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Hello, 

Just a friendly music-lover (but various forms of extreme metal are personal favorites, as is obvious). I love art of all forms, reading, drawing, writing, nature, history etc. 

Just looking to connect to other people who love metal as much as I seem to, as it's a rarity to be able to connect like this, in my world at least. 

Nice to be here and meet you all :)

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20 minutes ago, Parker said:

Hello, and welcome. What are some of your favorite bands? I read a lot, what are some of your favorite books?

Thank you! It's going to be hard to narrow down my favorite bands into an appropriately sized response for these boxed limitations, haha...butttt... Some favorites are Gris, Emperor, Ahab, Evoken, Hexvessel, Ulver, Cathedral, Elder, The Gathering, Khemmis, Satyricon, Summoning, Les Discrets, Mournful Congregation, Ved Buens Ende, Wedard, Graveland, Sleep, Swans... okay there's tons more but I'll stop there! I also love bunches outside of metal, like a lot of 70s progressive (Rush is one of my favorite bands!)

And as far as books go, some of my favorites are Sabriel by Garth Nix, Sword of Shannara, Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson, Psychology and the Promethean Will by William Sheldon, various works by Christopher Hitchens, and quite a few others but I'm drawing blanks :(

What about you? 

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19 minutes ago, MacabreEternal said:

Welcome EmilyRose, hope you enjoy your time here and find some connection with the members.

Some fine bands on that list, Emperor, Ulver and Rush being the picks for me.

 

Awesome! Do you have a favorite Emperor album? Pretty touch for me but I'd have to say Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk!

19 minutes ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Welcome to the forum. I'm a big fan of early Ulver and Satyricon, and Swans is one of my favorite bands as well. Rush rules. I'm also really into mid 70s-early 80s King Crimson and some Pink Floyd, but I have yet to open up to much else from the era.

Nice, I also enjoy early Satyricon much more than later stuff (Dark Medieval Times, mmm) I do however love most variations of Ulver. King Crimson rocks and YEAH Rush! I'll admit I don't love anything beyond Moving Pictures, though. And hey if you're ever interested in delving further into that era I'd love to discuss and give some recommendations :D 

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10 minutes ago, EmilyRose said:

Nice, I also enjoy early Satyricon much more than later stuff (Dark Medieval Times, mmm) I do however love most variations of Ulver. King Crimson rocks and YEAH Rush! I'll admit I don't love anything beyond Moving Pictures, though. And hey if you're ever interested in delving further into that era I'd love to discuss and give some recommendations :D 

Dark Medieval Times is so good... My copy recently turned up with pinholes and won't play properly anymore. The Shadowthrone is my favorite of theirs, and I really don't listen to anything past Nemesis Divina much anymore. I was with Ulver up to Perdition City, and I dug that album for what it was, but I never put it on.

Moving Pictures was probably my first "favorite" album, and it's still huge for me after about 26 years of listening. My other favorites from Rush bracket that album. Permanent Waves is my other top pick, but I've learned to live with the cheese on Signals and Grace Under Pressure.

I've listened to a bit of old Genesis and some Yes, but it has yet to stick. I'd welcome any old prog recommendations. I've mostly been spinning 90s DM again recently, might be time for a prog rock cleanse and purge.

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1 hour ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Dark Medieval Times is so good... My copy recently turned up with pinholes and won't play properly anymore. The Shadowthrone is my favorite of theirs, and I really don't listen to anything past Nemesis Divina much anymore. I was with Ulver up to Perdition City, and I dug that album for what it was, but I never put it on.

Moving Pictures was probably my first "favorite" album, and it's still huge for me after about 26 years of listening. My other favorites from Rush bracket that album. Permanent Waves is my other top pick, but I've learned to live with the cheese on Signals and Grace Under Pressure.

I've listened to a bit of old Genesis and some Yes, but it has yet to stick. I'd welcome any old prog recommendations. I've mostly been spinning 90s DM again recently, might be time for a prog rock cleanse and purge.

Haha nice. Haven't given Shadowthrone a super thorough listen but now I just might do that. Perdition City was good; in my imaginative mind it evoked a lot of images of loneliness in sleazy big city life, black and white stills of shadowy people nursing their cigarettes, tall buildings, mysterious vibes, stuff like that. Of their more experimental albums I'd have to say Blood Inside is a solid favorite. 

I think my favorite Rush albums are their really early stuff, believe it or not. Their first was pretty good with the heavy Zeppelin influence, but I really love 2112 (I get a lot of shit for that for some reason haha) and Farewell To Kings, Caress of Steel... really dig the song 'The Necromancer' although the James Earl Jones-esque distorted narration tends to cause giggles, hehe. 

Genesis and Yes are both great. Hmmm, so I recommend perhaps Nektar, really good stuff (in my opinion) Also perhaps ELOY's album 'Ocean'. 

 

 

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14 hours ago, EmilyRose said:

Awesome! Do you have a favorite Emperor album? Pretty touch for me but I'd have to say Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk!

"Anthems..." is underrated in my opinion but it is still "In The Nightside Eclipse" that ranks as my favourite with it's epic vastness and yet freezing cold infinity.  I feel like I never truly get to know the album every time I listen to it, like it is one constant journey of discovery.  I also have a soft spot for "Prometheus.." though even though I accept it is a tad wishy-washy in compariosn to the other two albums mentioned.

Hell, this morning's work is going to be done with Emperor as the soundtrack as this conversation has whet my appetite nicely.

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