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Potentiam - Bálsýn



8.5 | 39 votes |
Release date: August 1999
Style: Avantgarde black metal

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01. To Know Is To Die
02. The Pleasures Of Suffering
03. Voices Within
04. In Unity
05. Álfablóð (Fairy Blood)
06. Látum Oss Biðja (Let Us Pray)
07. My Journey Into Darkness
08. Sorcery
09. Flames Of Potentiam

Guest review by
Sword_Chant
Rating:
8.7
I first heard this album in a desperate attempt to broaden my horizons. While I did this, I found completely unknown bands from the vast North; and interestingly, Potentiam are a band who comes from Iceland and their album Bálsýn has a very chilling, cool sound. What better way to produce this type of music from a place where the phrase 'cold' is derived?

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published 03.03.2011 | Comments (2)

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31.03.2020 - 14:20
Rating: 9
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Written by nonZero on 31.03.2020 at 14:18

8.5/10 leaning towards a 9 for me. Definitely a hidden gem worth a listen for black metal fans.

Absolutely. Underrated band.
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02.07.2020 - 02:53
Alakazam
spendin' cheese
Aww, that 90's somewhat awkward defining processing era for experimental bm as it was becoming the subgenres some of us know and love. Maybe this is what drove BaN to name The Work Which Transforms God based on that accumulation point. Hmmm.
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21.04.2022 - 13:52
qlacs
"The Quaker"
These clean vocals are kind of annoying for me... I think I'd enjoy this if it weren't for that.
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