my gods, i feel compelled; apart from a few comments, the rest in effect display what was always wrong with the scene in the first place. I am glad I left. I'm off to listen to the genius of 'the loss and curse of reverence'. Enjoy your scene.
exctly, Finland is all about those sorry ass so called "metal bands." Bands that are afraid of themselves, like children of bodom. Its more of a pop music, nothing to do with metal. I dont know what is the problems, are the musicians generally gay or what
It's very loud full of sound and barok styled , demanding and quite hard to understand but indead it's a masterpiece and conteins music in so many layers.
It's so orginal , unical and irreplaceable pure style of Emperor.
It really helpfull to open mind for many rythms , new harmonies and rules of music.
Very inspirating ...
One of best , unical and primele delicous BM albums.
Now i changed opinion , it beats ,,In Nighshide Eclypse "
Black metal guitarists take heed: the guitar on this album sounds great because dude's gain isn't turned up to 11. The guitar sound on this album is achieved by running a ADA MP-1 TUBE preamp through a solid state Peavy Bandit. Mostly they didn't touch the settings on the bandit and used it as a poweramp.
@SqueezeMyLemonBabe Well... to say the least, it was a um... interesting song. Kind of intense, and full of entropy. I think it was written in rage, not the emotion that music should come from.
Is this even msuical at all... I actually wondered the same thing when I first heard this album. All I could hear was drums ( or what sounded like drums), and white noise. Then one day it just clicked for me and I had the most profound musical experience of my life. I think anything written with genuine passion ages pretty well, and this feels like it hasn't aged a day.
Unholy shiit! I forgot how good this track was. I should probably try finding my cd from the dusty storage for listening. Emperor hasn't lost any power this far with me; it might have even gotten better.
Without Norwegian bands like Mayhem, Darkthrone or Emperor, you wouldnt have French black metal. I can only get into 3 french bands: Kronos, Deathspell Omega and Massacra. I'm from the US, and our black metal scene is laughably bad, but you cant insult the Norwegian scene, because those bands are unmatched in talent and innovation.
They are excellent, but we have no other bands that can even come close. Norway, Sweden, Germany and other nations have average of like 10 excellent bands and a bunch of medicore ones, while we in the US have 2 great bands, and a bunch of meh ones.
@Havoc1025 you guys are forgetting the band Weakling from San Francisco, they released one album Dead as Dreams which is a ridiculously good classic black metal album. Wolves in the Throne Room is essentially Weakling worship.
I dislike absu, i just dont feel that epic black metal feeling from them. They cant match bands like Emperor, Darkthrone, Enslaved, Carpathian Forest or Mayhem. I consider them to be very average, no lose from having them, but they arent really a gain for the US. Just another generic black metal band to me.
Yeah but you have Xasthur, that's a really cool band.
In France, we have The Austrasian Goat and Blut Aus Nord, really awesome imo, I prefer it to Emperor but without Emperor, there would be no BM, we need to respect all the True Norwegian BM Old Wave.
I havent heard of Mictlantecuhtli, but Abigail Williams im not a fan of. I mean, the US certainly has alot of bands, but the classic ones, as well as all the innovators of the genre come from Europe. Root, Bathory, Mayhem, Emperor, Shining, Watain, Belphegor, Asmodeus: all European.
@Havoc1025 you should listen to Mictlantecuhtli. They're "Aztec" Black metal. Very unique with an Iron Maiden/thrashy sound yet completely black metal
@Havoc1025 Don't be too hard on your scene, there have been some incredible bands from the USA I've heard. people also say the same about the English/British scene, but it's all about digging about for talent!
I love Eastern Front, thats a great UK black metal band. I do like Mythology and a few other local black metal bands, but the black metal bands that get big from the US tend not to be very good.
@DetonatorOrgan Don't forget Krallice. C: I write black metal myself, I'm from USA, its going to be awesome. Just wait. still writing/practicing what we have... me and my guitarist. just me and him no others.
@Havoc1025 The US Blackmetal scene may not have as many great bands and Europe,However there are some Blackmetal bands from here that are quite good such as Ceremonial Castings,Inquinok,Kult of Azazel and Wolves in the throneroom.
I feel like the US actually has currently the strongest "scene". Even better than France and to some extent, however blasphemous this may sound, rivals the Norwegian classics. The list is incredible: Judas Iscariot, Absu, Wolves In The Throne Room, Agalloch, Falls of Rauros, Njiqahdda, Panopticon, Leviathan, Lurker of Chalice, Xasthur, Epoch of Unlight, I Shalt Become, Weakling, Krieg, Twilight, Nachtmystium, Woe, Velvet Cacoon, Krallice, Cobalt, Gallowbraid, Skagos plus many more...
@Havoc1025 I think u r right, I'm listening to "Ye Entrancemperium" right now, and I've been a Venom and Celtic Frost fan since the 1980s too. I've watched the whole black metal scene since then, and the Norwegian bands have definitely been the most innovative ones, and they've been the ones that have had the most definitive impact on Black Metal music.
Black Metal is easily one of the biggest cultural exports from Scandinavia too.
@Havoc1025 u dont have a clue about the french scene.if u had u would also knew that french scene is totally independed and is starting a new black metal genre with shoegaze and post rock influences and there are greater bands than those u reffered.and yes us sucks and i believe americans should not comment european music
@backflip369159 Seriously, captain overgeneralization? Just because US mainstream music is garbage doesn't mean there aren't some real musicians here. Most of my favorite bands happen to be European and I've lived in the States all my life; and also studied music all my life. Why should I not comment on European music?
u like european bands?show respect for europe by burning the american flag.support them.if not u can then support your countrys garbage and shut the fuck up
@Havoc1025 You are right. If we are talking about french BM, you should definetely listen to Blut aus Nord. Their LP 'The Work which transforms God' is a pure masterpiece. Avantgarde, mad, disturbing BM.
@Snip714 If you laugh at Emperor's music, then I would like to know what you say about the French Black Metal... And I have 3 words for you: Les Legions Noires. Maybe that's better music than Emperor...
@Snip714 do you have any idea of how much us norwegians laugh at the crap from france? This type of black metal originated in scandinavia you ignorant asshole
I think I was like 13 or something when I first heard this album and I had no idea what black metal was. This song changed my life although at first, the production made little sense to me :')
I don't get why people bitch about the production. I can hear all the instruments perfectly fine and it's not overdone to the point where there's no atmosphere.
@R3allyBored People they just kinda don't think about it, they just listen to it and except it for what it is.. Not for what you want it to be.. Its an acquired taste, that brings out how you feel in a way you cant explain. Its music if you cant feel it you might need to open your taste up to something that isn't related to your ego and every day life.
JESUS CHRIST. Was this recorded in someone's garage underneath a trolley station? I love how a decent song is ruined by horrible mixing - so horrible to the point where there is no comprehensible music beneath. Here's the recording process: everyone is in separate rooms, plays as loud as they can without being able to hear anyone else, then a monkey with autism gets on ProTools and bangs on the keyboard until this shitstorm poops out. sooooooooo good my ass.
I dont hear the horrible mixing, i think its done actually very well. Also, ITS FUCKING BLACK METAL, its supposed to sound raw and primitive. Its supposed to show how great music doesnt need to be produced to the highest extent to be amazing. And personally, i think this is a masterpiece that doesnt have to be polished to be good. The synth is amazing, the guitar is great and Ihsahn sounds as great as ever on the mic. The drums dont drown out anything, and they keep the song going.
@Havoc1025 i would have to agree with agree with you...this record is a perfect balance of the rawness you described and the superior craftsmanship of emperor..i can appreciate a very polished sound like new satyricon..or..i can also like ulvers "madrigal" which is very raw...its all about if the vision of the artist come through the work..in this case i say yes
@Havoc1025 it is mixed bad. you cant actually hear vocals, keyboard, and drums well. it feels like they all are put one on the top of another. ok its supoosed to be raw but at the same time the distinctive soundtracks dont have to overlay one another. still my favourite by emperor.
I hear the drums, vocals and keyboards fine, Emperor has never had up front-vocals, they have always had that feeling on the older albums of being more distant and "quieter" than that of the drums/guitar/synth. I think the more raw mixing adds to the atmosphere of it, as opposed to being polished and sounding overproduced.
