out too. When an album pops onto a top 10 list of someone with previous good recs it's typically worth a shot.
I'd drop some recs for you but not sure if I have horrid taste by your measure.
Was so much easier when the Mortuus Insomnis blog was updated every few days with a couple of albums. Now it tends to be every 10 days or so there's a mega dump of 40 odd albums.
New Murg is on there. The preview track wasn't as great as several from the first album but I'm still expecting it to be a good listen.
New Murg is on there. The preview track wasn't as great as several from the first album but I'm still expecting it to be a good listen.
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This, I particularly like the Atmospheric Black Metal Albums channel. This one:
https://www.youtube.com/user/AtmsphericBlackMetal
Also I look at particular record labels, Pest Productions out of China is particularly fantastic
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