2011 Rolling Black Metal thread

pretty much a mix of Punk n BM!

and yeah give Fen a listen, one of the best things I've heard this year so far. I keep recommending it to Glenn but he hasn't responded so I think that must mean he already heard it and hates it as usual hahaha

And there's a new Negative Plane out that I haven't seen anyone mention on the boards here.
For me, it's not living up to the heaps of praise I've read in reviews, but it's growing on me.
Maybe a couple more listens and I'll start to really get it.

will seek out Fen next...

i still have a long way to go to get up to speed with BM. theres still lots of old stuff ive never heard but will be trying to keep up with stuff in here

What else is in the atmospheric BM style? (apart from burzum,wittr obv)

And hopefully nate will come in here with news of a dispirit release. I need to hear more of them!

Roxy do you have their tape? Its john gossard from Weakling.

recently got Watain's Sworn to the Dark here, and i honestly can't believe how much i dig these guys' essential aesthetic impetus. like, wow!

meanwhile: still waiting on the new Burzum.

Essential aesthetic impetus... You mean steez?

haha...

Ioannis is it not out yet?

Oh btw Roxy what do you think of new Burzum? Agree it's better than Belus?

i actually loved belus and havent listened to this one enough yet to really draw a comparison, but i do really like it on first couple listens and think its p unique

I'm digging that Deafheaven that someone posted on RM 2011.

Agree with all on the Fen. They are great at atmosphere.

Negative Plane hasn't hit me yet, but I've only listened a couple of times. Think you need to steep in their sound for awhile before it sinks in.

Anyone heard the Ash Eaters demo yet? Brown Jenkins guy doing something new. That might be cool.

I think this thread is a great idea, btw. Didn't seem like there was a whole lot of interest in BM on the RM thread.

haven't heard it yet but cosmo's review really made me want to listen asap, obv i got the free download

xpost that was re: Ash Eaters

i want that fen/de arma split really bad

i want both but cant find a UK distro and the £ is really shit against the euro just now

so can anyone recommend me some more atmospheric BM like fen? that's the stuff i've been in the mood for rather than raw stuff

oh dude! dark ambient/ambient black metal/black ambient thread for recommendations and discussion
^thread got me into what are now some of my favorite bands

particularly Dark Ages, but i'm not sure if that's BM enough for what you're looking for
really great stuff from the guy that does Drudkh, but i think we've talked about this before
anyway lots and lots of good recommendations on that thread

drudkh? ok i'll give it a shot. doesnt need to be too BM since you know atmospheric post rock/metal/sludge is my thing too. Just as long as i can hear some BM stuff too. I really liked the last Drudkh but i know some heads moaned it was too post rock and not metal enough.

also he's a nazi so feel free to illegally download

oh yeah i like Darkspace and some xasthur

Drudkh is awesome. Start at the beginning of the catalog and work your way forwards. It's a rewarding trek.

Check out the Ides Of Gemini for some forward-thinking atmospheric BM. Almost has a british isles folk vibe. Clean, haunting female vocals. They have a release called The Disruption Writ you can listen to/buy on Bandcamp.

i guess wraiths count? i have one of their lps

i know all of the drudkh (as roxy knows i avoided them for a long time but the band released a statement saying theyre not nazis or far right or fascists so i see no reason not to believe them)

oh and im looking forward to the new wrath of the weak, anyone heard that yet?

I like some of the folksy Drudkh stuff, didn't know they were nazis though goddamn

i saw a pic of the dude in a swastika armband, is what i'm basing that on - admittedly to yall this is hearsay so feel free to disregard

i hate it when bands release statements about nazi accusations that don't say "we aren't racist" they just say "we aren't political and don't talk about politics in our lyrics" - yeah that's what's bad about nazis, thanks for proving that you actually are a dick

roxy it could have been an ancient pic when young & stupid.

some nazi's started as communists so people can def change

but yeah if in doubt download it for free and dont give em money. Drudkh are on Spotify so i listen there.

anyway

Not BM, but features members of BM bands and roxy since you dont read RM you may have missed the discussion.

Virus
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=12540

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/images/covers/virus-the-agent-that-shapes-the-desert.jpg

Czral (Carl-Michael Eide) - Vocals, Guitar (2000-) (Ved Buens Ende, Dødheimsgard, Cadaver Inc, Infernö, Aura Noir, Satyricon, Ulver, Dimmu Borgir)
Bjeima - Bass (2010-) (Yurei, Delirium Bound, Konstriktor, The Ghost Conspiracy, M)
Esso (Einar Sjurso) - Drums (2000-) (Lamented Souls, Beyond Dawn, Infernö, Ved Buens Ende)

lol @ the picture. that sounds terrible to me tbh!

its really really good!

