Black Metal.

[Alter]

Um, it's awesome. Sell it to me.

I am starting to really dig it now.

 

[Zhou Tai 04]

However, I saw Dark Funeral mentioned on a few posts. I never understood the draw there...nothing respectable about them.

They're probably the only black metal band I've heard thus far that I actually can't stand the vocals of. The music is quite boring as well.

 

[Alter]

Dark Funeral is your run-of-the-mill fast black metal band. Nothing special at all.

 

[ohiogrinder]

I realized that pretty quickly, Alter.

 

[ShredHeadJHJ]

good record. I prefer the Somberlain, though.

+1

I always wondered why "Storm of the Lights Bane" is more of a fan favorite than "The Somberlain".

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Wow, I'm listening - for the first time - to the original release of Emperor's In The Nightside Eclipse instead of the remaster and I can honestly say that the album is so much better this way so far.

How does it compare? I have the remaster, I believe.

 

[Mort Divine]

Well, I don't think I'll ever have anything to do with the remaster again.

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

I realized that pretty quickly, Alter.

But really, how can you disagree with this?

 

[llamaking]

But really, how can you disagree with this?

quite simply, you can't.

 

[xeperu]

and Ceremonial Castings.

Ah, thats one band I was going to mention, great band!

@Nightfall,
Particular albums? Try Gehenna - 'Seen Through Veils of Darkness', Ceremonial Castings - 'Immortal Black Art', Opera IX - 'Sacra Culto' or 'Call of the Wood', Kataxu - 'Hunger of Elements'. And if you enjoy that abigor release you mentioned, try 'Supreme Immortal Art' its a step up in production and chockfull of symphonic elements..

Speaking of emperor, Ceremonial does a cool cover of 'I am the Black Wizards' you can hear it on their myspace page.

http://www.myspace.com/ceremonialcastings

 

[tagradh]

I must confess to enjoying a few Dark Funeral songs although the only thing I really like by them is the outro to 'Final Ritual'. >_>

 

[Jreg]

Wow, I'm listening - for the first time - to the original release of Emperor's In The Nightside Eclipse instead of the remaster and I can honestly say that the album is so much better this way so far.

Was this remastered twice? I know it was for the '99 reissue (the one I own), but I wasn't sure if they did again for that later pressing that came in the slipcase, so I was wondering if you meant that '99 pressing or the actual original version, which I don't believe I've heard.

 

[Zephyrus]

I thought The Somberlain had a little too much filler. Still a great album but I prefer Storm of the Light's Bane.

Indeed, SoTLB is much more consistent in quality. But both albums are masterpieces.




I listened to the new Xasthur last night and I was pleasantly surprised at how much better it was than I was led to believe. I noticed the production wasn't as consistent song to song but most of the time it was perfect and really gave me that transcendent feeling I expect from Xasthur. A major criticism would be the album's length. There was a good deal of fat that could have been trimmed off this otherwise delectable serving of USBM.

 

[Alter]

The new Xasthur was terrible. The production and song writing was utter trash.

 

[~Derek~]

I like Dark Funeral's style of riffing, those tremolo'd power chords, the progressions really sound good up and down the fretboard, Secrets of The Black Arts was a bit more varied though.

 

[Mort Divine]

Was this remastered twice? I know it was for the '99 reissue (the one I own), but I wasn't sure if they did again for that later pressing that came in the slipcase, so I was wondering if you meant that '99 pressing or the actual original version, which I don't believe I've heard.

I think it was only remastered once. So yeah, the actual original version.

 

[Skepticism]

I was given the vinyl of Gorgoroth - Under The Sign of Hell, fucking sweet.

 

[sevag00]

Dark Funeral is very boring, and very fast at the same time.

 

[Skepticism]

Well, it appears Gaahl and King got the rights to Gorgoroth, which is bullshit. And yes, dark funeral suck.

 

[Lunar Descent]

Was this remastered twice? I know it was for the '99 reissue (the one I own), but I wasn't sure if they did again for that later pressing that came in the slipcase, so I was wondering if you meant that '99 pressing or the actual original version, which I don't believe I've heard.

It has been remastered once, to my knowledge. However, it has been re-issued/released by various label affiliates and partners multiple times. Candlelight is the original label, and the original pressing date is 94. But concerning the LP - I had read that it was released in 95.