November 2024 "The North" Playlist - Metal Academy Radio
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Sw9mEcyXo1pGyFHR3znLT?si=e1f1eac0cfee4656
1. Vyrda Griep - Brenning av Likhalmen (from Brenning av Likhalmen, 2024) [Submitted by Vinny]
2. Spectral Wound - The Horn Marauding (from Songs of Blood and Mire, 2024) [Submitted by Xephyr]
3. Black Curse - Spleen Girt With Serpent (from Burning in Celestial Poison, 2024)
4. Walknut - Skinfaxi (from Graveforests & Their Shadows, 2007) [Submitted by Daniel]
5. Theotoxin - World, Burn for Us (from Fragment: Totenruhe, 2022) [Submitted by Karl]
6. Schammasch - I Hail You, Old Ocean (from The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean, 2024)
7. One of Nine - The Silence of Heaven (from Eternal Sorcery, 2023) [Submitted by Vinny]
8. Abigor - Blood and Soil (from Supreme Immortal Art, 1998) [Submitted by Karl]
9. Ethereal Shroud - Desperation Hymn (from They Became Falling Ash , 2015) [Submitted by Xephyr]
10. Forlorn - Spiritshade (from Opus III: Ad caelestis res, 2000) [Submitted by Karl]
11. Nahtrunar - Einem Fürsten (from Hrima, 2024)
12. Umbra Conscientia - Constant Self Sacrifice in Devotion to Darkness (from Nigredine Mundi, 2022) [Submitted by Vinny]
13. Sacramentum - Portal of Blood (from The Coming Of Chaos, 1997) [Submitted by Xephyr]
14. Bonjour Tristesse - Against the Grain (from The World Without Us, 2024)
15. Satyricon - Walk the Path of Sorrow (from Dark Medieval Times, 1993) [Submitted by Daniel]
16. Amestigon - The Gates to a Red Moon (from Höllentanz, 1998) [Submitted by Karl]
17. Serpent Column - Unto Works and Days (from Tassel of Ares, 2024)
18. Summoning - The Legend of the Master-Ring (from Minas Morgul, 1995) [Submitted by Karl]
I have been rather negligent in my black metal listening recently, but now that winter is coming I can feel that icy flame rekindling once more. The problem is that there is just so much utter trash released under the black metal banner nowadays that it is hard to know where to look for the best that the frosty North has to offer. If only there was a website that published a regular playlist where genre specialists selected the best the genre has to offer to make finding something great to listen to a much less hit and miss affair!
All facetiousness aside, this month's playlist has indeed re-ignited my black metal fire, so great job, guys. I am familiar with the Walknut and Satyricon tracks and it was fantastic to hear them again. Possibly my favourite track on the list was the Spectral Wound track - I really liked previous album, A Diabolic Thirst, but haven't yet heard the latest, so there's one new one to try for sure. Other top picks for me were Theotoxin, One of Nine, Ethereal Shroud and Umbra Conscientia with honourable mentions to Schammasch, Amestigon, Forlorn and Nahtrunar. It seems that now I have no excuse for not turning Northwards once more, so bring on the blasphemy and thanks for such sterling work everyone.
I am familiar with the Walknut and Satyricon tracks and it was fantastic to hear them again.
I absolutely love "Walk the Path of Sorrow" & my recent revisit of "Dark Medieval Times" has only further fueled those flames. It's the only genuine classic on that record in my opinion. I could have picked a number of tracks from "Graveforests & Their Shadows" actually but the extra aggression in the shorter closing track gave it a slight edge over the other more solid inclusions on that album.
I am familiar with the Walknut and Satyricon tracks and it was fantastic to hear them again.
I absolutely love "Walk the Path of Sorrow" & my recent revisit of "Dark Medieval Times" has only further fueled those flames. It's the only genuine classic on that record in my opinion. I could have picked a number of tracks from "Graveforests & Their Shadows" actually but the extra aggression in the shorter closing track gave it a slight edge over the other more solid inclusions on that album.
I don't mind DMT, but The Shadowthrone is my favourite Satyricon album if you don't count the The Forest Is My Throne / Yggdrasill split with Enslaved.