Monday, February 14, 2011

Strength and Anger

How about this to fuck up your Valentine's Day? Ildjarn is perhaps the most influential figure in the world of harsh, raw Black Metal, and Strength and Anger is his most caustic and memorable work. This unrelenting piece of filth was Ildjarn's third album and was released in 1996. Not for the casual listeners, dilett,antes, hobbyists, gawkers, or day people, this is pure undistilled venom from the blackest recesses of the forests of Black Metal.

20 comments:

Moz said...

Fucking awesome. Thank you

bob said...

funny you posted this today, been blasting it all last week for the first time in a while, amazing stuff, tracks 4-11 are the absolute pinacle of raw filthy bm for me. Ildjarns best for sure though all his stuff has its charms, i even love the ambient albums though i may be in the minority there.

Patrick said...

better'n a box of chocolates.

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ido said...

I love Ildjarn. The harsh scrap is absolutely mesmerizing. Beautiful.

simorgh said...

Best blog on the entire Internet. I've discovered tons of fan-fucking-tastic music on here. Infinite thank yous!

GRK. said...

Entirely necessary.

michael said...

YES!!!

l.a.b. said...

ildjarn slays

wireless darkness said...

owned the album for years. downloaded the picture instead. put on IV and V and feel the hate in your veins

Anonymous said...

Yessir, it's unrelenting alright. Hard to tell what it has in common with black metal, though. Because Ildjarn was in Emperor? Because he doesn't like people? Try a nice long walk instead.

These could be Emerson, Lake, & Palmer covers - seriously, who would know?

nano247 said...

fuck yeah

thank you

Anonymous said...

Fucking brilliant. A zillion thanks. Aesop. This is just what I'm craving to hear on this bullshit St. Hallmark's Day.

-the anonymous jew

FRANCIS HEINZFELLER said...

BOOM BOX RECORDING RULES

FRANCIS HEINZFELLER said...

THIS GOES SO WELL WITH THE SEA OF JOY ALBUM! THEY ARE THE TREATMENT FOR ONE ANOTHER

CO said...

WOW!PERFECT! THANKS!

CO said...

Is it just me or does some of this sound like pussy galore? a very fucked up feral version of pussy galore.

The Grim and Frostbitten Gaybar said...

Impaled Northern Moonforest is the hardest black metal album ever.

Unknown said...

Can you explain this to me? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p1eXiVLLfY

Aesop said...

No I can not

margo said...

such an important album to me. and as always, the description and timing so fitting. it penetrates through everything in a way that many can not. certainly wish i had thought to listen to it last week.