I've always seen nightwork as a black metal take on the sound of opeth and katatonia at the sound, a truly progressive and melodic take on 90s black metal
I think those bands are very closely linked as a matter of fact, you might even add Edge of Sanity or Opthalamia into the mix. Dan Swano produced most of their records if I recall. I still own all of their albums and they are all perfection.
It warms my diabolical heart that in the year 2022 somebody went out of their way to make a lengthy video about the deep dark gem DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE! Well done, young man! And I can not reveal my source but let's just say it's possible there will be another DM album someday.... PS. I own every single Katatonia release + all side projects and various pressings of all releases. I am meaning to make a collection video soon. Lots of DM too... I think I have at least 3 different pressings of each album. Hails from Canada!
@@patrickbertlein4626 It’s absolutely a classic. It has everything any music lover would want. From jazz, Latin to black metal. Although a lot of “borrowed” themes from movies and classical pieces.
My friend introduced me to DM when I was 13, now I'm almost 30 and still I think that is the most wholesome black metal experience. Rider On The Bonez is just the best and darkest metal song ever
I've always thought that the black metal band, Valdrin, at least on their earlier albums, had some of the spooky, cavernous qualities of Diabolical Masquerade that I really love.
I did give _Ravendust_ a listen because of your video and did enjoy it! _Nightwork_ is something I need to give a listen. I should give _Death's Design_ a shot again simply because that back story is amazing.
You are so incredibly correct, as someone who has Emperor forever emblazoned on my body via ink. I totally agree with you. I love love Diabolical Masquerade's actual good music. I would also love to hear what you think about the band FOG from the early 90's American band. It's such a masterful work.
This has been a reason to retry them and there are so many similarities in voice to that of Sigh. I never knew the Katatonia connection but it makes full sense whereas the Emperor one doesn't I dunno besides symphonic/ synth. In fact. There's definitely a gothic black element to this that if you haven't heard Moonspells first two albums what are you doing? As for experimentation across other genres within the second decade of the 90's for black metal you can pretty much thank Filosofem for that, it's the foundation.
absolutely love this band. i happened to discover this band way back in the day before getting into katatonia and all the other bands associated with their members. love all of their releases.
De Praestigiis Angelorum is such an underated album! ice clear drumming from blastum with beautiful dissonant melodies. banger! i wish agonia would repress this one. edit: i see they did. thanks for that
Listened to Nightwork and Death's Design a few times, but honestly never got into Diabolical Masquerade as much as other acts. Early 2000's still produced some amazing stuff, look at Naglfar, Tenebrosus, The Legion, Stutthof, and many more (promo channel Unholywarlust! puts up some serious gems from those days). I see you VI "De Praestigiis Angelorum" vinyl, love that album.
@@mysteriousparadoxproductio9339 I don't know personally, but they do use swastikas in some of their designs. That said, I do know the dude from Conflict (he's vegan) attacked people with a knife at a black metal show for having dead animal stuff on stage. Personally, that type of behavior seems way worse than using what some people may call "shady" symbology in art.
Although i would love to have another Diabolical Masquerade album to listen to i think that Anders aka Blakkheim ended the project at the right time Death's Design in my opinion is a #Masterpiece
You are correct with the early 2000's being weird for black metal. For one side, you have Dimmu Borgir going with a bigger production; then you have bands obssesed with industrial elements like Dodheimsgard, Mayhem on Delcaration of War, ...And Oceans and Red Harvest; and lastly you have those progressive bands like Diabolical Masquerade, Arcturus, Borknagar and Emperor when they released Prometheus. I still view that era with a lot of nostalgia
I'm still pissed my ex's kid has my Phantom Lodge tape, but at least I got Ravendusk on vinyl. Such a good project!! Got to disagree as well with PL, the riffs on it are so good. Got to revisit it now.
I was obsessed with this band's final two records either towards the end of high school or for the few years after graduating... I revisited recently 10+ years later and it still holds up. I've mostly given up on BM with a few exceptions like GBK, DsO, WITTR, and some other stuff that maybe is more accurately black n roll at times (Shining and Young & In the Way). Most melodic shit + most symphonic shit falls into the cheesy category at this point and it's not able to click with me. Black metal is always capable of being great, but so many of the artists have done a shit job at differentiating from generic trem picked "riffs" with lousy wimpy drumming.
