They’re not even in the same conversation when it comes to creativity and influence. Or how about Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish from a few years ago over DSOTM and Kid A? That one got a laugh from me as well
It’s not that I “dislike some music”, it’s that if you’re talking top 100 of all time, there’s no way Take Care by Drake should be in the same conversation and The Velvet Underground and Nico, much less several spaces above it
01. Cut Their Grain And Place Fire Therein 02. Dead As Dreams 03. This Entire Fucking Battlefield 04. No One Can Be Called As A Man While He'll Die 05. Disasters In The Sun
Weakling are one of the most important bands in the United States Black metal scene. Dead As Dreams, their post-mortem debut album, is both emotionally riveting and intensely raw. And although it is hard to get because of its limited release, with five songs clocking in over 75 minutes, it's worth every penny!
Weakling's main characteristic is their frequent juxtaposing of galloping and droning riffs. They run off into a blood-hungry battlefield-riff just as easy as they dwell in drawn-out multi-layered drones. But there's more.
Dead As Dreams is one of the best USBM albums around. Weakling offers the listener seventy-five minutes of raging Black metal with cutting-edge song writing and epic song structures. It's diverse, heart-wrenching and driven; don't miss out if you ever bump into this hard-to-find gem!
Absolutely awesome , Epic bleak intense black and foggy. Essential BM
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In a sane world as it should be, and it wont be for a while, we'll do away with capital and pay for things with smiles.
In a sane world as it should be, however slim the chances, we'll do away with capital and pay for things with dances.
I heard the first editions of the CD were buried in places all over Washington and the treasure maps were given to a select few. Makes me wonder how Fox got his copy.
I don't know if this was recommended before but still, there used to be a band called Dead As Dreams, they only managed to release an EP which contains just one song over 24 minutes. I think you'll enjoy it a lot if you love Weakling.
It's very long and drawn out so obviously there's alot to take in at once, but if you allow yourself the time and opportunity to take this one up then do so, it's a true atmospheric masterpiece, one that any fan of traditional black metal can't miss out on.
The harsh high pitch squeeling vocals may not be to everyone's taste, but for me they have such a sinister sound, almost like genuine cries of agony and despair, as if the vocalist himself is going through some sort of dramatic physical, or emotional torture. The guitar tone sounds eerie, and fits the style perfectly, and the song structures and musicianship is phenomenal, but it can get too much, and a wee bit tedious over time.
Glad I finally found this one, BM is one of my favorite subgenres but I'm less into the lo-fi old stuff. This is a marked exception, well said above, "utterly hopeless atmosphere"