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Round 2:

Saturnus - ‘Paradise Belongs to You’

Mayhem - ‘Deathcrush’ (it’s an album dammit) or ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas’ (if it isn’t)

Burzum - ‘Burzum’

Drudkh - ‘Forgotten Legends’

Enslaved - ‘Vikingligr Veldi’

Gorgoroth - ‘Pentagram’

Satyricon - ‘Dark Medieval Times’

Taake - ‘Nattestid...’

Ozzy Osbourne - ‘Blizzard of Ozz’

HIM - ‘Greatest Love Songs Vol 666’

Moonsorrow - ‘Suden Uni’

Tyr - ‘How Far To Asgaard’ 

Edit: Forgot to mention The Foreshadowing - 'Days of Nothing' 

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Round 2:
Saturnus - ‘Paradise Belongs to You’
Mayhem - ‘Deathcrush’ (it’s an album dammit) or ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas’ (if it isn’t)
Burzum - ‘Burzum’
Drudkh - ‘Forgotten Legends’
Enslaved - ‘Vikingligr Veldi’
Gorgoroth - ‘Pentagram’
Satyricon - ‘Dark Medieval Times’
Taake - ‘Nattestid...’
Ozzy Osbourne - ‘Blizzard of Ozz’
HIM - ‘Greatest Love Songs Vol 666’
Moonsorrow - ‘Suden Uni’
Tyr - ‘How Far To Asgaard’ 
 


I always thought How Far to Asgaard was weak, especially considering the strength of Eric the Red and Ragnarok. The vocals are the biggest drawback, but the music also sounds pretty tame. I'm not a fan of Ozzy's solo career or HIM, but otherwise, I dig all of these albums.

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On 3/8/2018 at 2:22 AM, BlutAusNerd said:


I always thought How Far to Asgaard was weak, especially considering the strength of Eric the Red and Ragnarok. The vocals are the biggest drawback, but the music also sounds pretty tame. I'm not a fan of Ozzy's solo career or HIM, but otherwise, I dig all of these albums.

 

 

I got into Tyr literally a week or so before 'Eric the Red' came out, back in about 2003 or so, and I was just amazed by 'How Far to Asgaard'.

The video for 'Hail to the Hammer' was just what I needed at that time: homemade, corny but cool. I love the vocals. I can't get over how good Pol's voice sounds. Then of course, when he left and I heard that Heri was doing the vocals I was a bit unsure, then of course 'Eric the Red' came out and all hell broke loose in my pants.

As for 'Ragnarok', I was pretty disappointed with it and found it a big let down. All of their albums after that one were let downs for me too. Too progressive, then too power metal with unlistenably trebly leads and licks. It became more about how clever they could be rather than hailing their hammers. 

Interesting side-note, I was at a Tyr show in London ten years ago wearing my Tyr shirt, and as I walked out of the venue at one point Heri was coming in and he says to me 'Nice shirt'. Phenomenal guy, singer, songwriter, guitarist. All round champ. 

 

 

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I got into Tyr literally a week or so before 'Eric the Red' came out, back in about 2003 or so, and I was just amazed by 'How Far to Asgaard'.
The video for 'Hail to the Hammer' was just what I needed at that time: homemade, corny but cool. I love the vocals. I can't get over how good Pol's voice sounds. Then of course, when he left and I heard that Heri was doing the vocals I was a bit unsure, then of course 'Eric the Red' came out and all hell broke loose in my pants.
As for 'Ragnarok', I was pretty disappointed with it and found it a big let down. All of their albums after that one were let downs for me too. Too progressive, then too power metal with unlistenably trebly leads and licks. It became more about how clever they could be rather than hailing their hammers. 
Interesting side-note, I was at a Tyr show in London ten years ago wearing my Tyr shirt, and as I walked out of the venue at one point Heri was coming in and he says to me 'Nice shirt'. Phenomenal guy, singer, songwriter, guitarist. All round champ. 
 
 
I got How Far to Asgaard after starting with Ragnarok, Eric the Red, and Land. Land is definitely a step down, and I couldn't really get into the following album at all. I know you're not big on the progressive stuff, but they were still very much in their element at that time. How Far to Asgaard seemed thin and weak to me by comparison, but I should probably give it a fair, non-comparative listen for a better assessment.

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On 10/03/2018 at 2:30 AM, BlutAusNerd said:

I got How Far to Asgaard after starting with Ragnarok, Eric the Red, and Land. Land is definitely a step down, and I couldn't really get into the following album at all. I know you're not big on the progressive stuff, but they were still very much in their element at that time. How Far to Asgaard seemed thin and weak to me by comparison, but I should probably give it a fair, non-comparative listen for a better assessment.

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Well yeah, it’s their debut album and are just finding their feet playing a fairly original style of riffage. It’s so honest and fresh. Before the industry got to them...

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Hmm well I'll go with a completely random and arbitrary top 13 debut albums (in no particular order).

 

Darkthrone - Soulside Journey

Taake - Nattestid Ser Porten Vid

Ulver - Bergtatt

Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

Trouble - Psalm 9

Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

Helloween - Walls Of Jericho

Incantation - Onward To Golgotha

Immolation - Dawn Of Possession

Thergothon - Stream From The Heavens

Cathedral - Forest Of Equilibrium

Paramaecium - Exhumed Of The Earth

Mercyful Fate - Melissa

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Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Watchtower - Energetic Disassembly 
Psychotic Waltz - A Social Grace
Holy Terror - Terror and Submission 
Disillusion - Back to the Times of Splendor
Dissection - The Somberlain 
Destroyer 666 - Unchain the Wolves
 


Some good ones there.

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You like Watchtower much? I don't recall if you were that into prog/tech thrash or not. Bands like Disillusion are definitely going to appear in some of the later lists I make (which I plan on continuing). 
I grabbed Energetic Disassembly when I was 17, I've long been a fan of that album. Control and Resistance is cool, but it can't match the energy of the debut. I'm pretty big on thrash in general, especially the technical stuff. It doesn't crack my thrash top 10 these days (probably not even my tech/thrash top 10), but I still hold it in high regard.

I've never heard Disillusion before, and I've never picked up any Psychotic Waltz albums despite hearing nothing but good things about them. It's just impossible to keep up with everything...

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2 minutes ago, BlutAusNerd said:

I grabbed Energetic Disassembly when I was 17, I've long been a fan of that album. Control and Resistance is cool, but it can't match the energy of the debut. I'm pretty big on thrash in general, especially the technical stuff. It doesn't crack my thrash top 10 these days (probably not even my tech/thrash top 10), but I still hold it in high regard.

I like Control and Resistance more due to being a huge fan of Ron Jarzombek but Energetic Disassembly is quite an explosive debut. 

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