Metal Reviews

I'm beginning to like it. Earth and Sleep is teh awesome.

May I suggest you grab Electric Wizard - Dopethrone as fast as you can.

Wait! I downloaded that a while ago but forgot about it completely. I'll play it as soon as possible.

Have you listened to it yet Kath? Awesome huh?


I just sampled some Dragonauta and it rocked my face off! Now I don't have a face anymore all thanks to afeigel...

Furthermore I just ordered Om - Variations on a Theme. Looking forward to its arrival.

Nice! What do you listen to? The split with Abdullah?

Just this one song from Luciferatu.. It has a quite nice psychedelic edge to it. It made me want more. Now I just have to find it.

Have you tried out any of the other stuff yet?

Sorry I haven't replied until now. I have been away for some time. When I got home the two Om albums were waiting for me. Both are very killer. I particularly like Conference of the Birds as it has a little more personality (in need of a better word) than Variations on a Theme. They have been overshadowed a bit by another of my recent acquisitions though. The record in question is Harbinger of Metal. That album (EP?) kicks humongous amounts of ass! I prefer this very much to the more rocky approach of II:Crush the Insects and (not as pronounced) In the Rectory… (which I also happen to love). It is so full of darkness and melancholy and yet so crushingly heavy. The Burzum cover is awesome.

Next up I'll be going for some Dragonauta (the renowned split if I can find it), YOB and High on Fire. Much of the stuff is not particularly easy to find as I prefer European distros so I can avoid customs.

I still don't own Harbinger of Metal yet. :oops:

I just have samples. I did like In the Rectory better than Crush the Insects, so I'll have to make Harbinger of Metal my next purchase. I hope I haven't hyped up the Dragonauta split too much, I think you'll like it though. Grab a YOB record as soon as you can find it. I think their last album, The Unreal Never Lived, was on Metal Blade. You might want to try there, I think they have a European distro. You'll be glad you did. That album is IMMENSELY heavy.

I'll be on the lookout for YOB records then..

You really should grab Harbinger... in my humble opinion it is the best effort from the bizarre reverend.

I have just read on metal-archives that Om have a split with Current 93. Have any of you got that one?

Hot damn, that must be something. I'll have to look out for it.

That's what I thought. Sounds very interesting indeed. You appreciate neo-folk mr. Zad?

The little I've heard interests me greatly. Yet another genre to get into...

When me has teh intarnet at home, me is going to be doing a shitload of downloading.

When you get around to it, start a thread or something. I've got a few recommendations if you need them.

Well, I'd be happy to get them now. I jump around a lot in my daily listenings... Thanks.

I can up you a few mpIII's one of the following days. There is good stuff to be found in the genre. Until then I can namedrop you some artists if you like digging for yourself better.

Do some namedropping. I'm ALWAYS listening to music when browsing...

Instead of me namedropping there's a pretty nice list here with links to artist pages, samples and so on.

I'll highlight some special bands that I would recommend to check out first:

Sol Invictus is pretty classic for the genre. Dark folky songs with quite a bit of atmosphere.

Current 93 (as you already know) as they have a somewhat less folky and more psychedelic approach. The manic vocals can even be a bit creepy at times.

Forseti is one of the big ones as well. Rich on the folky elements as well and very atmospheric.

Of the Wand and the Moon is a personal favourite of mine. Very subtle music that takes some listens and concentration to fully get into. Some songs are more folky or dark than others but they are all very tranquil and atmospheric.

Thanks. So far, Sol Invictus is pretty good. Will try the others...