These guys pretty much showed where black metal should be in the 21st century, songwriting, concept and musicianship-wise. They inspired swaths of bands to create more ambitious bm, rather than replicating the same old story from almost 40 years now, but none, in my opinion, came to the perfection with which they married over-the-top technicality & progressiveness, assaulting dark atmosphere and just... great fucking riffs!
Paracletus one of my fav BM albums of the last decade despite all the political controversy. But is it really that influential? DSO's sound is still kinda unique and unmatched. MGLA's Exercises in Futility which is my pick for the best BM album of the decade is what i would call influential.
Couldn't agree more, nothing comes close. I think part of black metal is it has to be believable, the moment it feels phony and like the same old story, it loses the touch. Dso's darkness is absolutely "believable" and never relents
Deathspell Omega likes to use for the emotinal climax of their pieces, and they're often the emotional core of the entire work. You can see it in this song - the most melodic and pleasant, even somewhat sentimental part of the song is the endling. I always find their melodies just stunningly beautiful, and the way they emerge from the utter chaos of the meat of their tracks is awe-inspiring to me. If you want to hear more all-around melodic wrighting from them, you should check out the "Dought" EP. It features longer and more prominent melodic passages, and is generelly a bit easier on the ears. They also bring out some metalcore/math rock influences on this one, which is just wonderful. The track "Fires of Frustration" from their last album is also very melodically-driven, despite being arguably even more daunting than Abscission. Anyway, happy to see you enjoyed them! Hoping to see more on the channel.
It’s rare how there are bands who diverge from the “tradition” but DSO not only diverges but they reinvent the wheel while maintaining the spirit of black metal. In fact, they inspired me to pursue philosophy and while I have my BA, I still have trouble wrapping my head around their lyrics.
My favorite DSO song is Apokatastasis Pantôn from this same album Paracletus, i don't know what it does to me but I feel it so much, such a beautiful song (in a weird way, but that's how I can frame it).
100% agree with what Dimiko said. On my "Top 100 Artists" list I basically said that, to me, DsO and Ulcerate owned metal in the 2010s, being the two bands that were genuinely pushing their respective genres forward into something new and different. I love both because they're among the few new-ish metal bands I put on and go "I have no idea what's going on here," and it's extremely rare that any metal bands can evoke that reaction to me, and it's a sign that I'm in the presence of something special. This is a fine introductory track, being perhaps the most concise song off arguably their greatest LP (Paracletus... though some would argue Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum is better). They also have several EPs (including Kenose and Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum: Chaining the Katechon) that are as phenomenal as their LPs. This is a truly special band, though definitely not an easy listen for anyone not already familiar with (or a fan of) the genre, the very definition of "an acquired taste."
@@ChodeMasterI like it. It's different, but it clicked for me, like every DSO album so far. “Sie sind gerichtet” is one of their best songs, IMO. I can hear influences from Emperor Prometheus.
Finally , thanks for it. Deathspell omega created the ultimate black metal if you ask me. If you think about that , there is no second band that created their own philosophy and write that complicated lyrics in probably all rock and metal music. And musically speaking, Ulcerate and Deathspell Omega is the top of atonal music for me. (Beside of the classical composers)
I highly recommend checking out "Ingurgitating oblivion- in symphonies of light" If you like atonal metal. They incorporate soms of weird trippy interludes, xylophone and atonal piano pieces with that album.
Theirs bands who literally created their own language, try Trha. And blut aus nord is way more introspective philosophically. Yes Deathspell is interesting but they are just one band.
Black metal is kind of a magic trick to me. At first with no knowledge it's just noise and screams, then you really start listening to instruments and read some lyrics and then everything becomes clear
Great to see this band addressed 👌 I would near promise you this week's theme and more because you featured this band 🤷🏻♂️👌 I promise you I will not be the only one to suggest the band PORTAL next 👌 To be honest not sure you be the same after hearing them 🙄😂 You can play PORTAL and clear an evacuate an entire town if you just press play 😂😂👌
Cool! You seem to like this for pretty much the same reasons as I do. Though I guess I don’t find it as oppressing. In the genre they’re one of the big bands, doing their own version of black metal.
Abscission was a perfect choice, this is probably Deathspell Omega's most accessible song. Their other tracks are way more abrasive and "out there". For similar bands I would recommend Icelandic black metal like Svartidauđi, Misþyrming; Kriegsmaschine and maybe Mgła (same members as previous, but more melodic).
for more melodic black metal i would suggest naglfar - black god aftermath deletere - teredinis lepra mare cognitum - antaresian probably should also suggest mgla but i don't know if you would classify it as melody or atmosphere mgla - exercises in futility i mgla - exercises in futility vi maybe also something like wiegedood - svansang it has it's dose of repetition, but from mine layman's perspective song as a whole is diverse and structurally interesting
They often use a bass that is quite different the guitar rather than playing root tones or copying the guitar. A really funky wavering bass line can be seen here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s5it0kY-3lE.html (the link goes to the relevant time) though it's quite hard to make out
If you want to hear black metal with melodies, wonderful bass lines and great atmosphere- check - Resplendent Grotesque. Especially last two tracks- A Sutra of Wounds and Ascendent Grotesque. Very unique stuff
He has reacted to Stare into Death and Be Still, but yeah, more reaction to Ulcerate and Deathspell would be great eventually, but he's unfortunately very busy with reactions ahah
I politely stalked the channel threads for 6 months untill he was awesome AF to feature Ulcerate 😂👌 🤔 Give me another 6 months🤔 🤷🏻♂️ Perhaps he will find it is his time and heart to do another Ulcerate song 🤷🏻♂️ Pretty friggin badass he has featured both DPO and Ulcerate 👌 never thought that would happen... I still think Portal would definitely NOT be his taste 😂 However... Portal would definitely fit this theme 🤷🏻♂️
i think the part you were talking about near 3 mins with the guitars sounding out of sync with each other had to do with the production. The engineer offset the second guitar to avoid phasing issues.
