Is that a spiked mace in your pocket, or is this the black metal thread?

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funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Someone recommend bands who sound like Nifelheim because the S/T album and Devil's Force kick major rear end

# ¿ Nov 17, 2007 16:43

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# ¿ May 5, 2024 10:37

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

brightfield posted:

Wrath of the Weak, Xasthur, Wolves in the Throne Room. Burzum.

Apparently no-content posts are the next big thing so here's my input on the subject:

Terrible, terrible, terrible, okay

# ¿ Nov 23, 2007 14:36

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Satan... *sips cosmopolitan*

# ¿ Jul 24, 2008 14:14

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Mudflap McDirt posted:

I haven't read the black metal threads in a while, but I must be the only person that liked My Skin is Cold. It's the first thing I've really liked from them since Nemesis Divina, even if it is 100% different.

I too thought My Skin is Cold was decent and I'm one of those people who have hated everything they've done after Rebel Extravaganza (and I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who regards that album as the best thing they've released)

# ¿ Sep 3, 2008 11:15

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

I'm willing to bet that the "14-year-old Korean kid" from Pyha is in fact the douchebag behind Velvet Cacoon

# ¿ Sep 20, 2008 13:54

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

modernlifeisadam posted:

What all new worth hearing has come out this year? All I've checked I think is the new mirrorthrone and Keep Of Kallesin, even though Gangrene didn't really catch me even as close to as much as Carriers of Dust, but eh.

Weltenfeind, the split between Absurd, Grand Belial's Key and Sigrblot, finally got released and it's quite good. I'm particularly impressed by Absurd's contribution - it's the best they've sounded in years.

# ¿ Sep 22, 2008 09:02

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

het posted:

He burned churches to the ground and killed a man. He was convicted for those crimes, sentenced to prison time, had that prison time reduced, and still he tried to escape; I don't see how there's any argument over the justification of his parole being turned down. This is pretty straight-forward.

Never try to reason with 18-year-old norsecore fanboys because they always know so much more about what happened in 1995 than you do and Varg is clearly a misunderstood genius, plus they can relate to him because living in their parents' basement is much like being sentenced to life in prison

# ¿ Oct 2, 2008 07:36

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Nguyen Leet posted:

Does anyone have any recommendations for bands with a similar sound to Carpathian Forest's early releases, like pre- Black Shining Leather?

On a related note, who the hell still buys and listens to Carpathian Forest? They turned into complete tripe after BSL and have just been going through the motions for almost a decade now. I've heard a couple of tracks from Nattefrost's solo effort and wasn't particularly surprised to discover that it sounds like leftovers from Carpathian Forest's recent albums.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2009 09:56

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

From my experience it's easier to familiarize girls with lovely southern lord black metal bands than with Jesus Lizard, Shellac or Amebix. Women are dumb and vapid

# ¿ Mar 7, 2009 09:33

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Kaiho posted:

It probably has Beherit or Thy Serpent on there, and they're good raw black metal.

Thy serpent were never really raw, though. Their first couple of albums were kinda girly keyboard-laden black metal and they weren't particularly good. The last EP was a good deal darker and heavier and they broke up after that one, which is a shame.

funeral fag fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Mar 11, 2009

# ¿ Mar 11, 2009 19:33

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

I listened to the amoesaurus album to hear what all the fuzz is about and I don't really get it because neither the post punk or the black metal elements sound particularly good

# ¿ Mar 17, 2009 07:20

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

MrBling posted:

nerd

how is their newer stuff anyway? I don't think I've heard anything past the 2004 album.

Not very good. It's a shame because Si Monumentas Circumcision whatever was really good

# ¿ Apr 24, 2009 15:07

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

I'm loving the new Destr�yer 666 track. Sounds heaps better than Phoenix Rising (which is seriously hampered by the poo poo production) or Cold Steel which was just really boring and lame

# ¿ May 28, 2009 08:16

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Kaiho posted:

I still haven't heard any Neptune Towers. Somehow the titles "Caravans to Empire Algol" and "Transmissions From Empire Algol" (iirc) have an amazing mystical air to them. I know I was a huge geek like everyone else here but the titles have that nice air of mystery and discovery that, say, RPGs had when you were like 12.

