anybody hear it yet?
sounds pretty good
thoughts?

soooooo goood

yawns

Fucking great album. I just got it and am loving tracks 1-4 so far...the rest I'm still biting into.

i haven't been able to find this in stores. the shitty newbury comics in dartmouth never has new releases.

Immortal lite, if you've ever heard the 80s metal guru Thor, it sounds like Immortal crossed with Thor (his 80s stuff, not the recent). If that sounds appealing, you will love it.

I love Thor, but I'd rather have Immortal personally.

You know, in my opinion, Immortal took themselves more seriously than necessary.

ConquerTheBaphomet said:

Look at their promo/album cover photos and tell me they take themselves too seriously.

This is like, OLD NEWS and stuff....
Like, you need to get SCENE.

CNV said:

exactly

Ryan_M said:

Of course I have and I own "Sons of Northern Darkness". I like them, don't get me wrong, I'm just saying they are kind of the butt of black metal's joke.

ConquerTheBaphomet said:

"Blizzard Beasts" is way better.

Pure Holocaust is their best.

It's fucking outstanding.

I'm not crazy about it. His voice works in a metal band, but in a sort of hard rock band like this, it doesn't sound that good. just my opinion of course.

ConquerTheBaphomet said:


If you had and owned At The Heart Of Winter, you would know that this is entirely OK and that they get a free pass for it. Pictures of Horgh's pasty stomach are a small price to pay to get to the music on that record.

ConquerTheBaphomet said:

They never took themselves seriously at all, so I don't know why you'd form that opinion.

Diabolical Full Moon Mysticism is the best

Scientific studies have shown that if you like Sons of Northern Darkness the best your in fact homosexual

i'd say its a tie between Pure Holocaust and Battles in the North

DrinkHardThrashHard said:

I re-read what I wrote before and I realize that I meant the fans took them more seriously than necessary. I'm sure Immortal never expected to get big.

And I can't say I like "Sons of Northern Darkness" better because it's the only one I own.

i love immortal and the few songs i've heard from I are great.

ConquerTheBaphomet said:

Go to a record store and buy "Blizzard Beasts" and "Battles in the North".

I will look into it.

My biggest problem with black metal is the poor production quality on the albums. I mean I want to actually enjoy what the musicians are doing piece by piece and not have to decipher through shitty analog noise just to get a headbang or two.

You need power metal.

Are you kidding me? I'm a HUUUUUUGE power metal fan. Some of my favorite bands include:

Blind Guardian
Cellador
Demons And Wizards
Primal Fear
Sonata Arctica
(old) Iced Earth
3 Inches of Blood
Helloween
Rhapsody

The only Immortal album you might possibly like is "At the Heart of Winter," which is like old Iced Earth and old AC/DC crossed with Dissection.

I like all the Immortal albums.

3 Inches of Blood is not power metal, it's ironic metalcore kids playing At the Gates style riffs and making fun of power metal vocals. And you bought it.

ConquerTheBaphomet said:

That's really only some of the black metal that does the lo-fi on purpose. I happen to like some of that, because I get the point.

There is a lot of hi-fi black metal out there though with great production that I'm sure you'd like.

The new ANAAL NATHRAKH album is amazing and it has great production.

DrinkHardThrashHard said:

Son of a bitch....

this album kicks ass and i hope they tour canada ( it will never happen i know but i have to dream)

AUTOPSY_666 said:

John, you should come down to CT on Dec. 13th. My new band, Ipsissimus, is playing a two-song introductory set at the end of Catalyst's and one of those songs is a cover of "The Sun No Longer Rises". Should be a scorcher.

ConquerTheBaphomet said:

If you can't enjoy the music with shitty production, then black metal probably isn't for you. The minimalist recording is supposed to enhance the mood of the songs.
I don't care about headbanging anymore.

I like black metal that has substance to it and the albums were recorded by adults not pre-teens in a basement.

Poor recording gives black metal its substance. There's nothing wrong with recording in a basement - it's a good atmosphere and it's much cheaper than renting some hi-tech studio. And please don't shit on teenagers playing metal. Possessed were in high school when "Seven Churches" was released, and that's argued as the first true death metal record next to "Scream Bloody Gore". Nihilist(later Entombed) were only about 15 or 16 when they were making demos and that's some classic underground shit.

DrinkHardThrashHard said:

glad i'm not the only one who views 3 inches of blood that way.