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markgugs said:I don't care if Dead himself comes back from the uh, dead and guest sings on 3 songs.
Man, I dunno, I think it actually would be worth it if that happened.
Emperor coming to the US
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Man, I dunno, I think it actually would be worth it if that happened.
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General Zod said:
Let me break it down even further for you in an attempt to get you into these guys. Listen to the following tracks on IX Equilibrium and Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk:
An Elegy of Icaros - Track 3 (IX...)
The Warriors of Modern Death - Track 7 (IX...)
The Oath/Ye Entrancemperium - Tracks 1,2 (Anthems...)
The Loss and Curse of Reverence - Track 5 (Anthems...)
With Strength I Burn - Track 7 (Anthems...)
Just listen to those and see if you can develop an appreciation. They are simply some of the best black metal songs ever IMO.
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markgugs said:Maybe if he ate a piece of his own brain.
Hmm.... I think Aarseth Oystein already did that.
MadeInNewJersey
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If it does sell out, I'll gladly host an Emperor night at my house with corpsepaint*, surround sound, Doritos and beer.
* corpsepaint required for entry
* corpsepaint required for entry
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markgugs said:
Done - corpsepaint = feeling evil and powerful, but looked at as silly by others. How can I resist?
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MadeInNewJersey
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haha. Maybe. maybe. If wacken doesn't happen, i'll probably end up visiting some places in North America and I'll go in 2k7 when i have a real job (thereby not being poorass)
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lurch70 said:
Yes, 100% correct. I don't know any details though.
That reminds me...I need to read that book.
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Iconoclastic Tendencies said:
Well visiting NYC is a must!
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...and yours truly all live within 2 hrs of this magnificent city!
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If I could plan that far ahead I'd consider buying a ticket and coming down to NY to party. But i can't, and that early in July I'll be studying my balls off to write my CCNP exams.
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Dark One said:
Interesting. To me, this was the beginning of the end, heh. "With Strength I Burn" is practically latter day Arcturus -- all this stuff is pretty much the heyday of "prog black metal" a la Arcturus, Solefald, Age of Silence, etc.
I dunno, we've had some interesting debates around this phase of Emperor's catalog in the past, but to me, this shit just doesn't even conjure the atmosphere of BM as it should - just too song oriented (in the conventional sense), lacking that aura or ambience...
Not saying it's bad, just saying it aint exactly "I am the Black Wizards", or Enslaved's "Lifandi Liv Undir Hamri" (my goodness, can it get better than this), or even 'newer' stuff like Astrofaes, Taake etc.
Likewise, I'm always wary of 'raw' BM played live. Could it possibly retain that atmosphere?
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JayKeeley said:
Heh, that's my favorite Emperor track, bar none.
Seriously, I can't tell you you're wrong, we just see it differently in terms of what we like best - you're a fan of their raw, necro, hell frozen over in a basement studio 666 miles underground at midnight era, and I'm a fan of their more progressive works that combine certain elements of the above with a little more ambition. I do really like "In the Nightside Eclipse" and even "Wrath of the Tyrant", but there's only so much I can take of it, whereas I can listen to the other albums for more extended periods of time. The later albums simply have more longterm staying power with me.
