divine_torture
leVel
I didn't realize it was a 'trend'. Outside of Teitanblood and Archgoat, I don't see anyone mention much of it.
God damn trends. They ruin my fun. Here I am enjoying a style that I've always rather liked, and all of a sudden I'm being told it's trendy. Ugh. Fuck it. I still like it.
I had the same feeling when I listened to TaakeMore blasphemy coming here, as my first listen through the first Taake album bored me to death. I'm really, really underwhelmed with the 2nd tier Norwegian bands.
Sounds about right at least for this board.I would say three big popular movements this decade have been French, Eastern European, and then bestial, with that being most recent.
I've also been reluctant to really listen to them even though I tend to like fancypants USBM. I think it's because the crowd that's really into Krallice now is the same one that was into WITTR a couple years ago, and they tend to overrate bands.Also: I have yet to hear the new Krallice (I'm reluctant), but going by their first one I could never recommend this band to anyone. Why not just recommend Weakling, anyway?
I've noticed the first two, for sure. I guess I don't lurk enough through other corners of the interbutts to see the bestial thing...
I really don't think they have much in common with Weakling at all. Weakling always sounded really loose and formless and sloppy and boring to me. I was never on board with the hype about them. Krallice definitely writes tighter, better songs at extended lengths. Give it a few more listens. Sometimes I think once people get past the initial hurdle of getting into their first few black metal albums they think they should be able to catch everything on the first or second time through everything else, unless it's something like Darkspace where everyone will beg you to keep trying. I'd say each of the Krallice albums takes a full five or more listens to make sense of the structure. Especially the new one, which is techier and denser, even if the production is rather bright.Also: I have yet to hear the new Krallice (I'm reluctant), but going by their first one I could never recommend this band to anyone. Why not just recommend Weakling, anyway?
Basically, yes. I hate that term, but it's what is being used. Pretty much just black/death like Blasphemy or Archgoat.Same for me.
What makes a band "bestial"? I've got a good idea and bands in mind but I guess I just need it spelled out to me. Basically just grittier black/death right?
but that doesn't mean that there are no good bands from that movement, or even bands within that movement doing new and interesting things. Most of it is expendable, but to totally overlook it is foolish.