SETH The Excellence LP Picture Disk (2000)

French black metal has always operated at a slight remove from the Norwegian template, colder in texture, more technical in structure, and Seth were one of the acts who made that distinctly Gallic approach impossible to ignore in the late nineties.

The Excellence, released in 2000, is the band's second full-length and arguably their peak, a record that sits comfortably in the tradition of symphonic black metal while retaining the kind of nasty edge that keeps it from tipping into pomposity. This picture disk pressing is the format doing what it was made for, the artwork becoming part of the listening experience, displayed or played, it earns its place on the shelf. If your collection runs toward Gorgoroth and Satyricon, this fills a gap you probably didn't know you had.

Format: Full-Length Picture Disk Vinyl Record. Genre: Black Metal. Origin: France.

Fans of: Belphegor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Immortal.