Black Metal.

[Talos of Atmora]

I wonder what you'd think of Burzum, Nyktalgia, and Thy Light. Some of my favorite black metal.

Alas, I have not gotten to Thy Light and Nyktalgia, yet. As for Burzum, I remember listening to some of it a long time ago and I remember disliking it. Then again, I heavily disliked Varg Vikernes and anything to do with him back then. It was due to my belief that his antics (and those of people like Euronymous and Gaahl) reflected on the metal genre very poorly. I still sort of believe that but I'll still give Burzum a second chance. Might end up liking some of the albums.

Would I be correct if recalled Burzum being more atmospheric?

 

[Talos of Atmora]

It's not even one of my favourite tracks from the album, though obviously I still love it. My faves are "Unsilent Storms in the North Abyss", "The Sun No Longer Rises" and "As the Eternity Opens".

So, I just finished the album and it is pretty badass. Although, another track I think should be praised is Frozen By Icewinds. I had to listen to that one three more times due to how awesome it was.

 

[Vilden]

Anyone here like Ulver, as well? I've been a huge fan of theirs for a while. It was one of the few black metal bands that I liked for many years until just a couple years ago.

Bergtatt is top 10 bm material.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Bergtatt is top 10 bm material.

Same.

 

[EspaDa]

Gorgoroth's debut is a beauty. Make sure you checked out Maaneskyggens Slave and its riffs. I almost cry every time I hear them.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Gorgoroth's debut is a beauty. Make sure you checkhed out Maaneskyggens Slave and its riffs. I almost cry every time I hear them.

Oh, I heard that one after I finished A Blaze in the Northern Sky. Really liked it too.

 

[Draehl]

Varg is a moron, but seems harmless nowadays. His rants are kind of endearing in a semi-racist deranged prepper way...

I really like most of his stuff besides the first album (too raw) up until Umskiptar. After that it goes off on a tangent I don't much enjoy.

 

[Phylactery]

I really like most of his stuff besides the first album (too raw) up until Umskiptar.

This seems weird to me. Production wise, the first 2 are less raw and abrasive than both Hvis... and Filosofem. If you're talking musically, then they're still full of some of Varg's most melodic passages. When was the last time you listened to them?

 

[The Butt]

Alas, I have not gotten to Thy Light and Nyktalgia, yet. As for Burzum, I remember listening to some of it a long time ago and I remember disliking it. Then again, I heavily disliked Varg Vikernes and anything to do with him back then. It was due to my belief that his antics (and those of people like Euronymous and Gaahl) reflected on the metal genre very poorly. I still sort of believe that but I'll still give Burzum a second chance. Might end up liking some of the albums.

Would I be correct if recalled Burzum being more atmospheric?

Atmospheric, yes. Go with Hvis Lyset Tar Oss, Filosofem or Fallen.

 

[Internally Deformed]

The first album isn't mixed as well as the others - the instruments all feel separated off from one another, and the drums are slightly too loud. I remember reading an interview wit Varg in which he claimed that Filosfem was intentionally recorded with the shittiest equipment he could obtain, and yet the production on that sounds absolutely perfect to me. Everything gels.

Not listening to a black metal album because of poor production is pretty dumb though.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Deformed, I may start off with Filosofem and move on to Hvis. Mostly because Filosofem is the one I have better memory of.

 

[Draehl]

This seems weird to me. Production wise, the first 2 are less raw and abrasive than both Hvis... and Filosofem. If you're talking musically, then they're still full of some of Varg's most melodic passages. When was the last time you listened to them?

It's been maybe 2-3 years. And yeah, definitely raw as far as songwriting goes. Less developed maybe being a better word? All his early stuff is sonically raw compared to the post-prison stuff.

 

[Internally Deformed]

Nothing he's released post prison has been on the same level as his earlier material, though. Fallen was good, but the rest was pretty forgettable.

 

[The Butt]

Fallen isn't quite HLTO level, but I'd place it on par with Filosofem in a heartbeat.

 

[Phylactery]

But Belus has the glorious "Glemselens Elv".

 

[Internally Deformed]

My problem with Belus was that I don't think the riffs leant themselves to repetition in the same way the riffs on Hvis or Filosofem did. Instead of hypnotic it just felt like the music wasn't really going anywhere. It's still an alright album though by general bm standards, and I'll commend Varg for trying something a little different with the softer production.

 

[Phylactery]

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Belus is a great album, or anywhere near his best stuff. I agree with pretty much everything you said. It's just I think the song "Glemselens Elv" isn't too far behind his best works.

 

[Internally Deformed]

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Belus is a great album, or anywhere near his best stuff. I agree with pretty much everything you said. It's just I think the song "Glemselens Elv" isn't too far behind his best works.

I don't remember it too clearly - I'll give it a spin after I've finished reassuring myself that South of Heaven doesn't suck.

 

[The Butt]

But Belus has the glorious "Glemselens Elv".

True, Glemselens Elv is one of his best songs. But Belus wasn't as consistent as Fallen. Fallen hits comparable heights, and more often.

I would rank the Burzum discography (not counting the re-recording album because it was shit) as follows:

Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
Filosofem
Fallen
Det Som Engang Var
Burzum/Aske
Daudi Baldrs
Belus
Hlidskjalf
The Ways of Yore
Umskiptar

 

[EspaDa]

^ It's a great ranking but Det Som Engang Var should swap places with Burzum/Aske. The rest is right.