Balor

Also, what kind of metal do you play?

In what format are you looking to distribute your music?  Physical copies?  Mp3s?

On 7/18/2020 at 4:53 PM, salmonellapancake said:

Death Worship- "End Times"

Rise up, War Metal fiends!

I really need to listen to this one.  How does it compare with the demo?

On 7/18/2020 at 5:16 AM, Requiem said:

 

Mayhem - 'Esoteric Warfare'. My third and final favourite band in the great triumvirate is the mighty Mayhem, and Teloch's first songwriting expedition yielded no fruit. While it flatters Blasphemer's songwriting style in its basic structure, there is just nothing engaging or enjoyable about listening to this album. Obscure and weird lyrics, empty riff sterility and an ungraspable overall thematic concept. 

 

More than Ordo Ad Chao?  Both were pretty forgettable, to be honest.

On 7/18/2020 at 4:29 PM, Sabazios said:

 It allows me to be a kind and polite person in a way, cheesy as that sounds...

I guess it depends on the level of negativity that one is talking about too, though.  I imagine that something like Blasphemy or Mayhem might work out some bad thoughts in a positive way, but I have some doubts on occasion when I listen to stuff that is genuinely anti-social/negative/extreme.  Sometimes it feels more like a meditation in darkness, filth, etc. than a purging of it.

Blasphemy - Blood Upon the Alter

I am currently reading Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami, Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault, and The Origin of the Work of Art by Martin Heidegger.

Zimorog Band used to be really funny, but I have not watched his stuff in a long time.

19 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Bouncing around in "3D" in some distressed font over a computer-generated background can make pretty much anything look bad. I didn't watch the Incantation vid but I've seen so goddamn many variations on that idea, and it detracts from the song every single time.

Come to think of it, I have never seen one that actually was good.  There was one for Demons & Wizards that was fun for being able to read what the song is about in more detail, but nevertheless looked dorky overall.

7 hours ago, anencephalosdistrict said:

not yet, but i found out about a seller who once sold their records.

i want to get their cds.

his name is if my source of supply is right taro shiraishi (avantra rec. once)

he did not yet reply on fb (maybe he does not sign often in).

i hope he is the right guy...

 

Cool.  Post back if you find a copy!

2 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Animated lyric videos are the fucking worst. I hate them so much. That "everybody look at me/follow the bouncing ball" shit ruins the song and the lyrics for me. I always put up a different tab or minimize the window.

Especially if the lyrics turn out to be bad!

6 hours ago, anencephalosdistrict said:

yes it was self-released

Any luck finding the contact?

Metallica has one, and I feel like Behemoth might as well (but I might just be confusing that with their coffee).

5 hours ago, noblastbeats said:

Are they on a label? Maybe give the label an email if they are.

From the looks of it, they are not (neither was the side project of one of the members).  It looks like they released everything independently.

Sounds interesting, and I hope you find what you are looking for.  Maybe try Reddit Malaysia?

https://www.reddit.com/r/malaysia/

There are some other metal posts there already, so someone might know.

I should have shared this one sooner...

On 6/12/2020 at 4:06 PM, Dwimorberg said:

I've only listened to it one or two times so I really can't say any comment about it yet. How about you?

I have not listened to it, but it is really about time that I should!

8 hours ago, Dwimorberg said:

I don't know if I have any favorite bands nowadays but one worth mentioning is Burzum and especially Hvis lyset tar oss and Filosofem albums, also all the Burzum ambients! 

Nice!  Have you listened to the most recent album?

7 hours ago, noblastbeats said:

You and Balor are going to get on very well

Sounds like it!

Burzum - Umskiptar

While I have not listened to the newest release, I still think that I have to pick this one.  Of all of Varg's post-prison bm, this is probably the most forgettable.

Greetings!  What bands are your favorites?

Did the people who gave money get anything back?  A special edition of the album?  A signed thank you card?

2 hours ago, MacabreEternal said:

There’s usually some old school zones knocking about on the smaller distros and labels sites.  I think they are great nostalgia pieces if nothing else.  I recently got a Celtic Frost 5 page booklet with an order from such a site that was interesting enough.  I tried to run a zine style publication at college back in the 90’s with little return on investment for the department so have a soft spot for them as a concept but I think they are dead now.

Can't speak as much for metal, but zines seem to be really popular among noise and power electronics fans, with some high profile publications still in production.

Many of the shops that I order from have a wide variety of zines (metal included), though.

Zimorog Band is the best!

On 5/31/2020 at 3:54 PM, MetallValkyrien said:

Do people even want Zines for metal? Like perhaps when I was just starting out, but after a while just going though youtube, metal archives and bandcamp links me to the point, thier music that i can check out.

I think they have mostly been phased out of existence, apart from some underground ones for die-hard fans.  Sometimes they provide some great interviews with bands that cannot be found anywhere else.

Greetings!  I got in with Metallica too.