Pretty much since the 20th of December ALL ive been listening to is BLACK. When i say Black i mean BLACK of the METAL variety....
Whether its the classic Norweigan sound of the early 90's by legends such as Darkthrone and Satyricon or more modern punk edged gnarly shit like Bone Awl from the USA, i just cant get enough of it. Ive found myself back on ebay - drooling over Burzum 6 pic disc LP Box Sets, and rare Goatmoon cassette tapes.
Talking Of Burzum ; my (sort of) Boss has just ordered the new LP from the infamous Varg Vikernes AKA Count Grishnackh AKA BURZUM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varg_Vikernes
Its been 11 since he released an album. The last album was laughable, and was written on a Cassio keyboard when Varg was incarcerated in one of Norway's "soft" Prisons.
Onto the NOW - Varg is a free man and living on a farm in the middle of rural Norway (im guessing even the busiest City's in Norway are pretty darn rural) - and has recorded what is probably the anticipated album of the year for me. Im not expecting anything spectacular. However when my boss gets his copy on double white vinyl it has been discussed / planned we are going to have a launch party in his Garage at the end of his garden.. Two middle aged blokes listening to a Heavy Metal record all the way through with no interuptions, no kids, no family and most importantly no phones ringing. I will post a blog the day after the 'session'..
In the meantime here's my playlist from the last few days..
DEATHSPELL OMEGA - BOX SET (5 LP'S) (early works - Northern Heritage releases)
NOKTURNAL MORTEM - LUNAR POETRY & GOAT HORNS LP'S
NUCLEAR WAR NOW - FESTIVAL VOLUME 1 LP
BONE AWL - NIGHT'S MIDDLE 7"
KATHARSIS / ANTAEUS SPLIT 7"
CLANDESTINE BLAZE - ARCHIVE VOL 1, 2 & 3 LP's
GRAVELAND -WILL STRONGER THAN DEATH LP
SIXX - SISTER DEVIL LP
