http://www.norsksvartmetall.com/main2.htm
innnnnteresting. especially the top 100 norwegian black metal albums.
thoughts?
innnnnteresting. especially the top 100 norwegian black metal albums.
thoughts?
new "comprehensive" black metal site
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skeptik
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There's a shitload of filler on that list, and some incorrect information. For example, Massemord, Sykdom, and Beastcraft really suck, and anyone really into "Norwegian Black Metal" would not praise these albums. And the information about Faustcoven is blatantly wrong. Gunnar has since put out a split 7" with Koldbrann with a song called Orgy In Sodom and he's currently working on the second album called Rising From Below The Earth (or something like that), and the demo track of the guitar and drum parts that I heard lead me to believe that it will be phenomenal. So they're far from "one of those one man bands that appeared and vanished like a puff of Satanic smog."
genocide roach
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That is just your opinion Doden... just because you don't like it and consider it bad does not mean someone else doesn't like it and consider good or ok...
MasterOLightning
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DarkBliss
...And okra for all
Because it's the most popular and the most deserving of its popularity. Not a bad list. Ved Buens Ende should have been higher.I'm not surprised at all that the Number 1 on the list is Number 1.
Zephyrus
Tyrants and Slaves
Borknagar in the top 10 is always a plus. Interesting that they chose their first album (though it is the most "tr00"-sounding).
cookiecutter
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Could be worse could be better. I personally prefer Transylvanian Hunger to Under a Funeral Moon but I can't see much wrong in the top 20 or so besides the Dimmu.
Zephyrus
Tyrants and Slaves
Well A Blaze in the Northern Sky absolutely slays the latter 2/3 of the unholy trilogy. UAFM sounds rather stale compared to the refreshing ABITNS.
indeed, but I can understand why it's not ranked higher...as amazing of an album it is, it didn't exactly pave the way for hordes of clone bands or inspire the rest of the norwegian scene...it was kind of like a "Hey, that's pretty cool see what we can do with black metal" moment, but it didn't change the direction of black metal.
I was happy to see Kvist on the list
What's Tartaros like? I was interested reading the description of symphonic and resembling early Emperor.
Slayed Necros
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Indeed. It's utterly eclipsed by the two albums that came next. Nowadays I even prefer Total Death.
I highly contest the order of this list, particularly Borknagar, Satyricon, Gehenna, and Dimmu Borgir in the top ten. The fact that they're all above Gorgoroth and Ildjarn is fucking laughable as far as I'm concerned.
Also, not including Mock - although they're mentioned in the description of Kampfar as pre-Kampfar - and including crap like Solefald is pretty much inexcusable. Vinterlandet by Mock almost deserves Kampfar's spot, seeing as it's better than everything the aforementioned band released.
Otherwise, I'm pleased to see lesser known bands like Isvind, Tulus, Obtained Enslavement, Forgotten Woods, Fimbulwinter, Abysmal and Suffering all included, and there's a fair amount of late 90s releases there I need to check out.
Meh, although I do applaud the site for mentioning Old Man Child's "Born of the Flickering." I wouldn't necessarily say its groundbreaking or amazing or anything like that but in my opinion its a great album and very underrated, and certainly better than anything else Galder made.
Zephyrus
Tyrants and Slaves
Tartaros is excellent. Think early Emperor but more symphonic and carnivalesque. Start with their debut EP The Grannd Psychotic Castle. I haven't heard much of their album The Red Jewel but it seems to have progressed from the EP, so TGPC is good for any symphonic BM fan.
J.
Old Fart
some of those albums are worthless. it gets annoying how he just mentions one album per band, but i can see the reasoning. no Anthems to the welkin at dusk?
i do respect the work that went into that. at least he describes each album instead of just listing them
i do respect the work that went into that. at least he describes each album instead of just listing them
These samples of them on Amazon sound excellent from the EP, the price isnt bad either, about 9 $, though I couldn't listen to the full length, I may take a chance and buy that instead.Tartaros is excellent. Think early Emperor but more symphonic and carnivalesque. Start with their debut EP The Grannd Psychotic Castle. I haven't heard much of their album The Red Jewel but it seems to have progressed from the EP, so TGPC is good for any symphonic BM fan.
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