Salem

RelentlessOblivion · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 9:57 am

Just recently snared one of their albums and it wasn't what I expected at all. I liked it though. So people any thoughts? Their best album? worst album?

Goat · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 10:00 am

The Israeli doom band? Never checked them out properly, always meant to...

RelentlessOblivion · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:33 pm

They're like a weird black/doom/death metal hybrid

North From Here · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:25 pm

So I guess everyone's friend Varg tried to mailbomb them? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_%28Israel_band%29

Just from their wiki, apparently Euroymous was a big fan of the band and wanted them to move to Norway...Varg had other ideas. Fascinating story on this band, never heard their stuff besides the song RO posted, looks like reviewers think highly of their older albums, however their most recent was less well received.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:07 pm

North From Here wrote:

So I guess everyone's friend Varg tried to mailbomb them? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_%28Israel_band%29

Just from their wiki, apparently Euroymous was a big fan of the band and wanted them to move to Norway...Varg had other ideas. Fascinating story on this band, never heard their stuff besides the song RO posted, looks like reviewers think highly of their older albums, however their most recent was less well received.

Except for the fact that the drummer recanted the story.

Goat · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 10:13 pm

Main thing I know about them is getting in trouble with the Israeli government when they did a song about the Holocaust... I'll have to lend them my ears.

North From Here · **Posted:** Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:12 am

traptunderice wrote:

North From Here wrote:

So I guess everyone's friend Varg tried to mailbomb them? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_%28Israel_band%29

Just from their wiki, apparently Euroymous was a big fan of the band and wanted them to move to Norway...Varg had other ideas. Fascinating story on this band, never heard their stuff besides the song RO posted, looks like reviewers think highly of their older albums, however their most recent was less well received.

Except for the fact that the drummer recanted the story.

I guess I'm willing to believe anything about our friend Varg these days. I read 'recanted' as 'recounted'.

RelentlessOblivion · **Posted:** Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:44 am

It doesn't make for a very believable story considering each time they tell it the details change a little. If it was true you would think the story would be consistent.

North From Here · **Posted:** Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:50 am

RelentlessOblivion wrote:

It doesn't make for a very believable story considering each time they tell it the details change a little. If it was true you would think the story would be consistent.

But the idea that Euronymous was interested in supporting this band is highly plausible, at least.

Nickelback666 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 11, 2013 4:13 am

I heard a few songs off of them when I was gonna buy Kaddish from NWN, they had a strong Rotting Christ influence but the material wasn't really that interesting.

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