Review by Shezma for Satyricon - Nemesis Divina (1996)

Quintessential 90's  black metal album. If there is a record that I have found during my 90's catch-up listens that I would call a necessary and important listen for the era and the genre as a whole. This is not my favorite release, but it is solid. If you are wanting to become a musician within the genre, this is a must listen. You will absolutely find something here to emulate. I prefer more in my music, either melodically or aggressively, and although this does both well however neither really hit the spot for me. There is nothing wrong with this album,  and I get why others have this as a 5 star perfect album. This is an easy entry album for those new to black metal to get a good taste or idea of the genre and would recommend this to anyone wanting to know where to start because I can use this as a jumping off point for other bands and releases. As said, there are melodic points and even aggressive through out and if I was showing this to someone and pointed to a certain part and be like "more of that!" I can show them Immortal, or Dark Funeral, or other bands more in the similar style. There's just enough here to keep me invested, but also opens up such a big gateway to so much more.