Black Metal.

[PrincessHades]

I don’t have a problem with derivativeness if it’s done well - I mean I love Moonblood which is obviously heavily indebted to TH era Darkthrone. That JI album I remmeber being merely competent, but perhaps I should listen again.

I remember seeing quite a lot of praise for Distant in Solitary Night so I may look into that.

I don't really see the relation between Moonblood and any era of Darkthrone other than the fact that both bands are great.

A lot of black metal is very derivative and thats why I don't listen to much of it anymore. Nowadays pretty much everyone wants to be Varg Vikernes.

 

[PrincessHades]

oh well in that case this is a must from start to finish

Thats fucking awesome, it sounds like the album cover

 

[EspaDa]

oh well in that case this is a must from start to finish

this is fucking dope

 

[EspaDa]

And what I wanted to say is that I would really love to enjoy Silencer, but the fucking vocals put me off. I love the instrumentals, but the vocals are fucking hilarious. I tried to like it but it's pretty impossible. I try to imagine those vocals are like the reflection of the fiercest inner pain and mental sickness, but I just can't come to like it... And man, I just love the ambience the instruments create, but it's all fucking ruined by the horrendous vocals... Are there any Silencer enthusiasts in here?

 

[Phylactery]

Bethlehem does the Silencer type vocals much better. They’re genuinely disturbing and far more sincere to my mind and they were almost certainly a huge influence on Sielncer who took them and made what sounds like a mock caricature version.

Musically I don’t find Silencer to be anything noteworthy. Not horrible, but very bland.

 

[Krow]

Silencer fucking sucks. Pretty even the butt doesnt sit in a bathtub naked cutting himself with his lobster claw hands to that shit.

 

[Omni]

Silencer is shit and I'd agree that it's definitely a bad attempt at replicating early Bethlehem. Nattramn is a fake whose only brush with insanity is when he voluntarily checked in to a mental hopsital even though there was a big faked story about him attacking people with an axe that he invented to promote his bad music. The band pictures are also some of the worst ever.

 

[rms]

you guys listening to this yet? been hitting me at the gym lately

 

[Onder]

I want to recommend this new Czech band called Kostnatění. Three songs on this demo.

 

[B_Creamy]

Silencer fucking sucks. Pretty even the butt doesnt sit in a bathtub naked cutting himself with his lobster claw hands to that shit.

Lol... fuckin lobster claws right.



This might be worth your time gentlemen

 

[rms]

 

[Omni]

I was wondering when they were going to put that on their Bandcamp page.

 

[Krow]

Black metal days of our lives:

Andrew finally contacted Elegy and Redstream and said Judd was talking out of his ass. AMM has closed their facebook and now their remaining releases are all on sale on bandcamp.

Pretty sure everyone involved in this is losing brain cells at this point.

 

[rms]

not that good of an EP..may give another go later

 

[challenge_everything]

I think this is my first post in at least 3 years if not longer. Heartening to see the same faces, still having much the same arguments

Can I be one of those annoying pricks who asks for the essential listening from the last 12 months or so? I don't think I've been wowed since Mgla's last release... that was a long time ago but I haven't had time to delve much.

 

[rms]

 

[Phylactery]

I think this is my first post in at least 3 years if not longer. Heartening to see the same faces, still having much the same arguments

Can I be one of those annoying pricks who asks for the essential listening from the last 12 months or so? I don't think I've been wowed since Mgla's last release... that was a long time ago but I haven't had time to delve much.

Sorcier des Glaces - North
Panphage - Storm, Drengskapr and Jord
Wampyrinacht - We Will be Watching
Communion - At the Announcement

 

[Draehl]

I think this is my first post in at least 3 years if not longer. Heartening to see the same faces, still having much the same arguments

Can I be one of those annoying pricks who asks for the essential listening from the last 12 months or so? I don't think I've been wowed since Mgla's last release... that was a long time ago but I haven't had time to delve much.

Not all BM, but a decent portion is...

2017
The Ruins of Beverast - Exuvia (Black/Doom/Folk, crazy hypnotic heavy shit with chanting. My AOTY)
Dvne - Asheran (Unique Stoner/Sludge/Prog blend. They capture some of the best elements of both genres)
Malokarpatan - Nordkarpatenland (Fast paced, high energy thrashy Black/Folk)
Venenum - Trance of Death (Psychedelic Death. Twisted riffs.)
Nokturnal Mortum - Істина (Folk/Black, this one is rather thick on the folk, some might find it a little over-saturated)
Hellripper - Coagulating Darkness (Black/Speed, rather short album but crazy full of hooky riffs)
Heilung - LIFA Live Show (Non-metal - Neofolk but has some harsh vocals and heavy as fuck for using only traditional instruments)
Electric Moon - Stardust Rituals (Non-metal - Trippy Mellow Psych/Space Rock)

2018
Urfaust - The Constellatory Practice (Doom/Black/Drone. My AOTY so far)
Necrophobic - Mark Of The Necrogram (Melodic Black/Death)
Alkaloid - Liquid Anatomy (Prog/Tech Death. Super catchy and fun)
Thy Catafalque - Geometria (Experimental/Avant Garde. Very bizarre melodies)
Bong - Thought and Existence (Drone/Psych, repetitive but solid)

 

[challenge_everything]

Sorcier des Glaces - North
Panphage - Storm, Drengskapr and Jord
Wampyrinacht - We Will be Watching
Communion - At the Announcement

Cool thanks, will report back.

 

[challenge_everything]

Not all BM, but a decent portion is...

2017
The Ruins of Beverast - Exuvia (Black/Doom/Folk, crazy hypnotic heavy shit with chanting. My AOTY)
Dvne - Asheran (Unique Stoner/Sludge/Prog blend. They capture some of the best elements of both genres)
Malokarpatan - Nordkarpatenland (Fast paced, high energy thrashy Black/Folk)
Venenum - Trance of Death (Psychedelic Death. Twisted riffs.)
Nokturnal Mortum - Істина (Folk/Black, this one is rather thick on the folk, some might find it a little over-saturated)
Hellripper - Coagulating Darkness (Black/Speed, rather short album but crazy full of hooky riffs)
Heilung - LIFA Live Show (Non-metal - Neofolk but has some harsh vocals and heavy as fuck for using only traditional instruments)
Electric Moon - Stardust Rituals (Non-metal - Trippy Mellow Psych/Space Rock)

2018
Urfaust - The Constellatory Practice (Doom/Black/Drone. My AOTY so far)
Necrophobic - Mark Of The Necrogram (Melodic Black/Death)
Alkaloid - Liquid Anatomy (Prog/Tech Death. Super catchy and fun)
Thy Catafalque - Geometria (Experimental/Avant Garde. Very bizarre melodies)
Bong - Thought and Existence (Drone/Psych, repetitive but solid)

Cheers! The sludge/drone stuff definitely won't be my thing. I haven't checked out Ruins of Beverast for a while, if they have evolved a bit I will be excited to hear. I have the previous two albums from Thy Catafalque as well and find them very intriguing on initial listens but they don't age well. As you say, some odd melodies but perhaps a lack of compositional tact or depth.

This Heilung one piques my interest too - I am a massive Elend fan so I am imagining something a bit similar?