Metal Reviews

It could be one it could be 40!

And this does not mean just for the mean while, it means it's been your fav for a long time or it's just very special to you; if you will.

This needs thinking about. I'll edit this later....

For now (restricting myself to one per band):

Emperor - Cosmic Keys To My Creations And Times
Enslaved - Svarte Vidder
Black Funeral - Totentanz
Burzum - Feeble Screams From Forests Unknown
Anaal Nathrakh - Do Not Speak
Drudkh - Eternal Sun
Ulver - I Troldskog Faren Vild
Darkthrone - Kathaarian Life Code
Blut Aus Nord - Slaughterday (The Heathen Blood Of Ours)
Nattefrost - Whore (Filthy Whore)
Akercocke - Horns Of Baphomet

Burzum - "Det Som en Gang Var" from Hvis..

so beautifully sad and forlorn. also one of the black metal songs which helped me break the code, if you will, this changed me and helped me to appreciate the simple, minimalistic side of things much more.

also, the first track from Bergtatt with the forgettable title..

I had to look it up.

There are merely seven that come in mind immediately as extremely good tracks. These are in top 7 form:

1. Darkestrah - Jashil Oy
2. Lunar Aurora - A Haudiga Fluag
3. Ulver - I Troldskog Faren Vild
4. Burzum - Det Song Engang Var
5. Nargaroth - Seven Tears Are Flowing To The River
6. Thy Catafalque - Neath Waters
7. Taake - VII

These are all revolutionary and standout. All have their beauty and their power, these are all perfect.

The only one that immediately comes to mind as being superior to everything is a popular pick.

This list may be edited a few times, haha...

Arntor, A Warrior- Windir
Thus Spake the Nightspirit- Emperor
II from Nattens Madrigal- Ulver
Under the Eyes of the Lord- Behexen
Legend of the Glade- Mystic Forest
Progenies of the Great Apocalypse- Dimmu Borgir :oops:
You Must Fail- Mayhem
The Embossed- Ephel Duath
Das Licht Erlosch.... - Forest of Fog

and more besides

Argh! Me too, so damn catchy...

ALMOST FORGOTTEN!!! Dimmu Borgir - In Death's Embrace

Argh. I could give this a whole day.

Anaal Nathrakh - Pandemonic Hyperblast
Burzum - War
Burzum - Dunkelheit
Darkthrone - As Flittermice As Satanas Spys
Deathspell Omega - Sola Fide II
Drudkh - Glare of Autumn
Emperor - I am the Black Wizards
Funeral Mist - Perdition's Light
Gorgoroth- The Devil, The Sinner and his Journey
Lunar Aurora - A Haudiga Fluag
Nokturnal Mortum - Lunar Poetry - Perun's Celestial Silver
Taake - Nattestid VII
Taake - Bjoergvin IV
Ulver - Wolf & Fear
Vlad Tepes - Diabolical Reaps

I looked through my computer and these were the ones I saw at first sight.

Baptism - When Night is Immortal
Lunar Aurora - A haudiga fluag
Bekhira - The devil and the Sorcerer
Sarcofago - Tracy


I'll think deeper, and figure some more out for later.

From Most Desolate Lands almost made it into my top. It's good as fuck!!!

Emperor-I am the Black Wizards & Beyond the Great Vast forest
Burzum-Det Som Engang Var

And one off Bergatt where it's all clean vocals, seemingly repeating haaasaaaheeehaaar or somethin' like that.

Everyone mentioning the Ulver song made me go and listen to it again. Beautiful.

ah, it makes me want to look deeper.. even though my two picks are classics, they're obvious to any BM initiate..

np: all the Wyrd and Vinterriket I have to hand

Negurã Bunget- I
Nargaroth-Seven Tears are flowing to the river
Nachtmystium-Bleed For Thee
Moonblood-In a Bloody Night of Fullmoon
Noenum-No More Tears in This coffin
Temnozor-Werewolf
Nokturnal Mortum-Perun's Celestial Silver (as well as many others)
Satyricon-Dark Medieval Times
Leviathan-What Fresh Hell
Eternal Majesty-Under The Sign Of Evil
Azaghal-Welho
Horna-Kuoleva Lupaus
Drudkh-Sunwheel
Burzum-War
Emperor- I Am The Black Wizards
Deathspell Omega-Jubilate Deo (as well as the whole album )
Ildjarn-Midnight Interval
Immortal-Blashyrkh (Mighty Ravendark)
Marduk-Those of The Unlight
Darkthrone-A Blaze In the northern sky
Mystic Forest-Theme of the squirrel
Funeral Mist-Across the Qliphoth

I honestly can't choose. Picking one over another would be ignoring countless more masterpeices.

Ulver - I Troldskog Faren Vild
Ulver - Wolf and Fear
Emperor - Loss and Curse of Reverence
Satyricon - Mother North
Darkthrone - Pagan Winter
Burzum - Ea, Lord of the Depths
Covenant - In Times Before the Light (From The Storm of Shadows demo)
Ephel Duath - The Embossed

That's all that comes to mind for now.

I don't feel like looking up all the song titles right now, but a lot of stuff from these bands; Windir, Forest of Fog, Drudkh, Vreid, and recently Xasthur. Does Agalloch count?