Written by Guest on 13.08.2014 at 19:17

Well it's, like, discussion you know? I think it's an interesting point that one of the most revered black metal albums in history is actually more of a melodeath one.

Well, they've always sounded black to me, both Somberlain and this one. Not that I'm very good with genres, though. Black metal-esque image, atmosphere; I think the fact that they came from Sweden is one of the main things that separates them from the Scandinavian black wave of that time.

Written by Guest on 13.08.2014 at 19:49

Well, they've always sounded black to me, both Somberlain and this one. Not that I'm very good with genres, though. Black metal-esque image, atmosphere; I think the fact that they came from Sweden is one of the main things that separates them from the Scandinavian black wave of that time.

I agree, black image, vocals, production, lyrics (I imagine) but musically I get a distinct melodeath thing here. Even more so with their last album.

Written by Dr. Strawberry on 12.08.2014 at 20:05

After listening to this album so many times in so many years...I still think this album is damn overrated !

( Sorry, I was talking about Somberlain, posted wrongly )

Written by deadone on 14.08.2014 at 03:15

I can see it's not true Black Metal. But it certainly has a more Black "vibe". I think Melodic BM is far more appropriate than Melodic DM.

I actually agree with you entirely here. I'd call this album MBM, but never a pure MDM album. There are definitely elements of melodic death in here, however the drumming style, the chord structures and chord progression as well as the production, theme, and vocals are all predominantly "black metal". I used to know how to play the entire album on guitar, and it was very very similar to playing something along the lines of Emperor or Rotting Christ (earlier), just more melodic and accessible sounding.

Written by Alex F on 05.09.2014 at 23:54

Written by deadone on 14.08.2014 at 03:15

I can see it's not true Black Metal. But it certainly has a more Black "vibe". I think Melodic BM is far more appropriate than Melodic DM.

I actually agree with you entirely here. I'd call this album MBM, but never a pure MDM album. There are definitely elements of melodic death in here, however the drumming style, the chord structures and chord progression as well as the production, theme, and vocals are all predominantly "black metal". I used to know how to play the entire album on guitar, and it was very very similar to playing something along the lines of Emperor or Rotting Christ (earlier), just more melodic and accessible sounding.

"The Somberlain" and "Storm Of The Light's Bane" are MBM. "Reinkaos" is MDM (and the album sucks).

One of the more pointless genre debates - is Dissection melodic black metal or melodic death metal? There's no one or the other with the first two albums, as both have elements of black and death metal.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 08.09.2014 at 04:13

One of the more pointless genre debates - is Dissection melodic black metal or melodic death metal? There's no one or the other with the first two albums, as both have elements of black and death metal.

Agreed, that's the very reason why I love the first two albums that much. The balance is almost perfect and the band plays on the strength of both genres.

Love this album to death.

Masterpiece! Perhaps the best black metal album of all time.

Outstanding

One of my all-time favorite albums, a masterpiece!

Night's blood might actually be the best song ever written... Sends chills down my spine for the entire duration of the song every single time I listen to it...

(After making an account over half a year ago, this here is my first post. I just have to ask since this has been bothering me for such a long time.)

Has anybody else noticed this... glitch (?) which sounds like a skipping record needle that happens during Where Dead Angels Lie around the 3:37 mark? It's present in the original release as well as in the remaster. As far as I can tell it's not in the demo version (from the EP) or in the alternate mix on the bonus disc. I would have expected the remaster to fix this, but apparently it's a part of the song now.

What's up with that? Was it left in deliberately to add an element of poor BM-style production qualities or is it simply an oversight that nobody is ever talking about?

Written by Brutal Water on 21.04.2020 at 11:30

Has anybody else noticed this... glitch (?) which sounds like a skipping record needle that happens during Where Dead Angels Lie around the 3:37 mark? It's present in the original release as well as in the remaster.

It is not in the digital version that I own (probably bought at amazon several years ago).

Just saw that I never commented on this album.
It is a great one, which I guess is common knowledge.
I love the title track, Where dead angels lie, and of course the ingenious Night's Blood.
The rest unfortunately doesnt give me that much. Overall an 8.2 for me.
I slightly prefer their debut.

