FatherAlabaster Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Nokturnal Mortum - To The Gates Of Blasphemous Fire 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiem Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 4 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said: I've only listened to a smattering of the prison albums and his later stuff, but actually I quite like the hypnotic quality of the ambient tracks on older Burzum albums. It's great when I'm painting, anyway, I probably couldn't sit through it if I wasn't working on stuff. I don't like the fake orchestra vibe, or the fake cinema soundtrack vibe, but Varg's tracks seem to use the sounds for their own merit. They get a little hokey but they don't strike me as artificial in the way the others do. I guess it's time for me to revisit Mortiis and the Wongraven album... I realise it's been a ridiculous amount of time since I listened to all the stuff I just used as good examples. I haven't heard 'The Shadowthrone' in ages, even though it's my favourite black metal album of all time. It sort of just sits there in the collection, radiating glory, and I forget to actually listen to it occasionally. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiem Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Me again, with no one posting anything they're listening to in the 8 hours since I posted! Cool. NP: Whitesnake - 'Live... in the Still of the Night' Bad bad boys, getting wild in the city! I should be brushing up on my Manowar in time for the Saturday night tribute show, but I got bitten by the Whitesnake tonight. Ow!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatherAlabaster Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Hey, I just woke up and I'm getting the young lad ready for preschool. I'm listening to the slurping sound as I drink my coffee and the ticking noise of the toaster oven timer. I listen to The Shadowthrone pretty regularly, but I understand how you feel, I'm that way about Operation: Mindcrime and Morningrise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kristiko Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 31 minutes ago, FatherAlabaster said: Strapping Young Lad - City YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deathstorm Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Arifical brain infared horizon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Os Abysmi Vel Daath Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Triptykon - Goetia Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiem Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Manowar - 'Into Glory Ride' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ecthelion Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas I've been listening to this album again since I have reached 1994 on the "top ten lists of any given year" thread and honestly, it still doesn't fully click for me. I just feel that many black metal releases before and after this album came out just bury it in terms of consistency and quality. My feeling surrounding it has always been a resounding "eh". It has its moments but as a whole, I'd just rather listen to any other "classic" black metal release. Granted, I've always thought Mayhem was a complete joke of a band whose notoriety and aesthetic was more the reason for their place in the genre rather than their actual content but even as that emotion has cooled over time, their classic era just rings hollow for me when it comes to music. Hell, if anything, my favorite album of theirs might be Live in Leipzig. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlutAusNerd Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas I've been listening to this album again since I have reached 1994 on the "top ten lists of any given year" thread and honestly, it still doesn't fully click for me. I just feel that many black metal releases before and after this album came out just bury it in terms of consistency and quality. My feeling surrounding it has always been a resounding "eh". It has its moments but as a whole, I'd just rather listen to any other "classic" black metal release. Granted, I've always thought Mayhem was a complete joke of a band whose notoriety and aesthetic was more the reason for their place in the genre rather than their actual content but even as that emotion has cooled over time, their classic era just rings hollow for me when it comes to music. Hell, if anything, my favorite album of theirs might be Live in Leipzig. Different strokes and all that, but they certainly deserve their place in history. Behind the notoriety for the non-music related items, the music itself was always the focus, being massively influential to a great number of musicians far and wide. For me, DMDS is the perfect black metal album, something that exploring several hundred other black metal albums has only reinforced. I know that not everyone will feel that way, but even if it doesn't click, at least you've tried. Sent from my HTC6535LVW using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathstorm Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Dying fetus fixated to devestion great song 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Requiem Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 5 hours ago, Ecthelion said: Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas I've been listening to this album again since I have reached 1994 on the "top ten lists of any given year" thread and honestly, it still doesn't fully click for me. I just feel that many black metal releases before and after this album came out just bury it in terms of consistency and quality. My feeling surrounding it has always been a resounding "eh". It has its moments but as a whole, I'd just rather listen to any other "classic" black metal release. Granted, I've always thought Mayhem was a complete joke of a band whose notoriety and aesthetic was more the reason for their place in the genre rather than their actual content but even as that emotion has cooled over time, their classic era just rings hollow for me when it comes to music. Hell, if anything, my favorite album of theirs might be Live in Leipzig. Interesting. The only thing that took me a bit of time getting used to were Attila Csihar's vocals which I remember at the time being quite challenging, but of course now I'm entirely used to them (and have been for, you know, 20 years). For me, if anything there is that true 'x-factor' on 'De Mysteriis' that really elevates it. Hellhammer's drumming, those Euronymous/Snorre inspired riffs, the absolutely classic tracks and that deep, almost warm production. There's not a weak point on the whole album for me. I also really love 'Deathcrush', and even though I've had this for decades, the feeling continues to grow after initially seeing it as a bit of a curiosity. 'Live in Leipzig' is just amazing too on a number of levels. So for me there are three absolutely phenomenal releases straight off the bat. Then, I clicked immediately with Maniac back on vocals when they made 'Wolf's Lair Abyss' and then 'Grand Declaration of War'. I saw them live for the first time on the 'Grand Declaration' tour, and as a young man of 21 it really had an effect on me that bands these days just don't have. Now, as seen in the 'Post your collections' thread in the Photo section of the forum, before you know it I have a pretty decent Mayhem collection. I would say that Mayhem are in my top 3 favourite bands of all time and definitely the band that I've collected the most. People do occasionally point to events overshadowing their musical output, but I don't see it that way at all. Obviously the history of the band is fascinating, and I'm not going to pretend that it doesn't appeal to me on some exotic levels, but for me it's always been about the tunes. Sorry, I guess I'm off the topic now. The problem is, I'm such a fast typer I can smash out ideas almost as fast as I can think them. In summary, 'De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas' is a really special album for me, and I can just keep consuming it like... like... Gerard Depardieu at an all you can eat cheese and wine tasting festival. Too much ain't enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiem Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Ok this place is getting creepy now. 6 hours with no post in the Now Playing thread? The most frequently used thread in the whole place? This is a bad sign. Anyway, I guess I'll just tell myself that I'm still listening to Manowar songs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlutAusNerd Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Last couple: Forbidden - Twisted Into Form Decapitated - Winds of Creation Sent from my HTC6535LVW using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natassja Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FatherAlabaster Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 6 hours ago, Requiem said: Ok this place is getting creepy now. 6 hours with no post in the Now Playing thread? The most frequently used thread in the whole place? This is a bad sign. Anyway, I guess I'll just tell myself that I'm still listening to Manowar songs. I know it's been a while since you did anything but languish fitfully in your velvet-lined coffin behind thick curtains, cursing the daylight, lethargic yet curiously eager as you await the cover of dusk to slake your unholy thirst, but most of the rest of us need a little bit of real shut-eye every now and then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathstorm Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Arch enemy the world is yours a great song @FatherAlabaster the first track arch enemy with Jeff loomis is up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatherAlabaster Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 20 minutes ago, deathstorm said: Arch enemy the world is yours a great song @FatherAlabaster the first track arch enemy with Jeff loomis is up Thanks man, but I fucking despise Arch Enemy. The sky could open up and Randy Rhoads himself descend from the heavens to play guitar on one of their songs and I probably wouldn't listen to it. But that's just me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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