American "black metal"?

[Birkenau]

The Funeral of Being is a good album you fagz.

 

[Priest of Evil]

I saw someone mentioned Wind of the Black Mountains, they are probably my fav of the 90s onwards USBM. Grand Beliahs Key I found reasonably enjoyable and Thornspawn seemed ok, I should dust of their debut again...

Obviously the Nordic BM was unique and inspired but as earlier pointed out there were even earlier bands playing what could be conceived as blackmetal prior to the 90's that hailed from US, Brazil and England.

And lets not forget the crazy Texans' Absu and their Mythological Occult Metal

 

[Susperia]

That looks like...

Holy shit they're for real?? I thought it was a joke. I could do better in paintshop. Anyway, I can't read any of the type, so I don't know what it says. I'm challenged when it comes to Black Metal writing.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

I don't particularly mind Xasthur, but they're boring enough that I never take the time out to listen to them.

 

[plaguewilder]

Through all this and no one has mentioned Ludicra??

 

[Birkenau]

Holy shit they're for real?? I thought it was a joke. I could do better in paintshop. Anyway, I can't read any of the type, so I don't know what it says. I'm challenged when it comes to Black Metal writing.

Misantropical Painforest - Winds Saturate With Inhumane Longing

 

[ACIDBATHER]

All right, someone on this site finally mentioned Goatwhore

Oops! I can't fuckin' believe I missed that one either. Goatwhore is badass.

 

[D-KOM]

So, here we have it, noone mention good old VON!
Misantropical Painforest sounds and looks as serious as Impaled nothern moonforest.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

I like Misantropical Painforest.

 

[Susperia]

So they're a sincere band... Lord, I'd love to know what they were thinking when they came up with that name, let alone that cover.

 

[skeptik]

Judge by the music. As I've said, the band has ties to the band Hail, which is quite awesome, so I certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to judge a book by its cover (or title) in this instance.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Yeah Hail fucking rules.

 

[Life Sucks]

It really depends on how you look at it though. They're not entirely musically Black Metal due to the Mercyful Fate influence, but most people consider Mercyful Fate to be Black Metal to some degree...

Though of course that may all soon come to be irrelevant since the new album boasts of a Possessed/Necrovore bent.

Yeah, it does depend on how black metal is defined. Tearstained are about as much black metal as, say, Primordial are.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Yeah Hail fucking rules.

Yeah, Varathron crossed with Beherit from what I've heard, pretty cool.

 

[Susperia]

Judge by the music. As I've said, the band has ties to the band Hail, which is quite awesome, so I certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to judge a book by its cover (or title) in this instance.

Of course, but you've got to admit that must be embarrasing to talk about.

"Hey what you listening to there?"

"Er... Misantropical Painforest.......? The music's good, I swear!"

 

[Slayed Necros]

This Misantropical Painforest is actually pretty decent on first listen.

 

[The Bringer]

Usually anything that is decent on a first listen is something you can definitely enjoy later on. I must check this out now too then!

 

[Demiurge]

I know that picture quite well, it haunts me in all reality.

The infinite snake

Translation: "I'm ostentatious - look at me!" By the way, there's an edit function; use it.

 

[SteveO)))]

Oops! I can't fuckin' believe I missed that one either. Goatwhore is badass.

Indeed, I bought there cd after hearing one of their songs my friend downloaded. I wanted to see them play when they were on tour with Cannibal Corpse, but I missed it.
Still regret that ...

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

Indeed, I bought there cd after hearing one of their songs my friend downloaded. I wanted to see them play when they were on tour with Cannibal Corpse, but I missed it.
Still regret that ...

I saw them open for Black Dhalia Murder last year. They kick ass live. And their stage presence may be part of the reason I don't exactly consider them black metal - no corpse paint, no spikes, no props, no silly Abbath voice between songs, just 5 guys in t-shirts and jeans ripping your face off.