And this is me saying this purely based on the titles without having any of the music, mind.

It's embarrassingly bad, though, much like just about every other experimental side project (or intro or interlude) by a metal musician I've heard so far. It's amazing how little ambience he has managed to pack into what's apparently supposed to be ambient music.

# ¿ Jun 6, 2009 11:25

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

"Luckily for you, the makeup covers the cut from the smashed glass on your forehead onstage."

That's a pretty metal thing to say

# ¿ Sep 3, 2009 13:40

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

delusionsofgrandure posted:

e: unless anyone posts any "must-haves" for the genre

The big Norwegian bands were already posted (with the exception of Borknagar's first album) so here's some more exotic recommendations:

Grand Belial's Key - all three full lengths plus the Weltenfeind split
Inquisition - Invoking the Majestic Throne of Satan & Magnificent Glorification of Lucifer
Nazxul - Black Seed & Iconoclast
Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
Bathory - everything up to and including Twilight of the Gods
Tormentor - Anno Domini
Von - Satanic Blood Angel
Blasphemy - Gods of War & Fallen Angel of Doom
Early Holocausto & Sarcofago

# ¿ Sep 11, 2009 11:41

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Kaiho posted:

I think that still is male.

It has tits, though

How's the new album? I kinda liked Carved in Stigmata Wounds but the one they made after that was some gay satyricon poo poo

# ¿ Sep 23, 2009 12:25

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

The new Gorgoroth album sounds so incredibly plastic. A proper Grieghallen style production would've done wonders (are Pytten and his studio even around anymore?).

Also checked out Ov Hell. The first song is just terrible. It sounds like they snatched random riffs from Snorre Ruch's bin of things that did not turn out that good and asked someone to tap dance to them. The other song drones on and on without any points of interest until it actually gets kinda good at the end.

# ¿ Oct 23, 2009 10:26

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Roasted Donut posted:

Do Fernando's vocals sound similar live as they do on albums?

I too am interested as to whether he actually inserts a hot potato in his mouth on-stage before doing clean parts

# ¿ Oct 28, 2009 07:19

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

ElectricWizard posted:

Did anyone know that apparently Grand Belial's Key have reunited?

That's great news. Any info on who's singing for them nowadays?

# ¿ Dec 15, 2009 18:24

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Plasma1010 posted:

Yeah I was just about to mention Gaahl is openly gay ... and you cant deny hes a largely influential part of Black Metal.

What

Please elaborate. Name some noteworthy bands who have cited Gaahl as their influence.

# ¿ Dec 29, 2009 13:30

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Uncelestial's "Born With Lucifer's Mark" MCD wasn't featured on many year-end lists which makes me a sad panda. It's a great little record. Have a listen: http://profile.myspace.com/uncelestial666

# ¿ Jan 18, 2010 15:27

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

I can't help but feel that Belus would be so much better with Filosofem's guitar sound.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2010 20:16

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

EvilRobot posted:

Darkthrone is the best Norwegian punk band since Turbonegro.

If Turbonegro's post-Apocalypse Dudes material and Darkthrone's recent albums are the best punk Norway has to offer I truly feel sorry for the country

# ¿ Mar 2, 2010 07:28

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Kaiho posted:

Also, bands calling gigs "rituals". Shoot yourselves in the face. That's the kind of ritual I'd pay to see.

Don't forget this gem from Watain

quote:

Remember that wearing Watain merchandise means showing your support towards a divine form of art that has been and will always be rightfully feared and hated by humanity. It is a sign of loyalty or belonging to the hungry ones, the fearless and feared, the enemies of the world as we know it. Support the War!

What a loving joke this band has become

# ¿ Oct 14, 2010 11:09

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Cobweb Heart posted:

How would you describe the genre to a person who hasn't heard Blasphemy?

