Aosoth - how did I miss how rad these dudes are?

[goroth]

After loving the new VI album I checked out related acts and stumbled on Aosoth. I remember the album cover clearly, so I must have seen it before, but holy shit. What an awesome album! Why have I not been listening to this constantly for the last two years?


https://play.spotify.com/album/3TDgsf79kFh9mkCpUDpTuH

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqq-YKI5dlU[/youtube]

[D.o.S.]

This is pretty rad.

[misterstomach]

haven't heard them in a few years and i don't think i know this album, but i'll check it out. liked them before.

[foomanfat]

This is pretty rad.

[Jwar]

I dig the music but the vocals are over the top for me. Still pretty good though! 7/10.

[goroth]

I'm pretty fussy with black metal vocals. I've always liked death and grind vocals, but never black. Also when I was getting into extreme metal black was still in the whole second wave Norwegian thing which was much harder for me to dig than say Hypocrisy or Napalm. But I started listening to more black metal when it started getting more kooky and less dogmatic, and now I enjoy a lot of black vocals. But it's been a long process learning to like the vocals and lofi production...

But I can totally understand what you're saying dude!

Edit: to clarify I think the production on this album is beastly. I meant getting used to dark throne style production in general, not in relation to this album.

[phantasmagorovich]

Pretty fucking amazing.
The production is awesome too.

Stupid/irrelevant question: is this really Black Metal?

[D.o.S.]

Edit: to clarify I think the production on this album is beastly. I meant getting used to dark throne style production in general, not in relation to this album.

It's such a played out/gooney thing to say at this point but the shitty production is a big part of the music's atmosphere.

You should check this album out -- I think you will like it.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se90eQhC7D0[/youtube]

[Chaosmic]

Great band! If you like this one, check out their album III as well. Also, several of them are in the band Antaeus, who are also sick.

[gunslinger_burrito]

Yup. Aosoth is a good one. There are a handful of really cool French black metal bands. Aosoth, Deathspell Omega, Blut Aus Nord......

I don't know about Blut Aus Nord, but the other two are into some pretty hardcore occult shit (Order of Nine Angels).

[goroth]

The work which transforms god is one of my all time favourite albums. I never listen to it, because it's not often that I'm in the mood for that kind of brutal bleakness, but when I do... man...

Looking forward to digging into Aosoth's back catalogue. Just gotta stop listening to this one first.

Will also check out dem Ghoules DoS!