Dissection - Where Dead Angels Lie (Pianist listens to metalhead’s suggestion)

[@Greatmeasures]

What other black metal artists should we show Judson?

[@tornoutlaw]

Emperor Shining (Sweden) Ungfell And because Dissection pioneered Black- Death Metal, some more from the blackened Death Genre, Behemoth Sulphur Aeon Außerwelt

[@dimitriid]

Have you showed him Borknagar yet? I think they're a great incremental step between this style from dissection and slightly more extreme-elements but still pretty melodic style of Borknagar and their many, super talented singers. However the big caveat on Borknagar is that they seem to be preeetty happy about blocking reactions so I'd understand if you can't really get any of those songs as reactions for the channel.

[@caio9242]

Burzum would be nice. I suggest 'Jesus' tod' and 'My journey to the stars'

[@tornoutlaw]

Also Ihsahn, something from "After", with Jorgen Munkepy on sax :)

[@Greatmeasures]

@@dimitriid We haven’t yet, but we’ll try it. I didn’t know they were known for blocking videos. That’s interesting

[@name_surname-eo6dz]

"Thorns of crimson death" it's a great song, too.

[@Chet_Philodenge]

Might be my favorite of theirs

[@sugarymushroom]

For a long time Where Dead Angles Lie was my favorite, but over the last few years I've come to prefer Thorns of Crimson Death a bit more.

[@faust8218]

Black Horizons is their best song, but that one is phenomenal too.

[@dwightschrute2822]

Nothing beats Soulreaper if we're talking Dissection

[@MyNameAkhim]

First song I heard by them

[@TheDretch]

Next classic masterpieces. Emperor - With Strength I Burn Dimmu Borgir - Mourning Palace Satyricon - Mother North Immortal - Withstand The Fall of Time Ancient - Willowthewisp Negator - Regnvm Spiritvs Immvndi Dark Funeral - Ravenna strigoi mortii

[@abadaba2812]

Emperor for sure! Ishan still plays very fast complex off-beat music, while still black mental. And yes GRIMA - review Enisey - Gone through hell to get their original CD! One of my fav bands.

[@Nightwalk444]

Poser BM lmao

[@Ca11mero]

Marduk - Materialized in Stone Judas Iscariot - Before a Circle of Darkness Throne of Ahaz - Northern Thrones Vinterland - Still the Night Is Awake and much more :D

[@LaughingSkull451]

I would've preferred King Antichrist from Dark Funeral, but something from Vobiscum is good, too.

[@jayyy5023]

Dark throne- In the shadow of the horns

[@name_surname-eo6dz]

Mgla - Age of Excuse I Immortal - Beyond the north waves Batushka - Yekteniya 4

[@Jyrgenstrator]

Yektenia 4 my favorite Batushka song

[@killerpaja03]

Ayooo finally some black metal. Dissection is peak, especially this album. Hoping to see some Bathory in the future ^^

[@naturalianoss]

Dissection is not black metal .Dissection is Dissection . The best extreme metal band ever and forever .

[@kingofheavymetal]

@@naturalianossDissection is clearly melodic black metal.

[@KHETTIUS]

@@kingofheavymetalNah this particular album borders between death metal and black metal.

[@naturalianoss]

@@KHETTIUS and you border between stupidity and retardation

[@Stpddmbfck]

The band never classified themselves as black metal. I always considered them to be on the edge between (melodic?) black and melodic death metal. Where dead angels lie is basically a pop song tho by black metal standards.

[@NeuronicPlague]

Come on, guys! The album ends with a solo PIANO piece, and you're not going to play it (pr even mention it) to the pianist?! Missed opportunity, s'all I'm saying! The song is called No Dreams Breed in Breathless Sleep.

[@19MadMike95]

Wasn't written by Dissection, so, eh.

[@MikaTarkela]

Dissection has some great songs! My favorites are "Black Dragon" and "God Of Forbidden Light" 😍

[@GrumpySam_AUT]

Try the Somberlain

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

Where dead angels lie is their greatest one, though.

[@MrSlayerdog4]

ur favorite dissection songs are from reinkaos? what a poser

[@fizkarn6358]

@@MrSlayerdog4 I mean they are great songs, my absolute favourite will always be the Somberlain though

[@stellarcubicbeam7760]

@@MrSlayerdog4 Jon said Reinkaos was his greatest achievement.

[@hampstershat123]

Something to remember is Jon is playing guitar and doing vocals at the same time. Live he was perfect. Check out the Rebirth of Dissection concert.

[@rotta4667]

That was awesome. Too bad a concert like it will never be played again.

