Svartsyn - Vampyric Sleep
svartsyn is a good krieg(traditional) black metal band. one of the few krieg bands I can listen to. has a really washed-out sound that fits them. they've been active since 1991 in sweden.
I still haven't fucking got any of this.
Sabbat - Horned is the Hunter
Absolute fucking brilliance. From the atmospheric intro to the succession of crushing riffs and classic Walkyier verbiage, just perfection.
"Alone he sits -
a vanquished Lord upon an oaken throne,
presiding o'er this conflict
that chills him to the bone,
for each tarnished blade that festers
is a thorn thrust in his side,
and His pain alone bears witness
to the folly of mankind.
What hope for a king with no kingdom to rule?
now his children desert him -
regard him a fool,
and are bonded to progress -
the plough and the scythe -
that lay waste and leave barren
what beauty survives
though legends of power and glory suffice -
for these 'latter-day-heroes'
who live out their lives,
chained by conformity shackled by greed -
and told to believe they don't want to be freed."