Controversial opinions on metal

[Mort Divine]

mort did you listen to sdg-north yet

listen to sdg-north

listening to it...

....

...now

also i forgot to add in Absu's Tara, i know its often not their 'darling' album amongst a lot of black metal fans, but its such a great album

also wow i'm loving the opening to north so far, Passage Au-Dela Des Glaciers Noirs is such a perfect intro track

 

[Mort Divine]

But you forgot about Dissection

pretty solid list right there. Not love for Ulver or Arckanum?

if i listened to the somberlain more it'd definitely make the list, its a definitely great album just not one i've invested as much time into as i should

Ulver is a band I want to like more than I do, but of their first three albums I liked Kveldssanger the most
Arckanum I've only heard bits and pieces of, but I imagine I should listen more

 

[CiG]

also i forgot to add in Absu's Tara, i know its often not their 'darling' album amongst a lot of black metal fans, but its such a great album

This.

Fucking love that album.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Tara is the shit, and its thrashy as fuck

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

if i listened to the somberlain more it'd definitely make the list, its a definitely great album just not one i've invested as much time into as i should

then listen to it more!

I'll even go out of my way and buy you a copy.

 

[Mort Divine]

i own it, should dig it out of my box from when i moved out here

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

id be willing to give that Sacramentum album another shot after that last Dissection vs Sacramentum controversy, but if im being honest here i like that album less and less each time i hear it. Basically the opposite of @Phylactery. But fuck it, im gonna throw it on later tonight.

 

[no country for old wainds]

you should do track ratings, i'm intrigued to see if they'd be like mine or the total opposite lol

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

you should do track ratings, i'm intrigued to see if they'd be like mine or the total opposite lol

i'll do it just for you babe.

edit: Looks like ive already rated the first four songs, three 4's and a 3 1/2. Those are probably old as fuck though. I'll go through it again tonight for sure

 

[no country for old wainds]

also wow i'm loving the opening to north so far, Passage Au-Dela Des Glaciers Noirs is such a perfect intro track

special album i think; fluid, dreamy songwriting built around the most evocative melodies of any BM in a while.

 

[Slayed Necros]

I can't remember if I've heard any Sorcier des Glaces. I'll check that one out.

 

[no country for old wainds]

SNOWLAND was semi-popular around here back in the day. i like this one more though.

 

[Mort Divine]

really enjoyed north

can't say more than that since initial listens are kinda unreliable imo, but i'll give it some more listens and develop my thoughts some

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

@no country for old wainds
It's a very good album, especially how its put together. It has as a few weakpoints if i can even use that word here. It gets too repetitive at times and some of the best songs on there like Cries From a Restless Soul could have had a good minute or more shaved off. Id give Obsolete Tears and Beyond All Horizons 3.75 if i could. The album has somewhat happier melodies/a sound in comparison to the more cold and aggressive sound(definitely the riffs and vocals, no doubt here) that The Somberlain carries. And i still stand by my word and say The Somberlain is a much better album. I'll say i'd take back one being more accessible than the other though. I was just plain speaking out of my ass there.

edit: The Vision and the Voice should be a 4.5 and was my favorite track

edit: title track might need to get bumped up to a 4.5

 

[Krow]

SNOWLAND was semi-popular around here back in the day. i like this one more though.

SDG is a pretty cool band. Haven’t heard anything from them that I didn’t really like.

Moonrise in Total Darkness is also excellent, IMO.

 

[EchoForever]

dont argue with this

 

[rms]

@rms

appreciate the recs, dug the execution the most but none of these got my dick hard. ill check yours later, @CASSETTEISGOD

 

[Talos of Atmora]

@no country for old wainds
It's a very good album, especially how its put together. It has as a few weakpoints if i can even use that word here. It gets too repetitive at times and some of the best songs on there like Cries From a Restless Soul could have had a good minute or more shaved off. Id give Obsolete Tears and Beyond All Horizons 3.75 if i could. The album has somewhat happier melodies/a sound in comparison to the more cold and aggressive sound(definitely the riffs and vocals, no doubt here) that The Somberlain carries. And i still stand by my word and say The Somberlain is a much better album. I'll say i'd take back one being more accessible than the other though. I was just plain speaking out of my ass there.

edit: The Vision and the Voice should be a 4.5 and was my favorite track

edit: title track might need to get bumped up to a 4.5

When Night Surrounds Me is a 3.5 to you?

 

[Phylactery]

More surprising is the ratings of Obsolete Tears and Beyond All Horizons which are the peaks of the album for me (along with the title track). And The Vision and the Voice is quite easily my least favourite track on the record.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

More surprising is the ratings of Obsolete Tears and Beyond All Horizons which are the peaks of the album for me (along with the title track). And The Vision and the Voice is quite easily my least favourite track on the record.

sorry to disappoint you. I listened to it back to back twice and enjoyed it more than i usually do

When Night Surrounds me can even be a 3.25 if i'm being honest and is clearly the most unimpressive track on the album. It's the only time im tempted to hit forward while listening. And those two tracks are from from being the peak of that album imo and basically highlight all of the small complaints i had. That all being said i still think it's one of the best melodic black metal albums around and i dont think i would use ho-hum to describe it again.