Black Shining Leather

Product Description
1999 album for Norwegian black metal act. Nine tracks including, 'The Swordsmen', 'Death Triumphant' & 'Sadomasochistic'. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Black Shining Leather,Carpathian Forest,Avant-Garde,Death Metal/Black Metal,Pop,Rock

Average customer rating: Good album Let it shine...\m/ Leaning towards growth Low-fi Black Metal: similar to Darkthrone, old Burzum Brutal Black Metal

Black Shining Leather Carpathian Forest Manufacturer: Avant031cd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Norway | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Strange Old Brew Morbid Fascination of Death Defending the Throne of Evil We're Going to Hell for This Bloodlust & Perversion ASIN: B0000246AY Release Date: 2006-03-21

Tracks:

1. Black Shining Leather
2. The Swordsmen
3. Death Triumphant
4. Sadomasochistic
5. Lupus
6. Pierced Genitalia
7. In Silence I Observe
8. Lunar Nights
9. Third Attempt
10. The Northern Hemisphere
11. A Forest

Album Description

1999 album for Norwegian black metal act. Nine tracks including, 'The Swordsmen', 'Death Triumphant' & 'Sadomasochistic'.

Customer Reviews:

Good album.......2006-01-11

Just to let people know, the last song on the album, "A Forest", is actually a cover of a song by The Cure from their second album. Overall a great album but I would recommend 'Strange Old Brew' instead.

Let it shine...\m/.......2004-02-13

Ever sence my friend introduced me to Carpathian Forest via there 'Defending the throne of evil' album, I just cant stop listening to then entrasing arrangments of classic black metal, with a twist of progressive and orchestral elements (but these are not overdone). This band is bringing much progression and growth to todays 'real' black metal genre. So if your looking for the most exiting thing in black metal today, look no further than carpathian forest!, this is a great album worth your time. \m/

Leaning towards growth.......2003-12-16

The first time I heard the songs on this cd, I was absolutely blown away. I am a very avid black metal fan and this is like nothing i've heard. Of course, you do have your blast beats now an than like a lot of other black metal but you can tell that this is the album that they start to lean towards growth. Fans of bands such as Burzum, Darkthrone, or even possibly Mortiis (suprisingly, at least I believe) will definetly enjoy this. If you were comparing Burzum albums, you could say it's Daudi Baldrs meets Det Som Engang Var. The last track is especially interesting. It is very atmospheric and is definetly a must listen to. One of the greater albums before Nordavind left.

Low-fi Black Metal: similar to Darkthrone, old Burzum.......2000-04-11

Fans of old Burzum and Darkthrone will like this release from these two eccentrics. There is much Bathory worship to be heard in these tracks and the pricetag for this release is certainly appealing. Carpathian Forest have power & talent, it's just that they aren't bringing anything new to the table with this release (probably because this is some of their older material that they've had sitting on the shelf for a while before deciding to record it). Fans of Darkthrone and old Burzum will love this. I'd recommend the Beherit/Archgoat split, or Samael's _Worship Him_ for some good old school black metal.

Brutal Black Metal.......2000-01-30

This is a raw black metal feast at it's finest. Perfect for a cold/dark/rainy night. It's a shame this band does not receive much press cause they deserve it. In the vein of Dark Throne, but with a catchy type of vibe that makes the songs stick, get it.

Average customer rating:

Black Shining Leather Carpathian Forest Manufacturer: Peaceville UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Norway | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000QXDH3S Release Date: 2007-09-11

Tracks:

1. Black Shining Leather
2. Swordsmen
3. Death Triumphant
4. Sadomasochistic
5. Lupus
6. Pierced Genitalia
7. In Silence I Observe
8. Lunar Nights
9. Third Attempt
10. Northern Hemisphere
11. Forest

Album Description

2007 reissue of this album from the Norwegian Black Metal band, originally released in 1998. Amongst the gut-punching originals, the album Includes a cover version of The Cure's 'A Forest'. Peaceville.

Average customer rating: Good album Let it shine...\m/ Leaning towards growth Low-fi Black Metal: similar to Darkthrone, old Burzum Brutal Black Metal

Black Shining Leather Carpathian Forest Manufacturer: Avant-Garde ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Norway | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Strange Old Brew Morbid Fascination of Death Defending the Throne of Evil We're Going to Hell for This Bloodlust & Perversion ASIN: B00000J7BW Release Date: 1999-04-27

Tracks:

1. Black Shining Leather
2. The Swordsmen
3. Death Triumphant
4. Sadomasochistic
5. Lupus
6. Pierced Genitalia
7. In Silence I Observe
8. Lunar Nights
9. Third Attempt
10. The Northern Hemisphere
11. A Forest

Album Description

1999 album for Norwegian black metal act. Nine tracks including, 'The Swordsmen', 'Death Triumphant' & 'Sadomasochistic'.

