Metal Reviews

stevelovesmoonspell

I'm not sure if this thread has been done before in the last few months or so, but with the bulk of the world's focus on the Norwegian black metal scene and the Nordic scene in general a lot of bands get lost in translation. In the case of a mere analysis what band or bands have had some weight with their region of the world, and have their albums stood the test of time long enough to be more than just mere cult band. What bands have taken influence from them, and in what way do you see their pivotal albums resound in newer bands influenced by them?

Kathaarian · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:26 pm Post subject:

Weakling - Dead as Dreams (US) Pretty much single handedly created the us bm scene we listen to today.

DsO - Si Monvmentvm... (France) Set the bar so high for everyone and continuing to push the limits of the genre with every album.

Bathory (SWE) I'm not even going to say anything. Half of what we hear today was already done by Quorthon back at the time.

Nokturnal Mortum - Lunar Poetry (Ukraine) Turned everyone's head towards the east. Showed people that good bm can come from this part of the world too.

traptunderice · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:35 pm Post subject:

huskerc7 · Einherjar Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Posts: 2014

Agreed on weakling, dso, and nokturnal mortum.

Would like to add Drudkh- Autumn Aurora to that list to. Classic Ukrainian black metal.

bloodpet64 · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:41 pm Post subject:

Diotima - Krallice
Ashes Against The Grain - Agalloch
Phoenix Rising - Destroyer 666
Celestial Lineage - Wolves in the Throne Room
Beyond the Permafrost - Skeletonwitch
this is what comes to mind for me. I need to listen to more black metal.

AlexandeR · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:53 pm Post subject:

bloodpet64 · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:56 pm Post subject:

North From Here · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:47 pm Post subject:

traptunderice · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:55 am Post subject:

Gris - Etait d'une Foret. Fuck I forgot the French.

+1 on the Agalloch. There are better WITTR albums and Weakling's influence on them I'd say makes them more "essential".
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stevelovesmoonspell · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:55 am Post subject:

Yeah, Agalloch are not black metal.

Milan · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:12 pm Post subject:

heatseeker · Einherjar Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 2815 Location: U.S.

Liturgy--Aesthethica

bloodpet64 · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:11 pm Post subject:

stevelovesmoonspell · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:34 pm Post subject:

I looked at the thread title today fellas my bad, I actually meant to say band- not album. I'm actually fairly dismayed at the shitty bands being mentioned in this thread.

Kathaarian · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:35 pm Post subject:

North From Here · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:51 pm Post subject:

North From Here · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:56 pm Post subject:

bloodpet64 · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:01 pm Post subject:

North From Here · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:02 pm Post subject:

I'll contribute something on Germany, after being snarky enough.

Katharsis, particularly, World Without End. This is fast and brutal guys, the slower types of riff you can hang on come in, but not until 2 minutes plus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBPzmM9zluk

Lunar Aurora. Something much slower and atmospheric than the previous track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO3PrlQqOzs

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I guess I should note that neither of these are particularly influential and perhaps not essential, but I like them and thus posted them.

If you want my real answer to Steve's query, I think all the truly essential black metal albums originate from Norway alone. Black metal without Norway is inconceivable, and it saddens me that so many USBMers won't listen to those albums beyond maybe Nightside Eclipse and DMDS.

North From Here · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:04 pm Post subject: