BLACK METAL

[Deadpriest]

http://www.factmag.com/2016/09/12/fans-elect-black-metal-legend-fenriz-to-town-council-darkthrone/

Seems apt, Darkthrone have been a joke for about 10 years.

only ten?

Point.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Yes, excellent stuff indeed, I was just playing the Necropole LP for my girlfriend today in fact. The new Caverne album is fantastic, hopefully it gets the vinyl treatment as well.

Under preparation!
Necropole lp 1st press very last copies so I Recommend strongly to get it now. I have avoided "cross over" of bm and noise quite a lot, but now that due technical reasons NH and FA joined under same webstore, people should be very aware ton of bm stuff can be bought via "fa".

Necropole and Caverne stuff included and most recommended. I had pleasure to meet and withness their live strength in Lahti while ago. Absolute mandatory also if you ever have possibility to see live.

[Scat-O-Logy]

I had pleasure to meet and withness their live strength in Lahti while ago. Absolute mandatory also if you ever have possibility to see live.

Speaking of that, what a performance it was (judging by this vid): https://youtu.be/2tppwq_kQqM

[david lloyd jones]

Just a heads-up for those not aware of this -

'Pirunkehto' - a well researched book (over 500 pages) about the evolution of Finnish black metal from late 80s to present day, written by Tero Ikäheimo, was recently released by Svart Records. Info on Beherit, Impaled Nazarene, Barathrum, Archgoat, Azazel, Diaboli, Darkwoods My Betrothed, Horna, Vornat, Thy Serpent, Wanderer, Urn, Black Dawn, ...And Oceans, Musta Surma, Alghazanth, Azaghal, Warloghe, Behexen, Clandestine Blaze, Satanic Warmaster, Ride for Revenge, Goatmoon, IC Rex, Charnel Winds, Cosmic Church, Saturnian Mist, Rienaus, Abyssion...

This is not supposed to be a catalogue of every obscure project from Finland but deals with the subject from a larger framework, with interesting tidbits etc. It is a good read. English version is scheduled for early 2017.
sounds interesting

[Leewar]

Give it a few years and there will be more worthless books then albums.

[david lloyd jones]

I do hope so.
nothing like historification to neuter a movement.

[THE RITA HN]

Respected HN colleague sent me a link to a somewhat related, interesting read on MORTICIAN:

http://trialbyordeal666.blogspot.ca/2011/10/how-to-listen-to-mortician.html

HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY has always been a personal favourite, and it rules to see some of the aspects of why.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Give it a few years and there will be more worthless books then albums.

This has been matter of discussion for a while. Couple friends mentioned that amount of documentaries and books on this subject starts to get very odd. Documentaries, I guess dozen at least? Books.. who knows. I know I have given some sort of replies to 4 books that I know being actually published.

I personally, don't need any more books explaining the roots, early days, Norwegian scene or such...  but there are plenty of bands and topic to cover. Would it need to be book? Why not zine? I guess simply that most of metal people don't buy zines anymore. Series of book based on interviews seems to be what guy behind Evolution of Cult is doing. First putting out book that deals with most of the obvious, and continues to dig deeper into obscure bands.

I can see the point, that some see books to mark the end of vital moment of BM or simply unnecessary. I see them way less harmful compared to countless other things. I rate best of them much more like zines - that is good thing. I'd rather see BM book than appear on pages on Metal Hammer, Terrorizer, Decibel, countless of gossip web portals and so on...

[Zeno Marx]

Respected HN colleague sent me a link to a somewhat related, interesting read on MORTICIAN:

http://trialbyordeal666.blogspot.ca/2011/10/how-to-listen-to-mortician.html

HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY has always been a personal favourite, and it rules to see some of the aspects of why.

This makes perfect sense.  Thanks for the article.  I hadn't heard them until the Mortal Massacre collection CD.  I quickly had to learn to approach it like a drone album.

[calaverasgrande]

Respected HN colleague sent me a link to a somewhat related, interesting read on MORTICIAN:

http://trialbyordeal666.blogspot.ca/2011/10/how-to-listen-to-mortician.html

HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY has always been a personal favourite, and it rules to see some of the aspects of why.

I mean yeah not BM at all, but if Abbath was from Yonkers I'm pretty sure he would be producing similar fare.
As far as the article, I learned two things. I had no idea Mortician was held in contempt? They are pretty well loved among people I know.
I also had no idea Aesop Dekker was well known outside of the Bay Area Metal/Punk scene.

[Andrew McIntosh]

Insofar as getting Death and Black Metal mixed up, Teitenblood sound pretty fucking great to me.

[bitewerksMTB]

I thought Antaeus were done for but a new full-length will be released next month. I was told "It's totally fucking insane. It's like a wall of fists and knives with no relief at all."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDu2zjVnrJI

[ConcreteMascara]

I thought Antaeus were done for but a new full-length will be released next month. I was told "It's totally fucking insane. It's like a wall of fists and knives with no relief at all."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDu2zjVnrJI

I pretty much worship Antaeus but I'm not in love with this preview track. Perhaps my feelings will change once I hear it in context with rest of the album. Still hard to imagine they're going to top the relentlessness of Blood Libels. fingers crossed...

also new Deathspell Omega earlier in November gives something else to look forward to.

[Fluid Fetish]

New Antaeus preview is kind of a let down, although I don't think as a band they'll ever be able to match CYFAWS ever again. Blood Libels was still pretty good, I just feel like this band was WAY better when they had an hint of the unhinged insanity of Nuclear Death and MkM's vocals used to be way more fierce...

Can't wait for the new DSO also.

Let's hope NED continues the pattern and there are more releases soon, specifically from Teitanblood. I would say hopefully from Katharsis too, but band is dead apparently.

[F_c_O]

I enjoy the new Antaeus. Not blowing my mind like the early stuff but certainly really good and way above average. At least these guys havent gone down the road that bands like arckanum have gone.