Metal Reviews

Ooh, look at me, I speak two languages...

And is that a deer's head? Shouldn't it be a goat, or is this the French connection again?

nope, it just looks nicer

and leave me alone now, I'm not the one who painted that ! :evil:

"Painted"? "Spent some time on a computer", you mean. Where's it from, looks familiar. Album cover?

Edit: belzebuth = baalzebub =/= baphomet

actually, that not a deer, more like an antilope


and I found it on a blog related to Cradle of Filth so it might be where you recall the image from

as from the actual equivalent to Belzebuth in english, I have no idea and I couldn't care less...

now back to the topic ! :twisted:

Antelope = deer. Don't blind me with science.

Ouch.

And ontopic: it really depends. You can't set a rule over such a varied subject.

Man that dear is so fistfvckingly kvte.

A lot of BM full-lengths are like 30-35 minutes...

And it all depends. In the end music is a form of expression, and a meaning lies in the foundation of it. So if a band can fully express themselves in 15-20 minutes then I'm fine with it.

But which one would I prefer? For me it's the same as with books: sometimes I would better read a long novel and sometimes I would take a short story instead of it. And of course it also depends on my free time.

My thoughts exactly.

It really depends on many different factors.. For me it's very important that the songs fit into the general 'picture' of the disk. So too many tracks can detract from the value of the disk if they are just thrown in there without consideration. But in general 15-20 minutes should be a track length and not a record length...


@Zad: What happened to your title ? [nitpick] Besides from a severe case of bad grammar [/nitpick]

I second this, and wash my hands of this silly thread.

I agree with Eisenfaust. Truely epic black metal needs plenty of time to express its ideas, both in songs and album length. Now for the rougher, more aggressive kind, shorter lengths is ok.

I don't know if it's the best format, or not... as others have mentioned, it depends on the style, artistic goals, etc. But, some of the best albums in the genre just so happen to be splits/EP's.

Yay:

Vlad Tepes - Belketre Split
Lunar Aurora - Paysage D'Hiver Split
Noenum - Black Esoteric Evangelium EP
Mustan Kuun Lapset - Azaghal Split
Nargaroth - Rasluka II EP
Woods Of Ypres - Against The Season Demo
etc etc etc

Definately right!

so this thread wasn't that stupid after all

off topic : is Belethor the comeback of the great V ? the avatar seems to say so...

Not only the avatar:
1. His writing style, although maybe a tad different
2. His favorite albums (every single on of them)
3. His avatar
4. His downloadprogram and fav hub
5. etc.

Only the Shadow knows...

So... yes, then?