Can't stand Krallice, and not particularly interested in Deafheaven (somehow calling them USBM seems very wrong) but very fine list otherwise. Don't think I've listened to Woe though.
But definitely easier to listen to than Lurker and Leviathan.
I wouldn't call Lurker difficult to listen to all. Virtually nothing abrasiveness about the style and production. Mostly dark ambient with bit of acoustic guitars, female interludes etc here and there.
Hmm, only thing I like that's on this list is Wolves in The Throne room. Would I dig anything else then?
You can also take a shot at Cobalt. I don't know about the album on the list but their latest called Gin is a damn fine album quite easy to ge tinto imo. Clear sound and interesting ideas overall.
Needless to say that the first place HAD to be Lurker Of Chalice. What a masterpiece of bitch black ambient tranquility yet still so easy to get.
You can also take a shot at Cobalt. I don't know about the album on the list but their latest called Gin is a damn fine album quite easy to ge tinto imo. Clear sound and interesting ideas overall.
Really? I find Cobalt to be quite abrasive soundwise (post-songs/sections aside of course). I wouldn't recommend them to someone wanting anything melodic ;]
You can also take a shot at Cobalt. I don't know about the album on the list but their latest called Gin is a damn fine album quite easy to ge tinto imo. Clear sound and interesting ideas overall.
Really? I find Cobalt to be quite abrasive soundwise (post-songs/sections aside of course). I wouldn't recommend them to someone wanting anything melodic ;]
Quite a caustic sounding band.
I dunno, I found them easy to dig. I just went along with the lines of "I won't recommend him anything that could be called just regular black".
Gin specially, at least stuff like the s/t song or Dry Body. Not that hard to get into and possibly enjoy.
I dunno, I found them easy to dig. I just went along with the lines of "I won't recommend him anything that could be called just regular black".
Gin specially, at least stuff like the s/t or Dry Body. Not that hard to get into and possibly enjoy.
I found them easy to get into because they're balls-to-the-wall loud, unapologetically harsh and write amazing riffs. If Teamster can appreciate that then he's onto a winner.
Even so if this doesn't make your ears want to bleed and your teeth nearly shatter then there's something a bit wrong with you ;]
I found them easy to get into because they're balls-to-the-wall loud, unapologetically harsh and write amazing riffs. If Teamster can appreciate that then he's onto a winner.
I don't know how different Eater Of Birds is to Gin as I haven't heard it. But Gin does sound easy to access and it's still a very rich and complex album with quite a sense of melody as far as I recall.
Quote: Even so if this doesn't make your ears want to bleed and your teeth nearly shatter then there's something a bit wrong with you ;]
I found the song pretty headbang-friendly and I moved my left foot a lot. I don't understand how there's something wrong with me just for finding the song a very fun and bloodpumping tune.
But definitely easier to listen to than Lurker and Leviathan.
I wouldn't call Lurker difficult to listen to all. Virtually nothing abrasiveness about the style and production. Mostly dark ambient with bit of acoustic guitars, female interludes etc here and there.
Really? If so, then I would say that they have risen to the top of my "To-Listen-To" list.
It's only considered a black metal album because of its associations with Leviathan. In my opinion.
There are still many traces of black metal in a couple of songs though. Also, like Lucas cleverly pointed out in his review;
Quote: If you approach this purely on a theoretic, genre-based level you will come to the conclusion that this "Ambient Black Metal" album actually has way to few influences of Black metal to actually count as a Black metal album. But at the same time you cannot deny that there is something here that can only be there because of the background of the creator.
There are still many traces of black metal in a couple of songs though. Also, like Lucas cleverly pointed out in his review;
That it exactly. It's ambient black metal in the more literal sense: black metal influenced dark ambient of sorts, rather than the Velvet Cacoon style of fuzzy ambient black metal.
It's only considered a black metal album because of its associations with Leviathan. In my opinion.
There are still many traces of black metal in a couple of songs though. Also, like Lucas cleverly pointed out in his review;
Quote: If you approach this purely on a theoretic, genre-based level you will come to the conclusion that this "Ambient Black Metal" album actually has way to few influences of Black metal to actually count as a Black metal album. But at the same time you cannot deny that there is something here that can only be there because of the background of the creator.
