Nate2112 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Pretty messed up stuff except Windir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyLeeRoth Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I never got into much Black Metal. When I was younger I was more tuned into Trash, Death Metal, and some Grindcore. Now I just listen to a select number of those bands a few new ones here and there. I'm sure there are some cool bands out there I haven't heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0N Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Good Black Metal is great, as long ignore the ridiculous image and ideology and a portion of the lyrical content. Went to see Shining & Watain yesterday which was great fun - Black Metal music works really well in a live atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosy Toes Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Messed up, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rush! Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Burzum is excellent...can't go wrong with anything by him... Well except for those keyboard-only albums he made while in prison. They're ok but mostly dull. Also enjoy the following: Bathory, Disssection, Emperor, Mayhem, and Ulver. Some newer groups have been emerging with a black metal-inspired sound such as Wolves in the Throne Room and Kayo Dot, but I haven't heard much from as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I did a lot of interviews with BM bands, working for a mag, back in the day. That was ages ago. I always liked their use of different instuments but I was more of a death metal guy back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Mar 8 2011, 09:07 PM) I did a lot of interviews with BM bands, working for a mag, back in the day. That was ages ago. I always liked their use of different instuments but I was more of a death metal guy back then. I remember you telling me that dude, very coo! As you know I am into a shitload of musical genres however "Black Metal" does nothing for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Mar 8 2011, 11:12 PM) QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Mar 8 2011, 09:07 PM) I did a lot of interviews with BM bands, working for a mag, back in the day. That was ages ago. I always liked their use of different instuments but I was more of a death metal guy back then. I remember you telling me that dude, very coo! As you know I am into a shitload of musical genres however "Black Metal" does nothing for me! Great talking with you, once again, Earl. It is a tough sort of music to attach yourself to, but there are some gems worth listening to. The classical instuments inserted into BM bands enrich the sound and create an unforgetable mood and beat. ...sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Enemy Within 77 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Used to like Darkthrone and that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rush! Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Mar 8 2011, 11:07 PM) I did a lot of interviews with BM bands, working for a mag, back in the day. That was ages ago. I always liked their use of different instuments but I was more of a death metal guy back then. That's pretty awesome. Would you mind sharing some info about the bands you interviewed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Edited March 9, 2011 by blackhawkrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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raygun47 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I don't know for sure what Black Metal is...is Venom Black Metal? I like Venom a little. I have tons of metal here I never really tried yet in the iTunes library. Maybe it's black...but I can't tell. What am I looking for exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 QUOTE (raygun47 @ Mar 9 2011, 11:39 PM) I don't know for sure what Black Metal is...is Venom Black Metal? I like Venom a little. I have tons of metal here I never really tried yet in the iTunes library. Maybe it's black...but I can't tell. What am I looking for exactly? Well, the rule is that if the band's lyrics involve the dark side,and glorifying the devil, that band is considered Black Metal. Musical sound makes no difference. That is why Venom and, let's say, Mayhem, are included in the same genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0N Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) Black Metal typically has high pitched, shrieking vocals rather than Death Metal growls, pretty distorted guitars with a lot of tremolo picking, often with passages of clean arpeggios, fast drumming and lyrics about a whole load of things, from nature and fantasy to depression and paganism. It's quite a loose term and most bands these days don't have all of the above traits. Most people wouldn't consider Venom black metal these days, either. To make it more confusing there are lots of sub/fusion genres and a lot of bands prefer to label themselves 'extreme' rather than 'black' Theres 'classic' black metal like early Ulver or Mayhem You also get Blackened Death metal, like Akercocke and Behemoth, Blackened Thrash like Skeletonwitch, Folk infused black metal like Primordial, Viking Metal like Bathory Experimental Black Metal like later Dodheimsgard or Shining (the Norwegian one) Symphonic Black Metal such as Emperor or Chthonic Atmospheric Black Metal like Negura Bunget or Wolves in the Throne Room Blackened Doom like Tryptikon Gothic Black Metal like Moonspell or Amorphis and if you're an idiot, National Socialist Black Metal At the end of the day genres aren't all too important, it's whether or not you enjoy the music http://www.millsworks.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/writing_process.gif Edited March 10, 2011 by J0N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) I dig some of it. Really like Emperor's first few albums, but I seem to favor stuff that has more of a black metal influence than just straight out black metal. Stuff like Toxic Holocaust, Skeletonwitch, newer Behemoth, Nachtmystium, etc. are some of my favorite modern bands. Ihsahn's last album was f'n awesome! Also really liked Burzum's "Belus" (haven't checked out the new one yet.) Watain is good. They're a more straightforward BM band that I really like. Edited March 10, 2011 by Storm Shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate2112 Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Windir is one of the only good ones. Edited March 16, 2011 by Nate2112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Mar 10 2011, 01:38 AM) QUOTE (raygun47 @ Mar 9 2011, 11:39 PM) I don't know for sure what Black Metal is...is Venom Black Metal? I like Venom a little. I have tons of metal here I never really tried yet in the iTunes library. Maybe it's black...but I can't tell. What am I looking for exactly? Well, the rule is that if the band's lyrics involve the dark side,and glorifying the devil, that band is considered Black Metal. Musical sound makes no difference. That is why Venom and, let's say, Mayhem, are included in the same genre. It is called Black Metal because of Venom so they are definitely considered black metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0N Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 It's a difficult one - they don't really have any of the traits which one would describe as Black Metal these days, with the exception of the lyrical themes - the other 'first wave' bands have far more in common with what is traditionally seen as genre defining. They clearly had a lot of influence on the early black metal (and thrash) scene though, and one of their album titles brought about the name of the genre. Its best not to bother thinking about it a great deal though, as it doesn't really matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0N Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 QUOTE (Nate2112 @ Mar 16 2011, 03:25 PM) Windir is one of the only good ones. If you like Windir you should check out Taake, Moonsorrow and Enslaved - I'm not massive on the first too, but there pretty similar. Enslaved are great, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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