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I disagree, it's a little too easy. The second wave is pretty confined.

cry of the banshee wrote:

I disagree, it's a little too easy. The second wave is pretty confined.

There aren't many bands to choose from but the difficulty is in which release to pick.

True. Felt bad leaving Burzum off the list.

Come November these will be all I am listening to.

Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
Ulver - Bergtatt
Ulver - Nattens Madrigal
Mayhem - Live in Leipzig
Limbonic Art - Moon in the Scorpio (sneaking that in, I think it was 97 so a little past mid 90s)

traptunderice wrote:

Just curious, but why November, and why only the forementioned?

cry of the banshee wrote:

traptunderice wrote:

Just curious, but why November, and why only the forementioned?

I don't love listening to black metal in the summer. It's weird listening to In My Kingdom Cold when it is ninety degrees outside and I got a box fan blowing on me and my cat so that we don't die/melt. I'll probably be listening to more than just these. Was a tad hyperbolic. That being said in terms of this era, these are about all I get into. I like other Emperor, Limbonic Art, Ulver (Kveldssanger, in particular), and Mayhem albums, but they fall outside of the time period in question. I'm more into later Immortal, like Damned in Black or Sons of Northern Darkness. Satyricon and Darkthrone don't do much for me. The dudes from Darkthrone seem real cool, but just can't get into their music enough to really love it.

I also just like to sync my music listening up to the season; a lot of Type O and White Zombie in October. Black metal and noise all winter. Transition through spring with the cheery black metal like Petrychor, Botanist, or Skagos. Summer time comes, though, all hair metal all the time.

guess early Immortal isn't as close to people's hearts as their later material...?

Author:	North From Here [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:46 am ]
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Somewhat inspired by Husker's Darkthrone question: which 5 recordings do you most enjoy listening to from the early/mid 90s Norwegian sound? Not talking influence, not talking genre importance, just which 5 would you actually most want to listen to, today? Bergatt-Ulver In The Nightside Eclipse-Emperor gap Hyis lyset tar oss-Burzum Vikingligr Veldi-Enslaved Nemesis Divina-Satyricon (reviews over on metal-archives changed my selection from Dark Medieval Times to this) Yeah, I left a bunch of favorites off this list, but only 5 can make the cut.

Author:	huskerc7 [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:53 am ]
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Emperor- In The Nightside Eclipse Mayhem- De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Emperor- Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk Darkthrone- A Blaze in the Northern Sky Gorgoroth- Pentagram tough choices, had to leave out some records I really enjoy.

Author:	North From Here [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:56 am ]
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Yeah it isn't easy!

Author:	cry of the banshee [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:05 am ]
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I disagree, it's a little too easy. The second wave is pretty confined. Anyway: Satyricon - The Shadowthrone Emperor - In The Nightside... Darkthrone - Transylvanian Hunger Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Carpathian Forest - Bloodlust and Perversion

Author:	North From Here [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:29 am ]
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cry of the banshee wrote: I disagree, it's a little too easy. The second wave is pretty confined. There aren't many bands to choose from but the difficulty is in which release to pick.

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Author:	huskerc7 [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:39 am ]
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cry of the banshee wrote: True. Felt bad leaving Burzum off the list. same.

Author:	Goat [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:29 am ]
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Hmmm... Burzum - Filosofem (recorded in the time period requested even if not quite released in it, so going to cheat and include this...) Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Cruel question! Burzum is too good to be left out and more enjoyable to listen to, for me, than Gorgoroth whoever. I think I'd have included Bergtatt if I wasn't a little burnt out on it, and Enslaved's early run is too good to be limited to just one album. Those Emperor, Mayhem and Darkthrone albums stand up with time and many, many listens. Interesting no-one picked Immortal, guess early Immortal isn't as close to people's hearts as their later material...?

Author:	RelentlessOblivion [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:53 am ]
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Five huh? Tough call but let's see what I can come up with Ulver - Bergtatt Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfornia Hmm this has given me an idea...

Author:	huskerc7 [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:59 am ]
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Excellent choice on the Arcturus! That's a great album. Immortal completely escaped my mind for some reason even though I was just listening to them a lot the past few days. I might put Diabolical Fullmoon or Pure Holocaust ahead of Gorgoroth- Pentagram now that I think of it....

Author:	Thrash til' Deth [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:27 pm ]
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Darkthrone - Blaze in the Northern Sky (Panzerfaust is a close second.) Emperor - IX Equilibrium (Not as essential as others, but I just like this one the most.) Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi (Close call between this and Eld.) Immortal - At the Heart of Winter (The apex of their powers. Latter period Immortal is just better.) Ulver - Nattens Madrigal (Bergtatt is probably a superior record, but the production on Nattens is as bitter cold as anything I've yet to hear.) Burzum - Filosofem is my honorable mention.