@tophers402you dont know what music is, if you dont like black metal then go listen to some back street boys or something with ''good'' sound, im an audio engineer, and i know how to record, but i like black metal and almost all kinds of metal as well, from the cleanest to the rawest and primitive, its just music! doesnt matter if the mixing was good or not, just listen to it if you like it, if you dont,save your comments to yourself or go tell this crap to some justin or katty perry fan.
the dude does drum like a mofo on this! But the best part of this song is the awesome guitars! I think thats just an awesome way to start off a classic album! awesome riff after awesome riff!!
I have to say that In the nightside Eclipse is my favorite. I love Ihshan's vocals and all of their synthesis on that record. But i think their riffs were much better on anthems.
@Havoc1025 really?lol i think the opposite, i think the riffs are very well worked out on nightside of the eclipse, but anthems like drobanybody said the atmosphere is very magical and epic more worked out with keyboards
@Havoc1025 I understand this will probably seem spam, but if you want, listen to the three US black metal songs (in two video posts), under the project title of Styrkenor, on my page. Granted, it's not "straight" black metal, but then again neither is anything off Anthems :)
my gods, i feel compelled; apart from a few comments, the rest in effect display what was always wrong with the scene in the first place. I am glad I left. I'm off to listen to the genius of 'the loss and curse of reverence'. Enjoy your scene.
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exctly, Finland is all about those sorry ass so called "metal bands." Bands that are afraid of themselves, like children of bodom. Its more of a pop music, nothing to do with metal. I dont know what is the problems, are the musicians generally gay or what
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ksenobite 2 weeks ago
Amazing song, maybe the best one
Loudtvmetal 2 weeks ago
Such underrated album ...
It's very loud full of sound and barok styled , demanding and quite hard to understand but indead it's a masterpiece and conteins music in so many layers.
It's so orginal , unical and irreplaceable pure style of Emperor.
It really helpfull to open mind for many rythms , new harmonies and rules of music.
Very inspirating ...
One of best , unical and primele delicous BM albums.
Now i changed opinion , it beats ,,In Nighshide Eclypse "
Amazing riffs;
2:52 0:53 3:23
zxcmateo 1 month ago
IN Norway, nobody competes with the Emperor. Also Sweden over Norway any day even if Norway pretty much made black metal.
SlaytanicYisrael 2 months ago
Trym is so boss
melizzard1313 2 months ago
Oh, fuck, and PLEASE let's not forget 1349. They alone settle the dispute. Norwegian black metal is where it's at.
0m 2 months ago
Dude. Norway gave birth to black metal, through Mayhem. All the best black metal comes from Scandinavia. Exhibit A: This song. "Dispute" settled.
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reanimator9 2 months ago
fuckin TRym, fuckin cover art, fuckin band !
reanimator9 2 months ago
A must have album!!!!!!!!!!!!
leomatosuk 3 months ago
No it's not "just noise" you pricks. I'm sorry we can't all aspire to such mediocrity as Billy Joel. Noise please...
darthkrueger 3 months ago
i agree also norway sweden germany finland have superior black metal
marduk mayhem emperor carpathian forest gorgoroth abruptum etc
yes and im from usa with norwegian german heritage in me
zombiemanfreak1 3 months ago
One of my favourite albums! Spiritual
rezaur666 3 months ago
the cover is either a a castle with demons, or weed.
nailay7 3 months ago
This is the best bm album ever written. Listening to these songs again takes me back to high school 10 years ago....
jloo222 3 months ago
I agree. We got Wolves in the throne room, Book of black earth and Fall of the bastards
Gaahlgoroth1 3 months ago
future talent is not to be brought from past talent..... black metal would have come early or late regardless of who started the genre......
humblfloyddabeatcrea 4 months ago
dispite euronymous' oxymoron faggot ways, i gotta give 'em credit for the musical talent...
humblfloyddabeatcrea 4 months ago
Que rolon
SkogFe 4 months ago
Black metal guitarists take heed: the guitar on this album sounds great because dude's gain isn't turned up to 11. The guitar sound on this album is achieved by running a ADA MP-1 TUBE preamp through a solid state Peavy Bandit. Mostly they didn't touch the settings on the bandit and used it as a poweramp.
myzakm 5 months ago
Emperor = extreme lunacy and madness
dunkelheit616 6 months ago
Euronymous` personality was terrible, but that is a typical great riff in the beginning of his.
