dwellerINTHEdark
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Melodic black metal from Texas. It's got that Swedish sound. This short EP is their first release and these guys sound promising af.
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Melodic black metal from Texas. It's got that Swedish sound. This short EP is their first release and these guys sound promising af.
Draehl
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This is interesting. Has atmospheric/medieval elements but has a certain sharpness of the more lo-fi BM, but isn't lo-fi.
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branikald guy got hit by a car, RIP. i know i go on about this tune but fuck it's good.
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You heard the Ultra Silvam full length yet? I wasn't huge on the demo apart from the last track. I'm enjoying this one a lot more so far.
You heard the Ultra Silvam full length yet? I wasn't huge on the demo apart from the last track. I'm enjoying this one a lot more so far.
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Some black metal I've been enjoying lately:
Old Coven - The Awake of Ascendant Darkness
Black/thrash that reminds me of Katharsis and early Darkthrone. Utterly fucking vicious and utterly convincing! Sick riffs and atmosphere and the vocals destroy. There's a section a few minutes into the second track that channels the primal filth of A Blaze in the Northern Sky.
Ultra Silvam - The Spearhand Salvation
I wasn't huge on their 2017 demo, save for "A Skull Full of Stars", which is also featured on this full length. I'm enjoying this one much more. Filthy and raw, but still containing lots of melodic ideas.
Funereal Presence - Achatius
Really fucking good. Fulfils the promise of The Archer Takes Aim, although sounding quite different from that one, this is the better record imo. Lots of interesting twists and turns throughout these lengthy compositions and amazing attention to detail.
Warmoon Lord - Burning Banners of the Funeral War
CIG recommended this one to me, and it's grown on me over the year. Melodic, cold and grim. Parts of it remind me of Under a Funeral Moon, specifically in terms of the guitar tone and melody.
Vehemence - Par le Sang Verse
Gloriously cheesy cover art! Melodic medieval black metal from France. I'm not huge on the clean vocal sections scattered throughout. but the rest of it is pretty good. Triumphant and epic.
Suhnopfer - Hic Regnant Borbonii Manes
This one isn't out for another few weeks, but the preview tracks are really good. More medieval black metal from France, but this is much darker than the Vehemence and more to my liking.
Vargrav - Reign in Supreme Darkness
Upon initial listen, I didn't like this nearly as much as Netherstorm, due to it sounding way more standard than that one. This is clearly heavily indebted to In the Nightside Eclipse, but let's face it, few albums of this type come close to the majestic darkness of ItNE. This is definitely one of the better attempts I've heard.
Old Coven - The Awake of Ascendant Darkness
Black/thrash that reminds me of Katharsis and early Darkthrone. Utterly fucking vicious and utterly convincing! Sick riffs and atmosphere and the vocals destroy. There's a section a few minutes into the second track that channels the primal filth of A Blaze in the Northern Sky.
Ultra Silvam - The Spearhand Salvation
I wasn't huge on their 2017 demo, save for "A Skull Full of Stars", which is also featured on this full length. I'm enjoying this one much more. Filthy and raw, but still containing lots of melodic ideas.
Funereal Presence - Achatius
Really fucking good. Fulfils the promise of The Archer Takes Aim, although sounding quite different from that one, this is the better record imo. Lots of interesting twists and turns throughout these lengthy compositions and amazing attention to detail.
Warmoon Lord - Burning Banners of the Funeral War
CIG recommended this one to me, and it's grown on me over the year. Melodic, cold and grim. Parts of it remind me of Under a Funeral Moon, specifically in terms of the guitar tone and melody.
Vehemence - Par le Sang Verse
Gloriously cheesy cover art! Melodic medieval black metal from France. I'm not huge on the clean vocal sections scattered throughout. but the rest of it is pretty good. Triumphant and epic.
Suhnopfer - Hic Regnant Borbonii Manes
This one isn't out for another few weeks, but the preview tracks are really good. More medieval black metal from France, but this is much darker than the Vehemence and more to my liking.
Vargrav - Reign in Supreme Darkness
Upon initial listen, I didn't like this nearly as much as Netherstorm, due to it sounding way more standard than that one. This is clearly heavily indebted to In the Nightside Eclipse, but let's face it, few albums of this type come close to the majestic darkness of ItNE. This is definitely one of the better attempts I've heard.
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I was a pretty big fan of the demo but the full length has some significant improvements.
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I've been on a journey of rediscovery/obsession with Varathron's Walpurgisnacht album lately, playing it a few nights in a row while reading before bed. Am I alone in thinking it utterly blows His Majesty at the Swamp out of the water?
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Krow
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Varathron’s last two albums are pretty good too.
They’re the best of those Greek black metal bands by a decent margin. Rotting Christ and Necromantia put out a couple good albums each then fell off pretty hard. Varathron survived Crowsreign and rebounded.
They’re the best of those Greek black metal bands by a decent margin. Rotting Christ and Necromantia put out a couple good albums each then fell off pretty hard. Varathron survived Crowsreign and rebounded.
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Yeah I really like new Varathron. The slight shift toward death metal works really well with their Greek melodic sensibility.
I much prefer His Majesty to the more minimalistic Walpurgisnacht though.
I much prefer His Majesty to the more minimalistic Walpurgisnacht though.
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Phylactery
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I’m also in the Walpurgisnacht camp. I listened to Stygian Forces a few times as well since Old Wainds kept pimping it to me and it’s pretty good. Haven’t heard the new one.
I easily prefer Rotting Christ and Necromantia at their best to Varathron, regardless of consistency.
I easily prefer Rotting Christ and Necromantia at their best to Varathron, regardless of consistency.
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I need to properly delve into Necromantia, especially soon as I've been in a black metal mood lately. Definitely like me some Rotting Christ.
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