Comments on: SATYRICON’S NERO: HE’S JUST A ROMAN

By: jimmx

jimmx — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:11:19 +0000

i love this album and if you are like me and have a good sence of humor with metal,check out the music video for Black Crow On A Tombstone….its funny as fuck with satyr in sunglasses from the 80′s

By: jimmx

jimmx — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:55:23 +0000

amen uncle sherm!
this album rules…puts me in a trance

By: Reignier

Reignier — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:38:42 +0000

So i think the overall conclusion of all the comments is one i totally relate to. Mr. D Frances, your review is so wildly different from all the other reviews i have read that i also doubt if you’ve listed to the record more than once.. This album is in my opinion not a masterpiece but it still did find its way into numerous website and personal top 10s & top 50s around the globe. It’s a very solid effort; probably their best one in this decade. I’m with Classy Metal saying that Satyricon should be lauded for their unique style which is always instantly recognizable. The production is thundering and utterly dark at the same time.”Get a producer”? That comment is laughable as not matter how much controversy they yield among metalheads, they’ve been praised by so many just for the production of this album. And again, who has a better production in black metal land?

The age of Nero is a solid 8 out of 10. It doesn’t bring the world to kneel (get the pun reviewer? probably not which is exactly what i mean) but it deserves a serious review.

By: Twinkle Tits

Twinkle Tits — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:02:22 +0000

Anso Di Frances & all the staff at Metalsucks should be put to sleep ! I give this album a 8.5/10 as well. Classy Metal is right 100% !!!!!!

By: Classy Metal

Classy Metal — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:48:54 +0000

It’s quite clear this guy read all about Satyricon… on imdb. If he actually took an extra second to research the record he wouldn’t bash so much on Satyr who co-wrote the entire record with Snorre Ruch (spelling?) aka Thorns.

I’m curious as to whether or not the reviewer actually heard any other Satyricon besides the 3 second clip of Mother North to compare Nero too, or maybe he “overheard” some word of mouth “reviews” at another Dimmu Borgir (LOL) concert….

This is a poor attempt to tear apart a record that was obviously skimmed through maybe once by the reviewer. I get it you thought it was mediocre, so give it an average score, but a 3/10? Really?

The tempos drag? The whole record is recorded to a click and Frost’s (possibly even quantized) performance is spot on.

The production sucks? I wonder what you thought of Mayhem’s Ordo Ad Chao.. or Rebel Extravaganza for that matter.

Satyricon have a sound that is instantly recognizable not unlike bands such as Opeth, Meshuggah, or even Emperor/Ihsahn and that is fucking damn hard to achieve in this day of hundreds of copycat “deathcore” bands (or whatever the current genre label trend is). Seriously fuck genres, they only exist for the sake of penally-challenged reviewers to slam long-running, hard-working bands for not adhering to their perception of them.

This album is a 6.5/10 at worst, I give it an 8.5/10 personally (anyone actually interested in this record check out blabbermouth’s review)

I’m seriously disturbed by metalsucks for allowing such douchebaggetry from one of your own, Especially if the weak-minded reader who hasn’t heard this band yet won’t check them out due to this well-written but ultimately mentally (and metally)-challenged review.

By: niggaplease

niggaplease — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:49:20 +0000

Lames defending this album: You love shitty things.

By: A Cold Swede

A Cold Swede — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:31:27 +0000

Have you even listened to the album more than once?

By: jonowev

jonowev — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:54:43 +0000

So basically, just because it’s not generic black metal you dislike it? What a shitty review.

By: seveword

seveword — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:40:30 +0000

The only part I really liked about this record is the part where I didn’t pay for it. I like to put my money towards bands that make good records, not bands that put out boring and useless records. They might be doing something different, but it’s not a ‘good’ different.

The only song I like is the single, Black Crow on a Tombstone. Imagine that.

By: niggaplease

niggaplease — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:35:10 +0000

For once we agree. Shit is terrible. Even “Now, Diabolical” had 4 good tracks on it.

Volcano FTW.

By: hibernum

hibernum — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:50:25 +0000

Satyricon haven’t played black metal since Nemesis Divinia. But hey, let’s not talk about the music, which has been minimalist and repetitive since Rebel Extraganza. Let’s not talk Kiss influences, but there is TEH BLASTBEET. Do you even know anything about Satyricon? Or Black Metal? Or heavy metal? I’m sorry, but you emo kids are starting to make me sick.

By: BoudinNoir

BoudinNoir — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:16:15 +0000

Here’s a review from another site that actually writes about metal not just silly time killing “news” stories

http://www.globaldomination.se/reviews/satyricon-the-age-of-nero

By: Kye

Kye — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:30:29 +0000

I’m gunna side with uncle sherm on this one.

I think this is by far the best work to come out of their new minimalistic, more hard rock influenced style. It’s got a great atmosphere and some pretty catchy moments too.

By: uncle sherm

uncle sherm — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:52:29 +0000

totally disagree. this is Satyricon’s best record since ‘Nemisis Divina’. great riffs, solid drumming.

By: NBlack

NBlack — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:24:18 +0000

Good Review!