THE LINEAR SCAFFOLD

a truly gruondbreaking release, adding elements that had not really been heard in Black Metal before...this started the wave of weirdness in the realms of black metal. Not only is the songwriting and styles included breathtakingly beautiful, but the lyrics hint at a dark and clever mind behind the music. The fact that this is just two guys putting this all together speaks volumes....anyway, this is philosophical "black metal" (I put the quotes because this album really stretched the boundaries of what was acceptable at the time) that speaks to the pretentious in all of us, but it is not high brow just to thumb it's nose at everyone, no it is simply elegant.