Darkthrone - Plaguewielder - review
Darkthrone - Plaguewielder - review
Tracklist
01. Weakling Avenger02. Raining Murder
03. Sin Origin
04. Command
05. I, Voidhanger
06. Wreak
A review by
BitterCOld April 24, 2012
While the highpoints in this album might not match the highs of prior or later albums, as a whole I think each track is consistently good. I find myself enjoying it start to finish, from the creepy intro bit to the closing "Transylvanian Hunger II: The Sequel" melody bits found within "Wreak".
And speaking of enjoyable? Disc Two, the band's commentary, is utterly hilarious. Rather than a grainy AVI video of them taking turns yapping into a camera, this time they basically give it the same treatment as the director's commentary on your favorite movie, with the songs playing in the background while Fenriz and Nocturno Tedo talk over them.
The approach is informal - you can hear them cracking open cans of beer during the commentary - and it's really cool to hear them remark and joke away. Fenriz in particular was hilarious, commenting on the opening ("This is how triggered drums make me feel? weak.") to ripping on fans ("some illiterates think this is called Plaguewilder? it's wielder! To wield. ), his kit ("This cymbal sucks") to himself ("this song would be better with another drummer.") Nocturno Culto is a great straight man*, playing the Bud Abbott to Fenriz' Lou Costello. Initially I wasn't that fired up over the approach, but I've had the disk for all of a couple days now and probably listened to their comedy stylings ? er? self-critique eight or nine times already. It is just that entertaining. Perhaps they could rework that [url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sShMA85pv8M]comedic duo's opus[/url] as a black metal bit? "Who's on bass?"
I'd score the album a high 7 on its own, and add almost a full point for the commentary.
If you've been on the fence about buying this album to round out your collection, by all means do so - but be sure to get the double disk re-issue.
*All old-tyme comedic duos had the comic and the straight man, the guy who didn't crack up and maintained a serious persona. The straight men got paid a larger cut as it was a tough gig to have brilliant comedians on in front of you and not break character.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written on 24.04.2012 by
Written on 24.04.2012 by
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I cannot seem to find this on youtube or anything. I keep finding links to a band with an album under the exact same name but it's from 2001.
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Posts: 157 Written by [user id=4365] on 24.04.2012 at 22:28 That was another theory I had... The 2001 release doesnt sound too bad.
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"Command" is one of their best tracks, although I'm not pleased about the rest of the album.
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Didn't listen to the commented version, but this is probably my least favorite release by them (along with Total Death, maybe). It's still decent (it's f'n DT !), some is almost very good (Raining Murder/Command) but overall I find it a bit lacking... specially the riffs, that aren't as memorable as usual.
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"All old-tyme comedic duos had the comic and the straight man, the guy who didn't crack up and maintained a serious persona. The straight men got paid a larger cut as it was a tough gig to have brilliant comedians on in front of you and not break character." And thats why Zeppo was the most underrated of the Marx brothers.
---- "I'm here to nunchuck and not wear helmets. And I'm all out of helmets." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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Posts: 21306 Written by Vombatus on 24.04.2012 at 23:29 Blame simplistic riffs on Fenriz.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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Posts: 3472 Written by Troy Killjoy on 25.04.2012 at 10:03 That can't be Fenriz. He hasn't got a beer can or a cigarette.
---- "I'm here to nunchuck and not wear helmets. And I'm all out of helmets." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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Posts: 21306 Written by M C Vice on 25.04.2012 at 11:49 That's because he just finished them both, he's waiting on replacements.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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Posts: 18615 Written by Troy Killjoy on 25.04.2012 at 17:25 Oh, that's why he looks a bit cranky.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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In a nutshell, focus on commentary parts and give a fuck out to the songs they re-issued cause that is how they are developing it.
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Sadly i don't have the reissue, i only have the original, but i am lucky in the fact its a limited edition digipack. I enjoy this album quite a bit, it isn't my favorite, but it isn't anywhere near bad! It is also the first Darkthrone album I ever got, ultimately sparking my interest in them.
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