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coleio 
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Posted: August 13 2007 at 07:48 |
Just wondering what people think of this brilliant, Norwegian black metal band. They tended to have progressive tendencies in their last album too. I think they're amazing, what about you? 
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Posted: August 13 2007 at 09:18 |
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The best Norwegian Black Metal Band ever - started getting all symphonic and progressive on their 2nd album, Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk.
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thellama73
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Posted: August 13 2007 at 09:26 |
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I only have In The Nightside Eclipse, but it's the most accomplished Black Metal I've heard. Great stuff.
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glass house
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Posted: August 13 2007 at 11:43 |
Don't play it a lot these days but Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk is a classic.
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coleio
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Posted: August 13 2007 at 17:50 |
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Indeed, if you like 'Anthems' and your a prog fan, you might like the later two albums even better, especially 'Prometheus'.
Progressive black metal basically.
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Posted: August 13 2007 at 17:53 |
 coleio wrote:
Indeed, if you like 'Anthems' and your a prog fan, you might like the later two albums even better, especially 'Prometheus'.
Progressive black metal basically.
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coleio
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Posted: August 13 2007 at 17:56 |
glass house wrote:
coleio wrote:
Indeed, if you like 'Anthems' and your a prog fan, you might like the later two albums even better, especially 'Prometheus'.
Progressive black metal basically.
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, will try them.
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Good man I think you shall enjoy 
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Posted: August 13 2007 at 20:02 |
darqdean wrote:
The best Norwegian Black Metal Band ever - started getting all symphonic and progressive on their 2nd album, Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk. |
that would be a hell yes i agree on my part.
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Shakespeare
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Posted: August 13 2007 at 20:05 |
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Though I haven't heard any Emperor, I am in no way a fan of Black metal. In fact, I dislike most metal. However, I very much enjoy Ihsahn's side projects - notably Peccatum. Lost in a Reverie is fantastic.
Edited by Shakespeare - August 13 2007 at 20:06
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The Miracle
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Posted: August 13 2007 at 20:08 |
Wonderful band, but Burzum is muuuuch better in my book  Nightide Eclipse is the only one I gave so far, it's very good and I'll check out later albums(I heard they're quite different) but overall I prefer the more atmospheric side of BM.
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Posted: August 13 2007 at 20:47 |
I only have Anthems, I should check out more of their stuff.
Peccatum were excellent too, and I should try to find Ihsahn's solo album.
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DethMaiden
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Posted: August 14 2007 at 01:14 |
Prometheus alone should gain them entry as prog-related. Great band.
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coleio
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Posted: August 14 2007 at 07:00 |
DethMaiden wrote:
Prometheus alone should gain them entry as prog-related. Great band. |
Definitely. It's extremely layered, and really quite technical. As for any side-projects, I haven't heard them, although I do want to try Thou shalt suffer or something like that. As for Burzum, psssh their last two albums were terrible  But indeed, the rest are pure gold.
Edited by coleio - August 14 2007 at 07:02
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Dean
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Posted: August 14 2007 at 07:35 |
Tricky. Prog Related is a poor fit as it is a sprawlling mess of a sub-genre - no other band in there comes close to what Emperor produced and their progressive-related achievments in the Metal scene are equalled only by Iron Maiden. (Craddle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir are influenced equally by Iron Maiden and Emperor, but neither are progressive as such)
Ihsahn and Peccatum are dumped in Progressive Metal (square pegs in round holes IMO) and even though Emperor are both Metal and Progressive and probably should be there by association (Arcturus, Borknagar, Ephel Duath, Sigh etc.), I would never call them Progressive Metal, having none of the qualities that define that sub-genre (include them and wait for the "Emperor vs. DT" polls ).
They are Progressive Black Metal and are by that vertue alone more closely allied with Ulver eventhough they never left the confines of the Black Metal genre to enter into Experimental/Post-Rock.
Okay, next: Mortiis...
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DethMaiden
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Posted: August 14 2007 at 09:47 |
I know it's irrelevant, but I like Immortal a thousand times more 
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Shakespeare
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Posted: August 14 2007 at 09:49 |
zappaholic wrote:
I should try to find Ihsahn's solo album.
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It's excellent as far as metal albums go...but I haven't grasped metal, and it's really not my thing. There some delicate/melancholic moments that fit my liking, though.
Edited by Shakespeare - August 14 2007 at 09:50
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coleio
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Posted: August 14 2007 at 09:57 |
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Immortal are excellent, but I'll still always choose Emperor haha
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Posted: August 14 2007 at 11:06 |
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Heard Anthems and have IX Equilibrium and Prometheus. 3 great albums, my favorite being Prometheus. Absolute brilliance !
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coleio
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Posted: August 14 2007 at 13:58 |
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Heard Anthems and have IX Equilibrium and Prometheus. 3 great albums, my favorite being Prometheus. Absolute brilliance ! |
Haha, fair play man. They are excellent.
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Posted: August 14 2007 at 15:57 |
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One of those bands that belong in any serious metal collection.
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