Exploring The Early Stuff

[BeardedPanther]

I, like many new AA fans I think, was introduced to the band through their later albums. For me, it was Cry of the Black Birds. But now, you'll all be happy to know, I'm seeking to appreciate their early stuff.

So give me some help, what's are your favorites between Once Sent and Versus the World?

I've been listening to Once Sent From the Golden Hall a lot lately and for me my favorites are: The Dragon's Flight Across the Waves, Without Fear, and Amon Amarth.

Thanks for any input.

 

[amon666]

Victorious March
Sorrow Throughout the Nine worlds
The Avenger

listen to those songs!

 

[Shadow77]

Victorious March
Sorrow Throughout the Nine worlds
The Avenger

listen to those songs!

I say those three and add in
A Fury Divine
Metalwrath
The Sound of Eight Hooves
and i think my car is sick of the Versus the World CD

 

[Lopt]

The Arrival Of The Fimbul Winter!

 

[Spanish_Lass]

Ok, maybe it is not "early" enough for you but the Wrath of the Norsemen DVD kicks arse. and you get to see many of those tracks played live. Plus backstage stuff.

 

[BeardedPanther]

Ok, maybe it is not "early" enough for you but the Wrath of the Norsemen DVD kicks arse. and you get to see many of those tracks played live. Plus backstage stuff.

I have tried so hard to get a hold of that DVD man, but its not in stores anywhere around me. I think I'm gonna order it online along with the re-release of Once Sent.

 

[Spanish_Lass]

I have tried so hard to get a hold of that DVD man, but its not in stores anywhere around me. I think I'm gonna order it online along with the re-release of Once Sent.

Mail Order!!!!! It's not even remotely expensive for the amount of footage you get- 3 DVDs of tracks, the most recent album being Fate of Norns...

Only "Bochum, the DVD" could beat that.

 

[BeardedPanther]

Only "Bochum, the DVD" could beat that.

Were the Bochum shows filmed?!

 

[Xurek]

Yes

 

[waif]

So basically you should get all the albums, because they range from "fucking fantastic" (Once Sent, Versus) to "great" (The Crusher, Avenger). Fate of Norns is the weakest. Certainly part of it is the fairly weak production on that album. It's still well worth owning, though; some great songs, like the overplayed Pursuit of Vikings, the absurdly badass Once Sealed in Blood, An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm, the Beheading of a King, etc.

Songwise a couple of my favs are:

Without Fear
Victorious March
Friends Of The Suncross
Amon Amarth
Once Sent From The Golden Hall
The Last With Pagan Blood
God, His Son, And Holy Whore
Masters of War
The Sound of Eight Hooves
As Long As The Raven Flies
Annihilation of Hammerfest
Releasing Surtur's Fire
Death In Fire
Where Silent Gods Stand Guard
Thousand Years of Oppression

and those are just my absolute favorites. GET ALL FOUR NOW. Just start youtubing those songs until you feel so gay for not owning those albums that you overcompensate and impulse buy three copies of each.

 

[BeardedPanther]

The rate of growth of my beard has increased by a power of 10 since creating this thread.

Thanks guys.

 

[RedFoxWithWings]

Where Silent Gods Stand Guard
Thousand Years of Oppression
Abandoned
Dragon's Flight Across the Waves
Avenger

Best album overall imo is Avenger..
I started with Once Sent and worked my way back to the present, because i too started with WOOOS

 

[gnoff]

Yes

But we solemny pray that when they are released it will be no footage or interviews with the fans on site what so ever...

 

[Shadow77]

But we solemny pray that when they are released it will be no footage or interviews with the fans on site what so ever...

Come now wouldnt you want us youngins to get the full experience though?

 

[gnoff]

Come now wouldnt you want us youngins to get the full experience though?

OK, let me change that:
As long as the drunken interview with me and Rhonda is edited out, I'll be fine and don't have to jump off a high bridge.

 

[Shadow77]

OK, let me change that:
As long as the drunken interview with me and Rhonda is edited out, I'll be fine and don't have to jump off a high bridge.

or in the deleted scenes cuz no one ever watches those?

 

[gnoff]

or in the deleted scenes cuz no one ever watches those?

No one should ever need to see that...
We even spoke to the film crew the day after, slightly less drunk, but they refused to delete us, bastards

 

[Shadow77]

No one should ever need to see that...
We even spoke to the film crew the day after, slightly less drunk, but they refused to delete us, bastards

You realise all your doing is making someone like me curious right.

 

[gnoff]

You realise all your doing is making someone like me curious right.

Oh it's because I want everyone to see it!
eerhm

 

[Shadow77]

Oh it's because I want everyone to see it!
eerhm

AH HA!! you admit it...btw since I feel bad for goin off topic...snatched my friends Wrath DVD pretty good so yeah thats one of my favorites now to