9 years, forged with experience and time, you just can't rush art. This is why more bands should stop focusing on releasing more music periodically, and focus on creating true pieces of art that will last for way longer than the time it took to create them.
I disagree with your second statement for one main reason: people do "art" for very different reasons. If you take your time to carefully craft an album, only for it to get like 25k views on youtube and 8k listeners on spotify, then you are most likely not doing it for the money and have a different source of income to sustain yourself. Bands that constantly release albums most likely consider their music a significant source of income, and can't keep going when they have not released anything other than a black metal album 9 years ago.
If "everyone" had the same approach to their art as TDS, then there would be less crap, less bands (obviously) and more and pure quality! This is such an outstanding work!!
Didn't want to say any comment until multiple listens. My first impression was right, when they hit the first riff. They articulated their playing skills, which were kinda exaggerated in their previous works. This is the definition of how musicians evolve into something truly magnificent. So complex and well brought to execution on so many levels. Big like and respect.
Complex, daring and extremely unconventional, progression of bar structures inside and out of sections. Even if im used to their sound, i still find it hard to wrap my head around their technical sections. Im in complete awe
yes 2023 had few worthwhile albums, namely the Abigor, Thy Darkened Shade, Xalpen, Infernal Execrator. Asagraum , NekrokristSS split and Sacrilegious Impalement albums were pretty cool but at the same time nothing special. Ofermod / Black Altar / Acherontas (AXEPONTAZ now or whatever) split had some strong songs but had a lot to live up to. Daemonian album was solid, much better than the first one anyway. as far as death metal goes the Burial Hordes album and Malicious EP were worthwhile but the Thanatomass was a disappointment. the bombastic black metal polish band, Manbryne was too overblown even for a band that seems to be trying to continue the atmosphere of behemoth the satanist. so this is not even 5-10 good ones for all of 2023, and most of them were just not very special but I'll take what I can get. A year with a handful of releases to settle for since it was such a drought. 2024 should be better musically, it has to be. @@Weltschmerz1523
First of all we are talking about a bestial album here inspired from stimulus of unknown worlds. The bass in 30:30-31:00 (while not complex at all) is one of the most interesting bass approaches I've ever heard in black metal.
Have just listened to both albums back to back and it's a fantastic experience. For some reason I missed that the Liber Lvcifer II had been released. But I am just as happy to enjoy it on a good friday 13th as any aother day. Master piece!!
Not only the full lenghts but also the splits. All of them are beyond fantastic, i cant even pick the few best ones. Semjazas interviews are so good too, the band is just so crazy. The first album has probably the best full on thrash metal riffs i ever heard
I really want to see somebody cover their material on guitar or bass, or even vocals. Theres cesar vesrve you should check him out… he covered 2017 split song and acausal current of thanatos on drums
Both LL albums are great but I think the debut is my still favorite by a hair. I love the intensity although I'm not a big fan of trash/black. @@sonofnothing2714
Thats right. Semjaza is deep in understanding and clear of how to phrase and embellish. He does foreshadowing kind of frequently if you know what youre looking for, sometimes even the bass or the drums make the first move. Its just so crazy man… i keep getting constantly mindblown no matter how much times i listen to their compositions
Yep I got hooked after 2nd time listening to Liber Lvcifer I back in 2015 and it's still very efficient after hundreds of times listening to it same for this one he's a genius the same level that Dan Swanö was with Edge of Sanity's 3d 4th and 5th albums. I wish I could compose like these guys
As we approach the first anniversary of this album, I have to say that I'm enjoying this one more than the previous one. Don't get me wrong, Khem Sedjet is an outstanding album. I love 9 out of 11 tracks on the previous one, but this one and the debut feel more compact and flow more seamlessly. I don't get tired of listening to these two opuses from beginning to end day after day. Anyhow, eternal hails to Semjaza and The A!
