Graveland - where to beging?

[M.Lehto]

No, I'm interested about this band, suggest me some and give me some songs to d/l (links please, I have no P2P programs).

 

[Henrik Main]

I prefer their atmospheric black metal efforts to their epic/pagan stuff. "The Celtic Winter" is a personal favourite of mine. Download "Fall Of The Black Forest" here

 

[Thanatopsis123]

I'd say start with Immortal Pride or Following the Voice of Blood. Most will probably tell you to start with Thousand Swords though I suppose. And since if J sees this thread I'm sure he'll upload something from Following, I'll give you a track from Immortal Pride.

http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1I5N3J3G4W2KX1J0UQ38NXTBFH

 

[M.Lehto]

Main's link wasn't working, Thanatopsis123's was. Is that a drumcomputer, it sounds like someone is playing the drums realtime with Casio-synth?

 

[Henrik Main]

The link should be working now. I believe Capricornus plays the drums on all Graveland releases. He's not exactly considered to be a top notch drummer, though ;/

 

[J.]

Lehto, you'll most likely dig these:

Carpathian Wolves
The Celtic Winter
Thousand Swords
Following the Voice of Blood

And I've never understood the criticism with Capricornus' drumming. Sounds very warlike and almost "backwards", if that makes sense. Perfect for the music. I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[Erik]

And I've never understood the criticism with Capricornus' drumming.

the drumming on Carpathian Wolves and In the Glare of Burning Churches is absolutely fucking disastrous

He's cool these days though

 

[Mormagil]

agreed with erik about thurisaz and j. about drumming. that's one thing i like about the drums on old bathory; they sound so martial

 

[J.]

Seeing how ITGOBC is pretty much overall pathetic, i'd say that's OK.

and funny how people focus on the weaker ones as opposed to the classic material.

 

[Erik]

It's not pathetic, it's fucking grim

 

[Krilons Resa]

Seeing how ITGOBC is pretty much overall pathetic, i'd say that's OK.

and funny how people focus on the weaker ones as opposed to the classic material.

gp tp my job threwd.

 

[addae]

...i don´t want to stop your discussion about graveland drumming but what is the political story of this very discussed band????...

 

[Erik]

...i don´t want to stop your discussion about graveland drumming but what is the political story of this very discussed band????...

Irrelevant.

 

[addae]

Irrelevant.

...wrong answer...*sorry*

 

[Erik]

Noone cares around here. I'm sure elsewhere you will find plenty of other Germans oversensitive to this kind of stuff, but here; no.

 

[J.]

people still on about graveland's politics, eh? that stuff isn't even related to the music. move on.

 

[Demilich]

people are allowed to be concerned with bands' politics if they want dude

 

[MetalNations]

Does Graveland do live shows?

 

[J.]

again, the politics ARE NOT part of graveland's music. Graveland is a Pagan metal band. NOT, I repeat, NOT NSBM, though people classify them as such.

Darken does share those sentiments, as evidenced in older interviews, but it is not expressed in Graveland's music.

 

[Demilich]

fair enough, but all the guy did was ask!