Metal Album Survivor [1st Wave Black Metal Division]

The Batlord · 05-24-2015, 10:03 PM

Anybody else getting in on this? Four people is kind of skimpy. The **** happened to all my homies?

hip hop bunny hop · 05-24-2015, 10:44 PM

7. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
6. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
5. Hellhammer - Satanic Rites
4. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
3. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
2. Bathory - Blood Fire Death
1. Ulver - Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler

This is hard for me. Generally speaking, I dislike melodic black metal; but Dissection are a band who easily recognizable for their talent. You can play that album for people who don't like metal, and even if the vocals disagree with them, it's competence can't really be disputed. Yet, I don't really care for the album.... so it gets voted off, not for being bad, but for not being interesting.

Contrast this with, say, Ulver, who are perpetually pursuing various trends, always trying to be interesting, and always failing to come up with a coherent vision, and constantly, to my eternal annoyance, making use of crass production techniques.

Then there's Emperor and Darkthrone. I think Darkthrone are the superior band, but, this album is not my favorite of theirs (that would be PANZERFAUST!)..... and while Emperor are not my favorite band, I do think they are important, I do think they are relevant, and I do think they continually took risks. Out of all the major melodic black metal bands, Emperor strike me as the most important because of how chaotic
and unpredictable it was. Where Dissection is clinical in their musicianship, Emperor is messy, emotional, with compositions that are just so multi layered. And, as such, it pains me, but I have to vote off Darkthrone....

I vote off:
Ulver - Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

hip hop bunny hop · 05-24-2015, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oriphiel

P.S. I really hope Burzum gets kicked off next.

Why? Do you not like Burzum in general or just that particular album? I can understand if you don't like that particular album, but, really, burzum are... so foundational - so much so I can't imagine bands like Deafheaven and Liturgy existing were it not for Burzum, and this album in particular.

The Batlord · 05-24-2015, 10:50 PM

The anti-norsecore terrorist conflicted over voting off Darkthrone?

hip hop bunny hop · 05-24-2015, 11:08 PM

Truly, I am a hypocrite in this regard. Darkthrone are difficult for me because well, I read interviews with Fenriz, and he seems personable. Then, in regards to the music, it's problematic because the change in styles seem to be less trend hopping and more soul searching; their albums are consistently uneven, and even within the same song they can combine brilliance with painful trend following (say, in the shadow of the horns)..... sigh. Yet, even when they're been reductive, it's wholehearted, honest.

Wpnfire · 05-25-2015, 10:57 PM

Oopsies.

Darkthrone
Ulver
Emperor

William_the_Bloody · 05-26-2015, 07:05 PM

So or you going to stick to your deadlines or just wait until your happy with the vote count. Its been days!!!

The Batlord · 05-26-2015, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody

So or you going to stick to your deadlines or just wait until your happy with the vote count. Its been days!!!

Well I forgot to update this yesterday, but in general I'd rather let a deadline run out than update with only a few votes.

Anyways... tie between Ulver and Emperor, but past votes bump Emperor from their throne.

Next round...

6. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
5. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
4. Hellhammer - Satanic Rites
3. Ulver - Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler
2. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
1. Bathory - Blood Fire Death

Vote 3 off. Polls end on May 28.

**Frownland** · 05-26-2015, 07:27 PM

Hellhammer
Dissection
Bathory

William_the_Bloody · 05-26-2015, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Well I forgot to update this yesterday, but in general I'd rather let a deadline run out than update with only a few votes.

Vote 3 off. Polls end on May 28.

Set a minimum limit than. (Ie:Polls end on May 28th or until I have at least 5 votes in. Anyways....

Hellhammer
Burzum
Bathory

05-24-2015, 10:44 PM	#1042 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	7. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss 6. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger 5. Hellhammer - Satanic Rites 4. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse 3. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane 2. Bathory - Blood Fire Death 1. Ulver - Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler This is hard for me. Generally speaking, I dislike melodic black metal; but Dissection are a band who easily recognizable for their talent. You can play that album for people who don't like metal, and even if the vocals disagree with them, it's competence can't really be disputed. Yet, I don't really care for the album.... so it gets voted off, not for being bad, but for not being interesting. Contrast this with, say, Ulver, who are perpetually pursuing various trends, always trying to be interesting, and always failing to come up with a coherent vision, and constantly, to my eternal annoyance, making use of crass production techniques. Then there's Emperor and Darkthrone. I think Darkthrone are the superior band, but, this album is not my favorite of theirs (that would be PANZERFAUST!)..... and while Emperor are not my favorite band, I do think they are important, I do think they are relevant, and I do think they continually took risks. Out of all the major melodic black metal bands, Emperor strike me as the most important because of how chaotic and unpredictable it was. Where Dissection is clinical in their musicianship, Emperor is messy, emotional, with compositions that are just so multi layered. And, as such, it pains me, but I have to vote off Darkthrone.... I vote off: Ulver - Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

05-24-2015, 11:08 PM	#1045 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	Truly, I am a hypocrite in this regard. Darkthrone are difficult for me because well, I read interviews with Fenriz, and he seems personable. Then, in regards to the music, it's problematic because the change in styles seem to be less trend hopping and more soul searching; their albums are consistently uneven, and even within the same song they can combine brilliance with painful trend following (say, in the shadow of the horns)..... sigh. Yet, even when they're been reductive, it's wholehearted, honest. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

05-25-2015, 10:57 PM	#1046 (permalink)
Wpnfire Dragon Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Kansas, United States Posts: 2,744	Oopsies. Darkthrone Ulver Emperor __________________ Last.FM My RYM Ratings *My Glitchwave Beta Profile*

05-26-2015, 07:27 PM	#1049 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Hellhammer Dissection Bathory __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

05-26-2015, 07:05 PM	#1047 (permalink)
William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	So or you going to stick to your deadlines or just wait until your happy with the vote count. Its been days!!!