American Black Metal

[anonymousnick2001]

*water balloons*

 

[Life Sucks]

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)?

Well, I guess certain black metal "scenes" in Europe have their own sound, like the Ukranian bands for instance, or certain French bands. Black metal is a style pioneered and developed in Europe for the most part. Also, it would be funny if a US black metal band from California or something would sing about northern pride and paganism and so forth. I do think it is lame when a European death metal band tries to immitate Suffocation or Cannibal Corpse though, like many of the European brutal dm bands do.

 

[byrne]

*water balloons*

lol.

 

[no country for old wainds]

No!

 

[Ivan the terrible]

Black Witchery!

Oh brother, you're better off sticking with Blasphemy and Bestial Warlust, or better yet Sarcofago. "Black Witchery" is the definition of absolute boredom.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Blasphemy and Bestial Warlust are hardly much better.

 

[Nico]

Bestial Warlust deserves a kind word for the bands that spawned from it (Destroyer 666, Gospel of the Horns, Long Voyage Back, etc)

 

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

Haha Black Witchery. Almost as bad as Kult ov Azazel.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Black Witchery aren't almost as bad as anyone, except maybe Dark Funeral.

 

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

KoA is horrible too, though.

Haha Dark Funeral.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Yeah, KoA are a bit shit.

 

[Ragnarok7038]

I think the problem with American metallers is that they're too reluctant to try anything experimental. Okay, some might argue that plenty of experimental shit goes down all the time, but nothing that good. I mean, look how Emperor once ascended to the top of the Norse metal world when they tried a lot of the classical stuff. It worked, and for good reason, the musical quality was amazing! something to be respected, even though it could have turned out pretty shitty. Well, all the American bands try to be all heavy and demonic, try to be all dark, but they lack any ingenuity that''ll set 'em apart.

 

[Demiurge]

that was a bad thing.

black witchery is garbage. the only listenable war metal band is Operation Winter Mist, which sounds sort of like old Gorgoroth. i don't love it, but compared to Conqueror, Black Witchery, Revenge, etc. it's great.

i think europe has produced way better metal than the us.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Also, it would be funny if a US black metal band from California or something would sing about northern pride

What if they were from northern California?

 

[DEEK]

not sure if they have been mentioned, but:

WEAKLING

This band only made one album ('Dead as Dreams', but it's a killer record. essential, IMO

 

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

Cult of Daath is pretty good, too.

 

[skeptik]

Everwinter, Sin Origin, and Velonnic Sin weren't mentioned.

 

[Ivan the terrible]

Blasphemy and Bestial Warlust are hardly much better.

I know.

 

[Ivan the terrible]

[/QOUTE]i think europe has produced way better metal than the us.[/QUOTE]


Nahhhhhhhhh really?

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Nobody mentioned the blasphomes grimness that is Impaled Northern Moonforest!

BOO!