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Black Metal.
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My ratings of the albums:
Quintessence 9.5\10
Empiricism 8.5\10
Epic 8\10
and then something different,their album "Origin".
Origin is a very unique album. Its not their usual style, clean vocals,folk\prog,an acoustic album. Remember first time i heard it i was so disappointed cause it was so wierd, but now I love the album. Remeber the reviews for this album here in Norway was crazy, from 1 out of 10 to other who gave 10\10 calling it their best effort. I dont want to rate it, cause its just so different from the others. But check them all out, amazing albums!
Quintessence 9.5\10
Empiricism 8.5\10
Epic 8\10
and then something different,their album "Origin".
Origin is a very unique album. Its not their usual style, clean vocals,folk\prog,an acoustic album. Remember first time i heard it i was so disappointed cause it was so wierd, but now I love the album. Remeber the reviews for this album here in Norway was crazy, from 1 out of 10 to other who gave 10\10 calling it their best effort. I dont want to rate it, cause its just so different from the others. But check them all out, amazing albums!
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Do yourself a favor and check out Forgotten Legends...a lot of fans consider it their best work. Also, in my opinion, Blood In Our Wells is also a phenomenal album
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In regard to Drudkh:
Next to Ulver, they are easily my favorite band operating in any genre. Though I haven't heard the new one, every album is brilliant. Autumn Aurora and Blood In Our Wells are my favorites and the ones that any self-respecting metaller, as mandated by the forces that be, must own. They're both extraordinarily epic and extraordinarily life-changing. However, Forgotten Legends, the debut, is also incredible, very mantric as concerns song structure. Trance-inducing, to say the least.
In regard to Borknagar:
First get The Olden Domain, then the self-titled debut. The latter is much more black metal, very fast and blasting at times, but not without the stomping, mug-swinging Borknagar-trademarked sound. The former is easily in my top twenty albums of all time. The songs are unusually memorable, and the feel of the album is not too dissimilar from a more song-oriented Drudkh, what with its nature boy ethos and grandiose arrangements. Again, mandatory listening for all 'heads worth their weight in cd cases.
Next to Ulver, they are easily my favorite band operating in any genre. Though I haven't heard the new one, every album is brilliant. Autumn Aurora and Blood In Our Wells are my favorites and the ones that any self-respecting metaller, as mandated by the forces that be, must own. They're both extraordinarily epic and extraordinarily life-changing. However, Forgotten Legends, the debut, is also incredible, very mantric as concerns song structure. Trance-inducing, to say the least.
In regard to Borknagar:
First get The Olden Domain, then the self-titled debut. The latter is much more black metal, very fast and blasting at times, but not without the stomping, mug-swinging Borknagar-trademarked sound. The former is easily in my top twenty albums of all time. The songs are unusually memorable, and the feel of the album is not too dissimilar from a more song-oriented Drudkh, what with its nature boy ethos and grandiose arrangements. Again, mandatory listening for all 'heads worth their weight in cd cases.
Zephyrus
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Quintessence is their best but I'd get Empiricism first, since you're starting with Epic. Their entire discography, however, is top of the line, so you really can't go wrong.
The Ozzman
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Thanks for the Borknagar recs. I'll get to it when I can. I want to check out some Abigor first and might start with 'Channelling the Quintessence..' and also check out some Drudkh.
I remember when I thought black metal was fucking weird. Now I really enjoy it.
I remember when I thought black metal was fucking weird. Now I really enjoy it.
Zephyrus
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I've been listening to one of the free albums I got to review for the blog. A one-man black metal project from Maine called Bothildir. Fans of Abigor would really dig this guy's stuff. I'll be writing a review tomorrow.
Quintessence had some parts I enjoyed and others I didnt enjoy as much, it was a solid good CD though. I think I'd like the more black metal oriented stuff like the ST and The Olden Domain better though. I wasnt sure what to think of Arcturus's later material, but I really liked the early stuff from Aspieras Hymns Symphony.
Slayed Necros
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Honestly, I think you can start and stop with Borknagar's The Olden Domain. I have heard few black metal albums of that ilk with the same memorable power.
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Yeah seriously, I consider 'Channeling...' to be their worst album, and unmemorable.
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the first three: Borknagar, The Olden Domain, The Archaic Course
these are the only ones i enjoy from beginning to the end
Zephyrus
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I find it quite memorable. And you can't say it's worse than the two that come after it.
Zephyrus
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Yeah I'm hoping my Nachthymnen/Orkblut combo comes in the mail today or else I'll have to wait until the middle of next month when I'm back here.
I really like Fractal Possession but it's too far removed from their material from Channeling... and backward, especially in terms of atmosphere.
I really like Fractal Possession but it's too far removed from their material from Channeling... and backward, especially in terms of atmosphere.
Hatebreeder
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I though it was pretty generic, but such is what I enjoy in modern black metal. I must have listened to it five times since I purchased it a week ago.
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