Empyrium

[FUBAR]

I've heard alot of positive things about this band. Not too sure what style music they play. But I've heard they are similar to old-skool Ulver. Can anyone reccommend me the best album/s to start with. Cheers

 

[Hubster]

Doom. http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=2345

Grab yourself a copy of A "Wintersunset".

 

[metal_wrath]

I've heard their album "Weiland" which sounded alot like "Kveldsangger"

I also have "Song of Moors and Misty Fields" which was good

 

[opeth_353]

I, and many of my friends, enjoy their music greatly. The vocals made me chuckle, sure, but the music is lovely.

 

[TheButcher]

nice band, a little overrated though

 

[Sadguru]

IMO, Empyrium is THE single best folk metal band there ever was. And yes, it crushes any Ulver folk material any day. It's just that good.

As far as I'm concerned, Empyrium has 2 masterpieces: Songs of the Moor and Misty Fields and Weiland. So I suggest checking out those 2, first. Noneless, the other 2 albums, namely Wintersunset and Where At Night The Wood Grouse Plays, are absolutely brilliant. If you don't mind greatest hits, there's the excellent A Retrospective that just came out this year from Prophecy record.

@Hubster
Empyrium doom? Wtf!

 

[NFU]

lol, it does NOT crush the early Ulver material. in fact its just a suitable replacement if need be. has its own personality, sound and appeal, but definitely not my preferred choice of that style.

but id recommend getting "where at night the woodgrouse plays"...its empyrium's "kveldssanger" basically.

 

[Sadguru]

lol, it does NOT crush the early Ulver material. in fact its just a suitable replacement if need be. has its own personality, sound and appeal, but definitely not my preferred choice of that style.

but id recommend getting "where at night the woodgrouse plays"...its empyrium's "kveldssanger" basically.

lol, "Where at night..." is arguably Empyrium's weakess album and it somehow manages to be in the same league as Ulver's best shot to that style. But hey, you may think Ulver's definition of "melancholic folk" is superior, I just don't agree. Don't get me wrong though, I always thought that Kveldssanger is one phenomenal album.

 

[Don Corleone]

lol, it does NOT crush the early Ulver material. in fact its just a suitable replacement if need be. has its own personality, sound and appeal, but definitely not my preferred choice of that style.

but id recommend getting "where at night the woodgrouse plays"...its empyrium's "kveldssanger" basically.

SPOT. ON.

the overused keys in "a wintersunset" make me cringe. thanl God they got rid of the keyboard player in the next record which happens to be their best: "where at night the woodgrouse plays." weiland is good and dark as hell.

try some tenhi, too. they are good at this shit as well

 

[Sadguru]

SPOT. ON.

the overused keys in "a wintersunset" make me cringe. thanl God they got rid of the keyboard player in the next record which happens to be their best: "where at night the woodgrouse plays." weiland is good and dark as hell.

try some tenhi, too. they are good at this shit as well

You're not very familiar with Empyrium are you? The next record to "A Wintersunset" is, in fact, "Songs of Moors and Misty Fields". I agree with you on Tenhi, amazing band.

 

[wankerness]

Songs of Moors and Misty Fields is one of the best metal albums ever, imo...Weiland is really dark folk and has much better vocals than the previous 3, and that's their second best. Wintersunset is kind of like the lame version of SOMAMF and Where at Night the Wood-Grouse Plays is a lot like a version of Kveldssanger with more intricately written music...it's too short and not as fully developed as their other albums, but it's good if you like that sort of thing.

 

[Don Corleone]

You're not very familiar with Empyrium are you? The next record to "A Wintersunset" is, in fact, "Songs of Moors and Misty Fields".

i dont have that record and obviously i was misinformed. i only have "a wintersunset...," "where at night the woodgrouse plays" and "weiland." cheers

 

[Manbient]

Weiland was the only one i really liked. But i loved that one.

 

[Alcapoth]

Empyrium is fantastic from what I have heard of them - like 3 tracks or so, but judging based on that there was nothing that immediately stunned me the way Ulver's music has. Ulver just so happens to be one of my fave bands...ever. And Garm's vocals just simply cannot be topped for me and works miraculously well in the folk-style. It can be evidenced as heard in the brilliant opening of Chapter 3: Graablick Watches Her Closely. Moments like that are hard to come by in music - just so hauntingly beautiful soon to be overcome by chaotic distortion which delivers one heck of an awesome listening experience.

But even with this said, there is no way I'm denying Empyrium's greatness. Because surely, it's there. And they definitely prove to deliver their own take on emotive, folk music. I actually coincide with what NFU has said.

 

[Sadguru]

i dont have that record and obviously i was misinformed. i only have "a wintersunset...," "where at night the woodgrouse plays" and "weiland." cheers

No prob. Cheers!

 

[Armageddon's Child]

Flutes and shit help effect homosexuality in music.

 

[metal_wrath]

Flutes and shit help effect homosexuality in music.

this of course is entirely dependent on homosexuality in the listener...

 

[Armageddon's Child]

this of course is entirely dependent on homosexuality in the listener...

Nah - it's inherent to the music. It should be quaratined to prevent the spread of AIDS.

 

[Selkie]

^lol, people who have issues with homosexuality are usually insecure about their own sexual orientation.

 

[i aint play this]

^no shit