7Goetterdaemmerung7 6 months ago
Norwegian BM was best during the early to mid 90's. But I agree. French and Finnish BM are better than the current crop.
RossBayCult 8 months ago
will someone please explain to me where the notes are in this song?
is this a song? is it even musical at all?
SqueezeMyLemonBabe 8 months ago
@SqueezeMyLemonBabe Well... to say the least, it was a um... interesting song. Kind of intense, and full of entropy. I think it was written in rage, not the emotion that music should come from.
LawdMyEyes 8 months ago
@SqueezeMyLemonBabe
Is this even msuical at all... I actually wondered the same thing when I first heard this album. All I could hear was drums ( or what sounded like drums), and white noise. Then one day it just clicked for me and I had the most profound musical experience of my life. I think anything written with genuine passion ages pretty well, and this feels like it hasn't aged a day.
Vampiretoughguy 7 months ago
OMG I lold so hard to the french black metal comment. Funniest shit I read in a while!
Malaikat31 8 months ago
Shit! This is freakin intense!!!
MetalAttack1986 8 months ago
The song is first I favorite black metal song!
Kiki3141592 9 months ago
i dont use the accident i deny it.-pollack
arkee71 9 months ago
Unholy shiit! I forgot how good this track was. I should probably try finding my cd from the dusty storage for listening. Emperor hasn't lost any power this far with me; it might have even gotten better.
IlwrathAvenger 10 months ago
I have a deep respect to God and I call this a masterpiece.
GohanMH1 1 year ago
now this proves Emperor had tons of great talent! This band has probably the fastest, most intense black metal songs I've ever heard!!
JammingJimmie 1 year ago
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this is faggotry compared to french black metal. Do you even know how much we laugh at this crap ?
Snip714 1 year ago
Without Norwegian bands like Mayhem, Darkthrone or Emperor, you wouldnt have French black metal. I can only get into 3 french bands: Kronos, Deathspell Omega and Massacra. I'm from the US, and our black metal scene is laughably bad, but you cant insult the Norwegian scene, because those bands are unmatched in talent and innovation.
Havoc1025 1 year ago 57
@Havoc1025 New French band, Fallen Joy. Not really black metal but still kick ass
bbeboutuaa 1 year ago
@Havoc1025
America has Wolves In The Throne Room. As far as I'm concerned they are one of the best BM bands
DetonatorOrgan 11 months ago
They are excellent, but we have no other bands that can even come close. Norway, Sweden, Germany and other nations have average of like 10 excellent bands and a bunch of medicore ones, while we in the US have 2 great bands, and a bunch of meh ones.
Havoc1025 11 months ago 8
@Havoc1025 you guys are forgetting the band Weakling from San Francisco, they released one album Dead as Dreams which is a ridiculously good classic black metal album. Wolves in the Throne Room is essentially Weakling worship.
petermenking 10 months ago
@Havoc1025 men, what is your opinion about Leviathan?
izquemia 9 months ago
@Havoc1025 Afterlight is from US, and they're very fuckin' promising.
HstfSengir 7 months ago
@Havoc1025 we have absu, from texas
spites1 6 months ago
I dislike absu, i just dont feel that epic black metal feeling from them. They cant match bands like Emperor, Darkthrone, Enslaved, Carpathian Forest or Mayhem. I consider them to be very average, no lose from having them, but they arent really a gain for the US. Just another generic black metal band to me.
Havoc1025 6 months ago
@Havoc1025
Yeah but you have Xasthur, that's a really cool band.
In France, we have The Austrasian Goat and Blut Aus Nord, really awesome imo, I prefer it to Emperor but without Emperor, there would be no BM, we need to respect all the True Norwegian BM Old Wave.
