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* RefrainFromAssuming: An odd case, as the lyrics are (as is par for the course with BlackMetal) totally indecipherable, but the second album has two songs, and the back cover has two sentences that many people assume are song titles: "As Air to Flame, So Time to Oblivion" and "To You I Call, That I Better Know My Solitude." However, they aren't; both songs are officially untitled.

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Mostly between 9 and 10, with 10 probably being more common. They sometimes dip lower for {{Breather Episode}}s.



* UncommonTime: "Untitled I" has a segment in 10/4.

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* UncommonTime: "Untitled I" has a segment in 10/4.10/4.
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* StylisticSuck: The production of ''Regnum Saturni'' is more lo-fi than that of their previous recordings, particularly on the first track. This was most likely a deliberate aesthetic choice.

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* StylisticSuck: The production of ''Regnum Saturni'' is more lo-fi than that of their previous recordings, particularly on the first track. This was most likely a deliberate aesthetic choice.choice.
* UncommonTime: "Untitled I" has a segment in 10/4.
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** ''Regnum Saturni'' is [[AltumVidetur Latin]] for ''Kingdom of Saturn''.

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** ''Regnum Saturni'' is [[AltumVidetur [[GratuitousLatin Latin]] for ''Kingdom of Saturn''.
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* RefrainFromAssuming: An odd case, as the lyrics are (as is par for the course with BlackMetal) totally indecipherable, but the second album has two songs, and the back cover has two sentences that many people assume are song titles: "As Air to Flame, So Time to Oblivion" and "To You I Call, That I Better Know My Solitude." However, they aren't; both songs are officially untitled.
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** "In the Hands of the Blind God" [[{{sampling}} samples]] scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer discussing his ambivalence about producing the bomb, ending with his famous Literature/BhagavadGita quote:

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** "In the Hands of the Blind God" [[{{sampling}} samples]] {{sampl|ing}}es scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer discussing his ambivalence about producing the bomb, ending with his famous Literature/BhagavadGita quote:



* {{Sampling}}: See AtomicHate above.

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* {{Sampling}}: {{Sampling}}[=/=]SpokenWordInMusic: See AtomicHate above.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Every single album they've released has no colouring anywhere in its packaging. The sole exception is the first LP, which was released as a very dark green LP in some editions, which itself was almost indistinguishable from black (and if memory serves, 400 of the 500 copies ''were'' pressed on black vinyl).

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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Every single album they've released has no colouring anywhere in its packaging. The sole exception is the first LP, which was released as a very dark green LP in some editions, which itself was almost indistinguishable from black (and if memory serves, 400 367 of the 500 515 copies ''were'' pressed on black vinyl).vinyl. An additional 15 were test pressings, which were also printed on black vinyl, but also had different packaging; however, that also appears to have been monochromatic).

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* AtomicHate: "In the Hands of the Blind God" [[{{sampling}} samples]] scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer discussing his ambivalence about producing the bomb, ending with his famous Literature/BhagavadGita quote.

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* AtomicHate: The first album appears to be themed around this to the extent of being a ConceptAlbum, though given the lack of printed lyrics and their indecipherability, only the band knows for certain whether both songs concern nuclear weapons. (The second one definitely does.)
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"In the Hands of the Blind God" [[{{sampling}} samples]] scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer discussing his ambivalence about producing the bomb, ending with his famous Literature/BhagavadGita quote.quote:
---> "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed; a few people cried; most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the ''Bhagavad Gita'': Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another."
** The front cover depicts the [[http://www.atomicarchive.com/Photos/Trinity/image19.shtml Trinity test site]] slightly more than a day after the blast.
** The back cover is a monochrome version of the [[https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/Resources/photo_gallery/trinity_photograph.htm only known surviving colour photograph]] of the Trinity test's mushroom cloud (though, for unknown reasons, it has been flipped horizontally).
** An insert included with the album also depicts a photograph by Harold Edgerton of a [[http://www.anomalies-unlimited.com/Bomb.html different test in Nevada]], lighting up the sky and dwarfing the Joshua trees in the area.
** The same insert indicates that the album was "Recorded in the Summer, 63 years thereafter by Fell Voices," in reference to the year of the Trinity test (1945).



