Black Metal.

[Manic Ferocity]

Or do what I said...

Or stay on topic instead of talking about poppy-faggoth metal (and yes that goes for their early stuff as well).

 

[Alter]

I have Vlad Tepes' Celtic Poetry demo. Disgusting shit. Worst BM I have ever heard.

 

[Matt]

Fixed.

Satanic Warmaster is the shit.

Satanic Warmaster equals great stuff. Xasthur is great...sometimes.

Where should I start with Xasthur anyway?

 

[combustion07]

A gate through bloodstained mirrors.

 

[Mort Divine]

Where should I start with Xasthur anyway?

Nocturnal Poisoning and then stop there.

 

[Matt]

Nocturnal Poisoning and then stop there.

K.

 

[Alter]

Where should I start with Xasthur anyway?

The A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors demos
Xasthur/Leviathan
Nachtmystium/Xasthur
Nocturnal Poisoning

Those all have good material on them. Don't expect an easy listen though.

 

[wagontrain]

Nocturnal Poisoning and then stop there.

To Violate the Oblivious and Xasthur/Leviathan - Split, too. After that, if you are interested, get the rest, but be prepared for less consistency. After all, he has a ton of material, you can't expect it to all be excellent.

Oh yeah and A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors has some of his best songs imo, "Cursed Be The Memory of Light" and "Spell Within The Winds" to name two.

 

[King Richard]

Or stay on topic instead of talking about poppy-faggoth metal (and yes that goes for their early stuff as well).

You've got problems son. It's one thing to not like a band because their music doesn't sit well with you, but you just can't help yourself about CoF. Using the same, tired, cliche insults about a band you've never even listened to. As far as musicianship goes, their first 4 albums are amazing. If you disagree, try to come up with a better excuse than they're "Poppy-Faggoth Metal."

 

[Alter]

I picked up the most recent Merrimack. Fucking excellent stuff. A better Antaeus.

 

[wagontrain]

You've got problems son. It's one thing to not like a band because their music doesn't sit well with you, but you just can't help yourself about CoF. Using the same, tired, cliche insults about a band you've never even listened to. As far as musicianship goes, their first 4 albums are amazing. If you disagree, try to come up with a better excuse than they're "Poppy-Faggoth Metal."

Whether or not I have listened to any CoF albums, the argument that they have amazing musicianship means exactly jack and shit in black metal. So while I don't disagree that they have amazing musicianship, it is a totally irrelevant fact. There are some local tech-death bands that are probably just as good, and their music is horrid.

 

[King Richard]

Whether or not I have listened to any CoF albums, the argument that they have amazing musicianship means exactly jack and shit in black metal. So while I don't disagree that they have amazing musicianship, it is a totally irrelevant fact. There are some local tech-death bands that are probably just as good, and their music is horrid.

No shit? They're not black metal. I haven't argued that point once, nor was I trying to talk about their music compared to other black metal bands. Which makes half of your argument moot from the start.

That aside, when I say musicianship, I don't necessarily mean their technical ability at whatever instrument they use. I mean how they can stray from the wankery to writing good songs. In which you would have to actually listen to the albums to understand. In turn making your entire argument moot.

 

[combustion07]

So are they death metal?

 

[King Richard]

No they are gothic metal with extreme vocals.

 

[wagontrain]

No shit? They're not black metal. I haven't argued that point once, nor was I trying to talk about their music compared to other black metal bands. Which makes half of your argument moot from the start.

That aside, when I say musicianship, I don't necessarily mean their technical ability at whatever instrument they use. I mean how they can stray from the wankery to writing good songs. In which you would have to actually listen to the albums to understand. In turn making your entire argument moot.

What were you arguing then? ...

The post which you were responding to was a call to stay on topic, the topic of black metal. You disagreed with him. I'm not sure what your intent was in your response to him if it wasn't to say that CoF is black metal. Is your point that CoF is not black metal but they are technically proficient? Thanks for letting us know, I guess.

Further, the poster you responded to didn't say anything about the music of CoF, only that it was not black metal.

 

[KevenZ]

Mutiilation?

yeah when it was a full band obiviously, not an industrial one man band with the most irritating drum on earth

 

[cookiecutter]

Well, it appears Krieg is coming back.

Excellent. I hope Imperial continues with n.i.l though.

Where should I start with Xasthur anyway?

All the Xasthur I have heard is good, if not excellent. The Xasthur/Leviathan split is my favorite of what I have heard though.

 

[MasterOLightning]

The most accessible Xasthur releases are Nortt/Xasthur and Xasthur/Leviathan. Then you can get the full-lengths in any order basically. Whichever one you get first will probably be your favorite.

 

[Skepticism]

I knows I will probobly get flamed for this, but Enslaved - Vetrarnótt is one the best black metal songs ever, easily.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Anyone who flames you for that opinion is a faggot. Vikinglgr Veldi is among the elite.