I prefer liber lvcifer I because its more abrupt. No matter how many times i listen to transitions and all the little details regarding the composition, i cant understand it fully yet even after listening to semjaza since 2019. It sounds way more sinister but the playful aspect is not so bright in how the structure is understood. khem sedjet works for me like nothing else in this world. But i prefer the vocal on mahapralaya
Aye, I totally get what you mean. I just like the directness of the debut and this one. And I agree, the vocal work on Mahapralaya is on another level! @@autumnsphere7581
I can't wait for people on ultimate guitar to tab these songs (but especially those on Liber Lvcifer I) for guitar pro. I tried sequencing Revival Through Arcane Skins but the very first riff is such an enigma (probably due to its extremely original nature)
Have you seen revival through arcane skins intro “playthrough” by semjaza on youtube, its called thy darkened shade upcoming album recording at sitra ahra studio. Maybe you try to decipher it easier
I felt the same. What you think of it now. I still prefer khem sedjet, but i really like this one and its growing on me rapidly. Its the sound they had in 2017 split with abigor, nightbringer and mortuus. If khem sedjet is 100/100, then all of their other releases are 99.9/100, if not just a tiny bit more
With the prominence of bass & the melodic backbone, I can see the Ved Buens Ende resemblance, but no Opeth in here. Closer to a more technical elaboration of the likes of S.V.E.S.T., Blasphemer-era Mayhem, post-90's Abigor & Anthems-era Emperor to my ears. In the end, Thy Darkened Shade did succeed on making an idiosyncratic sound with their unique identity.
This is actually 100% modern Black Metal, but with more technical prowess. Still, in total this is a lot closer to other releases of 2017-2023 than to the time before.
@@tobiasheinrich104 nobody said they sound like 2nd wave or 1st or whatever,they are just much much better than any boring crap black metal today,u missed the point tho.
@tobiasheinrich104 100% modern? This band as a whole and this release has more 80s heavy-black-death-thrash influences than almost most of the modern nowdays Black Metal bands. It maybe sounds "modern" to you since they are doing it through their own filters.
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Some great art by T.D.S! Well worth the wait. Εξαιρετικό και φιλόδοξο album.
9 years, forged with experience and time, you just can't rush art.
This is why more bands should stop focusing on releasing more music periodically, and focus on creating true pieces of art that will last for way longer than the time it took to create them.
I totally agree, when bands take the time and effort to create their music, they mature as artists and release truly transcendental material.
Yup cant agree more. I dont trust bands who release yearly, let alone multiple times in a year..
Right, this is a timeless art piece. It's relevence will endure
@@liltito1519 what about kaatayra
I disagree with your second statement for one main reason: people do "art" for very different reasons. If you take your time to carefully craft an album, only for it to get like 25k views on youtube and 8k listeners on spotify, then you are most likely not doing it for the money and have a different source of income to sustain yourself. Bands that constantly release albums most likely consider their music a significant source of income, and can't keep going when they have not released anything other than a black metal album 9 years ago.
If "everyone" had the same approach to their art as TDS, then there would be less crap, less bands (obviously) and more and pure quality! This is such an outstanding work!!
What an eerie masterpiece
Some people say this is 2023 best bm this is bm of the decade.
Between this and their 2014 release, I might argue the best in our lifetimes
amazing album! one of the best this year
I'm in complete admiration about the drums and bass mix, so alive! This is on another level!
Dang and it flows so easily from start to finish, seems so natural, what a masterpiece!!!
I have been waiting for this album for too long! Hail Thy Darkened Shade!
Fuck yeah, these guys still got it! even after 9 years, coming back with a stellar album!
Didn't want to say any comment until multiple listens. My first impression was right, when they hit the first riff. They articulated their playing skills, which were kinda exaggerated in their previous works. This is the definition of how musicians evolve into something truly magnificent. So complex and well brought to execution on so many levels. Big like and respect.
Absolutely incredible work of Blackened art. I'd be hard pressed to find a better Black Metal release of 2023. Well done.
Qelippot Epiphany is really a hell of a song (but the whole thing is outstanding)...!! 🤘🤤🤘
Just wanted to thank you at WTC for the amazing dual LP. It took a while but it turned out really nice.
so it's available to buy now on LP?
@@ianswift3521 honestly, I don’t know. I had preordered it in January of 2023 on the WTC website
@@mapache_del_sur i just got mine from NED today, glad to finally get it.
Such a good damn album, infernal hails!!!!
One of the things I love about TDS is that it sounds more powerful with each new listening. Such a masterpiece!
The best and most underrated band from my country
Ur name is a human serpent reference?
@@autumnsphere7581 Yes
@@sonofnothing2714 amazing band. And rip
Criminally underrated
Complex, daring and extremely unconventional, progression of bar structures inside and out of sections. Even if im used to their sound, i still find it hard to wrap my head around their technical sections. Im in complete awe
So worth the 9 year wait. What a masterpiece of an album, full support!