[@rotta4667]

That was awesome. Too bad a concert like it will never be played again.

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

It sounded better in the 90's. They played it faster pass and a different rythm.

[@Headless-x2c]

@@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212and tone

[@antoniogonzalez4252]

The main song structure is in 6/8 which is typical for valsas (waltz) this is one of the main reasons why this song sounds so classically inspired to me, Jon, always came off to me as one of the most musically gifted song writers of the late 80s and early 90s extreme music scene, the sweeping melodies, almost baroque chord progressions he naturally gravitated to and his almost neo-classic sensibilities always made me think that he was heavily inspired by classical music, now I'm not sure if that was the case in reality but just from enjoying his body of work that's what I always imagined!

[@naturalianoss]

He wasnt inspired by nothing he was just genius .People find it hard to accept it thats why people find all sort of explanations .

[@tmp1k]

6/8 is pretty common in many music genres. Loads of bands use it. It’s not unique to any sub genre. Cool poly rhythm dancey feel with that underlying 4/4 pulse underneath.

[@tmp1k]

There’s that neat cool 5/8 and 6/8 switch section they add where the first measure is cut by a beat that’s a nice touch change up that not often mentioned at 10:25 in this video

[@chrisss3749]

@@naturalianossa statement born of great ignorance.

[@naturalianoss]

@@chrisss3749 why ignorance ?

[@internalfire11]

Love this black metal folk waltz song :)

[@goaterrorritualust]

Fukk! Thats why! How could i didnt get it?! 😐

[@internalfire11]

@@goaterrorritualust there is actually pretty decent amount of metal songs in 3/4 or 6/8 :) God of forbidden light goes from 4/4 in intro into this feel also

[@Cryptic-1-9-1-1]

The storm of the lights bane album for me is a 10/10 all killer / no filler kind of album. I consider it one of the best metal albums of all time Naglfar's sheol album, batushka, old man's child, emperor, burzum, dark funeral are all good options to check out

[@cortarelva]

It is indeed one of the best metal albums of the 90s. Musically was ahead of what most bands of that style were doing at the time.

[@svartiske3283]

Y'all be careful and don't go sleepin on Naglfar now!

[@dtltmtgt]

"No Code" is a great Pearl Jam album I agree. I like your take on "Smile". Dissection is a good one to slowly move towards more Black Metal. Borknagar released a new album Friday. They are Norwegian as well and have been around 30 years. This new album "Fall" is worth checking out! Cheers guys.

[@rdnrvn]

As a Pearl Jam and a Dissection fan, thanks for this was a great review!

[@gabrieldugarte9569]

It's good that we started with black metal on the channel, Emperor; Any song from the nightside eclipse would be incredible, MGLA is one of my favorites not only for its melodies but also for its lyrics

[@naturalianoss]

Mgla sucks ass big time . They are an emo band with black metal sound

[@szymonanusiewicz4091]

This song is black metal anthem!👍👍🤘

[@lawrencefine5020]

I never listened to Dissection before. They remind me of very old Opeth. God Damn they are good. Thanks for the introduction of Dissection.

[@geronimoamuchastegui6796]

Top tier band bro!!

[@faultier3215]

unfortunately a bunch of nazis though

[@lawrencefine5020]

@@faultier3215 I was watching a video of their last live set on YT after watching this video and I saw the guitarist shirt, kinda looked nazi-ish. I'll research the band a little more. But that would be a shame, this is true. nazis=not good.

[@YesMan-uy4cj]

@@lawrencefine5020 nazis = not good, some nazi bands music = good, politic and art is not the same thing

[@gnarxy]

@@faultier3215 okay buddy..

[@rockyaldebaran4085]

Nights Blood is my favorite Dissection song, really hope he shows him!

[@JeremyBarbell]

Love this song, and Bodom After Midnights cover of it as well. So good.

[@33Mettal]

Best start ever for a noobie on Black Metal cenário. Keep showing him dissection songs... im sure he will enjoy it.

[@mikeonis]

Saw them live on this tour with Morbid Angel and At the Gates. Amazing performances, caught 2 shows, met Jon and Johan. Still have my LS tour shirt. Amazing times

[@guylaub8505]

Holy shit, another blast from the past, I grew up on this album on my teenage years, was one of my favorite albums at the time. I would say its deathish black metal, so not pure black metal :) I think it was a good choice to start with Where Dead Angel Lie, it's way more digestible like you said. Great review. :) Can't wait for Night's Blood (or Soulreaper :P )

[@IIChristisKingII]

I think the most common theme throughout most black metal is nihilism. My fave black metal band if you have not heard of them is MGLA, there tremolo picking is stunning.

