Figured I'd start a topic on this since it's my most anticipated album of the year. So far only the rerecorded album version of "Cumpat" and a video for the closer "Dojana" have been released. Both sound excellent, and the changes to "Cumpat" make it an even better song than off the EP. The video for "Dojana" is gorgeous as well. It puts me in mind of the video for "Cunoasterea tacuta" in the way that the visual aspect lends a great deal to the atmosphere of the track. Anyways, I'm hoping this will be the "true" successor to Om which I believe is one of the finest metal albums ever made. I'm willing to bet a lot that it won't let down. So.... Anyone else as excited for this? Thoughts on what's been released so far?

I'm really excited for this. Here's a link to the new video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6jilw-6X_E
I hope there are a few more songs on the album like it.

NP: Dacia Hiperboreana from (2010) Negurã Bunget - Vîrstele Pamîntului.

Now that's my song, along with Aborele Lumii

Hmmm.. I expect this to be a progression from 'N Crugu... more than Om.... or at least that is what I hope because that one is definitely my favorite.

I REALLY like this album!
Personally:
New Negurã Bunget: 1
Dordeduh: 0
Let's see!


We are not discussing Negurã Bunget here but this band is a MONSTER! VERY, VERY personal music despite all their style changes.

Did they let a retard name the album for them?

Nah, they just speak a language you're clearly incapable of comprehending.

5 days until release!

Sorry; since I've spent less time in metal circles as of late, I'd forgotten how hilarious retard jokes are.

My point being that if it were in any other language, you could well have said the same thing simply because you don't understand its meaning, so what's with Dar De Duh?

(...) I loved the video too; where was it filmed, anybody know? Looks sort of like the Rocky Mountains of Colorado or Montana, somewhere but I'm pretty sure it's not.

okay, look: I'll freely admit I checked out this band purely because of the name, which lets face it... doesnt sound all that complementary in the English language. But I figured I'd reserve judgement on them until I at least heard them first. The music is very...foreign, but that's not saying it's bad though. Very good, powerful folkish music. I mean, that's the important thing; music is a universal language, this music is good. I loved the video too; where was it filmed, anybody know? Looks sort of like the Rocky Mountains of Colorado or Montana, somewhere but I'm pretty sure it's not.

Considering where the band's from I'd say that I'm not going out on a limb in saying it's probably the Carpathians.

Basquestorm,
+1, Virstele Pamintului is a fucking great record, its not as good as Om is but its the logic continuation. Undoubtedly Dacia Hiperboreana can be considered as the peak of this album, I really enjoyed the video made for this piece of art, it was dark and original, something you always expect from such a distinctive band.
Am I the only who thinks that Dordeduh sounds a little bit artificial and cold?
The songs are great, all the necessary elements are there but it seems that something doesn’t work, I like the songs but I don’t fell the atmosphere, I am not excited with their compositions. Hopefully this sensation will change when I listen to the full album but I have my doubts.

quote from Hupogrammos:
"For the setting we chose an old, quite unknown Dacian fortress, placed deep into the Apuseni [western side of the Romanian Carpathians] mountains. The place is surrounded by an unusual forest, called locally 'the forest without a face'. This place was the subject of many mysterious stories of people disappearing into the forest without a trace. Fortunately during the shootings nothing unusual happened. We are very happy with the final result and Costin Chioreanu did a great job."

Anyway, I'm almost sure this is one of the places (cause I have been there):
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/906

The whole album is streaming on Youtube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ-hayqRDOc&feature=bf_prev&list=SPToXWne2Bk-cDQ6322mKfMYjiE7iBHdCq
Really enjoying it after 3 times through.

Maybe I'm on the minority here but I prefer mid-era Negura to Om and Dordeduh it's not exactly the same thing as Negura either. I liked what I've heard and the songs are very well crafted.

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like Negura's Virstele's songwriting was hard to accomplish, like Negru had to study what Negura did on the past and 'recreate' it, whereas the Dordeduh Ep sounds more natural in genesis, like the one(s) who wrote those tracks are more 'used' to write stuff.

Please follow these important steps:
1. Pull stick out of ass
2. Enjoy newly found sense of humor
3. Laugh and make friends

You would think, given that 90-something percent of Metal fans speak English, that someone involved in this would ask "hey, does this sound fucking stupid in English?" before going ahead. It's not about it's meaning, its about the fact that that collection of sounds scans/reads like somebody randomly humming under their breath. Like if I had a band called Blahdeblah and released an album called herp de derpadoo. Comes across as comical, which while I'm sure was not the intention, I'm suprised it did not occur to anyone that this would be the case.

Anyway, I dont like this style at all, so what do I know.

You would think, given that 90-something percent of Metal fans speak English, that someone involved in this would ask "hey, does this sound fucking stupid in English?" before going ahead. It's not about it's meaning, its about the fact that that collection of sounds scans/reads like somebody randomly humming under their breath. Like if I had a band called Blahdeblah and released an album called herp de derpadoo. Comes across as comical, which while I'm sure was not the intention, I'm suprised it did not occur to anyone that this would be the case. (...)

Yes, let's all abandon our traditions and culture because the average english speaking moron doesn't understand that the title is not in english, and he might giggle upon "reading" it. You might also be surprised to find out that some music can be pretty personal and not made only to please the crowds. But hey, what do you know ...

You would think, given that 90-something percent of Metal fans speak English, that someone involved in this would ask "hey, does this sound fucking stupid in English?" before going ahead. It's not about it's meaning, its about the fact that that collection of sounds scans/reads like somebody randomly humming under their breath. Like if I had a band called Blahdeblah and released an album called herp de derpadoo. Comes across as comical, which while I'm sure was not the intention, I'm suprised it did not occur to anyone that this would be the case.

Anyway, I dont like this style at all, so what do I know.

It's not "abandoning your traditions and culture" to demonstrate a modicum of self-awareness in the form of contemplating the likely effect on your audience, and nor am I a moron for pointing that out. All their other titles, fine. You scan it, see its not in english and say whatever, I'm sure it has some meaning I'm not privy to. Because they read like a phrase that would actually mean something. But I think thats a danger you deal with when you use a language-other-than-english for album titles - you'll have to deal with the fact that people will take the piss, especially if your choice of words either looks like someone dropped a box of scrabble on the ground or reads like the catch-phrase of a cartoon bear.

BasqueStorm, they don't specify the exact place where the filming took place, but the picture in your link is of Sarmizegetusa Regia, the ancient capitol/temple city of the Dacians. I doubt it was filmed there because the place is very well known and they would've just said so. I think I read somewhere that it is indeed the site of a dacian fortress, but it's very difficult to know which one because the Apuseni are filled with the remains of dacian settlements.
P.S. Orastie is in the Apuseni

These are the words, and what they mean is much more important: a child will laugh at the way it sounds, a grown man will understand the meaning.
Wouldn't it be nicer if we got back on topic and not make this thread about weird funny sounds? The entire album is available on the Prophecy Youtube channel since friday, let's discuss that