(04-10-2016, 11:32 PM)Emplate Wrote: At first, Misthyrming sounded really great, but after a few listens it didn't quite stick with me after all. Basically same with Abyssion. I got Luonnon harmonia ja vihreä liekki LP 'cause I really digged the first preview track, but the album on the whole turned out to be a bit of a disappointment.
I might be able to see where you're coming from there. I actually really loved the Misthyrming record when I first heard it. Listened to it for a few days straight, suddenly wore off, and haven't felt the need to play it again since. Might've just been that I overplayed it or haven't been in the mood. Still, got about 18 spins of it in before I got a bit tired of it. Saw them live not too long after and found their show enjoyable, if a bit underwhelming (sound was off). I got into Abyssion after a huge Oranssi Pazuzu binge, looking for more psychedelic black. Really liked it, but it wore off a bit quickly. Seeing them live soon, so hopefully they will blow me away.
(04-10-2016, 11:32 PM)Emplate Wrote: Lychgate's album was simply great! Dragged Into Sunlight and Gnaw Their Tongues are interesting bands in a way, but something about them bugs me a bit. Seeing some live video from Dragged Into Sunlight gave me a... I don't know if dishonest is the right words, but I'm not a native English speaker, so can't think of anything else. Will have to check out Atrorum and Porta Nigra!
I got about 10 plays of each of those before I got tired of them, which is pretty good, imo. Paraphrasing a friend: "GTT is just some fat guy", hahaha. Disingenuous, is what you meant maybe? I've had a few opportunities to see them live, but didn't end up going because I became aware they weren't doing a collaborative set. I enjoy each of them to some extent, but the collab is the only thing that stuck with me, so far. I'd say Atrorum is somewhere in between Solefald and Mirrorthrone. Porta Nigra is... eh, decadent, fin de siècle themed avant-garde black metal, a duo that got tired of playing the more traditional style of black metal. I wouldn't really know where to place them, but I like 'em. Their "Kaiserschnitt" isn't that consistent of an album, but it has some standout songs that I do come back to.
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