Written by Roman Doez on 25.02.2024 at 00:33

I'm dreading the moment you'll listen to Encenathrakh, ...

haha yeah, sorry, mate, but this is way too much stuff going on. I need music that balances sound with silence. Ah, well. Sorry for my soft ears . Was that the extreme end of brutal DM?

Edit: listening to Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors right now. This is pretty nice
Edit 2: Maudlin Of The Well - Bath is mixed for me. Some moments that I like, others that I don't. (My typical reaction to prog, I guess )

Written by F3ynman2000 on 27.04.2024 at 10:47

haha yeah, sorry, mate, but this is way too much stuff going on. I need music that balances sound with silence. Ah, well. Sorry for my soft ears . Was that the extreme end of brutal DM?

That's pretty much as chaotic and crazy as BDM gets, there are some other bands doing similar stuff that I also really like such as Trichomoniasis or Effluence but Encenathrakh really are the cornerstone of that new wave of BDM. Defeated Sanity's last album also went in that direction but it's a little more conventional than the non-stop onslaught for the ears that Encenathrakh play

Written by F3ynman2000 on 27.04.2024 at 10:47

Edit: listening to Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors right now. This is pretty nice
Edit 2: Maudlin Of The Well - Bath is mixed for me. Some moments that I like, others that I don't. (My typical reaction to prog, I guess )

The Sham Mirrors is such an incredibly fun album, I'm glad you liked it! Garm's vocals are soooo good and the whole album really manages to create an oddly cold atmosphere
As for MotW, I also have mixed feelings on that album. It's definitely wayyy too meandering and loses my attention very frequently. The highs it can reach are really great but for the most part this is an album I rarely come back to. I think Leaving Your Body Map (which is a complementary listen to this, both albums released together) is a little better but overall I think I like the debut even more, although I rarely ever come back to them

Written by Roman Doez on 25.02.2024 at 00:25

3. Urfaust - Geist Ist Teufel (or the compilation Ritual Music For The True Clochard, which isn't in your list but captures the band and their atmosphere perfectly)

Awesome recommendation, man! I found Geist Ist Teufel quite intriguing, and now I'm rockin' along to that compilation! I'm lovin' it

Written by F3ynman2000 on 27.04.2024 at 18:02

Awesome recommendation, man! I found Geist Ist Teufel quite intriguing, and now I'm rockin' along to that compilation! I'm lovin' it

That compilation is IMO where they perfected their sound and their songwriting. There are very few black metal records that can hold a candle to it. Geist Ist Teufel is a great album and the rest of their discography is full of bangers, but that compilation is just something else

Written by Roman Doez on 27.04.2024 at 18:32

Written by F3ynman2000 on 27.04.2024 at 18:02

Awesome recommendation, man! I found Geist Ist Teufel quite intriguing, and now I'm rockin' along to that compilation! I'm lovin' it

That compilation is IMO where they perfected their sound and their songwriting. There are very few black metal records that can hold a candle to it. Geist Ist Teufel is a great album and the rest of their discography is full of bangers, but that compilation is just something else

Is it a rerecording or remastering of older songs, or just a straight-up collection of the old songs?

Written by F3ynman2000 on 27.04.2024 at 18:41

Is it a rerecording or remastering of older songs, or just a straight-up collection of the old songs?

About half of that comp is taken from "Verräterischer, Nichtswürdiger Geist", and I'm pretty sure those tracks are remastered. The other half are taken from various splits Urfaust did over the years and I think those tracks are untouched, but I might be wrong!