ALUK TODOLO
new releases

Aluk Todolo : "ordre"
10ep vinyl to be released in April 2011 on The Ajna Offensive

Aluk Todolo + Der Blutharsch and the infinite church of the leading hand : "a collaboration"
12" LP vinyl to be released April 2nd 2011 on WKN
digipack CD will be released after the LP

Aluk Todolo : "Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg the first of October MMIX"
pro tape c-30 to be released April 12th 2011 by Amortout productions

http://www.amortout.com

http://www.myspace.com/aluktodolo http://www.amortout.com/aluktodolo

is there any Gnaw Their Tongues material due?

ilxor please tell us about the Liturgy album. How does it compare to the last one? Have you reviwed it online yet?

i haven't heard the last one in full yet, just bits & songs here and there (latecomer i know). and i will tend to review things week of release, or thereabouts. ask in rolling metal: lots of those guys have heard it! ...and can describe it better than i can ^___^

oh well we can talk about it when it comes out and we all have it

worthwhile article regarding Drudkh's politics

so basically, drudkh still refuse to make an outright statement re: their politics and another listener is trying to draw conclusions from the music? or did i miss something in that article?

not saying the conclusions drawn aren't to be considered; but it's still conjecture, right?

that article is by jimmy christ (who was?) editor of Terrorizer.

roxy you know anything about CIRCLE OF OUROBORUS all i know is that they are a finnish BM band. Smithy you love finnish BM, you know anything about them? Would like to know more or hear something before buying it as im skint atm , no spare cash to take risks as I sometimes do. When i get money im doing a profoundlore order that ive been wanting all month.

http://hospitalproductions.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/news2-660x492.jpg

pre-order price USA $15 ppd ROW $18 now thats cheap.

not saying the conclusions drawn aren't to be considered; but it's still conjecture, right?

It's about as much conjecture as if a dude made three albums and Reagan was a hero on each one. Either he's engaged in a career-long satirical take on Reagan-as-hero, or he thinks Reagan's a hero.

IOW Drudkh are pretty plainly Ukrainian nationalists and trying to work around that involves a lot of fooling yrself imo, and "nationalist" isn't really a benign term esp. in that region

what does IOW stand for? I keep reading it as Isle Of Wight

yes it is. And the Absu is fucking great.

Man if only someone around here could tell us if the new Absu is any good or not...

if only.... you not heard it yet then? arent you in the ilx metal google group?

I haven't heard it, didn't know there was a google group tbh!

need your email addy then

does your ilxmail work? i can send it there

yeah go for it

sent, thanks!

done, you get it?

You're in

my old friend jon has a black metal band called obsequiae they are on bindrune records

here is an interview with them and you can listen to songs, it's been getting good reviews. i'm no black metal guy but i think this is impressive

http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2011/09/interview-obsequiae/

today ive been revisiting this piece of vinyl
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had an ep by Prosanctus Inferi sent to me in an email. i reckon roxy will dig this. Anyone familiar with them?

i'd go as far to say that siegbran and mr aerosmith might dig it

its more a mini lp apparently. 7 short songs anyway and available on lp from NWN

That Raspbery Bulbs LP is awesome. Like a blackened Misfits circa Static Age. Would love to catch them live now that they're performing a ton in NYC. Was able to score a shirt off his label's site, Seedstock records. Pink BM shirts are the future

reminded me of bone awl a lot

thats the obly one i own, i should pick up more, except im skint

It probably reminds you of Bone Awl because dude is in Bone Awl

that might explain it then

just ordered this as I loved their previous albums. Don't know a single thing about them apart from the fact they're from the Ukraine, but if you like Drudkh or Agalloch then you will probably like Raventale

http://www.solitude-prod.com/releases_bmm/bmm045.jpg

Format: Digi CD
Release Date: 10.10.2011
Country: Ukraine
Genre: Depressive Black Metal

Buy CD

The fifth, conceptual album of the Ukranian band Raventale has without doubt become the most sophisticated, sensual and mature work of the band. «Bringer Of Heartsore» is also the most atmospheric one of all the works by the project of the talented musician Astaroth who succeeded to express nostalgic autumn mood and beauty of nature by means of verses of famous poet of Silver Age Alexander Blok which provided more depth to the album concept. The musical part, as always, features metamorphoses as the musician follows his rule to introduce changes to every following album. The compositions feature brilliant solo guitar parts associated with classical progressive rock and dramatic acoustic guitar instrumentals. The CD is issued as a limited edition digipack, and its booklet includes fragments of the canvases by greatest Russian painters of 19th century: I. Aivasovsky and I. Levitan delivering additional strokes to the mood of Raventale music.

Tracklist:

1. Anything Is Void
2. Twilight, The Vernal Dusk
3. http://solitude-prod.com/mp3/raventale_-_these_days_of_sorrow.mp3
4. Breathing The Scent Of Death
5. Prologue: Sailing To Further
6. The Last Afterglow Burned
7. Detachment And Solitude
8. Epilogue: Alone With Heartsore

http://solitude-prod.com

you guys should listen to my friends band! i think it's p cool but i don't know i'd be curious as to what y'all think

Anyone up for some psychedelic experimental black metal?
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Ave Maria – Chapter I

Raventale - Transcendence
Format: CD
Release Date: 01.10.2012
Country: Ukraine
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal

The sixth album of Raventale once again discovers the band creativity to the attentive listeners. «Transcendence» presents majestic and deep music performed in style of savage black metal; this album features perfect sound, performance, musical and lyrical content. Without a doubt, this is one of the best works of Raventale. Conceptually «Transcendence»is on the threshold of the Epoch of the Six Sun. The main aim of the work is contemplation of transcendental and exorbitant forms of being against the background of conventionality and immanent degradation of modern civilization.

The fifth, conceptual album of the Ukranian band Raventale has without doubt become the most sophisticated, sensual and mature work of the band.

Without a doubt, this is one of the best works of Raventale

Not a lot of doubting going on.

Anyway along those lines, have you heard this years Lunar Aurora?

i havent. Good?

That Lunar Aurora sounded really good on first listen, but I still need to spend a little more time with it.

Should be right up yr alley AG.