Yes, they are good. Definitley not the best, though.
Well, I'll be damned, people talking about Satyricon when I'm going to order one of the 2 earliest albums soon, how ironic, not sure which one I'll get. Both sounded good from the 30 second samples I heard, I love that last riff of Into The Mighty Forest.
Dark Medieval Times is the only Satyricon you need.
Ok, cool, I haven't heard Naglfar yet.I also heartily reccomend Naglfar to you, if you are an Emperor fan.
Nav' - Halls of Death
Just really clicked with me, the guitar work is pretty solid, and the bass sets the mood (atmosphere). The vocals have a distinct sound, but stay close to normal black metal territory. Great Russian Black Metal.
It's likely that you've heard a lot more bands than me, so who do you think is better? (Bands this decade of course. I'm well aware of the '90s bands.)Not really.
I also heartily reccomend Naglfar to you, if you are an Emperor fan.
Odd, I strongly dislike Emperor but love Naglfar.