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| Favourite Bethlehem album? |
| Demos / EPs |
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3% |
[ 3 ] |
| Dark Metal |
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27% |
[ 22 ] |
| Dictius Te Necare |
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53% |
[ 42 ] |
| S.U.I.Z.I.D. |
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11% |
[ 9 ] |
| Schatten aus der Alexander Welt |
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1% |
[ 1 ] |
| Mein Weg |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| A Sacrificial Offering to the Kingdom of Heaven in a Cracked Dog's Ear |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia |
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2% |
[ 2 ] |
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Desolatio
Joined: 19 Jan 2018
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 Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:22 pm Post subject: Bethlehem |
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Alright, figured I might as well experience the thrill of creating a poll.
Bethlehem is the sound of sickness crystallized in music, few managed to express such a deep darkness with their music back in the day. In 2019, I feel like these albums have aged well. They are still a somewhat disturbing entrance into a world of negativity. I really can't decide which one is the best among the first three offerings, Dark Metal being the one I come back to the most - probably because it's the most digestible. Dictius Te Necare is probably the best, while I find S.U.I.Z.I.D. too eclectic for its own sake. I haven't listened to the latter works. Discuss! |
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Wormvoice
Joined: 06 May 2018
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Dark Metal and Dictius Te Necare definitely are special records, I ended up voting for the latter due to it's more distinctive nature. SUIZID is alright, but whatever comes after it is nowhere nearly as interesting as their early work. |
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Warcrust
Joined: 25 Aug 2011
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Location: Hungary
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Didn’t listen to this band since many years. I remember up to and including Sardonischer I liked their stuff, good thread idea time to rediscover the early albums. |
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skeletor666
Joined: 05 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Cant go wrong with the first three. |
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Frozen
Joined: 27 Oct 2012
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| The first three are all good listens, but, in my opinion, Dictius Te Necare stands above the rest. |
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Gehinnom
Joined: 25 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| S.U.I.Z.I.D. is my favorite, followed closely by Dictius Te Necare and Dark metal. All three are essential though. |
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Pinhas
Joined: 29 Aug 2012
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:35 am Post subject: |
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great band i've been into a long time. suizid is still my fave closely followed by mein weg that i play more than suizid these days.
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Desolatio
Joined: 19 Jan 2018
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| What are their latter albums like? Are they the type of band desperately trying to live again in the past? |
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Blight
Joined: 31 Oct 2018
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:38 am Post subject: |
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| Desolatio wrote: | | What are their latter albums like? Are they the type of band desperately trying to live again in the past? |
They got really experimental after S.U.I.Z.I.D.
Mein Weg was basically a melodic rock album, as was Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia. Between those two releases they made an awful remake of S.U.I.Z.I.D with Niklas Kvarforth on vocals called A Sacrificial Offering to the Kingdom of Heaven in a Cracked Dog's Ear. Their latest self-titled album that they put out a couple years back was a really solid return to form.
I'd say everything is worth checking out with the exception of that Kvarforth trainwreck. |
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sabeth
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:56 am Post subject: |
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Voted for Dictius Te Necare, but was also surprised that the recent self-titled album isn't included in the poll. Really solid release.
Are the EPs worth checking out? |
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Blight
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:25 am Post subject: |
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| sabeth wrote: | Voted for Dictius Te Necare, but was also surprised that the recent self-titled album isn't included in the poll. Really solid release.
Are the EPs worth checking out? |
Definitely. Especially Profane Fetmilch lenzt elf krank. This band can do no wrong outside of that one slip up that I mentioned in my last post. Jürgen Bartsch is an incredible songwriter. |
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Dismal
Joined: 13 Feb 2012
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:24 am Post subject: |
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Repeating: the first 3 are essential.
I voted for Dctius Te Necare. Almost reminds me of a fucked ( well they are all fucked) dark, nightmare airy tale/folk tale. As the album progresses it gets weirder and the ghostly clean sections become more prevalent.
Need to revisit Bethlehem, been a while.
Guess I need to check out their latest whilst I'm at it.
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shwartzheim
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Voted for Suizid but I love all Bethlehem except for that utterly pointless remake of said album.
No mention of Bethlehem from 2016? That's one of their best albums. Hexaketcetcetc........is awesome too.
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Desolatio
Joined: 19 Jan 2018
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| shwartzheim wrote: | Voted for Suizid but I love all Bethlehem except for that utterly pointless remake of said album.
No mention of Bethlehem from 2016? That's one of their best albums. Hexaketcetcetc........is awesome too. |
Looks like I've got to check out the albums past the initial trilogy. I thought I included the self titled work, but it doesn't show up on the list. Probably its the poll limits of entries. |
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