LeCacty wrote:
Not to completely derail the whole damn thread into black metaldom, but I just bought the new album and think it's pretty damn good, despite the stylistic change. What're your thoughts on it?
I think its excellent! I'm still waiting for mine to be delivered, I ordered a ton of bits from season of mist but its all been delayed, so I'm still waiting for my physical copy, as well as all my other goodies, but I couldn't wait and got my download of the album, and I've not stopped playing it since! Its probably my 2nd or maybe 3rd favourite release from them. While other albums have been very hypnotic, this one has a more melodic feel too it, but with a very, very dark atmosphere too it, which is excellent, it gives me the same sort of feeling I got way back in the 90s from other bands. Production is top notch, nothing is too low or too high in the mix.
I know its gotten some flack for daring to be different, but then I've never been very conventional with my BM tastes, my favourite full length release from mayhem is 'grand declaration of war' after all, which gets way more negative attention then any other band/album!
Also sorry for derailing! Dont often get too talk music!