I am a big Death Metal fan (Vader, Dismember, Edge of Sanity, Entombed, The Crown, etc) but I would really like to start exploring the Black Metal area.
the only Black Metal I own is early Venom. I think the first 3 albums are great and in my mind that is what I think of when I think Black Metal.
So, I picked up a few names I had heard of: Cradle of Filth, Emporer and Witchery. I really, really disliked CoF and Emporer. I hated the keyboards, I thought everything blended together into one big mess. Vocals were HORRIBLE even to a death metal fan. Witchery was somewhat better but not anything like the Venom sound I enjoyed so much. Next, still sticking to it, I tried an album from Naglfar. This one I enjoyed more than the 3 previous bands I had tried.
I have heard a lot of people speak of Immortal and Bathory as big Black Metal acts. For a guy who doesn't like CoF and Emporer but enjoys Venom and to an extent Naglfar, would you recommend them and if not who might you recommend?
Thanks for any input you might have.
the only Black Metal I own is early Venom. I think the first 3 albums are great and in my mind that is what I think of when I think Black Metal.
So, I picked up a few names I had heard of: Cradle of Filth, Emporer and Witchery. I really, really disliked CoF and Emporer. I hated the keyboards, I thought everything blended together into one big mess. Vocals were HORRIBLE even to a death metal fan. Witchery was somewhat better but not anything like the Venom sound I enjoyed so much. Next, still sticking to it, I tried an album from Naglfar. This one I enjoyed more than the 3 previous bands I had tried.
I have heard a lot of people speak of Immortal and Bathory as big Black Metal acts. For a guy who doesn't like CoF and Emporer but enjoys Venom and to an extent Naglfar, would you recommend them and if not who might you recommend?
Thanks for any input you might have.