In an interview with the French BM band Malhkebre which was printed in Oakenthrone's zine, the guitarist Armrek makes what I find to be an off the wall claim. This is the first time I have seen any one express the sentiment that paganistic ideologies being incorporated in to bm have a deleterious bearing on the genre. This Armo fellow goes on to state, Black Metal has indeed lost much of its aura; let's say after year 1995 when it achieved a much more widespread popularity. Yet it is rather due to the fact that those newcomers joined the movement in a purely musical prospect, which led the way for a plethora of bands and fans that disregarded, and did not perceive, the intense devotion to the evil one...blah blah". He continues, "Still, I sincerely believe things would be better provided that everyone utterly reject the pagan, nationalist scene, boycott the gigs with such shitty bands..."
I honestly can not take musicians who express such a devotion to this dark deity any more serious as I can a negar who claims he's going to seek employment. The current state of black metal is not in peril due to the incorporation of such themes. Nokturnal Mortum's message is no less genuine than yours because they decided to add a jews harp to the music. The reason why BM is in the gutter, being blasted by 19 year old bints from New Jersey who dawn corpse paint to bake cookies, and then post said pictures of the event on myspace to impress fellow trendsters who think their evil by refusing to attend church with their parents, is due to the stagnating bm philosophy that hails Satan as the dark master from the realm below. Marilyn Manson's music for instance conveys the same message. As disingenuine as it may be, it hits the same target audience of angst filled teens who need something of shock value to lash out at the mother and father who forgot to attend their H.S play. I speak for myself when I say that I find such satanic imagery as laughable as 50 cent rapping about putting a hit out on Kanye. Hey at least this is a claim that can actually be attained on this spiritual plane. I want to listen to bands who present something more than the cookie cutter carbon copy been there done that a million times cliche. I live the life of an average joe, I could give a fuck about this staying true to origin bullshit.
Sure, you worship Satan, right in between your shift at Wal-mart and picking up a box of tampons for your girlfriend Orphelia.
I honestly can not take musicians who express such a devotion to this dark deity any more serious as I can a negar who claims he's going to seek employment. The current state of black metal is not in peril due to the incorporation of such themes. Nokturnal Mortum's message is no less genuine than yours because they decided to add a jews harp to the music. The reason why BM is in the gutter, being blasted by 19 year old bints from New Jersey who dawn corpse paint to bake cookies, and then post said pictures of the event on myspace to impress fellow trendsters who think their evil by refusing to attend church with their parents, is due to the stagnating bm philosophy that hails Satan as the dark master from the realm below. Marilyn Manson's music for instance conveys the same message. As disingenuine as it may be, it hits the same target audience of angst filled teens who need something of shock value to lash out at the mother and father who forgot to attend their H.S play. I speak for myself when I say that I find such satanic imagery as laughable as 50 cent rapping about putting a hit out on Kanye. Hey at least this is a claim that can actually be attained on this spiritual plane. I want to listen to bands who present something more than the cookie cutter carbon copy been there done that a million times cliche. I live the life of an average joe, I could give a fuck about this staying true to origin bullshit.
Sure, you worship Satan, right in between your shift at Wal-mart and picking up a box of tampons for your girlfriend Orphelia.
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