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sorry lovelorn, unfortunately I don't have anything by hodwen solo/sieben... I'll add it to the shopping list right away... do you have any titles to recommend?

To get to know Unleashed, I recommend Live in Vienna, which encompasses the best of the first two albums, this and Shadow in the Deep... with a preview from Across the Open Sea, my favorite by Unleashed... a band that I don't consider essential, but they really deliver, with that touch of epicness that is hard to find so pronounced in a death metal band.

Sorry for the late intervention due to various commitments; the debate interests me. As far as I'm concerned, I would like to specify two points. First: frankly, I don't understand those who don't want black metal to be spread: don't worry people, black metal selects itself, your argument is a contradiction in terms: if black metal is an elitist genre (a term I find quite repulsive), it's not because it's a secret of a few and must remain so (otherwise its elitism would be fictitious and artificial). Black metal is elitist because it is intrinsically music for a few, because it is accessible only to particular sensibilities, whether they be superior or inferior, you decide. In short: you can put Darkthrone on MTV, and I don't think they will be appreciated more than they are now. Regarding the suggestion to recommend their listening to those who are not accustomed to certain sounds, I have reservations simply because black metal is a destination, and to appreciate it, one must possess, in addition to a particular sensitivity, some culture regarding extreme metal. Therefore, there is a risk of increasing the ranks of detractors rather than enthusiasts, but that doesn't seem to be your problem (in fact, it may even be the opposite). Second: as for the phrase "black metal is Truth," well, I must say that I don't think it's a complete nonsense. From both a scientific and philosophical perspective, the search for Truth (provided there is one, which I don't believe!) is about stripping things of deceitful appearances, of futile and deviant aspects. In a certain sense, the black metal of Darkthrone enacts a process of this kind: it is bare, minimal music. It strips away unnecessary embellishments and aims for the essence. A courageous and difficult stylistic choice. When confronted with the essence (we could hardly strip away anything more), there are no longer solos, tempo changes, or various distractions that keep us entertained. You can't say: I like black metal for its power, its technique, or its intelligence. Black metal is liked for what it is, and explaining it rationally becomes challenging; describing it in words becomes impossible. Listening thus becomes a mystical experience, as it doesn’t allow for rational reflection on the music. Moreover, haven’t you experienced, in the intimacy created by listening, reaching great truths, or, even better, great moments of awareness? Thus, black metal, in addition to being stylistically something "pure," also becomes an active vehicle for awareness and a means to reach new truths. At least, that's how I see it.

I still have to listen to it, but I already know it will be the soundtrack of my summer! I've read very good things about this work (even that it was conceived as the dark side of the moon of the third millennium), and it will certainly be something good (not something so taken for granted for a Psychic TV album!)... one note on the review: perhaps a bit too brief for a historic comeback and for a band making its debut on Debaser that perhaps deserved a few more lines of presentation...

go lethe go, heard one heard all...you've got little room for error: it's the first full-length and follows the EP against the modern world...you can give it a 4 for substance or a 5 for its importance in the career of sol invictus and for the history of apocalyptic folk...the rest will be told by your heart...

I understand, they must have changed the name afterwards... but on the CD it says Hades (with Norway written in parentheses, to clear up any confusion with the homonymous American band) and the press of the time referred to them as Hades... well, these retroactive choices don't really convince me, but if they help to download some material, so be it... @lethe, why don't you do the review of Trees in Winter? I'm a bit saturated with apocalyptic folk these days; as a reviewer, I find myself writing the same things over and over again, let me diversify a bit. I've noticed there are several things missing on Debaser, from Cathedral to Blonde Redhead to Morbid Angel... come on, it's summer, let me recharge, and maybe in a bit I'll get back to writing about something apocalyptic, like the latest solo effort from Wakeford or the newest from Psychic TV...

Thank you all... but why did you change the name of the group? They are simply called hades...

Thank you all for the compliments, but I advise you not to dive headfirst into cash if you don't like country... I would start with "Solitary Man" and "The Man Comes Around," which are a bit more approachable... I was able to appreciate this after a gradual administration (in small doses) of country-like elements... in this, there's definitely a country vibe, and as a first approach, it’s certainly educational but perhaps a chunk too big to swallow if you're not prepared for certain sounds... for the editors: I see that systematically my reviews are the first thing in the morning... but I understand you, I can picture you, in front of the PC, in the afternoon or late at night, with swollen eyes after reading millions of nonsense about a thousand de-genres, in front of one of my reviews... no no, "Memento" I can’t handle right now, I'll do it tomorrow, it’s not the time... hello everyone, I love you!

Hello everyone, thanks for the compliments... @kosmo: great clarification, now a lot of things make sense... but why don't you do a review on the Coroners? @bartleboom and autopilot: personally, Tommy T. Baron is among my three favorite metal guitarists, along with Andy La Rocque and Criss Oliva, not very experimental but with endless taste... @tepes, come on, between one brutal track and another, a bit of good old thrash is needed, just to mix things up...

Hello and thanks to everyone...hetfielGod, there's no need to proclaim newsted a saint right away...he's actually been a saint since '88 because, they say, the bass in Justice for All is like the Holy Spirit: you have to have faith to feel it, blessed are those who can feel it...