Forlorn (Norwegian black metal)[views:2690][posts:38]_____________________________________ [Aug 20,2009 10:30pm - arilliusbm ""] Their first album "The Crystal Palace" is extremely underrated. Somewhat folky/Viking at parts, and very melodic all throughout. I think it's a classic. The album utilizes keys pretty heavily, but I mainly enjoy the layer of acoustic guitar behind each song. They kind of crapped out after that - it's a shame. Quality melodic '97 black metal Here's a song off it: bennyhillifier or a link to the DL if you can't find/buy it http://rockeiragem.blogspot.com/2008/01/forlorn-crystal-palace-1997.html |
| __________________________________ [Aug 20,2009 10:33pm - MikeOv ""] Opus III has Link on the album cover. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 20,2009 10:36pm - arilliusbm ""] Not huge on Opus III. haha. So weak compared to this album. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 20,2009 10:37pm - MikeOv ""] It's an ok album, compared to others out there. Definitely not their best. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 20,2009 11:22pm - Martins ""] I thought you didn't like black metal? |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 21,2009 3:16am - quintessence ""] Thanks dude. I am liking this track. DL'ing |
| ____________________________________ [May 18,2010 9:40am - arilliusbm ""] Bump. Underrated album |
| _____________________________________________ [May 18,2010 9:46am - Woah!_Shut_It_Down! ""] Melodic/Folky? Sounds like my kind of stuff, buddy-O. Anything like Mithotyn or Myrkgrav? |
| _____________________________________ [May 18,2010 10:06am - arilliusbm ""] Nothing like Mithotyn. This album (the crystal palace) is a little cheesy at times (thanks to the keys ) but it has solid composition and vocal melodies. i like the instrumental track a lot. |
| ______________________________________________ [May 18,2010 10:09am - Woah!_Shut_It_Down! ""] I like cheese. Nothing's more metal than keyboards and glorification of battle! Unless you're Manowar, then you just suck... Do they even use keys? Hell I don't know, I just know I can't stand them. |
| _______________________________ [May 18,2010 10:32am - Yeti ""] i like overused keys as long as they sound good. Dimmu's SBD and EDT are prime examples. Limbonic Art also heavily uses keys, but at some points i would have liked them to tone it down a bit, especially on "Moon in the Scorpio", despite my love for that album. |
| _________________________________________ [May 18,2010 12:35pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] you guys should read ur bibles more |
| ______________________________________ [May 18,2010 12:41pm - anonymoose ""] Yeti said:i like overused keys maybe this explains why you <3 nocturnum Yeti said:as long as they sound good but then there is this contradicting statement...... death to false BM spawned from the depths of hott topic. I miss Beelze. |
| _______________________________________ [May 18,2010 12:43pm - goatcatalyst ""] Only David Coverdale is real. |
| _______________________________ [May 18,2010 12:44pm - Yeti ""] wait...so keys make it false? the keys in "In the Nightside Eclipse" complete the album. |
| ______________________________________ [May 18,2010 12:49pm - anonymoose ""] i didnt say anything about emperor being false. the hott topic loving nocturnum folks, and their extreme over use of keys to cover up the fact that they are terrible. CNV would eat those faggoths for breakfast. as for worcester BM, only darkwor is real. |
| _______________________________ [May 18,2010 12:56pm - Yeti ""] ah. Worcester has balck metal. |
| _______________________________ [May 18,2010 12:59pm - Yeti ""] i've never heard Forlorn, but i like old Gehenna, and they have some of the same members. |
| _____________________________________ [May 18,2010 12:59pm - arilliusbm ""] what a joke. I know plenty of people that don't like keys in metal. I'm indifferent; some bands sound great with them, some without. They can be quintessential for atmosphere in certain black metal bands. others, not so much. It really depends on what the band sounds like. what's with the random CNV statement? they'd eat hot topic posers? |
| ______________________________ [May 18,2010 1:04pm - Yeti ""] i just figure nowadays if it isn't a shitty Leviathan or Xasthur rip-off on Moribund Records then it's considered false. |
| ____________________________________ [May 18,2010 1:06pm - arilliusbm ""] the whole TRUE KVLT attitude died years ago. |
| _____________________________________ [May 18,2010 1:07pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] http://www.myspace.com/forlorntribute |
| ___________________________________________ [May 18,2010 1:14pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] arilliusbm said:the whole TRUE KVLT attitude died years ago. good riddance |
| ______________________________________ [May 18,2010 1:55pm - goatcatalyst ""] Fuck that shit. Within two degrees of Ritchie Blackmore or no care. |
| _____________________________________________ [May 18,2010 2:03pm - Woah!_Shut_It_Down! ""] arilliusbm said:the whole TRUE KVLT attitude died years ago. You haven't met my friend Matt, have you? |
| ________________________________________ [May 18,2010 2:19pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] the kvlt is alive |
| ____________________________________ [May 18,2010 2:43pm - arilliusbm ""] I should have said that it SHOULD HAVE. I love it when I see people that claim to be kvlt but got into black metal in 2004 *cough* beelze *cough* in my honest opinion, the only people allowed to have that attitude are the ones that were listening to black metal when it was in it's infancy stages up until the 2nd wave. I first heard black metal around 1996 but didnt really get into it until a few years later. That gives me NO authority over anyone. It's a fucking joke - I never liked the the kvlt attitude people, 9 times out of 10 they are posers for acting like one. If I was older, I would have totally been buying that shit earlier son! |
| ___________________________________________ [May 18,2010 2:48pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] lol @ having authority over someone |
| ___________________________________________ [May 18,2010 2:54pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i mean i can understand having respect for someones musical knowledge...but anything beyond that is rediculous |
| ____________________________________ [May 18,2010 2:57pm - arilliusbm ""] underground scene niche authority ist krieg. maybe it's me but I've got much respect for the chaps that've been into the bm underground for years. always a pleasure to talk to them. I would have loved to own bathory vinyl 20 years ago. Too bad I was playing with action figures and nintendo :'( |
| ___________________________________________ [May 18,2010 2:58pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] action figures > black metal attitude |
| ______________________________ [May 18,2010 3:19pm - Yeti ""] hahaha yes. |
| ________________________________________ [May 18,2010 3:27pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] only pre-Serpentor G.I. Joe is real |
| _______________________________ [May 20,2010 9:58pm - sigh ""] From Jim's cruise mix archive of 2004-2006. |
| _____________________________________ [May 20,2010 10:10pm - arilliusbm ""] hey mike got your email but I'm still at work. same thing last night. Was adding acoustics the other night- still need to rerecord that one part but it will be done shortly. gotta get it done soon, I'm going to Arizona on business in a month |
| ________________________________ [May 20,2010 10:58pm - sigh ""] Arizona? Are you hunting illegals? Chebaco cruise? |
| _____________________________________ [May 20,2010 11:17pm - arilliusbm ""] nah, just some 3 day long meeting. sounds awesome... maybe, but there's also Lucy Little. |
| _____________________________________ [May 21,2010 7:07am - DeäthVömit ""] arilliusbm said:the whole TRUE KVLT attitude died years ago. No, it didn't. It just re-located to the West Coast. :nuke: |
| ____________________________________ [May 21,2010 7:24am - arilliusbm ""] One could argue that, yes. |