This album is incredible
My most anticipated album of the last decade. I can't wait to get off work and dive in
i listened to it all the way through twice over right off the bat
A true masterpiece \m/ \m/ \m/
They learn their craft very well, AMAZING album!
I can't believe this is happening! We have one of the albums (if not the one) of the year in front of us. 🔥
We sure do
@@Kark139 yeah, it will be very hard to top this album, but who knows, maybe more stuff is gonna be mind blowing this year too.
@@Nekrist218 Abigor is going to release an album probably end of this year. One of the few worthy competitors.
yes 2023 had few worthwhile albums, namely the Abigor, Thy Darkened Shade, Xalpen, Infernal Execrator. Asagraum , NekrokristSS split and Sacrilegious Impalement albums were pretty cool but at the same time nothing special. Ofermod / Black Altar / Acherontas (AXEPONTAZ now or whatever) split had some strong songs but had a lot to live up to. Daemonian album was solid, much better than the first one anyway. as far as death metal goes the Burial Hordes album and Malicious EP were worthwhile but the Thanatomass was a disappointment. the bombastic black metal polish band, Manbryne was too overblown even for a band that seems to be trying to continue the atmosphere of behemoth the satanist.
so this is not even 5-10 good ones for all of 2023, and most of them were just not very special but I'll take what I can get. A year with a handful of releases to settle for since it was such a drought. 2024 should be better musically, it has to be.
@@Weltschmerz1523
really awaited this and wasnt dissapointed! Epic work!
First of all we are talking about a bestial album here inspired from stimulus of unknown worlds. The bass in 30:30-31:00 (while not complex at all) is one of the most interesting bass approaches I've ever heard in black metal.
definitely a great piece
Have just listened to both albums back to back and it's a fantastic experience. For some reason I missed that the Liber Lvcifer II had been released. But I am just as happy to enjoy it on a good friday 13th as any aother day. Master piece!!
Listen to their first as well. Different but also very good.
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Not only the full lenghts but also the splits. All of them are beyond fantastic, i cant even pick the few best ones. Semjazas interviews are so good too, the band is just so crazy. The first album has probably the best full on thrash metal riffs i ever heard
I really want to see somebody cover their material on guitar or bass, or even vocals. Theres cesar vesrve you should check him out… he covered 2017 split song and acausal current of thanatos on drums
Both LL albums are great but I think the debut is my still favorite by a hair. I love the intensity although I'm not a big fan of trash/black. @@sonofnothing2714
42:38 - 43:01 First riff very dark and catchy then Second riff a twisting of first riff making for a mind-blowing intro
Thats right. Semjaza is deep in understanding and clear of how to phrase and embellish. He does foreshadowing kind of frequently if you know what youre looking for, sometimes even the bass or the drums make the first move. Its just so crazy man… i keep getting constantly mindblown no matter how much times i listen to their compositions
Yep I got hooked after 2nd time listening to Liber Lvcifer I back in 2015 and it's still very efficient after hundreds of times listening to it same for this one he's a genius the same level that Dan Swanö was with Edge of Sanity's 3d 4th and 5th albums. I wish I could compose like these guys
Been waiting along time for this finally 👌
Anywhere I can buy the LP or tape for this? CD is a great edition.
It's on the label's shop, but they haven't received the LPs yet, so you can only pre-order and wait.
I knew this would be worth the wait but wow, what an imagination stomper of a master work
The year Bearkat started and I already have what I’m sure is going to be one my favorite black metal albums of 2023
Great Band, Have Their First Album 🤘
3d full length still incredible songwriters
Holy ffffff, just found out about this and Im going somewhere where dont have signal or Wi-Fi...... I neeeeed to listen to this!!!
Buy it.
We are not worthy of such splendour!!!🙌🏻🖤🔥🔥🔥🔥🐉
Don't know about ya'll but I is
23:39 fav part
As we approach the first anniversary of this album, I have to say that I'm enjoying this one more than the previous one. Don't get me wrong, Khem Sedjet is an outstanding album. I love 9 out of 11 tracks on the previous one, but this one and the debut feel more compact and flow more seamlessly. I don't get tired of listening to these two opuses from beginning to end day after day. Anyhow, eternal hails to Semjaza and The A!
