vinter-skugga: “There was a mass-production of such bands. Black metal became over-exposed, an
vinter-skugga: “There was a mass-production of such bands. Black metal became over-exposed, and this was the beginning of the commercialism which nowadays is a fact. Prior to this black metal was something truly different. The musical ‘nerve’ from the earlier years is today completely lost. The first artists were way more vital, while I have major difficulties in tracing this ‘nerve’ in bands we see today. One shall not categorical claim all new music to be bad, but there’s a problem to find something which really hits your heart.“ -Nocturno Culto (1999) -- source link