Song of the Moment

[Valthrudnir]

Dincrest, your posts in this thread are quality. High five!

NP: Sol Invictus - Kneel to the Cross

[Degolas]

The Beatles - A Day in the Life

<3 this song so very much.

[Dincrest]

Dincrest, your posts in this thread are quality. High five!

NP: Sol Invictus - Kneel to the Cross

Thanks pal.  It's always nice to know that others appreciate my enthusiasm for music and even give a chance to the stuff I find myself enjoying.  

No new song of the moment yet.

[Britton]

Burzum "War"

[Sazabirules]

Adversary - Hedonist

They're a kickass local melo-death metal band that I haven't gotten to see yet live.

[Nemmet]

Marillion - Angelina

[Valthrudnir]

Solefald - Sun I Call.

Off of their new album which I deem the best release I've heard in ages. With the elaborate harmonies of Lars on top of Cornelius more raspy spoken word and a female session vocalist, this is, to sum it up, the shit.

[Britton]

Solefald - Sun I Call.

Off of their new album which I deem the best release I've heard in ages. With the elaborate harmonies of Lars on top of Cornelius more raspy spoken word and a female session vocalist, this is, to sum it up, the shit.

I haven't heard "Black For Death" yet, but "Red For Fire" was damn good. Not as good as "The Linear Scaffold", but almost. Have you heard Bjorn's other band Asmegin? Excellent Folk/Viking Metal.

[D-Rider]

Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes - Gone

Man, I love Glenn's singing, and he ain't exactly a bad bassist either.

[Valthrudnir]

Have you heard Bjorn's other band Asmegin? Excellent Folk/Viking Metal.

I don't know who Bjorn is, but I've heard Ásmegin. Lars Nedland did session work for all the clean vocals on the "Hin Vordende Sod & Sø" album. Speaking of which, that's my new song.

NP: Ásmegin - Til Rondefolkets Herskab

[Britton]

Have you heard Bjorn's other band Asmegin? Excellent Folk/Viking Metal.

I don't know who Bjorn is, but I've heard Ásmegin. Lars Nedland did session work for all the clean vocals on the "Hin Vordende Sod & Sø" album. Speaking of which, that's my new song.

NP: Ásmegin - Til Rondefolkets Herskab

Yeah, I always mix those dudes up. Have you heard Asmegin's first E.P.? Red Stream found me a copy a few years back. It's rather horrible, you wouldn't think it was the same band. They sounded like a second rate Mithotyn back then ('99). They are working on a new studio album that is two discs long, I can't wait!


NP: Darkwoods My Betrothed "Autumn Roars Thunder"

[MeshGearFox]

Neil Young - Ambulance Blues

Unrelated, but you Scandinavian death metal dorks should learn Swedish. So I'm not totally alone in my endeavor, thar.

[Britton]

Neil Young - Ambulance Blues

Unrelated, but you Scandinavian death metal dorks should learn Swedish. So I'm not totally alone in my endeavor, thar.

Death Metal? Sheesh, Death Metal hasn't been good (aside froma  few bands) since '91 or so. And the good Scandinavian DM bands like Entombed and Dismember had English vocals anywway. :) But yeah, tons of the folk metal I listen to is in Finnish, German, Russian, and on and on. No way I could learn all those languages. Taking into consideration the lyrical topics of folk metal, not knowing what they;re singing about gives it an aire of mystery that I like.

[Valthrudnir]

Have you heard Asmegin's first E.P.? Red Stream found me a copy a few years back. It's rather horrible, you wouldn't think it was the same band. They sounded like a second rate Mithotyn back then ('99). They are working on a new studio album that is two discs long, I can't wait!

Yeah, "Naar Rimkalkene Heves". It's atrocious. The production is shit, the song writing is shit, the vocals are shit. It's all shit. I wasn't aware of a new album, let alone a double CD release. Something to look forward to! I've been rocking out Lumsk quite a bit these days. They're about to release a third album. Great, albeit slightly unknown, folk metal.

As for learning Swedish or any Scandinavian language, I'll have to pass. It's too much effort for something I'll rarely use and eventually forget. Even though I know a few select phrases and words my friends from Imperial Leather taught me, I probably won't go much further. Don't get me wrong though, I would love to learn but I need a teacher for that sort of thing.

As for learning a Scandinavian language to understand the lyrics, it would be greatly marginalized by the sole fact that many lyrics are written in older versions of the languages that aren't in common use today. This is found mainly in folk, viking, and black metal. All of which advocate an archaic sort of existence. Makes sense I suppose. That and the fact that I don't want to know how cheesy the lyrics actually are. Vintersorg - Winter Sorrow, Skogtroll - Forest Troll. Weak.

NP: Hank Williams III - 5 Shots of Whiskey

[Britton]

Have you heard Asmegin's first E.P.? Red Stream found me a copy a few years back. It's rather horrible, you wouldn't think it was the same band. They sounded like a second rate Mithotyn back then ('99). They are working on a new studio album that is two discs long, I can't wait!

Yeah, "Naar Rimkalkene Heves". It's atrocious. The production is shit, the song writing is shit, the vocals are shit. It's all shit. I wasn't aware of a new album, let alone a double CD release. Something to look forward to! I've been rocking out Lumsk quite a bit these days. They're about to release a third album. Great, albeit slightly unknown, folk metal.

As for learning Swedish or any Scandinavian language, I'll have to pass. It's too much effort for something I'll rarely use and eventually forget. Even though I know a few select phrases and words my friends from Imperial Leather taught me, I probably won't go much further. Don't get me wrong though, I would love to learn but I need a teacher for that sort of thing.

As for learning a Scandinavian language to understand the lyrics, it would be greatly marginalized by the sole fact that many lyrics are written in older versions of the languages that aren't in common use today. This is found mainly in folk, viking, and black metal. All of which advocate an archaic sort of existence. Makes sense I suppose. That and the fact that I don't want to know how cheesy the lyrics actually are. Vintersorg - Winter Sorrow, Skogtroll - Forest Troll. Weak.

NP: Hank Williams III - 5 Shots of Whiskey

Yeah, Lumsk is great. I have "Troll" and "Asmund Fraegdegjevar". A few months ago on their site... helll, it must have been a year or so ago now, I see they released an E.P. or single to show their distaste for retail stores cashing in on Christmas too early in the year. Hahahaha...

It's cool someone here likes Folk Metal. Some of my fave bands are Skyclad, Butterfly Temple, Korpiklaani, Arkona (Russia), Kroda, Runic, Mago de Oz, Cruachan, Waylander, Hantaoma, Moonsorrow, Finntroll, Falchion, Hagalaz' Runedance (Dark folk music), Skyforger, Suidakra, Manegarm... man, i could go on and on. 80's Thrash is my all time fave genre of music, but Folk/Viking/Pagan Metal is my fave current genre.