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| 90's Norwegian Black Metal classics
In no particular order.
EDIT:
Those 7 albums are for me the definition and the peak of the Norwegian 2nd wave of black metal.
It is of course predictable. While many people consider earlier albums to be "the cult ones" - I think these listed here are the pinnacle of the genre, hence they are "the classics". I'm listening to them very often, and I feel they have aged very well.
Some notable ommissions:
Darkthrone would definitely make the cult list, but I don't find myself coming back to it
Dimmu Borgir (Enthrone Darkness) - very important because of the impact on the scene (some would say not necessarily positive) - it would not feel very fair to the others in the list.
Immortal - Pure Holocaust - similarly to Darkthrone, I don't enjoy it anymore. At the Heart of Winter on the other hand, I listen to a lot and while I do consider it classic and rate it 5. However, I had huge doubts of putting it on this list. I feel it is a bit different proposition, resulting more from Immortal changing it style than growing into it like with others on the list.
Thorns - Thorns - 2001, sorry
Ulver - Bergatt - while it being a fantastic album, I feel it is a bit different proposition,a little bit outside of the scene at that time. | | 1 |  | Satyricon
Nemesis Divina | | 2 |  | Mayhem
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas | | 3 |  | Burzum
Hvis lyset tar oss | | 4 |  | Emperor
In the Nightside Eclipse | | 5 |  | Emperor
Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk | | 6 |  | Gorgoroth
Under the Sign of Hell | | 7 |  | Limbonic Art
In Abhorrence Dementia | |
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03.02.17 | that's hot | Maco097
03.02.17 | Boring and predictable list. | SCREAM!
03.03.17 | Good thing you listed these, I don't know how anyone would have found out about these classic albums otherwise! | hal1ax
03.03.17 | this basically covers all the classics. well done | SCREAM!
03.03.17 | Also no
Darkthrone
Enslaved
Ulver
Taake
Immortal
If you're going to make a useless predictable list at least do it properly | UndineParty
03.03.17 | the only true black metal band is blasphemy because they have an african american as a band member | zaruyache
03.03.17 | add Windir if you wanna be vaguely interesting/controversial. And Kvist! And then put in Thorns instead of Mayhem to be uber kr13g. | hal1ax
03.03.17 | mystifier // master's hammer // beherit tho | Maco097
03.03.17 | Cuz all those bands are from Norway. | hal1ax
03.03.17 | oh i misread that haha | pizzamachine
03.03.17 | Only 7 albums??? | kx8
06.10.18 | I've just realised there is a commenting feature on the lists. This is fantastic and thank you all for sharing your opinions here.
For clarity, I've updated list decription with my argumentation on the choices (or, rather, ommissions) ;) | SCREAM!
06.10.18 | I guess I was in a bad mood the day you did this because I sound like a total dick up there
Sorry man my bad | Mentasm
06.10.18 | hmmm interesting | kx8
06.12.18 | SCREAM! no worries buddy - it helped me realize that I should try to back up my opinion with some arguments. This list was definitely missing the reasoning why exactly these 7 were selected, and so I added it into description - I wouldn't without your comment there.
At the end of the day, there is always a personal and subjective aspect to all the lists (especially true about the music one was growing up 2 decades ago). |
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