The Hubster said:
a) Wrong. Simple comments of "this sucks" or "this is shit" doesn't convey any kind of authenticity to your views. Expain your disdain with proper reasoning or leave this thread. Your CONSTRUCTIVE response (or lack of) will only prove the validity of my point instantly.
This isn't a term paper, Webster, it's the fucking internet. Of course, the fact that I already offered an explanation seems to have escaped you. Not that I'm surprised - we can't exactly expect reading comprehension or an attention span from the kind of fellow who praises Negura Bunget, can we?
b) Now this is one of the most laudable comments I have read for some time.
Being right is always a 'laudable' thing (somehow though, I suspect your rhetorical reach has just exceeded your vocabulary grasp here - just a suspicion mind you, but nonetheless, there it is...).
A "derivative... trend"? There is a difference between bands who follow a trend such as the one you claim, and that of bands like Negura Bunget who proactively provide a strong musical expression of art.
Except that there isn't anything 'proactive' or 'artistic' in what they do - which is badly mimic older artists with the superficial surface sheen of novelty (synthesized 'folk instruments').
Obviously you are stuck in the three bar chord world of Darkthrone toiletry and haven't moved on since 1996.
First I was part of a teen craze for 'melodeath,' now I 'haven't moved on since 1996.' You are aware that these are mutually exclusive positions? So which is it going to be kid? Or are you just going to keep throwing up insults and hope one of them sticks?
c) Then share your mighty and credible knowledge with the rest of us: instead of "wasting time" on a band like Negura Bunget, who do you think is more original in Black Metal right NOW?
The only bands consistently doing anything worth noting are Summoning, Graveland (though ol' Rob has been losing his touch lately as well), and, perhaps, Averse Sefira. The genre hasn't exactly been productive, and Negura Bunget ripping off Nokturnal Mortum ripping off Emperor with 'folk instruments' certainly isn't productive either.
(And for the record, Romania is not a Slavic country).
Granted, Romanian is Romance language (albeit a Romance language where about 40% of the vocabulary is Slavic in origin). The culture, however, is a hybrid one in which Slavic forms predominate.
I hear very little similarity between Drudkh and Negura Bunget my friend.
They're the other end of the same equation (Burzum base) - you did actually read what I wrote? Oh, silly me! Of course you didn't.
d) And thus, my theory is proven: you've invested time in ONE release and based your judgement on that, how musical you are.
No, I've invested MONEY in one release - I've heard their later releases and seen no reason to make the same mistake twice.
The true artist takes time to mature and develop, and for some, they have the knack from the very start but this is not common. So yes, you've seen no reason - because you lack the vision to investigate further.
Excellence often takes multiple listens to suss out. Mediocrity, on the other hand, is immediately apparent. Negura Bunget = mediocrity.
