Black Metal Recommendations-Beyond the Obvious

[J.]

...and Opeth17 still has not checked out the almighty Graveland

but he's willing to look into buying fucking Wyrd

 

[Thanatopsis123]

What?! Somebody upload something from Immortal Pride or Following The Voice Of Blood, STAT!

 

[Evil?]

Recommend me some eerie, folky, mid-paced BM. Think lots of atmosphere.

 

[J.]

Graveland

you fucking people

 

[Evil?]

Lol, I knew that you would post that eventually. I know Graveland. I was gonna type "...and don't say Graveland." I dig Graveland. Recommend some more.

 

[spaffe]

Recommend me some eerie, folky, mid-paced BM. Think lots of atmosphere.

Wolfsmond, Helheim or perhaps Nasheim are bands which might fit the bill.

 

[spaffe]

Sorhin
I think spaffe said this was competent, if somewhat generic melodic black metal

Wyrd
The two I heard, Heathen and Huldrafolk, were ultra lame

Yah, Sorhin is OK, and even "really good" if I happen to be in the right mood. I det glimmrande mörkrets djup is straight forward fast black metal (and also seriously OOP), with some melodic touches, albeit not enough to label it all as "melodic". Their second album, Apokalypsens ängel, has a lot more of that hard to define "groove" and retains a lot of the melodious foundation of the first one, while still being quite fast paced. It also has the lamest outro in the history of recorded music.

I agree with J about Wyrd. Huldrafolk, which is the only one I have heard, is very lame and uninteresting. The problem is basically that he tries to make long and atmospheric songs without having the proper compositional skills.

Thyrane (first one any good?)

Black Harmony (their re-released demo) is half and hour of utterly harmless and forgettable mid-paced melodic black metal, which might entertain somewhat, but leaves as much of an impression as a Belle and Sebastian ballad. I boldy assume that their first full-length is of the same caliber.

 

[J.]

anyone heard Selbstmord? they have/had some of the dudes from Fullmoon.

 

[spaffe]

Anyone heard Wolok (no, not Vrolok) - Servum Pecus? I heard them for the first time yesterday, sounded pretty cool on first listen. I'll have to go fire that up again.

So what's the final verdict for that one? I'm stilll pretty interested... and would very much appreciate uploades since not the band nor the label supply any samples :]

 

[Para-Void]

Negative Plane - Et In Saecula Saeculorum

Interesting stuff... an overall oldschool feel, with strange little riffs and quirky vocals. Not K\/lt in any way though.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

Motherfuckin Hades
Vlad Tepes
Necromantia
Mutiilation
Ildjarn
Belketre
Morrigan
etc.

 

[Henrik Main]

etc.

Thanks for the reco, I'll definitely check these guys out

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

Thanks for the reco, I'll definitely check these guys out

I would take me too long to recommend every good black metal band I know

 

[Thanatopsis123]

So what's the final verdict for that one? I'm stilll pretty interested... and would very much appreciate uploades since not the band nor the label supply any samples :]

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[spaffe]

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Thank you very much


But what did you think of it? I'll listen to it anyway, but I'm interested to know

 

[SteveO)))]

J. Do you like Odal? Encyclopaedia Metallum - Odal (Ger)

Looks pretty cool

 

[Killbot]

Nazxul – Totem
I've heard this stuff is great. Haven't heard it myself

I'm suprised this gets so much good press, I've heard it and found it really quite boring.

A few BM recs:
Ethereal Woods
Nazgul (The Italian one, the spanish one is not so good.)
Ibex Throne
Sterbend
Pestilential Shadows
Altoriu Seseliai

 

[Doom]

A few BM recs:
Ethereal Woods

I checked out this band because on browsing Supernal's web-page I noticed that this band is from my home town which I found utterly bizarre that a black metal band would be based here (it's a small place). Anyway they are AWFUL. Those vocals are just really, really bad.

 

[Killbot]

Those vocals are just really, really bad.

Interesting, I like Mark Britton's vocals. I think they are perfectly suited to the atmosphere the band tries to convey. I can see why people might dislike them though, they can seem rather weak and croaky at times.

 

[Nico]

Nazxul – Totem
I've heard this stuff is great. Haven't heard it myself

I shall attempt to get uploads going this very night, but suspect they will go ignored once more.