Mayhem - DE MYSTERIIS POLL SATHANAS

well at least he's dead

It definitely helps!

he can be warming the seat in Hell for Faust as well when he dies

I started with Wolf's Lair Abyss, and loved it so much

― Lady Antibody (Neanderthal), Monday, July 27, 2020 3:09 AM (eight hours ago)

That record is amazing, I had absolutely no hope this would be any good after the whole media circus (and a pretty crappy reunion concert in Bischofswerda) but it's right up there with De Mysteriis in my book.

"Life Eternal" for me, although the opening riff to Pagan Fears is probably the best bit on the album.

The drum fills on this record sound like overdubs. Can anyone confirm or deny this? I'm not a drummer but this is how it sounds to me

― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, July 26, 2020 12:37 PM

Yes this has been noted before, some of the fills seem to go straight through cymbals patterns. The producer Eirik Hundvin was no stranger to messing with drums, cf the sped-up drums on his Immortal albums.

Attila said he was freaked out by the animal heads because he's vegan. Is Hellhammer the fascist in the band or is it more of them?

Hasn't Faust pretty thoroughly regretted his crime? Gaahl said Faust was the first person to contact him and say encouraging words about coming out.

I was thinking about some of this stuff recently because I saw this young black woman squeeing about Abbath kissing her hand and celebrating lots of black metal bands and some of her friends were a bit wary of getting into the stuff for obvious reasons.

I know it's not simple re: thinking about who you support, but I think it's also a danger to let bigots have anything that is genuinely good to themselves. I think there's maybe more hope for black metal than there is for neo-folk. I remember that neo-folk blog with someone saying don't let the nazis have neo-folk, black metal and oi punk; I agree thoroughly with that, don't let them have anything. Ideally everyone would flood 4chan and post nothing but "that's racist".

Attila is a truly lovely person! I voted Freezing Moon

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went with "Freezing Moon" as well. it rules

Went with 'Buried by Time and Dust' as announced, 'cause I fear it won't get all the love it deserves.

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