I prefer liber lvcifer I because its more abrupt. No matter how many times i listen to transitions and all the little details regarding the composition, i cant understand it fully yet even after listening to semjaza since 2019. It sounds way more sinister but the playful aspect is not so bright in how the structure is understood. khem sedjet works for me like nothing else in this world. But i prefer the vocal on mahapralaya
Aye, I totally get what you mean. I just like the directness of the debut and this one. And I agree, the vocal work on Mahapralaya is on another level! @@autumnsphere7581
Just insane!!!
Real recognize real.
great album komşi
The problem now is do I like this or Khem Sedjet more? Lets find out...
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khem sedjet is better imo
Our current duration of lifetimes portray the transmogrification of our conscious selves
Totally speechless
Several suns to demolish cosmos
Perfect example of what has to be relistanable
Better than part one imo 🔥🔥🔥
way too underrated, absolute banger and an uncomparable experience
Hails!
Semjaza is king.
The oversoul holds him in the palm of the left hand and he quite likes that
Darkest salutes to this soon-to-be legend.🖤🔥🤘🏻
I am not anticosmic so I'd rather call him a Genius. Semjaza is Genius !!
Amazing new album, finally.
I dont tell people abt this album so I am the only one person in group who enjoys it and I always come back
Is this album coming on Spotify too?
Yes
Just buy the fucking thing
@@mysticsaxophone4181 simp
@@hodiqhodisen7122 use that hard earned social media influencer money for a good cause
@@WorldTerrorCommittee when? we need to listen to something in the gym
Lmao two weeks into the new year and we have a contender for AOTY
Any idea when the vinyl is coming?? Can't get any answers via mail from label.
Finally....
So good😆
I can't wait for people on ultimate guitar to tab these songs (but especially those on Liber Lvcifer I) for guitar pro. I tried sequencing Revival Through Arcane Skins but the very first riff is such an enigma (probably due to its extremely original nature)
I just want somebody to do a guitar cover on youtube man… im trying to play their riffs too
Have you seen revival through arcane skins intro “playthrough” by semjaza on youtube, its called thy darkened shade upcoming album recording at sitra ahra studio. Maybe you try to decipher it easier
Album of 2023....🧐🔥
Where can I find the lyrics?
Two words.......Fucking great
Just finished listening to it and I have to admit that I like it far less than previous two albums. But I'm definitely going to give this more tries.
I felt the same. What you think of it now. I still prefer khem sedjet, but i really like this one and its growing on me rapidly. Its the sound they had in 2017 split with abigor, nightbringer and mortuus. If khem sedjet is 100/100, then all of their other releases are 99.9/100, if not just a tiny bit more
🤘🏿💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀🤘🏿 Mega zajebisty album super
will it be published on spoty?
Yes
Sounds like ved buens ende, emperor and opeth mixed together.
With the prominence of bass & the melodic backbone, I can see the Ved Buens Ende resemblance, but no Opeth in here.
Closer to a more technical elaboration of the likes of S.V.E.S.T., Blasphemer-era Mayhem, post-90's Abigor & Anthems-era Emperor to my ears.
In the end, Thy Darkened Shade did succeed on making an idiosyncratic sound with their unique identity.
@@sjoerddondersteen1337 parts sound like opeth in parts anyway.
@@sjoerddondersteen1337 I agree with you, even though I hear Euronymous era Mayhem more in a technical way within their unique identity.
@@satanschild6717 is that so? I never liked mayhem. But thy darkened shade is in my top 3 for several years already
For today bullshit black metal standards,this is again...remarkable,geniuses at play.
This is actually 100% modern Black Metal, but with more technical prowess. Still, in total this is a lot closer to other releases of 2017-2023 than to the time before.
@@tobiasheinrich104 nobody said they sound like 2nd wave or 1st or whatever,they are just much much better than any boring crap black metal today,u missed the point tho.
@tobiasheinrich104 100% modern? This band as a whole and this release has more 80s heavy-black-death-thrash influences than almost most of the modern nowdays Black Metal bands. It maybe sounds "modern" to you since they are doing it through their own filters.
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Απίστευτο live..
Έξω απ' το Temple!
FUCKING AMAZING. didn't expect less than them 💯🎸🎸
🫀
Miese Gönnung
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What am i missing here ?? Why all the praise ???
It's okay, you are just missing one of the best albums of the last years.
@@satanschild6717 i just finished it and it's very mid imo
@@ilkvomit88
you need a few passes
@@hirschkuh3431 perhaps
@Sokratis Lyras my mom said it never hurts🤣
Just Glorious. A o S