[@Greatmeasures]

I love MGLA!

[@zacharyseibert4526]

Absolute MASTERPIECE.

[@SpikeValentine]

Cradle of Filth - Heaven Torn Asunder. The entire Dusk... and Her Embrace is an atmospheric Black Metal masterpiece.

[@mandigal8262]

Dissection is a classic. Some suggestions: Vinterland - As I behold the dying sun Dimmu Borgir - Mourning palace & Spellbound Sear Bliss - Birth of eternity (hungarian atmospheric black metal)

[@lightyagami1752]

One of my absolute favourite songs from my favourite album from my favourite band.

[@soterionofficial]

Another interesting black metal song for a composer is: The loss and curse of reverence by Emperor. Also Inno a Satana has a great structure.

[@IronPriest82]

Love this song, listened to it thousands of times…

[@internalfire11]

Next something dissonant, for example Deathspell Omega - Abscission :)

[@Tegardener666]

There's several piano versions of "where dead angels lie" he would enjoy 🤘

[@thefaceless8796]

Its great to see all the Emperor love in the comments! I would love to see that as well.

[@4ffleck]

I would really like to see you guys trying out Agalloch!

[@naturalianoss]

Emo music for weak people

[@Celatra]

@@naturalianossalright tough guy, what makes you better than people listening to Aggaloch?

[@naturalianoss]

@@Celatra everything .speed ,power,precision and stamina .I have good stand up game and grappling .Never said I am tough but it is known ! Dissection for life !

[@blindguardian1979]

such a great band. Storm of the Lights Bane and The Somberlain are two of my favourite Metal albums ever

[@journeymenforlife]

Another incredible band you've introduced me to. And what a backstory. Keep being you gents 💚🤙

[@sgtkabukimann]

Now give him something to warm him up! Something he can dance to! Like Archspire!

[@torchbearer3784]

You should do Norwegian band Thorns. Snorre Ruch was the main influence for the 90's black metal. You can hear his influence in almost every band that came out of Scandinavia at that time. You can hear his riffs in Dissection,Mayhem,Burzum and so on.

[@brankobilder2552]

SHOW HIM WINTERSUN! ---- Cmon! "Winter Madness" is a classic as classic gets, you guys will love it

[@jayerkky]

not exaclty a song to overwhelm your musician mate. This song i love and i thank you for doing this!

[@thedevil1882]

Dread and emptiness are feelings that comes to mind too

[@guidoretro]

Emperor - The Acclamation of bonds

[@danielsimard6506]

Storm of the light's bane is such a great album! I've listened to it so many times 🙂 Good choice!

[@HYPERC666]

Ulver - A Fearful Symmetry

[@sppspharmdude]

This was really cool, looking forward to more songs being covered

[@Invocated_Agitator]

THANK YOU, somehow while watching it I got inspired to grab my guitar and maybe play Gorgoroth Sorg, but as always I started comming with my own riffs and just wrote my second full song ever. Pretty rich in riffs and changes too. Thank you :)

[@vikusen1857]

Iced earth - dantes inferno. Still owe me that one!!

[@Black-bn6ic]

Burzum - Det Som Engang Var Burzum - Key To The Gate Satyricon - Walk The Path Of Sorrow Gorgoroth - Gorgoroth Gorgoroth - Incipit Satan Nargaroth - Sommer Emperor - With Strength I Burn Emperor - I Am The Black Wizards Darkthrone - En Vind Av Sorg Ulver - Wolf And Fear Abigor - Eerie Constellation Immortal - Call Of The Wintermoon Immortal - Withstand The Fall Of Time

[@tmp1k]

Can’t wait to hear Jenson original compositions after his voyage through the realms of metal

[@bugiscs]

Burzum - Dunkelheit or Ea, Lord of the depths

[@greatkali5866]

Jesus dod

[@reckoner5113]

grazhdanskaya oborona - russkoe pole experimentov

[@madmkt]

looking forward to more black metal. i think judson might enjoy it

[@sickiziu]

Do the Edge of Sanity - Crimson. Could be a split into series.

[@naturalianoss]

IMPALED NAZARENE

[@AnthonySell]

I remember when I first gave this a good listen, it was on the way back from Chicago shortly after this came out, I played it for a friend, and it was completely consuming. I have always admired the more melodic elements of this band. This and the Somberlain would be great albums to hear more from. It should also be said that in his particular belief system, they believed that one should exit life while on top. I never cared much for the message, but I can credit someone for living and dying by their ideals.

