Please recommend some melodic black metal bands

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

Hello,
I'd really like to get more into melodic black metal. I'm lookin for music like the Against the Seasons album, Wolves in The Throne Room (I recently got their latest album, anyone know if their demos are any good?) , and At the Heart of Winter era Immortal. I also heard an Empyrean Plague song and it was pretty cool. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers!

 

[Will Bozarth]

Somnus.

 

[Arcane Son]

DRUDKH... You can thank me later! They just came out with there 4th album.

http://www.myspace.com/drudkhfansite

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

ah yes i know drudkh, but i didnt know they came out with another album, so thanks anyways!

 

[Arcane Son]

ah yes i know drudkh, but i didnt know they came out with another album, so thanks anyways!

You know Drudkh... well your good to go then. Yeah there 4th album is called "Blood In Our Wells".

 

[Illnath]

Throes Of Dawn: Dreams of the black earth

 

[From the Miasma]

I've always thought of Old Man's Child, Windir and Vreid when someone has mentioned melodic black metal...but maybe they're more along the lines of...black melodic death metal...

 

[Alec A. Head]

The Meads of Asphodel are an interesting act.

www.themeadsofasphodel.com

-Alec

 

[Alteredmindeath]

check these bands out dude....

Emperor
Wintersun
Kalmah
Imperanon
Norther
Old Mans Child
Dimmu Borgir
Keep of kalessin
Finntroll
Trollfest
Dissection
Sigh

I recommend Immortals Pure Holocaust, and At the heart of Winter

 

[Azraelscross]

i always thought the dissection i've heard was kinda melodic. Where Dead angels Lie is an awesome song imo. i hear bad about the new stuff however

 

[AshDLS]

Dissection's new stuff definitely doesn't sound promising.

Methinks I should mention an Australian BM band called Astriaal. Their album 'Renascent Misanthropy' is brilliant.

www.myspace.com/astriaal1

 

[Will Bozarth]

man, i love the new Dissection stuff

 

[AshDLS]

Ah, well admittedly all I've heard of the new stuff is Maha Kali (?), have they released any other full-length songs yet?

 

[zekeyou]

Melodic?

Thy Primordial
&
Dawn

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

I dig that Astriaal band! Ill check out the other recommendations. Do any of you know where i can get Drudkh cds? My usual mailorders, The End and Redstream dont have any of their cds.

 

[zekeyou]

I dig that Astriaal band! Ill check out the other recommendations. Do any of you know where i can get Drudkh cds? My usual mailorders, The End and Redstream dont have any of their cds.

http://www.evillegendrecords.com/

Looks like he's out of THe Swan Road but has Autumn Aurora and Forgotten Legends-- email him and he'll let you know the total, etc.

He's very reliable-- I've placed a good $600-$700 from him over the last year and a half.....

And if you do, tell him Zeke sent you....

 

[zekeyou]

Does anyone know anything about the new Drudkh, "Blood in our Wells"? I wasn't even aware this was coming out.....

 

[FUBAR]

Naglfar, they have loads of great melodic riffs!

 

[Iced Guardian]

Does anyone know anything about the new Drudkh, "Blood in our Wells"? I wasn't even aware this was coming out.....

it's a very good album.

 

[Letum]

Well, though I dig 'Autumn Aurora', I didn't really like the 3rd Drudkh album. It wasn't bad or so, just not interesting to me. Is 'Blood in our wells' (great title btw) in the same vein?

Hmm... if you like 'Against the seasons', then the first Ulver albums are essential. You could also like stuff like Taake or Lunar Aurora. Definately worth checking out.