SImple Question: Scandanavian Metal

Snoogans

Right, amtter of opinion here folks, but hopefully I'll get some good reccomendations thrown at me. What is the greatest scandanavian metal band of all time?
Personally, I vote for Opeth.

Agent Steel

Agony, Hexenhaus, Artillery.

Doctor J

Spiral Architect

It wasn't me!

That little chunk of the world has produced far too much amazing metal to ever have just one band top of the list. There are simply too many It's a metal goldmine.

Karl Hungus

Snoogans wrote:

What is the greatest scandanavian metal band of all time?

No such thing.

But there are plenty of absolutely fantastic Scandinavian Metal bands, here's a few:

Emperor
At The Gates
In Flames
Sonata Arctica
Children Of Bodom
Arcturus
Dissection
Enslaved
The Haunted
Immortal
Mayhem

Though my personal favourite would probably have to be Opeth.

biko

Dismember

John

Despite the IMMENSE knobbery of Varg Vikunt, I was listening to Burzum earlier and forgot just how ****ing good they were.

Snoogans

John2 wrote:

Despite the IMMENSE knobbery of Varg Vikunt, I was listening to Burzum earlier and forgot just how ****ing good they were.

You reckon? I think they had one or two really classy bits here and there, but other than that, mediocre. Maybe I'm just predjudiced against metal's unsung knobhead though.

smackbunnybaby

burzum is very underrated i feel as a musicician.
i remember listening to him for the first time, knowing his background and ideals.
i was expecting very poor music, but instead i was treated to excellent riffs which he used in repetition.everything i have of burzum i was impressed by (i dont have daudi baldrs, which is considered rubbish i heard).

if you you were forced to pick one band thou, i think emperor are the best.

Locust Reign

Meshuggah for me...

Per Liefsonson

I'd say Emperor. Such amazingly well constructed music. And the keyboards... As an experience, listening to an Emperor album is so good it beggars belief. But I like Burzum's music a lot too. The whole dark, trancey thing is really cool.

psilocybe

Opeth and Emperor are tied with me with Enslaved not far behind.

John

Snoogans wrote:

You reckon? I think they had one or two really classy bits here and there, but other than that, mediocre. Maybe I'm just predjudiced against metal's unsung knobhead though.

Personally I think Filosofem is one of the best albums ever. The first two albums and the Aske EP are excellent too but there's something about Filosofem that is just ****ing bleak.

Treebeard

I've only got into the Scandanavian thing recently but so far my favourites are Opeth and Darkthrone

0utshined

I agree with John2 on Burzum, Filosofem is an incredible album. I like the releases prior to that as well but there is just something about Filosofem that still grabs me. Maybe it's because of when I got it, who knows.

For me the number one Scandanavian metal band is At The Gates. There's no doubt in my mind that they are the greatest. After them, I quite like Emperor, Mayhem and Burzum but they all pale in comparison to At The Gates. For some reason I just can't get in to Opeth. They're a band I should like but just...don't. Oh well.



Edit: Forgot about Darkthrone and In Flames somehow.

Oral Slang

Apart from Opeth, Katatonia, Bodom, I really love Green Carnation. Really excellent band & playing here again in September. Can't wait!

Dathai

Burzum, purely for Filosofem, Dunkelheit písses all over everyone else. Although, Darkthrone, even though they suck ass now, would be a close second as Panzerfaust was just....Fecking amazing.

But I'd say Burzum, Watain, Dissection, Bathory, Meshuggah, Emperor, Einherjer, Ulver (The lack of Ulver in this thread makes me sick), Hellhammer(the band)
Isengard , Nifelheim and Svartsyn.

Karl Hungus

Oral Slang wrote:

Apart from Opeth, Katatonia, Bodom, I really love Green Carnation. Really excellent band & playing here again in September. Can't wait!

Again? They must really love Ireland!

Oral Slang

Karl Hungus wrote:

Again? They must really love Ireland!

Yeah they seem to. Kjetil announced it on Wednesday on Metal Ireland..

Date was to be the 2nd of September in the Music Centre, but its clashing with another metal thing thats in the planning stages, so its gonna be moved to another Saturday around that time.. Can't friggin wait - the last two gigs here were amazing!

Arucard

1. Opeth
2. Emperor

Mystic Fibrosis

On a purely personal level, it's a tie between Anata and Zyklon for me. Both amazing bands.

rainbow kirby

My inner power metaller has to say Sonata Arctica.

Degsy

Are Thereion Scandanavian?They're pretty good..

Dathai

Ulver, Ive mentioned them before, and I'll say it again.Ulver!!!!

John

Ulver you say?

byte

rainbow kirby wrote:

My inner power metaller has to say Sonata Arctica.

Yay for Sonata Arctica! They are a great band indeed.

A mention goes to Ensiferum also.

gline

borknagar
..and oceans
bloodthorn

(where are my dying bride from?)

to name but a tiny few i love

Pugsley

Finntroll

If anyone is a fan of Finntroll (which should be all of you!), you should check out 'Little Dead Bertha', their a Russian band who were heavily influenced by Finntroll.

Malafus

byte wrote:

A mention goes to Ensiferum also.

Damn straight. Wintersun, too.

Also, Opeth, Sonata Arctica, Finntroll, Bodom, Korpiklanni and dozens more.

A few bands here I still have to sample...

Dathai

John2 wrote:

Ulver you say?

ULVER!!!!!!!!!!

John

Oh Ulver! Of course.

Actually, I do need to buy some Ulver. Karl Hungus recommended them before to me but I've never gotten around to buying any. Suggestions?