** "Theobromo" is one letter off from the [[GratuitousGreek Greek]] for "Food of the Gods". There's also the alkaloid ''theobromine''.

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** "Theobromo" is one letter off from the [[GratuitousGreek Greek]] for "Food of the Gods".Gods" (with accents, it would be spelt ΘεÏŒβρῶμá¾°, or Theóbrõmă). There's also the alkaloid ''theobromine''.


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** An insert with the 2008 album also says ''Non serviam'' (Latin for ''I Will Not Serve'').
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* AtomicHate: "In the Hands of the Blind God" [[{{sampling}} samples]] scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer discussing his regret over producing the bomb, ending with his famous Literature/BhagavadGita quote.

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* AtomicHate: "In the Hands of the Blind God" [[{{sampling}} samples]] scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer discussing his regret over ambivalence about producing the bomb, ending with his famous Literature/BhagavadGita quote.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Mostly between 9 and 10. They sometimes dip lower for {{Breather Episode}}s.

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Mostly between 9 and 10.10, with 10 probably being more common. They sometimes dip lower for {{Breather Episode}}s.
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* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Just listen to Mike play (or scream). This carries over to his other bands Ruin Lust and Sleepwalker too, though to a less extreme extent in those bands.

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* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Just listen to Mike play (or scream). This carries over to his other bands Ruin Lust and Sleepwalker too, though to a less extreme extent in those bands. That said, it's also PlayedWith as he's also capable of plenty of subtlety when the situation calls for it.
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* SelfTitledAlbum: They have one. Confusingly, because their second and third albums are untitled, they are also often assumed to be self-titled. Fans sometimes just refer to their early albums by their release dates.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Like Music/AshBorer, with whom they've recorded a split, their sound is darker and more aggressive compared to that of other black metal bands from the west coast of the U.S.
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* AtomicHate: "In the Hands of the Blind God" [[{{sampling}} samples]] scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer discussing his regret over producing the bomb, ending with his famous BhagavadGita quote.

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* AtomicHate: "In the Hands of the Blind God" [[{{sampling}} samples]] scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer discussing his regret over producing the bomb, ending with his famous BhagavadGita Literature/BhagavadGita quote.

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* EpicInstrumentalOpener: A lot of their songs have long instrumental sections before the vocals come in. For example, "Theobromo" has over four minutes.



* IndecipherableLyrics: Not helped by the lack of a lyrics booklet in every single album. For all we know, the vocals could be wordless screams.

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* IndecipherableLyrics: Not helped by the lack of a lyrics booklet in every single album. For all we know, the vocals on some of the songs could be wordless screams.
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* 2009 - Untitled I

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* 2009 - Untitled IUntitled



* 2010 - Untitled II

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* 2010 - Untitled II(II)



* NoTitle: Five of their songs and two of their albums are untitled. The fact that their first album was self-titled and the following two (which are untitled) were printed with just the band name on the album sleeve contributes further to the confusion, as does the fact that things that look like song titles are printed on the back sleeve of the band's second album. A lot of sites have the album titles wrong (for instance, last.fm has the band's first album titled as ''Fell Voices Demo'' and the band's second album titled as ''Fell Voices'').

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* NoTitle: Five of their songs and two of their albums are untitled. The fact that their first album was self-titled and the following two (which are untitled) were printed with just the band name on the album sleeve contributes further to the confusion, as does the fact that things that look like song titles are printed on the back sleeve of the band's second album. A lot of sites have the album titles wrong (for instance, last.fm Discogs has the band's first album titled as ''Fell Voices Demo'' ''Demo 2008'' and the band's second album titled as ''Fell Voices'').Voices''). However, the official tag on Gilead Media's digital release of the band's third album was ''Untitled (II)'', which should help clear matters up somewhat.
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* BlackMetal: The band's primary style.