[@thedissonant]

Abigor "Liberty Rises a Diagonal Flame" could be worth a go.

[@EatMoreWorms]

Anything from the recent Moonlight Sorcery album would be great as an introduction to Black Metal. It‘s pretty unique and virtuoso, musically interesting and accessible.

[@Robertowarren]

Love dissection, specifically that first album has soo many bangers… like somberlain, and black horizon… are so cool 😎

[@OurRawHeart]

Favourite album by Pearl Jam...and i thought i was the only one!!! You should release that take on SMILE. Incredible rendition.

[@rexlupis]

Man, I haven't listened to this album in well over a decade! Not so much because I don't like it, more that I never owned it, but it was a pretty common pick in our jam room relaxing after practicing with some j's, cigarettes and beers. Really takes me back!

[@luemmel5]

Enslaved Frost

[@manuelaklein9837]

I LOVE Dissection! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🔥 Hail Jon!

[@Jrams666]

I’d say your assessment regarding whatever subgenre Dissection fits is pretty spot on. I know they’re not “true” black metal, but I’d love to hear Judson’s take on Cradle of Filth, particularly something from Vempire, Dusk and Her Embrace, or Cruelty and the Beast, the unholy trinity of albums in their catalog in my opinion.

[@grasshopper9488]

Great Band! I read he actually planned the date and time of his suicide a year or so before. Made a public statement about it and then followed through......he wanted to opt out on his own terms. Crazy. Reinkaos is a great album too.

[@d.n.4328]

Good stuff guys! You should consider showing Judson a piano piece that was composed for a black metal band to be included in an album, for example Ragnarok - Postludium, Obtained Enslavement - O Nocturne or Dissection - No Dreams Breed in Breathless Sleep.

[@matijagloncak5382]

Grima - The Moon and its shadows

[@iPeikko]

Talking about black metal it would be great if you guys could do Emperor - With Strength I Burn (studio version) very epic song!

[@juliocesarlagonesmelgar6320]

yes, please

[@spondylusmaximus4875]

Never noticed it before, but that cabinet to Richard's left is the most black metal peice of furniture ever. As for suggestions, it doesn't look like anyone has mentioned Enslaved. Maybe something from Mardraum, Monumension, or Below the Lights? "Storre Enn Tid", great song!

[@andersoncubillos]

The album has an ending instrumental song played entirely on piano, Judson could probably enjoy it.

[@surcharged]

Hoping you touch on Darkthrone, Marduk, Bathory, Burzum, Behemoth etc in the future :)

[@666Havers]

should let him transpose these songs for piano so we can hear his take on it would be awesome

[@Lleanlleawrg]

Dissection's songs played on piano and on classical guitar are amazing in my opinion. A lot of black metal is, like MGLA for example. Should check out Simon Smith here on youtube, he has great acoustic guitar covers of black metal songs. There's a bunch of good piano versions of black metal too, but I'd be very interested in hearing Judson's interpretations.

[@gdl9362]

Man needs to react to immortal's at the heart of winter. Won't be disappointed.

[@edwinavila1076]

i have been waiting for a Dissection song, he would make a cover of No Dreams Breed In Breathless Sleep

[@jooke86]

Yees, good stuff! Quite a good explanation there of black metal. I've always enjoyed or been fascinated by black metal which makes it sound like a stairway down to doom, or hell or something, or a malestorm. It's like a repeating disharmony spiraling down to, well hell probably. It sounds cool, it affects me with awe just like seeing something dangerous, powerful such as a hurricane or other natural disasters, which can be really fascinating while dangerous. Death metal is more like an unstoppable train :D Keep rocking 🤟

[@Exhorderx]

Their early material is often referred to as "melodic black metal", some similar-ish bands would include Sacramentum, Dawn, Vinterland, Naglfar, Lord Belial, Old Man's Child...

[@Lando00100]

Mortal world turn to Ice, This be Goblin paradise!

[@ErikKnutsenSegovia-xx9iu]

I don't know how did I get here, good duo perspective, cult song.

[@michlon6144]

Great band 🤗

[@OjaiWeber]

Black metal is what I listen to most the last few years. But I 100% agree with the idea that it must be your taste within the genre itself. It's very hit or miss with me. I would say black metal is both my favorite and least favorite type of metal.

[@TheBFN]

😈 the crooked whispers... When nothingg is left... Lyrics..her skull been hollowed out for years...🤘

[@OmarServin]

Thank you for playing my favorite band, you made my day

[@daliscar81]

Mayhem's "The freezing moon" is kinda the ultimate black metal song!