So can I say that it is Dark Ambient played with the mentality and the atmosphere of Black Metal?
Hopefully you'll enjoy it. It's such a masterpiece of pitch black tranquility. Sometimes it's almost too calm if you know what I mean... Like you feel something behind you all the time, just watching.
Also, that album has in my humble opinion the best bass any BM album could ever have.
Hopefully you'll enjoy it. It's such a masterpiece of pitch black tranquility. Sometimes it's almost too calm if you know what I mean... Like you feel something behind you all the time, just watching.
Also, that album has in my humble opinion the best bass any BM album could ever have.
Also, that album has in my humble opinion the best bass any BM album could ever have.
There is a contender.
Nagelfar's Srontgorrth.
Nah, not really... That album (a wonderful album btw) doesn't focus on bass nearly ass much as LoC considering that Nagelfar's main feature are their great synths and riff melody. The bass sound is dirtier and less warm. The bass in LoC on the other hand gets full focus even thought sometimes it's in the very background yet it always gets you with an extremely warm sound that just flows through your veins with it's highly hypnotic touch. LoC wouldn't be as much as the masterpiece that it is if it weren't for such bassy, pulsing and warm sound.
Or once again, Lucas said it best:
Quote: No matter how eerie the riff, no matter how touching the acoustic guitar, no matter how hollow and desperate the vocals, no matter how estranging the samples or how subtly saddening the keyboard, the bass wins. Its thrusting power yet gentle touch, its pushing force yet warm and smooth charm. The bass is brilliant. He'll make your warm blood slowly creep through your veins and have you shiver of such strange, yet blissful feelings.
Also, that album has in my humble opinion the best bass any BM album could ever have.
There is a contender.
Nagelfar's Srontgorrth.
Nah, not really... That album (a wonderful album btw) doesn't focus on bass nearly ass much as LoC considering that Nagelfar's main feature are their great synths and riff melody. The bass sound is dirtier and less warm. The bass in LoC on the other hand gets full focus even thought sometimes it's in the very background yet it always gets you with an extremely warm sound that just flows through your veins with it's highly hypnotic touch. LoC wouldn't be as much as the masterpiece that it is if it weren't for such bassy, pulsing and warm sound.
Or once again, Lucas said it best:
Quote: No matter how eerie the riff, no matter how touching the acoustic guitar, no matter how hollow and desperate the vocals, no matter how estranging the samples or how subtly saddening the keyboard, the bass wins. Its thrusting power yet gentle touch, its pushing force yet warm and smooth charm. The bass is brilliant. He'll make your warm blood slowly creep through your veins and have you shiver of such strange, yet blissful feelings.
You may be right, but I've never heard anything like that tremolo-picked bass line in "Kapitel Eins", the one that precedes the first fast riff (Which also owns).
You may be right, but I've never heard anything like that tremolo-picked bass line in "Kapitel Eins", the one that precedes the first fast riff (Which also owns).
Well, I personally don't find it that unique, great bass though. You have to take notice that it's not necessarily about how unique the sound is but how much it enhances the music which is something that LoC was clearly among the very best at working on since it's the foundation of the album's overall unique sound, this last part can't be said about Nagelfar which foundations were very different.
You may be right, but I've never heard anything like that tremolo-picked bass line in "Kapitel Eins", the one that precedes the first fast riff (Which also owns).
Well, I personally don't find it that unique, great bass though. You have to take notice that it's not necessarily about how unique the sound is but how much it enhances the music which is something that LoC was clearly among the very best at working on since it's the foundation of the album's overall unique sound, this last part can't be said about Nagelfar which foundations were very different.
Just listening to LoC and I have to say I agree about the bass.
Written by tea[m]ster on 24.04.2012 at 01:21 OMG, I was checking out a post/atmo list on another site (so sue me ) and Deafheaven - Roads To Judah is a rec! I will check it out Troy, thanks!
As if my review wasn't enough, you need an external list to convince you? For shame.