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* BlackMetal: The band's primary style. They specifically belong to the ambient black metal subgenre.



* LiveAlbum: ''Regnum Saturni'' was recorded live in the studio.

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* LiveAlbum: A variant: ''Regnum Saturni'' was recorded live in the studio.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Every single album they've released has no colouring anywhere in its packaging. The sole exception is the first LP, which was released as a very dark green LP in some editions.

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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Every single album they've released has no colouring anywhere in its packaging. The sole exception is the first LP, which was released as a very dark green LP in some editions.editions, which itself was almost indistinguishable from black (and if memory serves, 400 of the 500 copies ''were'' pressed on black vinyl).
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** ''Regnum Saturni'' is [[AlteumVidetur Latin]] for ''Kingdom of Saturn''.

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** ''Regnum Saturni'' is [[AlteumVidetur [[AltumVidetur Latin]] for ''Kingdom of Saturn''.

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* {{Ambient}}

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* {{Ambient}}{{Ambient}}: A major influence on the band's sound.



* BlackMetal

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* BlackMetalBilingualBonus:
** "Theobromo" is one letter off from the [[GratuitousGreek Greek]] for "Food of the Gods". There's also the alkaloid ''theobromine''.
** ''Regnum Saturni'' is [[AlteumVidetur Latin]] for ''Kingdom of Saturn''.
* BlackMetal: The band's primary style.


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* LeaveTheCameraRunning: The DroneOfDread at the beginning and end of each song on ''Regnum Saturni'' could be considered an example.
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## Theobromo
## In the Hands of the Blind God

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## Theobromo
Theobromo - 16:42
## In the Hands of the Blind God
God - 20:18



## Untitled I
## Untitled II

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## Untitled I
I - 18:35
## Untitled II
II - 20:55



## Ash Borer - Untitled II
## Fell Voices - Untitled III

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## Ash Borer - Untitled II
II - 21:20
## Fell Voices - Untitled III
III - 15:20



## Untitled IV
## Untitled V

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## Untitled IV
IV - 22:05
## Untitled V
V - 19:06



## Flesh from Bone
## Emergence
## Dawn

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## Flesh from Bone
Bone - 17:48
## Emergence
Emergence - 21:57
## Dawn
Dawn - 22:07



* EpicRocking: Their ''shortest'' song (from the split with Ash Borer) is still over fifteen minutes long. Their longest is over twenty-two.

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* EpicRocking: Their As demonstrated above, their ''shortest'' song (from the split with Ash Borer) is still over fifteen minutes long. Their longest is over twenty-two.
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* DroneOfDread: Pretty much [[OnceAnEpisode Once a Song]], if not more.

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* DroneOfDread: Pretty much [[OnceAnEpisode Once a Song]], if not more. In particular, all three songs from ''Regnum Saturni'' open and close with this (on a harmonium, no less).
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* BreatherEpisode: Sometimes. Side A of their 2009 album has a break with rain sound effects over a simple bass line, for example. Both of their untitled albums also end with mournful piano chords.

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* BreatherEpisode: BreatherEpisode[=/=]SubduedSection: Sometimes. Side A of their 2009 album has a break with rain sound effects over a simple bass line, for example. Both of their untitled albums also end with mournful piano chords.
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* LiveAlbum: ''Regnum Saturni'' was recorded live in the studio.



* {{Sampling}}: See AtomicHate above.

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* {{Sampling}}: See AtomicHate above.above.
* StylisticSuck: The production of ''Regnum Saturni'' is more lo-fi than that of their previous recordings, particularly on the first track. This was most likely a deliberate aesthetic choice.
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* IndecipherableLyrics: Not helped by the lack of a lyrics booklet in every single album. For all we know, the vocals could be wordless screams.

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Fell Voices is a BlackMetal band from Arcata, CA. Their work generally falls under the {{Ambient}} Black Metal subgenre, with [[EpicRocking songs lasting upwards of fifteen minutes]]; cryptic album packaging; indecipherable, manic screaming; and frenetic musicianship, particularly drumming.