Nothing quite like revisiting an album after 10 years that you liked but wasn't hyper about (Filosofem in my case) inadvertantly hear shades of what that album inspired during the years in between (WITTR, sunn o))), Electric Wizard, Darkspace, Lurker Of Chalice, Teitanblood etc) only to retry it and have it completely split open your head let alone like it more. I've had a mini revelation with NIghtwork after finding out it's Katatonia connection but above was on a decade long scale of finally clicking to pretty much be the most important album.
Love Them and for Sum reason when I hear Diabolical Masquerade I think of TARTAROS THE GRAND PSYCHOTIC CASTLE LOVE THAT ALBUM ALSO WHAT DO YA THINK OF THEM??
DM is one of very few black metal bands I can still listen to, after my teenage years of Burzum and Bodom worship. Nightwork is the best black metal album ever.
From what I understand Bloodbath was supposed to be a very simple death metal band that would be thought up through a bunch of drunk conversations through the members lmao
Wyatt, I was not impressed with Diabolical Masquerade. I listened to this whole video and I was expecting something even better than Griseus. But this is not experimental or boundary pushing in the slightest. It sounds like a much happier version of Dimmu Borgir or Emperor. The "symphonic" elements sound like the MIDI music that they used to play in the 1990s Mr. Olympia contests. I'm surprised you would describe any of these riffs as "sinister", they sound bright and optimistic in a way almost like a black metal equivalent of Lykathea Aflame, but not nearly as good. I wouldn't say it's bad or unlistenable, but very basic, predictable, melodic, accessible, and uninteresting. Listened to Nightwork and I'd give it a 5.5/10. After this I really just wanted to listen to both Aquilus albums.
Damnit I made a bet with someone that I’d shave If I could go one whole day without getting a dumbass / unfunny comment. Looks like I’m going another day without shaving 😔
@@wyattxhim look, not trying to be the dick, just figured none of your friends have the spine to actually give you a heads up in life. try some beard oil or a brush or something man jesus.
I've always seen nightwork as a black metal take on the sound of opeth and katatonia at the sound, a truly progressive and melodic take on 90s black metal
Yup.
I think those bands are very closely linked as a matter of fact, you might even add Edge of Sanity or Opthalamia into the mix. Dan Swano produced most of their records if I recall. I still own all of their albums and they are all perfection.
It does at times feel like a sequel to Brave Murder Day and Dance Of December Souls if Kat went that direction.
I'm glad you mentioned Dan Swano. You can tell almost instantly that the quality of the album's production was going to be awesome.
Exactly 1000%
It warms my diabolical heart that in the year 2022 somebody went out of their way to make a lengthy video about the deep dark gem DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE! Well done, young man! And I can not reveal my source but let's just say it's possible there will be another DM album someday....
PS. I own every single Katatonia release + all side projects and various pressings of all releases. I am meaning to make a collection video soon. Lots of DM too... I think I have at least 3 different pressings of each album. Hails from Canada!
I cant stop watching every video of yours amazing content
Damn, you are such a good source of finding unique, obscure bands that I love.
MY FAVORITE BAND! “Nightwork” and “Death’s Design” never leave my MP3 player! Especially with amazing clean vocals from Dan Swano.
Deaths Design is such a weird album! Part of my old metal cd collection I still have.
@@patrickbertlein4626 It’s absolutely a classic. It has everything any music lover would want. From jazz, Latin to black metal. Although a lot of “borrowed” themes from movies and classical pieces.
A diabolical masquerade video in 2022? love it, thank you
I bought the Nightwork T Shirt many years ago. The breakdowns on that album are phenomenal. Haunted By Horror in particular.
Thanks to this video, you turned me onto Nightwork. This album truly is an absolute banger.
In Swano We Trust.
I have a soft spot for this, as well as Tartaros and Limbonic Art. It's just great to get your take on this.
My friend introduced me to DM when I was 13, now I'm almost 30 and still I think that is the most wholesome black metal experience. Rider On The Bonez is just the best and darkest metal song ever
shit I didn't know that he was in Bloodbath that I like as well
I've always thought that the black metal band, Valdrin, at least on their earlier albums, had some of the spooky, cavernous qualities of Diabolical Masquerade that I really love.
I did give _Ravendust_ a listen because of your video and did enjoy it! _Nightwork_ is something I need to give a listen.
