Black Metal.

[Zephyrus]

Marduk are fine for when you're more interested in purging a bad mood than appreciating fine art.

 

[Omni]

I tend to listen to uplifting or positive music when I'm in a bad mood, rather than brooding and listening to music that will only bore me and make things even worse.

 

[Cythraul]

I get drunk and listen to Running Wild when I'm in a bad mood. Works every time.

 

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

I love old Arckanum and the first Sacramentum album. Those are probably my favorites. I don't like the generic blasturbation garbage like most Marduk, Funeral Mist, the new Nefandus and Ofermod albums and just about all the other more modern aggressive Swedish religious Satanic black metal bands.

This, plus Watain. I like Casus Luciferi to an extent, and Rabid Death's Curse is fine I suppose but seriously, this shit is annoying me now.

 

[Vilden]

How about old Bathory, Treblinka, Old Tiamat, The Black, Dawn, Dissection, Nifelheim, Sigrblot, Algaion, Dödfödd, etc?

 

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

Dawn is pretty great.

 

[Omni]

I admittedly haven't listened to some of those bands, but Bathory seems so incredibly obvious that I shouldn't even have to mention the name.

 

[Mort Divine]

I love old Arckanum and the first Sacramentum album. Those are probably my favorites. I don't like the generic blasturbation garbage like most Marduk, Funeral Mist, the new Nefandus and Ofermod albums and just about all the other more modern aggressive Swedish religious Satanic black metal bands.

Marduk through Nightwing was actually a good band.

Anyways, I think you guys should check out Tuman if you've not already. One of my favorite modern BM acts. Transilvanian Dreams is a nice mixture of DMDS and TH. Really vicious shit, but there are the occasional nice brooding moments that mix it up.

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=23690

 

[Blind Guardian]

Add Grotesque and Mefisto to good Swedish bm (well, bordering to thrash but still).

 

[Vilden]

Or why not Katatonia - Jhva Elohim Meth

Edit: so why the fuck did I forget Grotesque?

 

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

Grotesque is pushing it I think, personally. Definitely more death metal.

 

[Blind Guardian]

Mefisto who I mentioned btw, more people should really check them out, too bad even the compilation of their demos is hard to find, they did some really groundbreaking stuff. Remember that this was recorded in 1986, I love this stuff.

 

[Vilden]

Edit: @ V5

Yeah I see what you mean, I think alot of the old Swedish bands could pass as both death and black metal.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Not a single mention of Throne of Ahaz, Sorhin or Vinterland.

Also, Nord by Setherial is fucking great.

 

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

I have another good one for you all that is long forgotten: Niden Div. 187. I know MP will back me up on this. Throne of Ahaz is cool too of course.

 

[Vilden]

I've never liked Sorhin for some reason, but they should be mentioned in a convo like this for sure.

 

[Cythraul]

Not a single mention of Throne of Ahaz, Sorhin or Vinterland.

Also, Nord by Setherial is fucking great.

I've never heard Sorhin but those other ones are really good.

 

[Cythraul]

I have another good one for you all that is long forgotten: Niden Div. 187. I know MP will back me up on this. Throne of Ahaz is cool too of course.

Impergium is a good album.

 

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

Yeah it is. Production is a little meh but the writing is quite good, and it's usually very cheap to purchase so it's totally worthwhile to look out for. A few more good SweBM bands: Octinomos, Svartsyn, Ophthalamia, Vinterland (seconded, forgot about Welcome My Last Chapter somehow?!)

 

[Vilden]

Hehe, there are alot of swedish melodic black/death metal that can be mentioned, like Decameron, Cardinal Sin, The Moaning, Noctes, Swordmaster, etc.

How about early Lord Belial or early Dark Funeral? I'm not a fan myself but It could be worse (like the later stuff by both bands).