That interview is also what I was largely referencing when I said his views on it seem to be in line with the Norwegian court/legal system and I can understand that. Were I in his position I don't think I would personally play with Faust but I can kind of see where he's coming from. I also understand what he's saying when he says if you have a family member or someone close to you do something horrible it's a different thing than someone where that's all you know. And that stuff shouldn't really be expected to affect enjoyment of the art because, let's face it, a lot of art is made by horrible people. I'm not saying you can't have it affect you. Just that it's understandable that it doesn't for some.
From his perspective that really is probably how the industry is, at least Black Metal. The history of that and especially from his perspective is pretty controversial. I can see why he would say you can't have black metal without the tsort of thing because... well... that's where it started. Yes you can find black metal bands that didn't do horrible shit, but you can't really outright ignore the foundation of the entire genre, I don't think.
In any case I can respect not wanting to listen to him or thinking he's questionable. I don't knock you one bit for it. Personally I think Ihsahn himself is divorced enough for my comfort. I do have a bit of an issue giving money to people like Varg and I'd probably not want to go see Emperor with someone like Faust in the lineup. We all have our lines I guess.
his vocals on pretty much everything but especially Vermillion Stars and Choirs of Vice are UNREAL. Some of the greatest black metal vocals ever I have to say.
it looks like BTC took down Where the Sun Is Silent from their Bandcamp so I'm posting this version of the cover if anyone might have some use for it. This has been my phone background for like two years now lol.
mandatory knowledge for black metal fans.
Link doesn't work, but this one did for me:If you didn't see it, new Immortal tune went up on YouTube and its pretty good if you ask me.
Oh shiiiit, really? Even Behemoth?Watching live videos from the Slayer concert last night
Never have I been so excited for a concert, everyone gets at least an hour set and everyone is on point.
Doors open at 4, first band goes on at 5, Slayer comes on at about 9:20 I think. Then yeah everyone else gets around an hour give or take 5-10 minutes with Slayer probably going until 11.Oh shiiiit, really? Even Behemoth?
Seeing them at the end of this month. Man that's gonna end late, lol. I hope the subway will still be open. Lamb of God is the only band on that list that I don't care about, I might step out during that time. But an hour of Behemoth, Anthrax, Testament and Slayer each sounds pretty nice.
I'm only a bit worried about the venue. Apparently it's kind of a crappy one. I guess the usual proper venues were taken for that date.
That's decent though for a big concert. It's still like 5 hours...gonna be a long hot day in August
Song of the Day:
Pan.Thy.Monium - The Battle of Geeheeb
This is one of the weirder ones. I don't know if I actually like the song, but I have always found it eminently fascinating to listen to.
Have a great weekend.
If you didn't see it, new Immortal tune went up on YouTube and its pretty good if you ask me.
Oh, that's quite different then. Still a long concert, but a full hour each would have been... quite something.I've seen the set times. I think the hour per band includes change over. So more like 40 minutes for Testament, Behemoth and Anthrax. Hour+ for LOG and hour and a half+ for Slayer
If you didn't see it, new Immortal tune went up on YouTube and its pretty good if you ask me.
If you didn't see it, new Immortal tune went up on YouTube and its pretty good if you ask me.
Speaking of Emperor i keep meaning to check out Samoth's latest band.
Thats a name i haven't heard in a while, any choice tracks to check out off the latest one?
vouch.RAWHEAD - SPINELESS PIGS
https://rawheadau.bandcamp.com/album/spineless-pigs
Fuckin killer death/goregrind from Australia. I really love Incinerated from Australia and these guys have a similar sound more on the noisegrind side. Same drummer
Not into this all that much. I'm way more into the later era of Immortal than the early stuff, so my response probably isn't surprising. Those crushing cold riffs and epic songs. There's nothing in this track even approaching that. It feels more like generic black metal than Immortal.
Testament arnt on the EU leg of the tour, LoG(eww) Anthrax and obituary for dis partI might go just for Slayer, although they've released a lot of stuff I'm not too bothered about since 2004 - but if it's their last tour I'd imagine they'd play a lot of the classics. Testament would be rad and I have not heard Skeleton Witch since their Permafrost LP!
Testament arnt on the EU leg of the tour, LoG(eww) Anthrax and obituary for dis part
Looking foward to seein obituary play a massive venue tbf,seen them play small places in the past where i live dis gig is at the biggest venue in the city(its huge) lolol
Yeah man just saying about Testament! Early LoG is pretty good, I turned off when they released that record with the purple cover. Imagine my shock when I heard a new song by them the other week where there was clean singing it haha
Dunno i think they are pretty bad,like the era they got big in was kinda bad for metal(at leasts mainstream/well known bands ),but they were deffo not one of the stronger bands IMO.Fink i seen then like 3/4 times live as support act,each time i came away from those gigs just thinking 'This Dude on vox is really bad',all he had were really whiney cleans on tracks i knew had 'harsh' vox
Kinda rubs me the wrong way they are the main support ahead of Anthrax on Slayers last tour tbh.
Either way u should go if you can,Slayers final tour is a pretty big deal
Like i dont totally detest them or anything,they done their part and got a lot of folk into the genre after all,but i dont think in 10-15 years they gonna be remembered as greats or anything.But yea deffo go see Slayer,seen em 3 times myself,always a killer set pplus this time it should be special! Chemical Warfare as the closer or riot!
Depends, As the Palaces Burn is actually 15 years old but that's about where I'd stop with them, not fussed on anything since then. I was in a band about ten years ago and we'd cover Black Magic and for some reason we would play the beginning of Among the Living as an intro haha. You're right about the billing, I'm not a massive fan of Anthrax by any means, but Lamb of God shouldn't be above them.
Muknal was actually the first BTC band I heard and I was all in on that pick sliding black death madness, would love more. A new Dolorvotre LP is 100% my most wanted release from these guys, with Axeman a close second.That Split with Bone Awl is absolutely FANTASTIC!
Sometimes i feel BTC suffers from having too many bands and some get forgotten like Dolorvotre and Muknal. But i guess i can't complain with the steadly flow of Arizmenda releases so far.
Personally I love As the Palaces Burn and Ashes of the Wake, but not much else from LoG did much for me.
RAWHEAD - SPINELESS PIGS
https://rawheadau.bandcamp.com/album/spineless-pigs
Fuckin killer death/goregrind from Australia. I really love Incinerated from Australia and these guys have a similar sound more on the noisegrind side. Same drummer
oh man how comes im only just hearing of these, shit is awesome