All customer reviews by Tan M.
Posted on: July 19, 2016
Great overlooked DM
The very first effort from the legendary Dark Millennium, this is basically a glorious prelude to the brilliance to follow in later years. It sounds a lot like Ashore the Celestial Burden, which really shouldn't come as much of a surprise, considering that was released just a year later. If anything, Christian's vocals on this release sound a little more intense and much faster. Not by much though.
Those delicious and engaging riffs are still present, and Black Literature has been split up into two separate songs. The last title track song is a monumental 12 minutes long and really seals the deal for this monstrous band. Dark Millennium is going down in the record books. Recommended.
Posted on: July 18, 2016
Swedish DM
Yet another classic debut and this time from Swedish veterans "Unleashed". When asked during an interview in May 2008 if he views Where No Life Dwells as a classic album, Unleashed frontman Johnny Hedlund replied "yes"! Is this enough reason for you to add this amazing album to your collection? The answer is YES and I have a feeling you will be curious about the rest of their discography ;))! This is death metal ecstasy and one you should not miss.
Posted on: May 30, 2016
Ulver does Transilvanian Hunger
This has to be Ulver very own Transilvanian Hunger, a rather belated one that is. On this album, they totally got rid of the folk influence that was so integral in their past 2 albums and instead go for the Darkthrone-ish raw and low-fi necro sound, rendering the album unlistenable to a good majority of listeners. It is, on one hand, a defining, powerful piece of work, but it's more of a chore to appreciate than most are ever going to be willing to submit to.
Posted on: May 9, 2016
Shocked the world
Back then, when this was released, no one expected Tiamat would make such move of departing from the death and black metal and straight into the gothic metal realm. But what a move it was, as this is one of the best, if not greatest, metal album of all time. Musically, the guitars intertwine and playfully chase each other on Floydian trips. Keyboards pose both lush and vague, keeping the listener soaring in trance. Johan Edlund no longer growls in this as clean vocals take charge.
Posted on: April 29, 2016
Out of this world!
This will go down in history as one of the greatest black metal releases coming out from Norway, if not the world. Perfectly blending black metal with acoustics, reverb, and gorgeous, melancholic songwriting. You can almost feel a cold breeze drift over the room when this plays, taking you out of your comfy little room and straight into the middle of a remote forest. The highlight is of course Garm's vocals. Who would've thought clean vocals could be so fantastically suited to a black metal album?