I should give _Death's Design_ a shot again simply because that back story is amazing.
Riderz on the Bonezzz
You are so incredibly correct, as someone who has Emperor forever emblazoned on my body via ink. I totally agree with you. I love love Diabolical Masquerade's actual good music. I would also love to hear what you think about the band FOG from the early 90's American band. It's such a masterful work.
Oh yeah! Diabolical Masquerade! Absolutely love this band.
This has been a reason to retry them and there are so many similarities in voice to that of Sigh. I never knew the Katatonia connection but it makes full sense whereas the Emperor one doesn't I dunno besides symphonic/ synth. In fact. There's definitely a gothic black element to this that if you haven't heard Moonspells first two albums what are you doing?
As for experimentation across other genres within the second decade of the 90's for black metal you can pretty much thank Filosofem for that, it's the foundation.
I LOVE NIGHTWORK, its one of my favorite albums of ALL TIME, of all genres. Its a masterpiece to MY ears :)
And now that I un-paused the video and listened to you say the SAME EXACT thing, this makes me happy :)
Always loved ravendusk
Dan Swano is the closest thing to a metal god that I can find now a days. What an incredible musician that is sorely under appreciated.
absolutely love this band. i happened to discover this band way back in the day before getting into katatonia and all the other bands associated with their members. love all of their releases.
off topic but super devasted about Trevor super sad
I second that, definition of tragic.
one of the biggest losses to the somewhat more modern metal scene for sure, just like Alexi Laiho 😥
@@Rosterized : Both were 41 too... weird
I love katatonia and have for many a long while now. Not sure why I still haven't really bothered to dive into diabolical masquerade.
If you haven't yet, I can highly recommend Nightwork after watching this video. 10/10 album, easily.
De Praestigiis Angelorum is such an underated album! ice clear drumming from blastum with beautiful dissonant melodies. banger! i wish agonia would repress this one.
edit: i see they did. thanks for that
I love Diabolical Masquerade! Took a minute for the style to grow on me but now I’m hooked. Didn’t know the vocalist was part of Katatonia
Listened to Nightwork and Death's Design a few times, but honestly never got into Diabolical Masquerade as much as other acts.
Early 2000's still produced some amazing stuff, look at Naglfar, Tenebrosus, The Legion, Stutthof, and many more (promo channel Unholywarlust! puts up some serious gems from those days).
I see you VI "De Praestigiis Angelorum" vinyl, love that album.
VI is so underrated
@@Kristenmarie93 YES, yes it is. BST is a master of the craft for sure!
Would love to see a Konflict/Conflict split.
Lol. Conflict def wouldn't do that for "political" reasons. Dudes are hardcore anti fascist, fascists.
@@terridactyl5152 Yeah, I was just being daft. Cheers Terri.
Wait konflict are nazis?
@@mysteriousparadoxproductio9339 I don't know personally, but they do use swastikas in some of their designs. That said, I do know the dude from Conflict (he's vegan) attacked people with a knife at a black metal show for having dead animal stuff on stage. Personally, that type of behavior seems way worse than using what some people may call "shady" symbology in art.
@@terridactyl5152 yeah, bit OTT - people just need to read some Wendell Berry and chill
love this explaining series man thanks!
I still have Ravendusk and Phantom Lodge on cd. Great music.
Although i would love to have another Diabolical Masquerade album to listen to i think that Anders aka Blakkheim ended the project at the right time Death's Design in my opinion is a #Masterpiece
Would you do a Doom/sludge Metal iceberg or a deeper dive into Phyllomedusa. I also have some other cool bands and projects to check out.
Phyllomedusa is such fucking good goregrind i wish people talked about them
That would be rad.
I want a doom/sludge iceberg
@@SlyHikari03 yea i always wanted to know more about doom plus doom fans are underappreciated
You are correct with the early 2000's being weird for black metal. For one side, you have Dimmu Borgir going with a bigger production; then you have bands obssesed with industrial elements like Dodheimsgard, Mayhem on Delcaration of War, ...And Oceans and Red Harvest; and lastly you have those progressive bands like Diabolical Masquerade, Arcturus, Borknagar and Emperor when they released Prometheus. I still view that era with a lot of nostalgia
I dont know the band but the VI album behind you is one of the best thing from french scene
All projects involving katatonia members is great, October Tide is basically the second katatonia album
Diabolical masquerade is truly great. The phantom lodge is an insanely underrated album
Upon the salty wall of the brooding gargoyle has heavy Celtic Frost/Hellhammer influences.
