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higher.  Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times - 89%  UnseenForces,
December 14th, 2007  Although I am by no means a long-time fan
of black metal, I seem to enjoy the earlier releases of the
genre rather than the garbage labeled as "post-black", or the
thousands of clone bands who have releases with production so
poor that neither "lo-fi" nor "raw" suffice to describe how
unlistenable they are. Luckily, I found this gem of an album
after searching for recommended bands on Last.FM, and hey, the
recommendation wasn't half bad!  Dark Medieval Times is a
brooding, ambient exploration of the very nature of black metal
itself: to be as grim and depressing as Hell itself. The
production is quintessential of black metal albums released in
the early 1990's; the guitars sound extremely raw, almost like
chainsaws to the ears. However, they can be so low in the mix
that at times (such as in Walk the Pa