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When "A Blaze In The Northern Sky" was released in 1991 the
world was introduced to a new world of darkness and evil which had never been
heard from before. Sounding like a primitive and non-ambitious jamming session
between Bathory and Celtic Frost this follow-up album doesn't really have as
much to offer as the previous release, at least not the first time you listen
to it. After a few spins in your cd player though you will start to notice
small details in the fuzzy guitar walls that are signs of the fact that
Darkthrone are in fact not as primitive, monotonous and noisy as many people
claim. Unfortunately these details are not as frequent on this album as they
are on many of the other Darkthrone releases. By the way, what is a funeral
moon? Does the moon shine differently if there is a funeral taking place or
what? If you are true to the black metal spirit I guess you should know... A
black and white cd cover, corpse paint, graveyards and axes, diabolical lyrics
with a scent of nature romanticism and 100% cold, harsh and primitive black
metal. It sounds stereotypical but it wasn't back then. "Under A Funeral
Moon" is not the highlight in the band's career but it is nonetheless an
enjoyable release that undeniably possesses the unique Darkthrone atmosphere
and is garnished with the haunted vocals from Nocturno Culto. Now there's an
evil name, right? Sorry about making fun of black metal but I simply can't
help it. I love black metal myself but black metal fans often make me laugh,
not with them but at them. A good album but if you want to get to know this
legendary band I would advice you not to start out with this one. Stand-out
tracks: "Under A Funeral
Moon".
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1. Natassja In |
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Eternal Sleep 2. Summer Of The Diabolical Holocaust 3. The Dance |
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Of Eternal Shadows 4. Unholy Black Metal 5. To Walk The Infernal |
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Fields 6. Under A Funeral Moon 7. Inn I De Dype Skogers Favn |
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8. Crossing The Triangle Of Flames |
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