Black Metal.

[KevenZ]

I'm going to buy Solarkult on eBay tonight, but I'm waiting to see whether I'll be winning a certain other item in an auction. It's a rarity I've been after for a while and I may be willing to pay a high price for it this time around.

With regards to Blacklodge's first album Login: Satan, from what I've heard of it, it's not as good as Solarkult.

Solarkult is great but feels a bit "random" if I can say that... it's basically a french version of With No Human Interventions, it was recorded in the same studio as Watain, Funeral Mist, Ondskapt and all those orthodox swedish black metal bands.

Login Satan was a bit boring imo, it's very amateur I think... Some may like it, I suggest downloading before buying.

 

[Zephyrus]

it's basically a french version of With No Human Intervention.

Perfect! Glad I just ordered it.

 

[KevenZ]

Will do. But answer me this, Verrater or Tentacles of Whorror?!

I prefer Verrater, Tentacles is original but too weird and not really entertaining.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

I agree actually. Verrater is a compilation of demos though.

 

[Zephyrus]

2 hours-worth, worth my money perhaps. I like the cover, too. Same painting that's in nissan's sig.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Yes, it's definitely better than Tentacles which I found to be off-puttingly goofy.

 

[MasterOLightning]

I don't know about goofy, but Wrest definitely puts a lot of the fun he has making music into his songs. There are moments when he makes strictly serious stuff, but songs like "Heir to the Noose of Ghoul" and all of the Sapthuran/Leviathan split are pure fun. In the demos there are plenty of songs that are just light-hearted tributes to his influences. Even Lurker of Chalice strikes a weird balance between being dark and serious and fun to listen to.

 

[Zephyrus]

I did notice some eccentric moments on Sapthuran/Leviathan, such as the incessant howling on "The Prolapsed Oviducts of Virtue".

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

OK, yeah but I think it was more about being intentionally bizarre and obtuse on Tentacles. REQUIEM FOR A TURD WORLD!

 

[MasterOLightning]

Sometimes the song titles are stupid. Other times they are awesome....KING OF PROVINCE: GLACIAL.

 

[KevenZ]

^^ that's probably the best song on Verrater, in my opinion of course.

 

[MasterOLightning]

I'd rate it highly. It's up there with The Whole of Deceit and The Sinking.

 

[Alter]

I am listening to the Xasthur/Leviathan split. Mind you I never listen to this, I am amazed. Seriously, this is some dark as fuck stuff and offers tons of interesting black metal strangeness.

 

[Gold]

im not huge on black metal, but leviathan's tentacles of horror is a great album, i cant wait for them to release the new one. i hear its A+ stuff

 

[The Ozzman]

The only thing I have related to Leviathan is the Crebain/Leviathan split. I need to get Verrater it seems

 

[Alter]

Crebain is trash.

That whole California/West Coast scene has been exploding as of late. Some very interesting stuff indeed.

 

[The Ozzman]

Crebain is great

 

[Alter]

Haha.

 

[Zephyrus]

My favorite song title is "The Idiot Sun". Makes me grin every time I think about it.

 

[Zephyrus]

I am listening to the Xasthur/Leviathan split. Mind you I never listen to this, I am amazed. Seriously, this is some dark as fuck stuff and offers tons of interesting black metal strangeness.

It's my favorite production by both bands. Incredibly atmospheric and it encompasses the listener more than any other album by either band (that I've heard, at least).