Ulcerate,Nero di marte,noise trail immersion and suffering hour ....are the ones that come to mind quickly...they are all different yet have the same goal to make a super ominous and oppressive soundscapes yet have a the center of all an emotional core how is the real jucy part.they never play It safe,never a dull moment absolute cannot recommend enough all of them
The simple answer is that there is no other band like Deathspell Omega. They are simply the greatest band that ever was and probably would ever be. Yes, there are amazing bands, like the ones mentioned in the other comment, and I could add say Dodheimsgard and a bunch of others to them, but do not expect to find anything like Deathspell Omega. They are alone in their own league and cannot be compared to any other band.
@@isaackmojica8302Suffering Hour is more death metal but they are underrated no one ever talks about em. But as far as experimental death/black metal DsO , Immolation, Gorguts, Ulcerate, and Blut Aus Nord are the best to do it imo
@@isaackmojica8302 check out the new Tomb Mold if you like Artificial Brain, it’s def something different. Heaving Earth is another underrated band if you’re into Ad Naus
This what DSO are extremely special create more avantgarde technical abit fusionjazz blended with purest sick black metal n expression black arts blow 3RD WAVES OF BLACK METAL BORN FRENCH STRIKES!!! ALL HAIL DSO!! 76667! 🔥
Can't disagree with you more on the bass. It sounds like you're dragging the vibrating corpse of a fallen diety on a cobblestone floor. It's insane the sound they managed to create and it compliments the overall soundscape perfectly, it's like a constantly shifting thick carpet that the rest of the song is sitting on. As much as the drumming is directing the tempo of the song and its sense of pacing and movement, the bass is its foundation of everything tonal upon which the beautiful guitar work is then weaved. I haven't watched your other videos so I'd like to clarify some misconceptions about genres since you seem to be rather new to this. A typical black metal vocalist with go with a high-pitched shriek, you'll find some variety but generally black metal vocals are not described as "growls", that's a death metal thing. The vocalist for DsO is entirely one of a kind and you won't find anything similar in the history of metal. The music itself is equally unique, although countless vapid copycats have been spawned by DsO's success, and they do owe some credit to their influences, which include some non metal but also metal bands like ved buens ende and voivod, their approach to the genre is completely unique and doesn't even have to be categorized as black metal anymore, even though in some ways it represents an evolution of short, or rather a finalization of many aspects of the genre. But what really sets DsO apart is their authenticity and ingenuinity which will never be matched in this very particular musical domain.
Deff does sound like a killer d&d spell that wipes out all your pcs lol 😳😳😳... Do u play ?... Cause i need new players and just for u i will throw in a 20 lev wizard that has a scroll with the deathspell omega on it.. U kill him u win the spell 😂😂😂
it it that black metal has discovered a genre that uniquely fits them...dissonance or are they just incorporating everything extreme death and avante garde jazz has used for a couple of decades...
*Deathspell Omega* is the greatest band ever existed and of course they are The Titan of Black Metal ... What do you expect from a band? Out-of-this-world song-writing and musicianship, phenomenal performances of musical instruments (drum, bass, guitar) and vocals; deep and complex lyrical contents about various philosophical, metaphysical and theological aspects of human existence that force you to really think and learn much much more and think again. I challenge people to name just one other band in the entire music history that matches this level of intellect and excellence. This is not just some random cringe statement and I understand that music is subjective but there is certainly a meaningful question to ask for the comparison between Richard Wagner and some random pop star when it comes to music; I am really looking for some names that match with the towering place of DSO in music not just Black Metal ... There is nothing in Black Metal (or even metal) that can beat what is achieved in The Trilogy. Of course their approach toward Orthodox Satanism might not be everyone's cup of tea. But for me, this is the only reason Black Metal exists. If Black Metal is not about Satan, understood broadly and transcendentally not as a creature with horns or craps like that, and the concept of Evil and its central place in our human life, it is not Black Metal anyway no matter how much the music is extreme or infernal or second-wavysh. Apparently, this is not the way most of the people want Black Metal to be; they want it to be just plain and simple with some harsh vocals, lyrics about fantasy worlds, and cringe meaningless "Hail Satan" slogan, in other words, a genre among others. Black Metal must be complex, difficult and troublesome, without which it is just a music as any other genres, and the paragon example of this type of Black Metal is Deathspell Omega. I can write and talk about them for hours and days and months without being bored but a comment section is not the place. Thanks for the great analysis of this out-of-this-world mastercraft of Deathspell Omega ... I would suggest Shrine of Mad Laughter or A Chore for the Lost for another analysis of Deathspell Omega music.
i don't think so.....kenose release just before fractal possession....also DSO really change the guitar composition based in "wall of sound" not just mindless dissonance but actually a very thoughtful crafted melody off the dissonance harmony
Yes, he presumably goes to France every once in a while to record vocals for this band. So what? DsO does not in any way promote Mikko Aspa's questionable personal beliefs. The fact that you have to come here and ask people to do research proves my point. If you listen to DsO in isolation (which is exactly how they present themselves, btw) there's none of this crap. But I guess you think people shouldn't be allowed to work or do anything if they're committing thoughtcrime and that everything they touch immediately becomes contaminated, have fun with that attitude.
