Primordial

[Don Gately]

I am a Primordial virgin. Never a word about them down the years round these parts. I love Mourning Beloveth so need to get up to date on Primordial now for next February, I'm liking what I'm hearing so far.

[son of the Morrigan]

As you can see from the name, I'm a big fan of Storm Before Calm. Its a cracker of an album. Kinda lost touch with them over the lest few years though.I must get some of the newer stuff  and see what all the fuss over AAs vocals is about. heard Coffin Ships there recently all right, nothing wrong with his vocals there! fucking great tune.

[livingabortion]

That was interesting to hear the story behind each song. I think I'll look for the documentary too.

[Circlepit]

According to the AA podcast they are planning on recording either towards the end of this year or very early next year. Will this be the one to pull it back?

[Slaughterday]

Pull it back? In terms of quality do you mean? I thought the last full length was better than 'Where Greater Men Have Fallen'.

[Eoin McLove]

The last album was a great return to form after two lacklustre records.

[Melmoth]

Had To The Nameless Dead on today for the first time in a while, seriously powerful album throughout. Traitors Gate is a great balance of their epic and more aggressive sides.

Would like to see them explore ideas along the lines of The Alchemist's Head from Where Greater Have Fallen on some future material, I think that track hints at a vein of creativity they could tap into more.

[Eoin McLove]

Yep, that's a great song. I'd be very happy to see them do a fully dark BM album.

[Circlepit]

The last album didn't pull me in at all! I love Redemption... I must give the last one more time as it many of ye called it a return to form.
Also the last track off Where Greater... is that be of my favourite Primordial tracks.
I don't know what I want from them now. Epic rabbi rousing blasting?!!

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I'd say Nemty's podcasts would rouse a rabbi or two.

[Circlepit]

I'd say Nemty's podcasts would rouse a rabbi or two.

I just saw what I posted. My phone and it's gimp case and my gimp thumbs. Rabble rousing. If a rabbi or 2 gets roused and aroused then so be it.

[Eoin McLove]

The Gathering Wilderness on here now. What a brilliant album. While I really like two out of the four that followed it I think it is maybe their last true artistic statement. It was a dark, bold step into new territory at the time. They kind of became more about individual songs after this as opposed to being strongly album focused, or that's how I'd read it anyway (and saying that, the most recent album was a beaut despite the fact) and as I mentioned above I'd love to hear them do a full album of dark and complex songs in the vein of The Alchemist's Head but it seems they are on their own road, so it's unlikely.

[open face surgery]

Will always be my favourite Primordial. Absolutely incredible and I agree about it maybe being their last artistic statement. Just can't muster up the love for anything that came after it despite enjoying bits and pieces of them.

[Circlepit]

AA goes through each album every so often in his podcast and in the one I listened to today he said Redemption is probably his favourite! I really like that album but it's not my favourite.

[Scáthach]

I have a lot of love for Redemption, I think it's a great midway between various periods and strands of musical and lyrical ideas. But I think I'm probably in a minority with my Primordial preferences. New album does nothing for me at all and The Gathering
Wilderness I find to be a bit of an odd duck. It has an odd sounding muffled mix that kills some of the music. I prefer to listen to live versions of TGW songs, cause some of the songwriting is cracking.