Quite a perfect album, amongst my favorites in black metal, there's nothing I'd change here, it's absolutely full of bngers, my favorites being night's blood and soulreaper. It's actually the album that made me love black metal, I wasn't really interested in the genre until hearing that one and my god am I glad I ever stumbled upon it. Absolute masterpiece.

Absolutely incredible album fully deserving of it's reputation as one of the best (if not the best) black metal albums ever made.

9.5/10 learning slightly towards a 9 for me.

The greatest black metal album finally on spotify

This is the greatest black metal album of all time! (Since the specific categorization is debatable, it might also be the best death metal album of all time!)
Every second, every instrument, every note, every drum beat is perfect. The lyrics are a perfect mix of evil and wintry darkness. The vocals are chilling (but unlike most black metal, here it's actually audible and coherent!). The guitar riffs are sometimes super heavy and sometimes elegant and melodic. The drums are also insane (just listen to the beginning of the title track!).
The title of the album is fitting because it is in fact a storm!
To start and end with these haunting (yet very different) instrumentals was a genius idea: the first track has this ominous building tension that explodes once the second track starts. The rest of the album is unrelenting and never gives you a break until it trickles out and elegantly fades away with the last piano keys being played...
This is a masterpiece with no flaws. 10/10

I love how this is the most popular album I've seen used as user icons.

It's impossible to not get emotions riveting in being swayed whenever revisiting this masterpiece. Meanwhile, single-handedly trumping the entire Gothenburg scene alone. If a ranking ever comes up and it's included, Crimson comes close.

Hard to do better than this one, even to this day I loop it all the time, one of the first albums that really got me into black metal

When someone tells me perfection doesn't exist, I always think of this album.

I own the "Ultimate Reissue" 2006 double-CD version and absolutely love the cover song of Slayer's "Antichrist"! Dissection create a perfect mix of their blackened style and Slayer's fun thrash, while retaining the original pure energy! Give it a listen if you haven't already:

Written by F3ynman2000 on 04.04.2022 at 15:34

I own the "Ultimate Reissue" 2006 double-CD version

I'm still on the hunt for a vinyl copy. It must be due another reissue?

Written by gavdann on 04.04.2022 at 16:55

Written by F3ynman2000 on 04.04.2022 at 15:34

I own the "Ultimate Reissue" 2006 double-CD version

I'm still on the hunt for a vinyl copy. It must be due another reissue?

Maybe. In terms of reissues, I'm hoping for The Nocturnal Silence by Necrophobic.
I hope you get your hands on this Dissection double-CD. The alternate mixes on the second CD are really interesting. The drums are far more prominent; it made me really appreciate the drummer's skill! It's also an interesting choice to throw in "Feather's Fell" in between tracks 5 and 6. It was on The Somberlain the instrumental closing track, but here it is the version from the Where Dead Angels Lie EP, in which the song has spoken lyrics too!

Written by F3ynman2000 on 22.04.2022 at 21:28

I hope you get your hands on this Dissection double-CD.

I don't buy CDs. I've got hundreds of them but I don't play them as it's all available on the streaming sites and I have a couple of Sonos players. That and I don't actually own a CD player anymore. Maybe one day I'll buy another player and start again but for now I'm happy paying over the odds to revisit the vinyl experience.

Written by gavdann on 04.04.2022 at 16:55

Written by F3ynman2000 on 04.04.2022 at 15:34

I own the "Ultimate Reissue" 2006 double-CD version

I'm still on the hunt for a vinyl copy. It must be due another reissue?

Same for me

Written by Jack_Torrance on 24.05.2022 at 11:38

Written by gavdann on 04.04.2022 at 16:55

Written by F3ynman2000 on 04.04.2022 at 15:34

I own the "Ultimate Reissue" 2006 double-CD version

I'm still on the hunt for a vinyl copy. It must be due another reissue?

Same for me

In the end I took my own advice and reconnected an old Technics CD player I had in the loft. I can't afford the daft prices which vinyl copies are going for on discogs.

I own the cd already but I really want the vinyl