Black Metal.

[Freanan]

I just kind of discovered Blut aus Nord's Memoria Vetusta 1.
I bought it like a year ago and first discarded it because i thought that it is a blatant Ripoff of early Enslaved.
Now i am thinking that it is nevertheless some of the most beautifull music i have listened too. The melodies and riffs are so evocative and hypnotic and the atmospheres so immersive that i can look over the rather lacking originality.

I still wonder how nobody in the reviews i read ever noticed this and how some even explicitly praise the originality of the album.

 

[Mort Divine]

Vikingligr Veldi is far FAR FAR more engaging and immersing an album than In The Nightside Eclipse.

 

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

I just kind of discovered Blut aus Nord's Memoria Vetusta 1.
I bought it like a year ago and first discarded it because i thought that it is a blatant Ripoff of early Enslaved.
Now i am thinking that it is nevertheless some of the most beautifull music i have listened too. The melodies and riffs are so evocative and hypnotic and the atmospheres so immersive that i can look over the rather lacking originality.

I still wonder how nobody in the reviews i read ever noticed this and how some even explicitly praise the originality of the album.

Vikingligr Veldi is kind of a sleeper hit BM album, not too many people think of it when thinking of classic 2nd-wave black metal records I guess...anyway, awesome album. Part 2 should be good.

 

[Zephyrus]

On the topic of Enslaved, how's Mardraum?

 

[no country for old wainds]

still never managed to get into vikingligr veldi at all. nightside i quite like but it's still horribly produced. transilvanian hunger rules but it's only my third favourite darkthrone.

 

[HaggardBastard]

On the topic of Enslaved, how's Mardraum?

I love it. Keep in mind, however, that it's not typical black metal by any means, if it's even black metal at all. They employ a lot of death metal, and there's also something resembling a psychedelic influence on certain tracks, not unlike what Nachtmystium did on Instinict: Decay. It's cinematic as fuck, though, and it's also probably my favorite Enslaved album. Highest possible recommendation.

EDIT: The best Darkthrone, by the way, is Under A Funeral Moon by a long shot, with A Blaze in the Northern Sky as a very close second.

 

[no country for old wainds]

EDIT: The best Darkthrone, by the way, is Under A Funeral Moon by a long shot, with A Blaze in the Northern Sky as a very close second.

this is contradictory as fuck but i'll run with it, or at least the part about UAFM being the best darkthrone

 

[Alter]

Wold - Screech Owl
Black Metal/Harsh Noise
Strange stuff.

 

[~Derek~]

The Enslaved I'll probably get first is Eld. I really like the title track off of it. Now I'm listening to Vikingligr Veldi on Itunes, it
s very good so far, very varied, I dont own the VV CD yet though, ohiogrinder sent it to me via AIM a couple months ago.

 

[HaggardBastard]

this is contradictory as fuck but i'll run with it, or at least the part about UAFM being the best darkthrone

Yeah, you're right, I guess I didn't read that before I finalized it.

 

[Zephyrus]

I love it. Keep in mind, however, that it's not typical black metal by any means, if it's even black metal at all. They employ a lot of death metal, and there's also something resembling a psychedelic influence on certain tracks, not unlike what Nachtmystium did on Instinict: Decay. It's cinematic as fuck, though, and it's also probably my favorite Enslaved album. Highest possible recommendation.

Excellent. It's on my list.

 

[combustion07]

Anybody got any good black metal recommendations other than the known essentials?

 

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

We have an entire recommendations board for inquiries like that...

 

[KevenZ]

The Enslaved I'll probably get first is Eld.

Eld is a great album, the first track is very long, progressive, epic and atmospheric, one of my favorite song from them. I would get the album just for that song.

 

[KevenZ]

http://www.myspace.com/officialkrieg

new Krieg track uploaded..... nothing really new I must admit, sounds like Darkthrone worship.

 

[MasterOLightning]

I would rather have some new N.I.L. material, but this isn't all that far off.

For some reason I do not listen to Krieg very often, but when I do they are pretty enjoyable.

 

[Draconian]

Amesoeurs will split after album is released.

Posted on their Myspace:

After this stormy conflict within the band we finally found an agreement and decided to record the album as planned. Then, Amesoeurs will split-up.

In regard of all what happened we will be even more dedicated to the achievment of this album. Because this will be the first and last one, it must be memorable.

 

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

Old news was posted a couple days back.

 

[KevenZ]

great picture Draconian, this could make a great poster.

 

[Draconian]

Old news was posted a couple days back.

Oh ok, my bad