De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

[Hell Mike]

Varg likes it except for Attila's vocals (which are fucking awesome), so, following the Oompa tradition, I am of course obliged to like this album.

I can not imagine how this would have been with Dead, the best black metal vocalist (and possibly the best vocalist) ever singing. If it had been him a week prior to his suicide, I think this album would never had been released since all who heard it would have offed themselves on first listen.

Attila's contribution is beyond excellent, and I have heard Pelle on most songs in one version or the other, but the album is more powerful than any live or rehearsal tracks, and the whole continuinity of it is just.. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH best album ever.

EDIT:

This album receives way too much praise.

Impossible, if it's the best album ever, which it is, how can it receive too much praise?

 

[skeptik]

Attila > Dead

 

[Ellestin]

DMDS is vastly superior to anything Mayhem (and Mayhem members) ever released further down the line. Though I listen to the "Wolf's Lair Abyss" EP more often as it is a perfectly timed manifesto of focused hatred and sickness and hellblästs + other cool things besides.

 

[General Zod]

This might actually be, the most overrated disc of all time.

Zod

 

[Reign in Acai]

When did it become fashionable to degrade hallmark albums?

 

[Hell Mike]

DMDS is vastly superior to anything Mayhem (and Mayhem members) ever released further down the line. Though I listen to the "Wolf's Lair Abyss" EP more often as it is a perfectly timed manifesto of focused hatred and sickness and hellblästs + other cool things besides.

That's because they used what they could of Euronymous' leftovers.

This might actually be, the most overrated disc of all time.

Zod

You only like Nevermore, and one metal band doesn't make a metal fan, so please leave this thread alone. Maybe Iced Earth too, but two bands is one band and one band is no band. I love my logic.

 

[JayKeeley]

You only like Nevermore, and one metal band doesn't make a metal fan, so please leave this thread alone. Maybe Iced Earth too, but two bands is one band and one band is no band. I love my logic.

LOL - Greg, you have to sig this immediately.

 

[Demilich]

As much as I like Attila's vocals and never thought I'd come to prefer Dead's on the DMDS songs, hearing live recordings of Dead on some of those same songs was pretty compelling.

 

[General Zod]

You only like Nevermore, and one metal band doesn't make a metal fan, so please leave this thread alone.

That's not true, I also like Lamb of God.

LOL - Greg, you have to sig this immediately.

LOL.

Zod

 

[Evil?]

Listening to DMDS at night in bed whilst it being cold sealed the deal for me. Great evil fuckin' album.

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

I retract my previous post. Nothing "pretty much" about, it is a fucking perfect album and only seems to get better with time for me. This is one of those albums I don't think I will ever tire of listening to. I'm sure Dead's vocals would be equally awesome for this CD, but honestly I wouldn't change one single thing.

 

[General Zod]

I'd be curious to know how many people got into this when they were young and how many got into it later in life, well after the disc's release. It seems to me, that the main aoppeal of this disc is the controversy that surrounded the band members.

Listening to this disc, in the cold light of 2007, far removed from the cobtroversy that surrounded it, it's tough to see this disc as anything but pure crap.

Zod

 

[swizzlenuts]

I'd be curious to know how many people got into this when they were young and how many got into it later in life, well after the disc's release. It seems to me, that the main aoppeal of this disc is the controversy that surrounded the band members.

Listening to this disc, in the cold light of 2007, far removed from the cobtroversy that surrounded it, it's tough to see this disc as anything but pure crap.

Zod

Personally the controversy turned me away from the album and Mayhem for a while. I thought it was all really lame. When listening at night with headphones, this albums gives me chills and goosebumps constantly. It's one of the most cold, evil albums ever. Also, Warrel Dane told me personally that it's his favourite album ever.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Also, Warrel Dane told me personally that it's his favourite album ever.

lmao ... seriously?

 

[MajestikMøøse]

DMDS is still good.

 

[J.]

it's ok. tons of stuff id reach for first

 

[Crimson Velvet]

I'd be curious to know how many people got into this when they were young and how many got into it later in life, well after the disc's release. It seems to me, that the main aoppeal of this disc is the controversy that surrounded the band members.

Listening to this disc, in the cold light of 2007, far removed from the cobtroversy that surrounded it, it's tough to see this disc as anything but pure crap.

Zod

I listened to this disc the day it was released and yesterday and tons of times in between. It's ALWAYS awesome.

 

[General Zod]

Personally the controversy turned me away from the album and Mayhem for a while. I thought it was all really lame.

Fair enough.

When listening at night with headphones, this albums gives me chills and goosebumps constantly. It's one of the most cold, evil albums ever.

But do you feel you can completely dismiss (consciously or subconsciously) all of the madness associated with the band's members? Surely, at a subconscious level it has to play into the "cold, evil" nature of the disc.

Also, Warrel Dane told me personally that it's his favourite album ever.

Really? Wow... hmmm... I guess I should revisit.

Zod

 

[General Zod]

I listened to this disc the day it was released and yesterday and tons of times in between. It's ALWAYS awesome.

Fair enough.

I missed this era completely. So my perspective is completely based on how it sounds today, and completely detached from the events that surrounded it. And just to clarify my perspective, not everything from this era is lost on me. For instance, I thoroughly enjoy Burzum's "Hvis Lyset Tar Oss".

Zod

 

[swizzlenuts]

But do you feel you can completely dismiss (consciously or subconsciously) all of the madness associated with the band's members? Surely, at a subconscious level it has to play into the "cold, evil" nature of the disc.

I don't ever consciously think about the madness with the disc, but I try to only focus on the music, even if the band looks like complete idiots.