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45 minutes ago, Hungarino said:

Loving the trip back into early 90's Death/thrash

That's not Thatguy's thing, so - 

HISSING - Hypervirulence Architecture. I went back to this and I still can't remember why I rejected it first time round. It's good.

ASUNOJOKEI - Island. I know this band won't be everybody's cup of tea/pint of lager/very small expresso, but I really like this black gazey music with female shrieking. It has a certain knowing irony to it.

ALTARS - Ascetic Reflection. Still good

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53 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

That's not Thatguy's thing, so - 

HISSING - Hypervirulence Architecture. I went back to this and I still can't remember why I rejected it first time round. It's good.

ASUNOJOKEI - Island. I know this band won't be everybody's cup of tea/pint of lager/very small expresso, but I really like this black gazey music with female shrieking. It has a certain knowing irony to it.

ALTARS - Ascetic Reflection. Still good

Dude, you could still make a list of whatever it might be that YOU like from the early 90's. It doesn't have to have any death metal or thrash or anything like that on it if that stuff's beneath you. Some of us might be interested. Or I would anyway. 

"I still can't remember why I rejected it first time round. It's good." Yeah, that happens more than I'd like to admit and I always wonder wtf was I thinking?

"black gazey music with female shrieking" uh...no.

But speaking of female shrieking...

Sacrilege - Behind the Realms of Madness, UK 1985

 

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Just now, KillaKukumba said:

Ok!

I just typed BLACK METAL!!! into Google and the first video that popped up was Immortal - All Shall Fall.

I'm scared :P

Don't be....very user friendly.

I like a fair amount of black metal but I actually think it generally sounds like shit on a decent speaker system. Somehow it translates pretty darn well on headphones....like the HPs take out some of the strident sibilance whereas DM often, but not always, with it's more thundering low end is the way to go on speaks...plus you hate black metal and like DM haha.

3 minutes ago, markm said:

Don't be....very user friendly.

I like a fair amount of black metal but I actually think it generally sounds like shit on a decent speaker system. Somehow it translates pretty darn well on headphones....like the HPs take out some of the strident sibilance and communicates some of details and complexity of (some) BM, the chaos if you will, whereas DM often, but not always, with it's more thundering, primal low end is the way to go on speaks...plus you hate black metal and like DM haha. And of course doom generally sounds good on speakers. Bassssss.

 

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1 hour ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

"black gazey music with female shrieking" uh...no.

It was specifically you I was thinking of when I wrote that not everyone would care for it.

 

1 hour ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Sacrilege - Behind the Realms of Madness, UK 1985

Not bad, but it won't hold my interest for the full album. This ain't shrieking though. It's punky aggressive singing. I wanted shrieking.

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41 minutes ago, KillaKukumba said:

Ok!

I just typed BLACK METAL!!! into Google and the first video that popped up was Immortal - All Shall Fall.

I'm scared :P

 

That's funny. I came home from work one day about 7 years ago and my wife told me she had been having a bad day with the baby who wouldn't go down for his nap or whatever. She said being frustrated she wanted some aggressive music so she'd typed "black metal" into Youtube search, and the first thing that came up was Immortal - At the Heart of Winter. So she listened to it, and she said she liked it, and that she wanted me to get for her. I told her we already had it digitally, but I wasn't gonna buy her the dumb CD for her car because I knew she'd never actually listen to it ever again. Not what I would pick as the quintessential black metal album, but I suppose it's a good middle of the road black metal choice that's not too commercial not too kvlt.

 

But what have you got to lose Kuke? Try some of the good stuff:

Murg - Varg & Björn, Sweden 2015

 

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20 minutes ago, KillaKukumba said:

While I was making lunch it moved on to Sons Of Northern Darkness. I'm scared to take my fingers out of my ears!

 

Tsk tsk and here I thought you would be ecstatic to enjoy such explicit music while enjoying lunch in your kingdom cold… Shit forgot you’re not a black metal fan you won’t get that joke never mind.

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YT just moved on to Emperor my ears are bleeding!

 

5 minutes ago, RelentlessOblivion said:

Tsk tsk and here I thought you would be ecstatic to enjoy such explicit music while enjoying lunch in your kingdom cold… Shit forgot you’re not a black metal fan you won’t get that joke never mind.

 

I only understand Dad jokes!

 

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6 hours ago, Thatguy said:

That's not Thatguy's thing, so - 

HISSING - Hypervirulence Architecture. I went back to this and I still can't remember why I rejected it first time round. It's good.

ASUNOJOKEI - Island. I know this band won't be everybody's cup of tea/pint of lager/very small expresso, but I really like this black gazey music with female shrieking. It has a certain knowing irony to it.

ALTARS - Ascetic Reflection. Still good

I think this one has Thatguy's name written all over it:

▶︎ Katharos XIII - Chthonian Transmissions | Loud Rage Music (bandcamp.com)

Post black doom jazz. And ambient. Featuring some nice saxophone. And yes, female vocals.

Unless you think this genre has gone too commercial, check it out. Its actually really good.

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