Which of these black metal "transition" albums is the best?

[Nate The Great]

I've kind of been noticing that sometimes a bands' best material (arguably) comes from their so-called "transitional" album. For example, Emperor made an obvious transition from 'In the Nightside Eclipse' to their later more progressive stuff. 'Anthems' is the obvious "transition" album, to me at least. Some people might argue which album was the actual "transition" album, but the ones in the poll are the best I could come up with.

 

[MFJ]

Eld, definitely.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

I love all 3 of the Enslaved, Emperor & Satyricon albums, I can't decide. I don't know how "transitional" Anthems... is though.

 

[KILL TULLY]

I don't know how "transitional" Anthems... is though.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Nate The Great]

I love all 3 of the Enslaved, Emperor & Satyricon albums, I can't decide. I don't know how "transitional" Anthems... is though.

I'd say it's the most obvious (behind Ulver). They clearly became MUCH more progressive in their whole approach to music. Orchestration was WAY more involved. They became much more concerned with the music, rather than the atmosphere.

 

[Nate The Great]

Eld, definitely.

Vote for it then! These poll results are CRUCIAL! If we have to do a recount because guys like you can't figure out what a dangling chad is . . . I'll . . . I'll . . . I'll just be real mad!

 

[Dev]

Anthems is not transitional, it's referential.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

I'd say it's the most obvious (behind Ulver). They clearly became MUCH more progressive in their whole approach to music. Orchestration was WAY more involved. They became much more concerned with the music, rather than the atmosphere.

No, they didn't.

Had you said Prometheus we could talk.

 

[MFJ]

voted

 

[Nate The Great]

No, they didn't.

Had you said Prometheus we could talk.

Blah, blah, blah . . . Prometheus was when the transition was complete.

Furthermore, I started this tread because I knew it would take only a few posts before somebody argued that "such and such" isn't a "transition". I win.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

 

[Ellestin]

Anthems is not transitional, it's referential.

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[Dick Sirloin]

"Anthems..." because not only is it the best album on the list, it's the only "band-defining" album on the list ("Nightside..." Nazis be damned).

 

[Thanatopsis123]

Eld, definitely.

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[Disgustipated]

^ what he said.

 

[Demonspell]

I voted for Eld, and while Nate is correct in pointing out the growth exhibited on Anthems, the phrase "transitional" doesn't apply here...

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

You know, having revisited Blodhemn today, I don't see what's so "transitional" about Eld either.

 

[MFJ]

You know, having revisited Blodhemn today, I don't see what's so "transitional" about Eld either.

Eh, whatever. All of their albums are different. Blodhemn is definitely a shitload different from Eld or Frost or whatever, though.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Yeah, but it's still in the ripping viking/black style of the early stuff. It's no Monumension or Mardraum, that's for sure.

 

[Papa Josh]

Actually, I think Eld has much more to do with those cds musically than it does to do with Frost or Blodhemn. Lyrically, it's still very much in the old vein.