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Scott Gardener wrote: I'd be afraid to shift if I were to lose control. If I just looked fuggly, I'd simply be annoyed every full moon.
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Then you don't like a little of almost anything either.Xiroteus wrote:Out of curiosity I looked up the ones I could find on You Tube.
I tend to like a little of almost anything, however, that goes beyond what I can like.
Black Metal is not for me.
Scott Gardener wrote: I'd be afraid to shift if I were to lose control. If I just looked fuggly, I'd simply be annoyed every full moon.
I like most metal, but overall I'm a black metal professional. Glad to see this thread pop up.
Randomly searching for black metal videos on YouTube probably won't result in anything useful for someone new to the genre. For any fan of heavy metal music uneducated in black metal, I'd have to say that starting from the historical beginning of the genre would be the best introduction.
Great starting points:
Venom - Welcome To Hell (1981)
Venom - Black Metal (1982)
Mercyful Fate - Melissa (1983)
Slayer - Show No Mercy (1983)
Possessed - Seven Churches
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Sodom - In The Sign of Evil
Bathory - The Return
I consider those albums to be some of the most accessible, since they're more akin to thrash metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal than some of the later, more dramatically evolved acts of the 90s. Sadly, someone only used to metal like Nightwish, Dragonforce, etc. might still be repelled by these recommendations, but it's kind of hard to get "softer" than these albums without venturing outside black metal altogether.
Randomly searching for black metal videos on YouTube probably won't result in anything useful for someone new to the genre. For any fan of heavy metal music uneducated in black metal, I'd have to say that starting from the historical beginning of the genre would be the best introduction.
Great starting points:
Venom - Welcome To Hell (1981)
Venom - Black Metal (1982)
Mercyful Fate - Melissa (1983)
Slayer - Show No Mercy (1983)
Possessed - Seven Churches
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Sodom - In The Sign of Evil
Bathory - The Return
I consider those albums to be some of the most accessible, since they're more akin to thrash metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal than some of the later, more dramatically evolved acts of the 90s. Sadly, someone only used to metal like Nightwish, Dragonforce, etc. might still be repelled by these recommendations, but it's kind of hard to get "softer" than these albums without venturing outside black metal altogether.
Sparse releases? They have 10 albums!RedEye wrote:I dunno: I rather like the band Inkubus-Sukkubus, but their output is rather low.
In sad fact, most Black Metal bands seem to have-shall we say-sparse releases? I'd prefer at least one album/CD a year.
Btw nothing against them, but they aren't a metal band. ;) They're rock.
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Are you serious? I know a lot of black metal bands that release almost more then 5 CD's per year or something...RedEye wrote:I dunno: I rather like the band Inkubus-Sukkubus, but their output is rather low.
In sad fact, most Black Metal bands seem to have-shall we say-sparse releases? I'd prefer at least one album/CD a year.
Berserker: nice to see a fellow metalfan.
Personally I think symphonic black metal is a great way to get 'into' black metal for a lot of people. Bands like Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, and Limbonic Art are all a lot more melodic and accesible then most raw black metal bands (although I still love raw black metal).
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Stormblast from Dimmu Borgir is a great album.
Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise from Emperor is very nice.
In Abhorrence Dementia from Limbonic Art is great.
Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise from Emperor is very nice.
In Abhorrence Dementia from Limbonic Art is great.
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By the way; anyone else who want to give black metal a shot or just want to hear more black metal tracks just send me a message to add me on MSN and I'll send you some good songs.
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Wahaha! Couldn't agree more dude! Had to be said. And same goes for After ForeverMorkulv wrote:Nightwish is nowhere close to black metal, or even metal.
Personally, I would classify Nightwish as crap. My opinion.
Haven't heard of Aborym, I definitely need to check that one out!
What are your thoughts on Burzum?
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Burzum is great, and the only black metal act I know of that is actually soothing without loosing its black metal edge.
Aborym is a great industrial / black metal band.
Aborym is a great industrial / black metal band.
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Re: Black metal
Is anything by Cradle of Filth considered black metal?
I'm the fear that keeps you awake
I'm the shadows on the wall
I'm the monsters they become
I'm the nightmare in your skull
I'm a dagger in your back
An extra turn upon the rack
I'm the quivering of your heart
A stabbing pain, a sudden start.
I'm the shadows on the wall
I'm the monsters they become
I'm the nightmare in your skull
I'm a dagger in your back
An extra turn upon the rack
I'm the quivering of your heart
A stabbing pain, a sudden start.
Re: Black metal
No, I wouldn't consider anything by Cradle of Filth to be black metal. Black metal is as much about ideology as it is about aesthetic, and ideologically, Cradle of Filth don't fit the mold.
I wrote more about it here in the Black Metal FAQ:
http://pwnt.co.uk/bm/
I wrote more about it here in the Black Metal FAQ:
http://pwnt.co.uk/bm/
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Re: Black metal
There are people who indeed classify Cradle of Filth as black metal, but most of the time it has to be said that those people usually don't really have full knowledge of black metal as a genre.InfiniteShadowMugen wrote:Is anything by Cradle of Filth considered black metal?
Venom is great thrash/black metal.
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