Sorry for my bad English ^^
AigreSonge 5 months ago
@Havoc1025 We also have Abigail Williams and Mictlantecuhtli (my two personal favorites in addition to Wolves in the Throne Room).
chonesman123 2 months ago
I havent heard of Mictlantecuhtli, but Abigail Williams im not a fan of. I mean, the US certainly has alot of bands, but the classic ones, as well as all the innovators of the genre come from Europe. Root, Bathory, Mayhem, Emperor, Shining, Watain, Belphegor, Asmodeus: all European.
Havoc1025 2 months ago
@Havoc1025 you should listen to Mictlantecuhtli. They're "Aztec" Black metal. Very unique with an Iron Maiden/thrashy sound yet completely black metal
chonesman123 2 months ago
@Havoc1025 Don't be too hard on your scene, there have been some incredible bands from the USA I've heard. people also say the same about the English/British scene, but it's all about digging about for talent!
Artognou 1 week ago
I love Eastern Front, thats a great UK black metal band. I do like Mythology and a few other local black metal bands, but the black metal bands that get big from the US tend not to be very good.
Havoc1025 1 week ago
@Havoc1025 Wormsblood, Weakling, Draugar, Havohej, Profanatica, The Royal Arch Blaspheme are some of the USBM I'm really in to!
Artognou 1 week ago
@DetonatorOrgan I'm listening to them right now and am pleasantly surprised.
breathingreflection 10 months ago
@DetonatorOrgan
And Leviathan
TRuble510 9 months ago
@DetonatorOrgan Don't forget Krallice. C: I write black metal myself, I'm from USA, its going to be awesome. Just wait. still writing/practicing what we have... me and my guitarist. just me and him no others.
arceus37 9 months ago
@DetonatorOrgan No, America has Leviathan. They are one of the best to me.
DrowningSorrows1 8 months ago
@DetonatorOrgan Wolves In The Throne Room and Weakling :) - /watch?v=VU7EJNc6ipk
dizzydelarge 7 months ago
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@Havoc1025 America has Wolves In The Throne Room. As far as I'm concerned they are one of the best BM bands
DetonatorOrgan 11 months ago
@Havoc1025 french black metal (like the rest of france) sucks balls.
UIFRINN 11 months ago
@UIFRINN Go listen to Blut Aus Nord, Deathspell Omega, Smohalla, Peste Noire and you'll become clever
Newdeadnation0407 1 month ago
@Havoc1025 our black metal might be shit but our death metal ownz!
bloodyblade 11 months ago
@Havoc1025 The US Blackmetal scene may not have as many great bands and Europe,However there are some Blackmetal bands from here that are quite good such as Ceremonial Castings,Inquinok,Kult of Azazel and Wolves in the throneroom.
NocturneKing 7 months ago
@NocturneKing Also Absu, but that's black / thrash
ryder187mac 7 months ago
@Havoc1025 Deathspell Omega is God Tier
Zyborggian 6 months ago
@Havoc1025 Have you heard Negative Plane;They're worth a listen and they're from the US
LoveGrind76 5 months ago
@Havoc1025 Judas Iscariot and Leviathan are great too.
DrowningSorrows1 5 months ago
@Havoc1025
I feel like the US actually has currently the strongest "scene". Even better than France and to some extent, however blasphemous this may sound, rivals the Norwegian classics. The list is incredible: Judas Iscariot, Absu, Wolves In The Throne Room, Agalloch, Falls of Rauros, Njiqahdda, Panopticon, Leviathan, Lurker of Chalice, Xasthur, Epoch of Unlight, I Shalt Become, Weakling, Krieg, Twilight, Nachtmystium, Woe, Velvet Cacoon, Krallice, Cobalt, Gallowbraid, Skagos plus many more...
blackmetalblunt 5 months ago
@blackmetalblunt I agree. A lot of those bands are great.
DrowningSorrows1 5 months ago
@Havoc1025 I think u r right, I'm listening to "Ye Entrancemperium" right now, and I've been a Venom and Celtic Frost fan since the 1980s too. I've watched the whole black metal scene since then, and the Norwegian bands have definitely been the most innovative ones, and they've been the ones that have had the most definitive impact on Black Metal music.
