Right on man, you get it! Obviously I knew there would be some people having a problem with a clean singing chorus and saying the words "black metal" in a "black metal" song (they do, they've already been e-mailing me about it, haha!), but that's us, that's WoY, and that song best represents our idea of what black metal can be and the source of our inspiration.
Hell, more Black Metal bands should write songs about Black Metal. I really think that BM is much, much more than thin guitars, screeched vocals, tinny drums, etc. It really is a mindset and an atmosphere that can be created in any number of ways. Some of the "blackest" bands I listen to really have nothing to do with metal. Sol Invictus is a great example, they're basically a folk band, but its old european medieval-ish folk, but with apocalyptic/anti religious/moralistic lyrics and themes. 80% of the music is Acoustic, but its more black than most "tr00" black metal. In fact, its Black enough for Agalloch to cover - thats how I first heard about them. Kneel to the Cross on the "Of Stone, Wind and Pillor" demo.
Anyway, I'm rambling. One day I'll put all my ideas about BM into a big essay and post it here. I love BM, but I'm shit at music, so I turned to writing and thats what I'm good at. I've done a few in the past but they're not as good. They need some updating.
Edit: one more thing, on the subject of writing songs about black metal: there can only be one Venom, and there can only be one Nargaroth. Black Metal and Black Metal Ist Krieg are both hilarious, if not particularly good, songs, and should NEVER be really allowed to influence one's songwriting.
