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wainds, did you disqualify Coroner's S/T? It has an EP's worth of new songs, that's what I gave it first place for, not the compiled older ones.
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I agree with you on that. That was just my own opinion regarding the album's overall acclaim, not your own personal opinion of it.
I wasn't really impressed with it back then and now, I still think it's rather orthodox both within a shoegaze context and a black metal context. Especially when other bands (Agalloch, for example) have done that kind of genre-mixing with better results.
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I never listen to Nightfall because the one billion interludes completely kill the flow of that album. That said the title track is fucking transcendent and some of the other songs are good too.
Follow the Blind is the best BG by a wide margin.
Follow the Blind is the best BG by a wide margin.
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I've always liked the interludes, honestly.
It's in my top 5.
It's a bit underwhelming to me but it does have some awesome tracks.
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A Night at the Opera > Nightfall > Imaginations.
Imaginations could have been awsome, the title track, Bright Eyes, I'm Alice for example rules but songs like Born in a Mourning Hall and Another Holy War are among BGs worst.
I agree with @Vegard Pompey about Nightfall, too much nonsens on the album and songs that are annoying but also lots of epic stuff.
While I agree that the 1000 Hansi thing is annoying at first (I also hated it), when you get over it A Night At the Opera is just filled with awsome songs and And The There Was Silence rules fucking supreme.
Guess this is too much of a controversial opinion so I also say that Somewhere Far Beyond is still their peak.
Imaginations could have been awsome, the title track, Bright Eyes, I'm Alice for example rules but songs like Born in a Mourning Hall and Another Holy War are among BGs worst.
I agree with @Vegard Pompey about Nightfall, too much nonsens on the album and songs that are annoying but also lots of epic stuff.
While I agree that the 1000 Hansi thing is annoying at first (I also hated it), when you get over it A Night At the Opera is just filled with awsome songs and And The There Was Silence rules fucking supreme.
Guess this is too much of a controversial opinion so I also say that Somewhere Far Beyond is still their peak.
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Then I'm not sure why you tagged me in the post. To specifically inform me of something I had just said I didn't give a shit about?
I would rank Pale Folklore, The Mantle, and Marrow of the Spirit above Sunbather, so you'll get no disagreement from me on that point. However, I don't agree that Deafheaven is run of the mill for either genre (save Roads to Judah, which is really rather pedestrian during the black metal passages). The last two albums have shown a really sophisticated understanding of development within both a single passage and within the compositions as a whole.
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the latter and i know, just forgot if you were following that game as it was the extreme one.
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99% sure that placement is just a typo in the post rather than the results, i'll check in a bit though sry
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Not really a brilliant start when Meshuggah have made the top 10!
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Can you explain what you mean by this? Do you mean it's more refined with a more singular vision? If so, I agree with that. The Somberlain has a couple of songs rooted in their origins as a death metal band. SotLB is lacking in the youthful energy, conviction, atmosphere and beauty of The Somberlain, though. The Somberlain is far less conventional as well, and thankfully doesn't feature anything as saccharine as Where Dead Angels Lie.
Why 98? Dawn's best material is from 1994 and 1996. Slaughtersun is good, but overlong and meandering at times. Obviously 1996 is the peak of Sacramentum, though. Far away from the Sun is the best album in this style by a wide margin. Although it doesn't really sound anything like Dissection beyond superficial similarities.
Are you a fan of Vinterland?
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Both overall and in details. The Somberlain, at its best is phenomenal. "Black Horizons," "The Somberlain" and "Mistress of the Bleeding Sorrow" are exquisite compositions. The rest of the album is strong, but not without its flaws. There are some odd transitions and song structures that don't feel quite right (i.e. "The Grief Prophesy"). I still wouldn't give any song on the album lower than a 8/10. Overall, it fits together with a strong atmosphere and aesthetic.
In contrast, Storm of the Lights Bane displays a total union of vision, concept, and aesthetic from start to finish that only the greatest records possess. There's power and grace to the record; it's like watching a well-trained warrior murder with an art that is both beautiful and horrifying. It displays Satanism as something utterly superior to Christianity. While there's great flow to the record, there's also enough variety that every single song stands out in its own right. Each song has a compelling and dynamic structure, but also razor sharp focus. The album never meanders or loses vision.
I think missed the point of "Where Dead Angels Lie" if you think it is saccharine. It's purely sardonic, with the way it mixes these quaint, angelic melodies with these bleaker and eviler melodies to describe the murder of the divine. It's deliciously iconoclastic.
Slaughtersun is always the one I've had recommended to me in the past. Your recommendation would be?
Vinterland also hasn't resonated with me either. In one ear and out the other.
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Two of their best songs appear on their 1996 EP Sorgh Pa Svarte Vingar Fløgh
The best full length by them is Nær Solen Gar Niþer For Evogher.
Many of your points about SotLB simply don't ring true for me. Every song certainly doesn't stand out, it definitely has peaks and low points and isn't consistent. The Somberlain clicked with me far quicker due to its superior aesthetic and songwriting.
The best full length by them is Nær Solen Gar Niþer For Evogher.
Many of your points about SotLB simply don't ring true for me. Every song certainly doesn't stand out, it definitely has peaks and low points and isn't consistent. The Somberlain clicked with me far quicker due to its superior aesthetic and songwriting.
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