Black Metal is easily one of the biggest cultural exports from Scandinavia too.
Joshua001A 4 months ago
@Havoc1025 u dont have a clue about the french scene.if u had u would also knew that french scene is totally independed and is starting a new black metal genre with shoegaze and post rock influences and there are greater bands than those u reffered.and yes us sucks and i believe americans should not comment european music
backflip369159 1 month ago
@backflip369159 Seriously, captain overgeneralization? Just because US mainstream music is garbage doesn't mean there aren't some real musicians here. Most of my favorite bands happen to be European and I've lived in the States all my life; and also studied music all my life. Why should I not comment on European music?
deathpickle7 3 days ago
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backflip369159 3 days ago
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@deathpickle7 1)lived in us
2)studied in us
3)probably an authentic american citizen
u like european bands?show respect for europe by burning the american flag.support them.if not u can then support your countrys garbage and shut the fuck up
backflip369159 3 days ago
@Havoc1025 You are right. If we are talking about french BM, you should definetely listen to Blut aus Nord. Their LP 'The Work which transforms God' is a pure masterpiece. Avantgarde, mad, disturbing BM.
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@Havoc1025 Arkhon Infaustus,,best french black metal band,,listen to filth catalyst or perdition insanabilis,,you wont be disappointed
shanehitler 1 month ago
@Havoc1025 BIG FAN here from Black Witchery and Judas Iscariot! but Norsk scene is KINGindeed! like Florida with DM !
UnaDrinaNeretva 2 weeks ago
@Snip714 If you laugh at Emperor's music, then I would like to know what you say about the French Black Metal... And I have 3 words for you: Les Legions Noires. Maybe that's better music than Emperor...
Infernalord 1 year ago
@Snip714 haha. french black metal.......
mantisce 1 year ago
@Snip714 Lol french black metal?no such thing,just french bands trying to be dark and evil.Only good thing to come out of france is Gojira.
666MetalMatt 11 months ago
@666MetalMatt I'd say Deathspell Omega and Arkhon Infaustus aren't that bad.
breathingreflection 10 months ago
@Snip714 Babby's first troll. 0/10
deathwishy 8 months ago
@Snip714
Primo: No.
Secundo: But French fucked off of the World War II.
freak88krk 8 months ago
@Snip714 the only good french bm band is moonreich
TheCannabisnigger8 5 months ago
@Snip714
*chuckles* classic France. On a pedestal so high, you freeze in the upper atmosphere.
00banky00 4 months ago
@Snip714 do you have any idea of how much us norwegians laugh at the crap from france? This type of black metal originated in scandinavia you ignorant asshole
heavytom89 4 months ago
I think I was like 13 or something when I first heard this album and I had no idea what black metal was. This song changed my life although at first, the production made little sense to me :')
lexifour 1 year ago
I don't get why people bitch about the production. I can hear all the instruments perfectly fine and it's not overdone to the point where there's no atmosphere.
Adriankat 1 year ago
Epic and atmospheric. I LOVE THE MIXING OF THE ALBUM! It's perfect.
vivelecorn 1 year ago
HAIL SATAN!
VirtualWrestling 1 year ago
====> 0:56 EPIC
sirwojtek13 1 year ago
Do you know, that the riff at the beginning of this song was composed by Euronyomous? Now you know that ;]
Sniffer194 1 year ago
the intro was maked by EURNOYMOUS
HAIL MAYHEM AND EMPEROR
doroliva 1 year ago
fucking love this song, although i think the vocals are a little quiet
metalanarchist465 1 year ago
I don't see how people can listen to this shit.
R3allyBored 1 year ago
@R3allyBored People they just kinda don't think about it, they just listen to it and except it for what it is.. Not for what you want it to be.. Its an acquired taste, that brings out how you feel in a way you cant explain. Its music if you cant feel it you might need to open your taste up to something that isn't related to your ego and every day life.
Kioooi 1 year ago
@Kioooi
Alright I can understand that.
