Rodrigo Pagan

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First Listening: Not gonna lie, first time I heard this album I was turned off by a lot of things. I had heard various amounts of great things about this album and had very high expectations. I had also read that this was a combination of Avant-Garde and Black Metal; me being me I was hoping there would be more Black Metal at first. I couldn't get past the first few songs and I wasn't wanting to listen to it again. Other Listenings: After I decided to come back I knew I that I was getting into something that was gonna sound a lot weirder that was a defiant branch off from the usual Black Metal. However the second time I kinda enjoy some aspect of the songs, and was able to fully listen to the album. I didn't like Its Magic at first because of how it was almost like unstructured to me (very weird, uncomfortable, and unenjoyable). This dislike didn't last throughout the album though; I enjoyed tracks like "I Sang For The Swans" and "Carrier Wounds", and the Black Metal parts (blast beats/shrieking/highly distorted fast lofi tempos) were astounding to listen to like on "Den Saakaldte" where the last few minutes of the song is pure Black Metal glory. It honestly does sound amazing and I'm glad the songs on this album aren't entirely composed of just the usual Black Metal foundation because these Avant Garde/Jazz/Progressive style sections make the everything stand out more when parts of the song really change into even more incredible. Conclusion: After the next couple of listens I started to enjoy the Avant Garde moments a lot more and even started to like the clean vocals more than I had on the first listen. It has a very odd sound for Black Metal and experiments with various styles that make for a very unique experience. And for this to come out a year after 1994, the big year for Black Metal, and be this experimental is impressive. I wouldn't say I have a specific favorite yet but if I had to choose I'd probably go with "Den Saakaldte". Anyone who listens to this album I would suggest giving it three tries. Final Statement: This album is an unconventional Black Metal classic that should be praised for its unique style.

I personally enjoyed watching this film. It had some funny moments, and somewhat sad moments (not too sad). There are a lot of inaccuracies with the actual story and what actually happened with the Black Metal scene in Norway, but the film does a good decent job of telling the main parts (Dead's suicide, Euronymous opening the Helvete shop and Deathlike Silence record label, the church burnings, Euronymous' murder (only it's 23 stabs and not 35, but it was still pretty gruesome)). I must say the violence was pretty graphic, and defs makes this a film for mature audiences. Overall though, even though it's not fully accurate to the trve story of Mayhem and Burzum, it does its job in telling a gruesome tragedy and showing just how crazy the Norwegian Black Metal scene trvly was.