Black Metal.

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Good shit and I'm just on the first song. It's definitly got the sweet spot between lo-fi and hi-fi. Vocals will need to grow on me a bit, but I can tell I'll grow to like these guys more...

Good to hear you enjoy them. Do check out their first release 'Vittra'. It's my favorite release of theirs but this one has potential to surpass it.

 

[Epistopheles]

Honest thoughts?

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Decent riffs and atmosphere. Not super engrossing, but solid. I could see it growing on me with more listens or if I listened to the entire album. However, the production is a bit messy and the growls are kinda weak.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

I dug the atmosphere. I listened to them a while ago and kind of forgot about them. I'll be checking out more of their stuff soon. Sounds like 'Tahoma' is the album to try.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

New album by The Great Old Ones is streaming. Very dense, atmospheric black metal. A great follow-up to 'Al Azif'. Check it out here:

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/e...eat-old-ones-preview-their-new-album-in-full/

 

[noisefiend]

What's some good Frost/Hammer clones besides Apokalyptic Raids?

 

[Onder]

What's some good Frost/Hammer clones besides Apokalyptic Raids?

There's this Hellhammery band on Doomentia called Barbarian if that's what you're looking for.

https://doomentiarecords.bandcamp.com/album/barbarian

 

[Krow]

Warhammer.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

I've had a hard time getting into Elffor. As a huge fan of Summoning I feel that Elffor's music should appeal to me. Any album I should check out in particular?

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Agalloch and Obsidian Tongue are touring together. I'm definitely going to that show. The newest offering from Obsidian Tongue is really good atmospheric black metal which also features the Agallochian singer on a track. New Agalloch album will be great as well.

 

[noisefiend]

I remember when the drummer from Agalloch blocked me on facebook. Fun times.

 

[noisefiend]

Warhammer.

Know and love. Thank you.

 

[noisefiend]

There's this Hellhammery band on Doomentia called Barbarian if that's what you're looking for.

https://doomentiarecords.bandcamp.com/album/barbarian

Waiting for a follow-up. I have a weird ocd deal where I have to have at least two albums by any given artist/band

 

[ProphetofHatred]

 

[unknown]

interesting song for those of you who like your black metal with a more pagan/viking/folk vibe

 

[KafkaX]

Yeah man, love what he did with Arsaidh so Im expecting good things from this one.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

Thoughts on the new Enthroned? I like it...

 

[crimsonfloyd]

interesting song for those of you who like your black metal with a more pagan/viking/folk vibe

Is it just me or is this mix really unsatisfying? It sounds like the folk instruments are laid on top of the rock instruments in a really artificial way, like two separate tracks that happen to be at the same tempo playing simultaneously.

 

[unknown]

no the mix bothered me a bit as well. I think this is the band's first album? I'm not sure

edit: Nevermind. According to Cody, this guy previously recorded under a different name, so this is technically the second album. Opinion remains. Cool ideas. Weird mix

 

[SomeGuyDude]

Is it just me or is this mix really unsatisfying? It sounds like the folk instruments are laid on top of the rock instruments in a really artificial way, like two separate tracks that happen to be at the same tempo playing simultaneously.

I don't think the mix is bad, I think the writing is incongruous. The distorted guitars are driving really hard and quickly, but that higher pitched stuff is going at a more lilting, lazy pace. Like you said, it feels like two different songs at the same tempo layered.