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Darkhl666 1 year ago
hail to emperor...and to all our nordic brethren!
arkee71 1 year ago
Music of my youth... Twelve years later still sounds right...
sotonindeda 1 year ago 2
This Song of Black Metal Anthem
luca433 2 years ago
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JESUS CHRIST. Was this recorded in someone's garage underneath a trolley station? I love how a decent song is ruined by horrible mixing - so horrible to the point where there is no comprehensible music beneath. Here's the recording process: everyone is in separate rooms, plays as loud as they can without being able to hear anyone else, then a monkey with autism gets on ProTools and bangs on the keyboard until this shitstorm poops out. sooooooooo good my ass.
tophers402 2 years ago
I dont hear the horrible mixing, i think its done actually very well. Also, ITS FUCKING BLACK METAL, its supposed to sound raw and primitive. Its supposed to show how great music doesnt need to be produced to the highest extent to be amazing. And personally, i think this is a masterpiece that doesnt have to be polished to be good. The synth is amazing, the guitar is great and Ihsahn sounds as great as ever on the mic. The drums dont drown out anything, and they keep the song going.
Havoc1025 2 years ago 21
@Havoc1025 i would have to agree with agree with you...this record is a perfect balance of the rawness you described and the superior craftsmanship of emperor..i can appreciate a very polished sound like new satyricon..or..i can also like ulvers "madrigal" which is very raw...its all about if the vision of the artist come through the work..in this case i say yes
arkee71 1 year ago
@Havoc1025 it is mixed bad. you cant actually hear vocals, keyboard, and drums well. it feels like they all are put one on the top of another. ok its supoosed to be raw but at the same time the distinctive soundtracks dont have to overlay one another. still my favourite by emperor.
marchean 1 year ago
I hear the drums, vocals and keyboards fine, Emperor has never had up front-vocals, they have always had that feeling on the older albums of being more distant and "quieter" than that of the drums/guitar/synth. I think the more raw mixing adds to the atmosphere of it, as opposed to being polished and sounding overproduced.
Havoc1025 1 year ago
@tophers402 everything sounds great. you are just gay thats all
storkraft 1 year ago
@tophers402 here's your reasoning process: this doesn't sound like tool, hence it must be wrong.
biotopian 1 year ago
@tophers402
NO U
goooober 1 year ago
@tophers402you dont know what music is, if you dont like black metal then go listen to some back street boys or something with ''good'' sound, im an audio engineer, and i know how to record, but i like black metal and almost all kinds of metal as well, from the cleanest to the rawest and primitive, its just music! doesnt matter if the mixing was good or not, just listen to it if you like it, if you dont,save your comments to yourself or go tell this crap to some justin or katty perry fan.
infiniteobscure 1 year ago
@tophers402 Well you clearly miss the point of black metal. If you can't handle it then shut up and leave
Possesssed666 1 year ago
its been soo long since ive listened to this band soooooooooo good
atthegates2112 2 years ago
Simply awesome, gettin the Goose bumps when i listen to this
Deliwio 2 years ago
the dude does drum like a mofo on this! But the best part of this song is the awesome guitars! I think thats just an awesome way to start off a classic album! awesome riff after awesome riff!!
GrimFloyo43 2 years ago 2
How come you panzies aren't commenting on trym's out standing drums
Frozzd 2 years ago
Anthems is my favourite Emperor record. The atmosphere is so epic, the riffs are stunners, the compositions outstanding!
Drobanybody 2 years ago 6
@Drobanybody
I have to say that In the nightside Eclipse is my favorite. I love Ihshan's vocals and all of their synthesis on that record. But i think their riffs were much better on anthems.
Havoc1025 2 years ago
@Havoc1025 really?lol i think the opposite, i think the riffs are very well worked out on nightside of the eclipse, but anthems like drobanybody said the atmosphere is very magical and epic more worked out with keyboards
tonibiruta 1 year ago
@Havoc1025 I understand this will probably seem spam, but if you want, listen to the three US black metal songs (in two video posts), under the project title of Styrkenor, on my page. Granted, it's not "straight" black metal, but then again neither is anything off Anthems :)
breathingreflection 11 months ago
One of their best songs! Hail Emperor!
patatjejoppiesaus 2 years ago