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44 minutes ago, Balor said:

I was never a big fan of Nokturnal Mortum, but I remember liking Голос сталi quite a bit.

Off on a bit of a "try something you haven't listened to before" vibe today and pagan/folk BM came as the sub-genre I was drawn to.  Listened to just this and Arkona all day.

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Off on a bit of a "try something you haven't listened to before" vibe today and pagan/folk BM came as the sub-genre I was drawn to.  Listened to just this and Arkona all day.
I have been deliberately tryng to listen to new music lately too. However, it has mostly been power electronics for me.

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13 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Leviathan - Scar Sighted

I bought this because of the cool box it comes with. Like a lot of experimental black metal it leaves me a bit bewildered: 

 

NP: Anathema - 'We're Here Because We're Here'

The last of the truly great Anathema albums. I sort of wish it was their swansong, because for me they've gone right off the rails. The first 5 tracks on 'We're Here' are so beautiful and emotional when I'm in the mood. 

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Taake - 'Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik'

Back in 2008 I walked the streets of Bergen, Norway, blasting Taake and Burzum. This album takes me back there.

Actually, it's such a small town that I struggled to find an open pub or alcohol store when I arrived in the evening. I ended up buying a six-pack across the bar in the hotel I was staying in. I got nicely wasted when I combined that with a few pints, but for a while there it looked a bit grim. 

I had a buddy living in Oslo, so I left the wife and flew from London to stay with him for a long weekend, and while I was in Norway I did a sort of tour across to the west coast and Bergen. I went by train and bus through the amazing mountains and forests, and boat in the fjords, all with Satyricon, Emperor and Taake in my headphones. I remember standing on the deck of the boat, staring up at the huge mountains on the side of the Sognafjord, listening to Windir and just having the most spiritual experience. 

#truenorwegianblackmetalstories

 

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On 8/15/2019 at 9:42 PM, MacabreEternal said:

Аркона 'Лепта'

Maria Arkhipova is my new favourite vocalist.  This fucker can growl some.  Been a week of lending my ear to some genres and sub-genres of metal I don't always listen too very much (or have previously dismissed outright) and this pagan/folk metal stuff is sitting quite well at present.  Sat here overlooking the fields opposite my house with weather nowhere near as grim as Maria's vocals but still picking up the right vibes nonetheless. 

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Devourment 'Obscene Majesty' - first listen of this.  Disappointing start with a scratchy sound to the guitar but picks up nicely after 3 tracks. 

Necros Christos 'Doom of the Occult' - there's so much good on here that it is almost unforgivable how hard the listener has to work to get through all the instrumental pieces to enjoy the quality of the songwriting and musicianship.  23 tracks people!

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