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I like the keyboards to just provide a backbone for the song. That gos for all genres of music.
Shitty production does define a lot of black metals "core" or should we say "founding area". And is it not true that we commonly as black metal fans reject many of the bands that have cleaner productions? Not saying I agree with this, but it tends to be a trend.
Ah, the good old "I'll pass off my stupid comment as a joke" routine. Think for a second next time.
I meant fun more in the Immortal sense, but I guess I see what you mean.I tend to prefer more obscure black metal (with cheesy lyrics if need be) as opposed to "fun" stuff like this.
Is "black n' roll" just anything bouncy? Because I certainly found the riffing more along the lines of Rammstein industrial rock (even similar to industrial metal) than the more gritty/punky riffing I would associate with that term.It figures that they are black 'n roll I guess, though...so at least they didn't try to play uberkvlt raw production BM with sing-song pedestrian "terrorist" lyrics.
I think you are oversimplifying the concept, it seems more to do with the end of the Western/Christian empire although there are misanthropic threads here and there. The third track seems a reference to Aum Shinrikyo which combined with the 9/11 imagery and the "cleansing" theme throughout there seems to be some sort of statement on the revolutionary power of mass violence. Plus the last track is likely a reference to When the Sleeper Wakes (H.G. Wells) which is also full of revolution against a global empire. Of course when you have different lyricists it makes for more questions and a more varied message (Nattdal's track seems to be the odd one out) but I wouldn't say we have that obvious a piece here. The second language factor doesn't help, as I'm not sure whether to interpret Zimmering fire and brimstone ("Rewards of Ignorant Wrath") as a misspelling or a comment on the relationship between the American Christian Right and Zionism.The lyrics to that album are rather enigmatic and metaphorical, using Satan as an allegory and all that, so I appreciate it more when taken in stride with the obscure sounding music (though I don't particularly enjoy the album anyway). Like I said earlier, I guess it is better that they are using the rather ridiculous "9/11 was cool people should do it again and we hate humans by the way" with "black 'n roll" as opposed to "tr00 BM."
It really didn't seem out of character, it used the same riffing style and drum beats as the rest of the album while the voice samples present throughout the album gradually shift to the forefront. Plus the H.G. Wells influence mentioned above makes a "future dystopia" aesthetic more appropriate. :|I failed to see the connection, but I'm glad you can find positive (if out-of-character) highlights among a lackluster album. Can't fault you for that.
I found this magazine cover rather amusing.
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I found this magazine cover rather amusing.
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The one on the left is behemoth, right?