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TravisBickle · 03-03-2010, 11:09 PM

I think these guys set the bar too high.
The first 3 albums were absolutely godly, Autumn Aurora, in particular had an earthly/organic type of texture to it which remains pretty much unmatched to this day.
I have eagerly waited for and preordered each release since and though they are still a great band by pretty much any measuring stick, probably one of the best going in black metal even today, they seem to try yet they never quite get back to that form IMO.
That being said, Microcosmos has them at least breaking a bit of new ground and was at least an improvement from Estrangement (which almost sounded a bit rehashed and rushed).

Roman Saenko's other projects (Hate Forest, Blood of Kingu, Astrofaes) are all decent as well IMO.

03-03-2010, 11:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
TravisBickle Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 34	I think these guys set the bar too high. The first 3 albums were absolutely godly, Autumn Aurora, in particular had an earthly/organic type of texture to it which remains pretty much unmatched to this day. I have eagerly waited for and preordered each release since and though they are still a great band by pretty much any measuring stick, probably one of the best going in black metal even today, they seem to try yet they never quite get back to that form IMO. That being said, Microcosmos has them at least breaking a bit of new ground and was at least an improvement from Estrangement (which almost sounded a bit rehashed and rushed). Roman Saenko's other projects (Hate Forest, Blood of Kingu, Astrofaes) are all decent as well IMO. Last edited by TravisBickle; 03-04-2010 at 01:11 AM.