Customer Reviews:

Good album.......2006-01-11

Just to let people know, the last song on the album, "A Forest", is actually a cover of a song by The Cure from their second album. Overall a great album but I would recommend 'Strange Old Brew' instead.

Let it shine...\m/.......2004-02-13

Ever sence my friend introduced me to Carpathian Forest via there 'Defending the throne of evil' album, I just cant stop listening to then entrasing arrangments of classic black metal, with a twist of progressive and orchestral elements (but these are not overdone). This band is bringing much progression and growth to todays 'real' black metal genre. So if your looking for the most exiting thing in black metal today, look no further than carpathian forest!, this is a great album worth your time. \m/

Leaning towards growth.......2003-12-16

The first time I heard the songs on this cd, I was absolutely blown away. I am a very avid black metal fan and this is like nothing i've heard. Of course, you do have your blast beats now an than like a lot of other black metal but you can tell that this is the album that they start to lean towards growth. Fans of bands such as Burzum, Darkthrone, or even possibly Mortiis (suprisingly, at least I believe) will definetly enjoy this. If you were comparing Burzum albums, you could say it's Daudi Baldrs meets Det Som Engang Var. The last track is especially interesting. It is very atmospheric and is definetly a must listen to. One of the greater albums before Nordavind left.

Low-fi Black Metal: similar to Darkthrone, old Burzum.......2000-04-11

Fans of old Burzum and Darkthrone will like this release from these two eccentrics. There is much Bathory worship to be heard in these tracks and the pricetag for this release is certainly appealing. Carpathian Forest have power & talent, it's just that they aren't bringing anything new to the table with this release (probably because this is some of their older material that they've had sitting on the shelf for a while before deciding to record it). Fans of Darkthrone and old Burzum will love this. I'd recommend the Beherit/Archgoat split, or Samael's _Worship Him_ for some good old school black metal.

Brutal Black Metal.......2000-01-30

This is a raw black metal feast at it's finest. Perfect for a cold/dark/rainy night. It's a shame this band does not receive much press cause they deserve it. In the vein of Dark Throne, but with a catchy type of vibe that makes the songs stick, get it.

Average customer rating: Very Good Intro to American Art Songs Excellent recording, lots of photos, partial texts. Terrific Songs, Great Artistry

My Native Land: A Collection of American Songs Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Hoiby, Lee | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Larmore, Jennifer | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Barber, Samuel | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Copland, Aaron | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Larmore, Jennifer | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Faces of Love ~ The Songs of Jake Heggie / Fleming, McNair, Larmore, von Stade, Forand, Cao, Clayton, Vaness, Asawa But Yesterday Is Not Today-The American Art Song 1927-1972 A Month In The Country All My Heart: Deborah Voigt Sings American Songs Stefano Donaudy: Amor mi fa cantare ASIN: B000000S9V Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

1. He's Gone Away
2. The Little Horses
3. Ching-a-Ring Chaw
4. At The River
5. Zion's Walls
6. In The Fields
7. Bessie Bobtail op 2, no 3
8. I Hear an Army, op 10
9. Sure on this Shining Night op.13, no 3
10. Rain Has Fallen, op.10
11. To Say Before Going To Sleep
12. White in the Moon
13. The Leather-Winged Bat
14. Barb'ry Allen
15. Sleep Now
16. Winter Song
17. Twentieth Century
18. A Letter
19. The Astronomers
20. T'is Winter Now
21. Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day
22. Make Me An Instrument of Thy Peace
23. Black is The Color of My True Love's Hair
24. Soldier, Soldier
25. Heart! We Will Forget Him!
26. Richard Cory
27. Fee Simple
28. My Native Land
29. The Things Our Fathers Loved
30. Memories

Customer Reviews:

Very Good Intro to American Art Songs.......2006-04-02

'My Native Land', a collection of 30 pieces sung by mezzo soprano Jennifer Larmore, accompanied on piano by Antoine Palloc is an excellent tutorial in the American art song. As the introduction states, the art song is as much or more at home in America than any other form of 'classical' music. This became quite clear to me the moment I realized that Stephen Foster's songs were as much of the style of Shubert as they were of native American gospel songs.

This makes it especially odd that there are no Stephen Foster songs on this album. I take this to be an effort on the part of the artist and her producers to focus on less familiar material and thereby educate us about Jake Heggie, Lee Hoiby, John Duke, Richard Hundley, Lora Aborn, John Jacob Niles, Robert Abramson and Charles Naginski and thereby concentrating on 20th century composers joining the better known Charles Ives, Samuel Barber, and Aaron Copeland.

Larmone is not my favorite mezzo and, like another reviewer, have found her doing things I did not totally enjoy, but it seems as if the material in this album fits her to a Tee. It makes me wish she would do a Stephen Foster album.

Recommended.

