Elric of Melniboné
The White Wolf
- Jul 11, 2016
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Bump an ancient thread so less savvy members can reply to posts from a long time ago expecting a reply.
Lets talk about Blood Fire Death.
Necro or fresh, I'm in.
Oh, so you aren't the picky type.
I actually think Blood Fire Death is overrated, although I still like it. Sure the opener and closer are epic and amazing, but the high speed thrashing of the tracks inbetween wears thin for me. I don't find them to be nearly as good as the most aggressive and violent tracks on Under the Sign...
Dies Irae is fucking awsome and probably better than most tracks on the first three.
I actually think A Fine Day To Die is quite overrated. Obviously it is awsome and one of the better tracks on the album, but compared to the title track it is clearly the worse of the epics on the album.
if BLOOD ON ICE had been released when it was first written/recorded (before HAMMERHEART) it'd be considered seminal.
I think that Blood on Ice is pretty overlooked. It's a bit different from the other Viking albums.
Also we kinda discussed this but I don't see the point in seperating the NWOBHM bands from other artists who were basically doing the same kind of music be they from a different time or different country.