Black Metal.

[Matt]

Fen.

Fucking brilliant semi-raw and subtly atmospheric English Black Metal.

EP of the year, fucking hands down. Fans of Negura Bunget and Agalloch will take to this band quickly.

Cool, shall check out.

 

[Perdition's Light]

Indeed.

Can somebody give me a brief desciption of Funeral Mist.

Pulverizing, a barrage of noises, more experimental than Marduk, interesting vocal manipulation, and one of the most "satanic" atmospheres imaginable.

I personally recommend it, but they're a band that draw some mixed reactions.

 

[cookiecutter]

So I listened to Deathspell Omega's SMRC last night. In darkness with no distractions, so I could hear the complexity of this album that everyone here raves about. After listening I'll say that I have mixed feelings, but overall I liked it.

Pros:
Melodic/Lead Guitar - I thought the melodies and leads were very well done, intricate and engaging. Very enjoyable to listen to.

Songwriting - Complex and original, the song writing kept things interesting throughout the long album

Drums - Very well played and produced. I was impressed.

Cons:
Vocals - Totally without feeling or rythm. It sounded like he was just reading the lyrics most of the time. They really took away from the music imo. I think my favorite song was the instrumental towards the end (Jubilate Deo I think) and this was part of the reason.

The aggressive riffs - Maybe I'm spoiled on brutal death. but when most BM bands try to be aggressive, it just doesn't work for me. This was especially concerning for me when compared to how good the other riffs were.

The Prayers - Just me, but I didn't care for them.

So as I said, overall I enjoyed it a lot, but I felt there were some pretty big flaws.

 

[unknown]

listening to In The Woods... Heart of the Ages for the first time in a while and goddamn there are some brutal parts. "Wotan's Return" ftfw!

 

[Skepticism]

The Prayers - Just me, but I didn't care for them.

So as I said, overall I enjoyed it a lot, but I felt there were some pretty big flaws.

The prayers are the only thing I like about the album, other than that, the band is madly overrated.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

Pulverizing, a barrage of noises, more experimental than Marduk, interesting vocal manipulation, and one of the most "satanic" atmospheres imaginable.

I personally recommend it, but they're a band that draw some mixed reactions.

Thanks!

I've heard a little bit about the band Lifelover, yay or nay?

 

[unknown]

yay...Pulver and Erotik are both great releases imo

 

[Alter]

listening to Jesu - Lifeline right now.... pretty good but damn this band released 5 albums this year.... it's too much I think.

Not 5 full records...

And Jesu is Black Metal how?

They are not.

 

[unknown]

thank you, captain obvious

 

[Perdition's Light]

yay...Pulver and Erotik are both great releases imo

agreed.

 

[Alter]

thank you, captain obvious

Point Taken.


Well Crimson Moon blows and Black Funeral rules.

 

[Hubster]

And Jesu is Black Metal how?

Yeah I'll say, more like Drone-Doom!

 

[General Zaroff]

In darkness with no distractions, so I could hear the complexity of this album that everyone here raves about.

I might have to try that.

 

[Slayed Necros]

I thought Lifelover was pretty terrible, to be honest. Then again, I've never been much of a fan of experimental stuff.

 

[ohiogrinder]

I thought Lifelover was pretty terrible, to be honest. Then again, I've never been much of a fan of experimental stuff.

Joy Division influenced stuff, decent but not great.

 

[Hubster]

Man it's totally kick ass what are you on

 

[Slayed Necros]

I like Metal. Not pop influenced Metal.

 

[Hubster]

Well you need to broaden your mind then

 

[Evil?]

I am going to start a Prince influenced Black metal band. It would be great.

NP: Prince & the Revolution-Purple Rain

 

[Crimson Velvet]

Well you need to broaden your mind then

I think your mind is in need of some epic narrowing, neighbour.