[@naturalianoss]

For teenage posers

[@5H3R1F]

Satyricon - Phoenix

[@guidoretro]

There are some Piano covers of this song

[@Cryptic-1-9-1-1]

there is one where the piano is out of tune and it sounds even cooler

[@Charlzhen]

@@Cryptic-1-9-1-1 That one gives me chills down my spine.....

[@MikaTarkela]

Reinkaos is one of my favorite albums ever! 👌Please check out "Black Dragon" or "Maha Kali" from that album 😍

[@x0riente]

Important album in terms of aesthetics, somehow bridging the gap between Melo-Death & Black, BUT: The following months gave us „Secrets of the Black Arts“, „Nord…“ and „Vittra“ (among others), aka the founding rituals of Swedish Black Metal. Compared to those, Dissection never felt like Black Metal, but more like a suburb of Gotenburg… ;D

[@Echoes-]

Great video, but I think the last album Reinkaos are Jon's best work!

[@alyssahudson1743]

Great song and another great review may I suggest some other stuff to review anything from the band testament and of course Hall of the mountain King by Savatage

[@metalcryptspt]

Hi guys been watching the channel for a short time (one week or two) yet, but I'm enjoying it a lot! Good job you guys are really nice 🤘🏻 Here's my suggestion: since Time II is coming out, I would suggest "Sons of Winter and Stars" by Wintersun (🇫🇮 melodeath from Finland) from the album Time I.

[@abesluciferius]

Should have him react to something from the very first Wintersun album

[@naturalianoss]

Thanks !

[@deanmorrison9184]

Guys I'd love to see a reaction to something off their Reinkaos album. Dark Mother Divine or Maha Kali maybe. Give Judson the full experience lol

[@666Ekinox]

Probably Obtained enslavement the Witchcraft album. Or limbonic Art In abhorence dementia. 2 great classical music oriented albums

[@OmerNaveh]

Another Great video guys 👌

[@whateveryasaypal5022]

To me what nakes black metal black metal is the atmosphere and yeah if course the themes/imagery. Not necessarily satanic all the time, sometimes anti-christian without any satanic theme or sometimes pagan and other spiritual theming. While death metal may delve into satanic, anti-christian and spiritual themes it's more like in a horror movie soft of way, while black metal actually is more serious and wants to sound actually evil. Death metal wants to sound brutal more for fun, while black metal wants to sound evil to express spiritual ideas or to make an anti-christian statement (which some death metal bands still do). But it's not just about that, musically, it is generally more atmospheric and is more often tonal (mostly using harmonic minor) while death metal and thrash metal are a lot more often atonal, that being said black metal does also make use of dissonance moreso than regular death metal (as opposed to disso-death), usually for atmospheric effect, even if the atmosphere is pure chaos. Black metal also tends to have a "colder" sounding guitar tone with lots of treble and little bass and mid, it's thin and icy, and heavily distorted, moreso than other metal genres (at least when it first began). It sounds more harsh and sharp, like an obsidian dagger whereas death metal's guitar tone is more like a hammer or a chainsaw in the case of swedish death metal. The vocals are more often higher pitched too, and are shrill and harsh sounding. Black metal also tends to make more use of reverb than other metal genres, but not all bkack metal bands use reverb, just as not all black metal bands use lofi recording techniques but some do, or they moreso did in the early days, which was purposefully raw and distorted to sound chaotic, although it didn't start out purposely. The first wave if black metal which was more so just extreme thrash metal was mostly an underground scene (with some very popular bands like Bathory being exception) and a lot of bands would record demo taoes themselves and trade them. But in the second wave norwegian scene, bands like darkthrone were lofi on purpose, i mean just listen to their first album and second album back to back, their first album is a lot more clean and hifi sounding.

[@coyscottberg2507]

Listened to this album so much as a teen my cd cracked down the middle.

[@lokihammerfall7781]

More BM please.

[@KOLLIX-AF-DALBACKEN]

You must do Watain in the end of the education of Judson!

[@grahamrivas2136]

Ghost Bath would be sick for black metal.

[@liadraghici5785]

Lux Occulta - The heresiarch

[@Thelemorf]

Wth, you just keep listening to swedish bands I, as a swedish metalhead, didnt rly know about. :) Btw, proceed in Swedish is "fortsätt"

[@richardaling5278]

In my opinion the best metalband is Nevermore, idea? "This Godless endeavour" would be a nice start:).

[@bojnebojnebojne]

There is beauty in darkness, but most peeple are afraid of the dark.