Slow black metal (but still with a decent beat)

[zabu of nΩd]

Alright, I have a confession to make. I like to put on some grim-as-fuck black metal every now and then, but I'm tired of the blastbeats. I want to hear some good slow-to-midpace BM without resorting to all that borderline-ambient junk. Who can point me in the right direction?

Bonus points if it's a band with an oldschool sound. Something like the slow parts in Darkthrone's "Kathaarian Life Code" would be fantastic.

 

[Alter]

Abyssic Hate

 

[Slayed Necros]

Gorgoroth - Pentagram
Throne of Ahaz - Nifelheim

 

[cookiecutter]

Trist - Stiny
Thy Light
Sterbend
Blutklinge
Wigrid
Wedard

 

[Zephyrus]

Samael - Ceremony of Opposites

Blood Ritual is also what you want.

 

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

Nehëmah

 

[genocide roach]

graveland

kinda obvious, but mentioning it just in case.
~gR~

 

[Alter]

Trist - Stiny
Thy Light
Sterbend
Blutklinge
Wigrid
Wedard

Though Sterbend and Wedard are really good, they are rather slow.

 

[Belligerent]

Thy Light

What i was thinking.
Also Agalloch and Drudkh if you don't know of them already.

 

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

Though Sterbend and Wedard are really good, they are rather slow.

He said he wants slow stuff. What the hell are you even saying.

 

[General Zaroff]

Gris

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Veil

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Thanks all. Looks like I've got my work cut out for me.

graveland

kinda obvious, but mentioning it just in case.
~gR~

Definitely not obvious in my case. I don't know shit about black metal. Obvious to me would be like Mayhem, Darkthrone or Emperor.

 

[MasterOLightning]

For Graveland, listen to Thousand Swords, Immortal Pride, and Dawn of Iron Blades.

 

[DarkBliss]

I second Samael's Ceremony of Opposites. Although it's quite streamlined and has more in common with heavy metal, but it's pretty rocking and you'll probably dig it.

 

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

Dawn Of Iron Blades is a great starting album from Rob's extensive discography, plus it's probably pretty exactly like what you want.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

I'm thinking Faustcoven might be what you are looking for.