I don't buy music frequently enough to have an actual backlog (though some items have gone unlistened for a while due to current difficulties in playing certain forms of media). Books on the other hand...
I thought he played bass on De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas? I remember reading somewhere that Euronymous' family wanted his contributions removed, but that they were eventually retained to ensure the album would have kvlt status.
Regarding the thread: My eternally unpopular metal opinion will probably always be that the albums with Maniac as the vocalist are the band's best---in large part due to the vocals.
Indeed, my knowledge is boundless! haha
Yeah, it was other drama that I will not bring here. The situation was pretty much a guy from the mid 1990s underground turning up after a few decades of nothing and then starting to argue with the few people that still talk about his music (for no reason). Not just "embarrassing" kvlt posturing, but actual stupidity/immaturity from someone who had received longstanding respect in some circles.
At least that stuff lives up to some (albeit stupid) "kvlt" status! I was thinking more of people who reemerge out of the past to embarrass themselves (as a certain underground musician did on a different forum I am on).
My experience on other forums has led me to believe that many black metal bands (especially older underground ones) should probably not join forums/give interviews.
Doing alright, thanks! More active on some other forums now, but I still pop in every once in a while. You?
It was sort of like that with Venom for me too. When I was first getting into black metal, none of the first wave stuff really clicked with me. But then, just like you, I happened to watch some Venom live videos and loved what I heard. I haven't spend much time with the album material, though.