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DrkKnight
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| Candlemass wrote: | | nileppez wrote: | | Blood on Ice is like 8/10 tbh. Very good album, but I can name many better viking metal ones. But why should I even bother, I'd get trashed by legion of brainless Quorthon cocksuckers anyway. |
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mithrandir
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| Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I listen to Hammerheart, Twilight, BOI and the Nordland albums more than any other these days |
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eighthplague
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| Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| The viking era of Bathory is great, but nothing beats Under the Sign of the Black Mark. |
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nileppez
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| Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 2:45 am Post subject: |
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| Candlemass wrote: | | nileppez wrote: | | Blood on Ice is like 8/10 tbh. Very good album, but I can name many better viking metal ones. But why should I even bother, I'd get trashed by legion of brainless Quorthon cocksuckers anyway. |
Anybody who listens to "BLACK METAL ONLY!!!" is in no position to tell real metalheads what is good and what isn't. |
Who do you have in mind? |
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Weltering in Blood
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| Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:53 am Post subject: |
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Must download (and then order) the Nordland records. Never actually listened to them having heard so many people being disappointed. I'm really into Destroyer of Worlds and Requiem, but aye, Octogon wasn't very good. Listened to Blood on Ice today, inspired by this thread and it's still a great record. Perfect one for a set of good quality headphones and solitude.
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speedevilucifer
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| Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Nordland I is mandatory.One of the best Bathory albums.
II has some good moments ,but no so strong.
I have one copy (cd) of the first one for sale/ trade. |
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Ragingwinter
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| Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya know i never bothered with the Destroyer of Worlds album... love the track Lake of Fire however. I'll pick that one up as well. |
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Stalinorgel
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Of course, both raw and epic BATHORY is absolutely essential.
The first six albums are just a perfect progressive run, including absolute brilliant artworks. This also goes for "Blood on Ice", which belonged in that time of course. The rest is mediocre-bad.
I can only think of Sabbath with Ozzy and 80ies Iron Maiden that achieved a similar level of consistency regarding quality/quantiy. |
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Conservationist
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MRK
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| Mysticus wrote: | 1984 - 1987 : excellent (I'm spinning "Under..." LP right now. Pure classic.)
1988 - 1991 : amazing
1994 - 2001 : disappointment, except "Blood On Ice" - this LP is topnotch
2002 - 2003 : Nordland era was again really essential.
Under the Sign of the Black Mark is still BM album number ONE for me! |
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Ragingwinter
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| Bands like Moonsorrow, Thyrfing, Graveland, Windir, Falkenbach, etc.. all owe their entire sound to the viking era of Bathory. |
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nileppez
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| Ragingwinter wrote: | | Bands like Moonsorrow, Thyrfing, Graveland, Windir, Falkenbach, etc.. all owe their entire sound to the viking era of Bathory. |
They are influenced, but don't owe entire sound. Calling any of those bands viking Bathory worship/clones would be equally retarded to calling second wave BM bands as early Bathory worship... |
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The Prophet Muhammad
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| Nordland I and II are 2 of my favorite metal albums. They do not trump the earlier material, nor does it them. With the exception of a couple of albums, Quorthon has produced an enormous amount of awesome, influential shit. It goes without saying that his attempts to recreate the "viking" atmosphere ought not to cheapened by the seemingly endless number of bands with 14 tin whistles, a hurdy gurdy, 3 flutes, eye-patches, violinists, keyboards (awful synth sounds by the way), and so on, that call themselves Viking Metal. Apparently Vikings come from Southern Ontario, these days. A diverse lot, I'd say. |
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Weltering in Blood
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Morrigans Headcult is a bit like the missing link between BFD and Hammerheart..would recommend that one to anyone who likes that Bathory period. The vocals sound as close to Ace as I think you can get without him actually singing on the songs himself.
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ADK
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| Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Weltering in Blood wrote: | | Morrigans Headcult is a bit like the missing link between BFD and Hammerheart..would recommend that one to anyone who likes that Bathory period. |
Morrigan/Mayhemic Truth is probably the best Bathory (Viking-era) worship, together with Iuvenes, Falkenbach and Hades. |
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