Nocturnal Arkonian Hordes

This is a classic to me! This album is actually pretty brutal. Many people in black metal relate brutal bm to the clean/high produced records. This on the other hand is not really in the same league as 'Panzer Division...' as the production is somewhat primative. The drummer on this album is extremly fast and often creates chaos with his blast beats. The sound of this cd is overwhelming, it is very powerful. This bass guitar used very wisely in this release. There are sudden changes where the bass gets louder and does simple leads over distorted guitars (very distorted guitars).
Keyboards bit are also included, often for a very short time. The result is nothing short of amazing. The keyboard does not spoil the guitar like Emperor, instead it compliments areas of the music that need attention drawn to it.