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On 5/30/2018 at 7:28 AM, MacabreEternal said:

Dimmu Borgir “Enthrone Darkness...”

Dimmu Borgir “Eonian” - I still don’t know about Dimmu Borgir. Very hit and miss this, goes from Eurovision entry material to gothic musings (usually drowning both in far too many keys).  Need to hear more of their older stuff as “Enthrone Darkness...” is my only other experience.

RItual Necromancy “Disinterred Horror” - wasn’t in the mood for this so will need to revisit, but seems to be getting some decent plaudits on the internet. 

Hard to recommend Dimmu Borgir because they go through stages and it seems to be hit and miss with personal taste. I’ve written a set of mini reviews in the Dimmu page on the black metal forum which might help. 

For me the golden age is Enthrone, Spiritual and Puritanical (1997-2001). The last being one of my all time favourite albums. 

It gets a bit bland after that but I think Eonian is really good. Nothing like the older albums though style wise. 

Beware also their first two albums which are watery metal pretending to be True Norwegian. Very unicorn keyboards. Compared with the greats of the early 90s they are quite poor and I don’t think Dimmu were ever cut out for real black metal. Once they got symphonic they really came into their own. Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia was really cutting edge for 2001 and still sounds fresh today. 

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1 hour ago, salmonellapancake said:

Gorgoroth- "Pentagram"

Hat is the best Black Metal vocalist, period. And perhaps, the smartest. He released a legendary album with one of the most infouential BM bands ever and then fucked off and opened a bar. What a man.

Unfortunate English meaning to his necro name though. But yes, he’s brilliant. Didn’t know he opened a bar. He should call it the Hat and Coat.

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12 hours ago, salmonellapancake said:

100% 

Not sure if you're familiar with the band but this was an early release of theirs, 1995 in fact. Some great traditional second wave riffs.

I had listened to some of their stuff a while ago on Pandora.  It never did that much for me back then, and I didn't really have an interest in them until a few days ago.  A guy came into the place that I work at with a Carpathian Forest shirt, and that reminded me of them again.  I think I will try to listen to it later today.

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1 hour ago, salmonellapancake said:

How are you liking that CF release? Also, Striborg rules!!

I actually liked it way more than I thought that I would.  I particularly enjoyed the first two tracks.

I am not sure how I feel about Striborg yet.  Part of me really likes it.  I think that I need to listen to some more of his work.  He produced so much stuff that I am not sure where to start!

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18 minutes ago, Balor said:

I actually liked it way more than I thought that I would.  I particularly enjoyed the first two tracks.

I am not sure how I feel about Striborg yet.  Part of me really likes it.  I think that I need to listen to some more of his work.  He produced so much stuff that I am not sure where to start!

Glad to hear! Those first two tracks are favorites of mine as well. And yes, Strigborg can be hit or miss. I recommend "Southwest Passage" if you haven't tried it already. Cheers.

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