Ravenclaw has heavy Bathory influences.
Cool video! Gonna' have to check them out sometime!
I'm still pissed my ex's kid has my Phantom Lodge tape, but at least I got Ravendusk on vinyl. Such a good project!! Got to disagree as well with PL, the riffs on it are so good. Got to revisit it now.
ay when we getting a video nerding out on what looks to be a greatsword in the background lol
could you make a video about sadistik exekution?
SECONDED
I was obsessed with this band's final two records either towards the end of high school or for the few years after graduating... I revisited recently 10+ years later and it still holds up. I've mostly given up on BM with a few exceptions like GBK, DsO, WITTR, and some other stuff that maybe is more accurately black n roll at times (Shining and Young & In the Way). Most melodic shit + most symphonic shit falls into the cheesy category at this point and it's not able to click with me. Black metal is always capable of being great, but so many of the artists have done a shit job at differentiating from generic trem picked "riffs" with lousy wimpy drumming.
Nothing quite like revisiting an album after 10 years that you liked but wasn't hyper about (Filosofem in my case) inadvertantly hear shades of what that album inspired during the years in between (WITTR, sunn o))), Electric Wizard, Darkspace, Lurker Of Chalice, Teitanblood etc) only to retry it and have it completely split open your head let alone like it more.
I've had a mini revelation with NIghtwork after finding out it's Katatonia connection but above was on a decade long scale of finally clicking to pretty much be the most important album.
Do a video about dungeon synth/dark ambient!
Wished Death's designed actually came out with the feature film
Love Them and for Sum reason when I hear Diabolical Masquerade I think of TARTAROS THE GRAND PSYCHOTIC CASTLE LOVE THAT ALBUM ALSO WHAT DO YA THINK OF THEM??
Keep up the "explaining" videos. Fuckin awesome shit
You should listen to obsidian gate
DM is one of very few black metal bands I can still listen to, after my teenage years of Burzum and Bodom worship. Nightwork is the best black metal album ever.
And there's no denying the outro to Eerrie Obzidian Circuz is straight up power metal, and bold move with very satisfying results
If you liked Bodom then check out Hexed. Best Bodom album in over 15 years.
Do you listen to dungeon synth?
How did a creator of Nightwork and Death's Design make fuckin Bloodbath.
From what I understand Bloodbath was supposed to be a very simple death metal band that would be thought up through a bunch of drunk conversations through the members lmao
Wyatt, I was not impressed with Diabolical Masquerade. I listened to this whole video and I was expecting something even better than Griseus. But this is not experimental or boundary pushing in the slightest. It sounds like a much happier version of Dimmu Borgir or Emperor. The "symphonic" elements sound like the MIDI music that they used to play in the 1990s Mr. Olympia contests. I'm surprised you would describe any of these riffs as "sinister", they sound bright and optimistic in a way almost like a black metal equivalent of Lykathea Aflame, but not nearly as good. I wouldn't say it's bad or unlistenable, but very basic, predictable, melodic, accessible, and uninteresting. Listened to Nightwork and I'd give it a 5.5/10. After this I really just wanted to listen to both Aquilus albums.
Oh, you mean the symbolic and black metal powers.
do you have a music playlist?
I am interested in your taste in music
Just watch his videos, take note of the bands and albums he mentions and then listen to them.
👍nail's great
It’s black metal later albums it gets a little more progressive but there still are all black metal albums. He calls it progressive not symphonic
hey im a fucking idiot, can you explain Peste Noire Next?
Lmao considering it for the series but that’s …uhh gonna be tricky haha
Hate to be that dude, but sick shirt.
Real question for Sweden: can yall stop making shit I like?
what
IF YOU CANT GROW A BEARD DONT. SIMPLE AS THAT MY DUDE
Damnit
I made a bet with someone that I’d shave If I could go one whole day without getting a dumbass / unfunny comment. Looks like I’m going another day without shaving 😔
@@wyattxhim look, not trying to be the dick, just figured none of your friends have the spine to actually give you a heads up in life. try some beard oil or a brush or something man jesus.
His beard really isn't that bad.
@@cookiesontoast9981 "that bad" lol it is though.
@@firstlast5603 will you shut up
thats another day without shaving :/