Author:	traptunderice [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:55 pm ]
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Come November these will be all I am listening to. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse Ulver - Bergtatt Ulver - Nattens Madrigal Mayhem - Live in Leipzig Limbonic Art - Moon in the Scorpio (sneaking that in, I think it was 97 so a little past mid 90s)

Author:	traptunderice [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:17 am ]
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cry of the banshee wrote: traptunderice wrote: Come November these will be all I am listening to. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse Ulver - Bergtatt Ulver - Nattens Madrigal Mayhem - Live in Leipzig Limbonic Art - Moon in the Scorpio (sneaking that in, I think it was 97 so a little past mid 90s) Just curious, but why November, and why only the forementioned? I don't love listening to black metal in the summer. It's weird listening to In My Kingdom Cold when it is ninety degrees outside and I got a box fan blowing on me and my cat so that we don't die/melt. I'll probably be listening to more than just these. Was a tad hyperbolic. That being said in terms of this era, these are about all I get into. I like other Emperor, Limbonic Art, Ulver (Kveldssanger, in particular), and Mayhem albums, but they fall outside of the time period in question. I'm more into later Immortal, like Damned in Black or Sons of Northern Darkness. Satyricon and Darkthrone don't do much for me. The dudes from Darkthrone seem real cool, but just can't get into their music enough to really love it. I also just like to sync my music listening up to the season; a lot of Type O and White Zombie in October. Black metal and noise all winter. Transition through spring with the cheery black metal like Petrychor, Botanist, or Skagos. Summer time comes, though, all hair metal all the time.

Author:	cry of the banshee [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:46 am ]
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traptunderice wrote: cry of the banshee wrote: traptunderice wrote: Come November these will be all I am listening to. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse Ulver - Bergtatt Ulver - Nattens Madrigal Mayhem - Live in Leipzig Limbonic Art - Moon in the Scorpio (sneaking that in, I think it was 97 so a little past mid 90s) Just curious, but why November, and why only the forementioned? I don't love listening to black metal in the summer. It's weird listening to In My Kingdom Cold when it is ninety degrees outside and I got a box fan blowing on me and my cat so that we don't die/melt. I'll probably be listening to more than just these. Was a tad hyperbolic. That being said in terms of this era, these are about all I get into. I like other Emperor, Limbonic Art, Ulver (Kveldssanger, in particular), and Mayhem albums, but they fall outside of the time period in question. I'm more into later Immortal, like Damned in Black or Sons of Northern Darkness. Satyricon and Darkthrone don't do much for me. The dudes from Darkthrone seem real cool, but just can't get into their music enough to really love it. I also just like to sync my music listening up to the season; a lot of Type O and White Zombie in October. Black metal and noise all winter. Transition through spring with the cheery black metal like Petrychor, Botanist, or Skagos. Summer time comes, though, all hair metal all the time. Strange, black metal is year round for me and I rarely listen to the old guard anymore (once in a moon, but I've heard most of it enough times already to last me awhile) and mainly focus my attention on stuff like Cultes Des Ghoules, Evilfeast, Doombringer, Myrkr, etc... mostly current black metal done the old way. Black metal is definitely well suited for fall and winter, though.

Author:	North From Here [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:31 am ]
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Goat wrote: guess early Immortal isn't as close to people's hearts as their later material...? Pure Holocaust would be in my top 10. Trapt: I'm fine with you including Moon in the Scorpio, right on the edge timewise, but I think it counts as one of the last from the period and certainly has fitting production. RO, At the Heart of Winter, while good, is a Tagtren production from the late 90s, really have a hard time seeing that as qualifying for this question. Looks like only cotb and I gave a nod to Satyricon. Too bad, all three of their first albums would be in a top 15 of this poll.

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Author:	RelentlessOblivion [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:08 am ]
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It's the downside to me basically listening to the same stuff from 2004 to 2011. That's the earliest Immortal album I own. Maybe it's outside the narrow focus here but I'm not the only person who put it in their list. Totally get the seasonal listening, tend to transition out of black metal into death metal towards the end of winter / start of spring myself.

Author:	traptunderice [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 4:53 am ]
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cry of the banshee wrote: Myrkr Wait. Myrkr like the lady vocals band? Serious question. Or are there two Myrkr? The more I think about this, the more I realize that I prefer Panopticon's Darkthrone worship to actual Darkthrone albums. It's like the relation between pumpkin spice and actual pumpkin.