Search - Fleurety :: Mid Tid Skal Komme

Innovative black metal

phobos | Berkeley, CA United States | 05/01/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"From what I hear, Fleurety is probably the strangest of all the bands in the Norweigen metal scene these days. This is the only album I've heard from them, and it is fairly strange. Essentially it's very well played and composed black metal with strong experimental tendencies. After this album, I guess they beamed off into a world entirely their own, leaving much of their black metal roots behind. Although I'm eagerly looking forward to hearing what they came up with on their other albums, I think this move away from metal was probably a shame. This album pushes the boundaries of metal while still sitting squarely within the metal tradition. It doesn't resort to electronics or other instruments for its experimentation. It's innovative without being totally bizarre. I think black metal in general, even if they're not interested in left-field experimentation, could learn a lot from this. Even the more straight-ahead black metal parts are fascinating, with a slightly hypnotic quality. These are invariably followed by something crazy and brilliant, however, which might strain the patience of more traditional listeners. The main influence I detect is just plain old 70's rock, although it's been distorted almost beyond recognition, with some jazz and classical. Some of the songs on here are over 8 minutes long, but they never get tiresome, and end all too quickly. I have the reissue from Candlelight Records, which also includes songs from their demo. These are not quite as strong, and contain a sort of screaching sound in leiu of vocals that is interesting at first, but is over-used and gets a little irritating. Overall, though, this is one of the most interesting and catchy black metal albums I've ever head."

Acid black

Blauth | West Africa | 01/14/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm really lazy today, and don't feel like writing much, except to say that Min Tid Skal Komme is a truly innovative and original release, combining as it does the dark hypnotic nihilism of Burzum with the spacey abstraction of Pink Floyd. Most tracks contain at least some female vocals; not, however, your typically weak 3rd and the Mortal type whinging female stuff. The female vocals on this one pour out rich and full, in stark contrast to Svein's icy growl. I would rank this album with the 10 greatest black metal releases of the early 90s, particularly since they've tacked the Darker Shade of Evil and Absence tracks on this reissue. I don't have the re-issue, so I don't know whether they've cleaned up the "Darker" material, but if they haven't, the necro quality of the recording will probably be unappealing to more mainstream listeners. This is an album best digested with liberal amounts of acid or opium."