Excellent recording, lots of photos, partial texts........2005-06-09

I defer to the excellent review below, and to that in the December 1997 Gramophone 12/1997. Just a brief note for purchasers that, for reasons not totally justified by copyright concerns, only nine of the thirty sung texts are reproduced in the original Teldec release booklet - and none at all in the Elatus reissue. Generous total timing 74'58.

Terrific Songs, Great Artistry.......2000-09-25

In an effort to promote American culture abroad, I purchased this CD as a gift for a European friend. After two weeks of previewing it in my home, I'm keeping it for myself! Simply put, I can't remember the last time I have enjoyed a disc of songs as much as this one. No one is more surprised than me, since in the past I haven't always warmed to Larmore's singing, live or on record. Even here there are times when her vocal idiosyncrasies get in the way of what she wants to do. The lower register often takes on a strangely occluded quality, while some of her high notes slice the air with piercing shrillness. It's a highly accomplished voice that, to my ears, lacks consistent beauty. But to be fair, for much of this disc she sounds perfectly fine: a handsome, pleasingly dark sound, notable for its flexibility and legato.

What earns her five stars, however, is her artistry. She brings an arrestingly broad range of responses to this music. Like the nation that produced them, American songs are highly diverse, drawing from folk, European, religious, and pop idioms, to name just a few. Larmore is in full command of this diversity and alters her tone and delivery to bring each number home. Furthermore, she seems really to have read and thought about the texts. Every word counts. When the music can handle it, she lays it on thick and "acts" her way through the song, such as in Copland's "Ching a Ring" or Heggie's "Barb'ry Allen." But she wisely knows when to to hold back and let the melody carry the point, as in Barber's famous "Sure on this Shining Night" or Ives's "My Native Land." (Many accomplished Lieder singers never learn this lesson.) Once or twice she's a little off target (the first track, unfortunately), but this disc gave me a new respect for her art.

It helps that she's chosen such a fascinating group of songs. The Copland and Barber are well known, and recently Heggie is on everyone's lips, but much of the rest rarely makes it to disc. I particularly liked the gorgeous Aborn numbers, with their wistful sentimentality, and the quirky Duke pieces. Hundley's "Astronomers" is a haunting, unforgettable piece. Her inclusion of three Ives songs reminds us that it's time singers of her caliber returned to his oeuvre. Many of her choices stress different kinds of longing, that most American of emotions, but there's enough of a variety to prevent sameness. She also shines in several "patter songs," delivered with lightning wit. Palloc performs his role admirably.

I enthusiastically recommend this disc. Brava Jennifer!

Average customer rating: Five stars for "Through Chasm..." -Full-length not so good Soothing and Evil...

Black Shining Leather/Through Chasm, Caves and Titan Woods Carpathian Forest Manufacturer: World War III ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Norway | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000062YB9 Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

1. Black Shining Leather
2. The Swordsmen
3. Death Triumphant
4. Sadomasochistic
5. Lupus
6. Pierced Genitalia
7. In Silence I Observe
8. Lunar Nights
9. Third Attempt
10. The Northern Hemisphere
11. A Forest
12. Carpathian Forest
13. The Pale Mist Hovers Towards The Nightly Shores
14. The Eclipse/The Raven
15. When Thousand Moon Have Circled
16. Journey Through The Cold Moors Of Svarttjern

Customer Reviews:

Five stars for "Through Chasm..." -Full-length not so good.......2002-11-12

This cd contains both Carpathian Forest's first MCD, and their debut full-length album that followed. It's a microcosm of the degeneration of northern black metal as a whole from enchanting music of obscure dark atmosphere to cheap horror show theatrics. It's a shame this band wasn't able to release at least one full-length in their original style, because "Through Chasm, Caves, and Titan Woods" (tacked on to the end of the cd) is a mini-classic, mixing ultra-atmospheric post-Burzum material with chunky, satisfyingly raw Celtic Frost-influenced rockers. Particularly mesmerizing is the last track, with its distant sound, howling vocals, echoing drums, slow tempo, overlayed acoustic strumming, and epic keyboard washes. It's one of the greatest atmospheric black metal songs of all time. Unfortunately, "Black Shining Leather" is comic-book goth s&m porno metal with little to distinguish it musically. It always depresses me when I listen to it, but not in a good black metal way. Rather, while stewing in my boredom, I wonder what this band could have achieved if it had followed up on the promise of "Journey Through the Cold Moors of Svarttjern", instead of turning into a goofball mediocrity.

Soothing and Evil..........2002-05-07

This CD will rock you to sleep where you will have wicked
dreams. Take a stroll through the Black Metal Carpathian
Forest with only starshine to light your way. Hear them,
the Black Metal children of the night? What music they
make. Nice creepy interludes with references to torturing
genitals. Fans of Darkthrone and Mayhem will enjoy this CD.

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