Still working on my re-listens but after Under A Funeral Moon might slip down to fifth so far, it lacks the hypnotic qualities of TH or the more interesting songwriting of the others.
(yes I know I wrote a classic review of it, haha) Times change, opinions too.
Goat wrote:
Currently I'd say:
1. A Blaze In the Northern Sky
2. Soulside Journey
3. Panzerfaust
4. Under a Funeral Moon
5. Transilvanian Hunger
More out-there or individualistic over the hypnotic, but of course that's a mood thing. I love them all, but where eg A Blaze's demented Celtic Frostisms are always a good time, Tranny Hunger is always a very specific mood and so gets the least playtime of them all. My first proper black metal album, still hits like a brick to the face of course. Now you've said this I am going to relisten to them (not necessarily all at once) and see if that holds up - can see Panzerfaust and UaFM rising, especially.