Keep yelling YABSSOR YABSSOR YABSSOR at their face, they'll eventually get it

# ¿ Oct 16, 2010 17:00

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Judas Chongo posted:

I also checked out Diocletian's second ep and Witchrist's most recent lp, Decimator and Beheaded Ouroborus, and I really enjoy them. I guess they are both considered blackened death metal and opening me up to exploring death metal as a genre more beyond Entombed and Repulsion.

Hey check out Seven Chalices by Teitanblood if you haven't heard it yet. It's a nice album filled with happy little moments.

# ¿ Nov 14, 2010 10:18

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

ElectricWizard posted:

Not that I know, but Satyr just launched his own red wine.

It tastes of artistic bankruptcy.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2010 01:23

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Fascinating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QLxdNqMXBM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC3QnAcBsbg

# ¿ Dec 28, 2010 22:35

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Negative Plane are supposed to release a follow-up to Et In Saecula Saeculorum this year. Other than that there isn't much to look forward to unless Grand Belial's Key manage to write another album.

# ¿ Jan 9, 2011 20:36

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

The new Negative Plane album is ridiculously good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x2wev_Jgy4

# ¿ Feb 1, 2011 12:49

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Weaponized Cum posted:

Pitchfork has an interview with Leviathan, the dude that allegedly raped his then gf with tattooing tools. I personally really like his music. But can you separate the person from the art?

http://pitchfork.com/features/show-no-mercy/8660-show-no-mercy/

It's a short read and the guy is not blabbing about the 'attitude' that BM artists should have. He does express a LOT of hatred though. I am sure that his album will be awesome.

He's white trash, which is cool if you're Mike Williams, but this guy is just embarrassing as poo poo.

# ¿ Sep 3, 2011 00:38

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

spe posted:

Sorry mate, none of them are doing it for me, its a bit too punk. My favourite black metal tune so far is probably that song dunlop linked, "Jesus' Tod (cos he's got no friends)". I listened to tons of punk for years and those tunes sound like proper bog standard punk tunes with black metal screeching on top, I like it a bit faster and I especially like how repetitive and simplistic that burzum song is.

Repetition is probably the most brutal technique in music, play the most technical & heavy thing in the world and it still won't hold a candle to the same riff being played for 8 minutes solid.

Dunno what brought that up, but its probably true!

# ¿ Oct 29, 2011 11:37

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

Cobweb Heart posted:

That's why I don't have a lot of respect for parody black metal. It's like, why parody something that parodies itself, and without the genuine passion and talent of the original?

You're right, I don't like Watain either

# ¿ Feb 21, 2012 11:28

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

unsilent storms in the north abyyy-

# ¿ Apr 7, 2012 10:17

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

nomapple posted:

Oops, I meant to hit edit, and I hit "quote" without realising and posted anyway, but: Opinions on the new Wodensthrone?

The debut album was a boring turd, but this time around they apparently decided to copy Emperor instead of Drudkh and it paid off, it's a good album

# ¿ Jul 17, 2012 09:16

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

MrBling posted:

Also, I dunno why I like these guys but I guess its just because it is very simple and honest no-frills 90s style black metal.

It's because generic hyperspeed 90s norsecore rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrIWGbiy6QA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=386Em1s8jl4

# ¿ Aug 20, 2012 06:36

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

a false posted:

Sacramentum are easily one of my favorite black metal bands, I don't know how (most) people don't consider that album legendary

On that note could someone name me some other similar bands? The closest I got the last time I asked people was Dawn, who I do like a lot, but the riffs aren't good

The obvious answer is Dissection, then there's Lord Belial, Unanimated and Vinterland. Thulcandra are shameless copycats.

# ¿ Aug 21, 2012 09:44

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

GENOCIDE SHRINES is some of the best death/black/war metal I've heard all year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EXycLUtG9k

# ¿ Sep 18, 2012 10:04

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# ¿ May 5, 2024 10:37

funeral fag: Jun 23, 2004

22 Eargesplitten posted:

Seriously, though, anyone have recommendations if I like Panopticon? I'm looking through the artists he's done splits with now, but I'm hoping there's some great obscure band I would never have heard of without this thread that does a similar thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_4_xA4pHtY

# ¿ Oct 4, 2012 07:50

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