r/BlackMetal

The only black metal or neighboring genre albums I like:

Dimmuborgir: Stormblast, Enthrone Darkness
Burzum: Belus
Moonspell: Wolfheart, Irreligious
Cradle of Filth: few songs: Saffrons Curse, Summer Dying Fast, Cthulu Dawn, Forest Whispers My Name, few others
Rotting Christ: A Dead Poem, Triarchy
Old Mans Child: Ill Natured Spiritual invasion

I dont really like Emperor, Dissection, Mayhem, Immortal and the canon itself basically

I like Gorgoroth however

So I wonder if I can call myself a black metal fan or not?

He seems awfully high on himself, is incredibly self contradictory and sometimes he lacks incredibly basic knowledge of the genre he claims to be so passionate about. Do people actually dig this idiot?

These are the last two songs on my upcoming debut album. I am looking for brutally honest critique.

I got into Immortal in 1996 or so, feel in love with Pure Holocaust and Battles in the North. So epic and powerful.

When Blizzard Beasts came out, I actually loved it- super short tracks, strongly melodic, but damn, wtf is with the production?

But seriously. It is one of the weirdest productions I've ever heard. Everything sounds like it's run through chorus. The drums sound like match boxes. The snare sounds like a traditional Roland 808 snare. The vocals are as dry as sandpaper.

What happened here? How on earth did this come about? After years of raw production, less than hifi sounds are fine, but Blizzard Beasts is simply bizarre. I find it very hard to listen to now without hearing how badly recorded it is. Cannot imagine this being anyone's creative decision.

Imagine if it had the production of ATHOW or Pure Holocaust.

Suffering Hour was the highlight of this year's Heart of Winter Fest for me.

Went to SaariHelvetti fest in Finland to see Abbath, he comes late, no make up, throws guitar to the floor after few minutes and leaves. Ukri comes to say that the gigs over due health issues.

And I paid for this shit...