Chunks of metal: black metal
Artist: Dissection
Album: Storm of the Light's Bane
Year: 1995
Genre: Melodic black metal
Chronological position: Second album
Expectations before listening: Glorious earaches
This is considered to be one of the best black metal albums ever. Hell, even one of the best metal albums ever. I would have refused to listen to this had it been just a month ago, but I listened to Hvis Lyset Tar Oss just recently, and I guess I crossed some sort of barrier that way. You know, the one that you have to cross before you can just sit down and enjoy the music without giving too many damns about who made it.
Did this live up to my expectations? Well, no, since I didn't get any earaches. But there was glory, and lots of it. I loved the riffs, the sense of melody and the acoustic interludes, and the shrieks didn't really bother me. Should I give this a top rating?
5/5
Totally.