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Fell Voices is a BlackMetal band from Arcata, CA. Their work generally falls under the {{Ambient}} Black Metal subgenre, with [[EpicRocking songs lasting upwards of fifteen minutes]]; cryptic album packaging; indecipherable, manic screaming; and frenetic musicianship, particularly drumming.
drumming. While still one of the more underground black metal bands from the U.S., their work has attracted quite a lot of critical acclaim from within the black metal fandom.



* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Mostly between 9 and 10. They sometimes dip lower for {{Breather Episode}}s.



* NoTitle: Five of their songs and two of their albums are untitled. The fact that their first album was self-titled and the following two (which are untitled) were printed with just the band name on the album sleeve contributes further to the confusion, as does the fact that things that look like song titles are printed on the back sleeve of the band's second album. A lot of sites have the album titles wrong (for instance, last.fm has the band's first album titled as ''Fell Voices Demo'' and the band's second album titled as ''Fell Voices'').

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* NoTitle: Five of their songs and two of their albums are untitled. The fact that their first album was self-titled and the following two (which are untitled) were printed with just the band name on the album sleeve contributes further to the confusion, as does the fact that things that look like song titles are printed on the back sleeve of the band's second album. A lot of sites have the album titles wrong (for instance, last.fm has the band's first album titled as ''Fell Voices Demo'' and the band's second album titled as ''Fell Voices'').Voices'').
* {{Sampling}}: See AtomicHate above.
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Fell Voices is a BlackMetal band from Arcata, CA. Their work generally falls under the {{Ambient}} Black Metal subgenre, with [[EpicRocking songs lasting upwards of fifteen minutes]]; cryptic album packaging; indecipherable, manic screaming; and frenetic musicianship, particularly drumming.

!!Members
* Joseph - Bass, vocals
* Mike - Drums, vocals
* Tucker - Guitars

!!Albums
* 2008 - ''Fell Voices''
## Theobromo
## In the Hands of the Blind God

* 2009 - Untitled I
## Untitled I
## Untitled II

* 2010 - ''Music/AshBorer[=/=]Fell Voices''
## Ash Borer - Untitled II
## Fell Voices - Untitled III

* 2010 - Untitled II
## Untitled IV
## Untitled V

* 2013 - ''Regnum Saturni''
## Flesh from Bone
## Emergence
## Dawn

!!Tropes
* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Just listen to Mike play (or scream). This carries over to his other bands Ruin Lust and Sleepwalker too, though to a less extreme extent in those bands.
* {{Ambient}}
* AtomicHate: "In the Hands of the Blind God" [[{{sampling}} samples]] scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer discussing his regret over producing the bomb, ending with his famous BhagavadGita quote.
* BlackMetal
* BreatherEpisode: Sometimes. Side A of their 2009 album has a break with rain sound effects over a simple bass line, for example. Both of their untitled albums also end with mournful piano chords.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Every single album they've released has no colouring anywhere in its packaging. The sole exception is the first LP, which was released as a very dark green LP in some editions.
* DroneOfDread: Pretty much [[OnceAnEpisode Once a Song]], if not more.
* EpicRocking: Their ''shortest'' song (from the split with Ash Borer) is still over fifteen minutes long. Their longest is over twenty-two.
* LoudnessWar: Most of their material is released solely via analogue formats, so this trope is usually averted. The master of ''Regnum Saturni'' is clipped, however.
* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Averted; the bass is mixed clearly on several albums and is even, in some places, [[LeadBassist the lead instrument]].
* NoTitle: Five of their songs and two of their albums are untitled. The fact that their first album was self-titled and the following two (which are untitled) were printed with just the band name on the album sleeve contributes further to the confusion, as does the fact that things that look like song titles are printed on the back sleeve of the band's second album. A lot of sites have the album titles wrong (for instance, last.fm has the band's first album titled as ''Fell Voices Demo'' and the band's second album titled as ''Fell Voices'').

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