American Black Metal

[GONETribalchemy]

More or less the same already noticed, GBK, Von, Absu, Inquisition, JI stopped, Xasthur, Azrael, Noctuary, Demoncy, a bit Gnostic anyway, etc ...

 

[Demiurge]

I haven't heard any other Sacrophagus. None of the WOTBM is particularly good, i don't think. you can get by without them quite nicely. there is no reason for Judas Iscariot to have ever existed.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

rehtaF ruO are American?

 

[no country for old wainds]

Yep.

 

[Ivan the terrible]

[/QOUTE]there is no reason for Judas Iscariot to have ever existed.[/QUOTE]

 

[Life Sucks]

My favorite American BM band is Grand Belial's Key. I like Absu too.

 

[ShadowOfDeath]

Some other good US Black Metal...Apocalypse

DIS, another kickass US black metal band

Can't forget 13 winters

 

[Astral Poetry]

Averse Sefira are likely the all around best. Weakling's Dead as Dreams and Demoncy's Joined In Darkness struck me as exceptional as well, though the latter is on the fringe of noise at times. The problem with most USBM is that it's just comfortable rehashing material over and over; setting small feet in larger footprints, as it were (See: Thornspawn, Summon, Xasthur, etc.)

Question for GoD: Is Within the Sylvan Realms of Frost in the same vain of JiD?

 

[Demiurge]

[/QOUTE]there is no reason for Judas Iscariot to have ever existed.

[/QUOTE]


all they're capable of is aping the norse style. a truly redundant band.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Averse Sefira are likely the all around best. Weakling's Dead as Dreams and Demoncy's Joined In Darkness struck me as exceptional as well, though the latter is on the fringe of noise at times. The problem with most USBM is that it's just comfortable rehashing material over and over; setting small feet in larger footprints, as it were (See: Thornspawn, Summon, Xasthur, etc.)

Question for GoD: Is Within the Sylvan Realms of Frost in the same vain of JiD?

The first half is excellent, better than Joined in Darkness. Blasting sections combined with slow, doomy passages which give it quite a demonic atmosphere and an epic quality. The second half is a bit more dirty and a bit less epic - not as good, but still not bad.

 

[Ivan the terrible]

I find that the problem with most American black metal is that it is too one dimensional, not enough musical depth can be found as opposed to Euro bands.

 

[Firedwarf]

WEAKLING WEAKLING WEAKLING

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[V.V.V.V.V.]

I find that the problem with most American black metal is that it is too one dimensional, not enough musical depth can be found as opposed to Euro bands.

There are plenty that have depth though.

 

[Ivan the terrible]

There are plenty that have depth though.

A minority, yes.

 

[Demiurge]

i find that the problem with most american black metal is that it's about as original as white bread.

 

[Ivan the terrible]

i find that the problem with most american black metal is that it's about as original as white bread.

Is this a good or bad thing?

 

[Life Sucks]

GBK are somewhat original, at least in terms of black metal (I would actually say they are almost blackened death). I find it lame when American bands immitate a European style, like Xanthur does.

 

[J.]

Do you also find it lame when a European band immitates another European band?

Just because a band is from Europe, doesn't mean they have the sole rights to a specific style. And European clones are just as annoying as American clones.

And why is one country (America) constantly compared to an entire continent (Europe)?

 

[anonymousnick2001]

It is my opinion that overall, American bands have always been better than European bands, with some exceptions(Sabbath, Zeppelin, Maiden, etc.).

*ducks behind sandbags*

 

[no country for old wainds]

I think you'll need a great deal more than sandbags.