Dodens: Yes, I know some people whose taste I
mostly respect that like Funeral Mist, but you're right: most of the people who like them simply have bad taste. I guess the thing is, I occasionally don't mind indulging in bad taste. I recently revisited Cradle of Filth's
Dusk... and Her Embrace in a fit of nostalgia, recalling how unique that band sounded to me back in 1996, before they gave in to pantomime and $$$. I really like Lifelover's first album,
Pulver -- it has a genuinely off-kilter, chintzy, decadent feel. I was really enjoying
Witchtanic Hellucinations by Acid Witch last year. I think of this as flirting with bad taste, I guess, and I have no problem with that. Truly bad taste is another thing, I think.
Anyway, my point is that perhaps Funeral Mist can be enjoyed on some level, but after giving it one last solid chance last night I still don't think it's a great album. Barely even a good one, but possibly one of those 'guilty pleasure' albums, if you believe in guilty pleasures. Flirting with bad taste and enjoying it.
I will definitely check out Skagos as well. If the comparison to Weakling is true, then it's right up my alley. Are the track lengths +10 mins as well?
Skagos isn't bad, but nowhere near Weakling. Neither is Krallice for that matter, though I've heard they're better live than on record... I just really don't like their record at all.