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Black metal 101

Thor12
Wed, 28/01/2015 - 18:42

So, ive been listening to Carach Angren Alot the last few weeks, and would like to get to know
more decent or great black metal bands. But anytime i ask someone, they give comepletelly
different answers :-/. I dont really like Cob, but thats the one most people suggest. Any suggestions?


KamikazeKris's picture

I think the reason a lot of people give different answers is that black metal in itself is kind of a diverse genre. That being said. If you like Carach Angren (great band by the way) you'll most likely be more of a fan of the melodic side of the black metal spectrum (which seems to be a great place to start regardless of your other metal experiences being that some other black metal genres are quite raw and take time to "learn" how to listen to.)

You might be interested in bands like Dimmu Borgir (everything up and until death cult), Dissection, maybe you'll like Watain, Windir might also be a good start. All of these bands are black metal(ish) but still melodic and epic. Which is kinda how I would describe CA as well. Let me know what you think and we might be able to work from there.

Thor12's picture

Im listening to Watain at the moment. And i must say i like it very much, thx for the recomendations.

KamikazeKris's picture

Also, checking your profile I saw you liked some folky metal as well. In that case maybe bands like Falkenbach, Manegarm or maybe even Nokturnal Mortum might be more your thing as well.

Thor12's picture

will do

toxik's picture

A Few Black metal bands that i like are :

- Anaal nathrakh (industrial Black metal)
- Marduk
- Isengard
- Belphegor
- Pest
- Dissection
- Tjurder
- Neurotic of Gods

Hope that there is something you like,

Thor12's picture

Will listen to em, thx for suggiestions

meaningless's picture

Belphegor cant be black metal...why?..because i like it..lol ;)

toxik's picture

Haha!
You're a funny guy

Angel of Sodomy's picture

Horna, Mayhem, Hecate Enthroned, Satyricon, Negura Bunget, Dark Funeral, Harakiri For The Sky, Gorgoroth.

Thor12's picture

thank you

nightslasher26's picture

Necrophobic !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkcHCxJ-pnE

Melo black/orthodox is best sub genre of BM IMO.....also try OFERMOD too...

Thor12's picture

Thanks for taking your time to write this for me, will look at all of it

R.J.'s picture

I always say start with the basics. This is my list of absolute essentials:

-Venom - First 2 albums
-Bathory - First 4 albums
-Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales, Emperor's Return, To Mega Therion
-Sodom - In the Sign of Evil, Obsessed by Cruelty
-Sarcofago - INRI
-Mayhem - DMDS, Live in Leipzig
-Darkthrone - 1992-1995
-Burzum - 1992-1996
-Rotting Christ - Thy Mighty Contract
-Master's Hammer - Ritual
-Dissection - First 2 albums
-Blasphemy - Fallen Angel of Doom
-Beherit - DDtM
-Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
-Graveland - Thousand Swords

I could probably add or remove some, but this is what I've settled at. I could suggest hundreds more, but most aren't anywhere near as important as these in my opinion.

Runners up: First 2 Samael, first Grand Belial's Key, first 3 Enslaved, first 3 Ulver, early Sigh, Archgoat, Bestial Warlust, Hellhammer, first 2 Immortal, first Satyricon, first Gorgoroth, Gehenna - First Spell...

Plague's picture

Dark Funeral
Inquisition
Behexen
Sargeist

Thor12's picture

Allright

Thor12's picture

Will do

Panthorder's picture

My list is following:

Vulcano: Bloody vengenace
Master´s hammer: Jilemnice occultist
Rotting christ: Non serviam

Thor12's picture

thx

stenchcore massive's picture

Ketzer, Iskra, Aura Noir and Witchaven are some bands i can think of off the top of my head that havent been said already, (leaning towards black/thrash cos your sacred reich pic). +1 to stuff like Bathory, Darkthrone and Hellhammer etc.

Theres loads of cool atmospheric BM that i like too, like Alda, Ashborer, Fell Voices, Panopticon,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atDAjv-fgcM < i love this song :P

Taikon's picture

Since everyone brought up the classics/essentials, I'll skip those. But definitely get:

Hate Forest - Purity
Blood of Kingu - De Occulta Philosophia
Drudkh - everything
Luror - Cease To Live
Sorhin - Apokalypsens Ängel
Sturmkaiser - 1945
Inquisition - Obscure Verses For The Multiverse
Arckanum - Antikosmos
Baptism - Morbid Wings Of Sathanas
Vitsaus - Sielunmessu
Peste Noire - Ballade Cuntre Lo Anemi Francor (or anything, really)
Cultes Des Ghoules - Henbane
Silencer - Death - Pierce Me
Kerasphorus - Cloven Hooves At The Holocaust Dawn

If you like the thrashier side of the spectrum:

Force of Darkness - s/t
Ravencult - Morbid Blood
Syphilitic Vaginas - anything
Protector - A Shedding Of Skin
Deströyer 666 - Unchain The Wolves (then everything else)
Pentagram Chile - Pentagram EP
Sadus - Illusions

Phew.. got a bit carried away there.

Johnny-Eyeball's picture

Burzum, Gorgoroth and Drudkh are essentials in my daily listening.

ManOboy's picture

nifelheim, early mayhem, the first satyricon record is great, sabbat, morbid, blasphemy

haatstorm's picture

I didnt read anyone elses posts, so if somethings been repeated, then great...But in my opinion and of no specific "sub genre" of black metal, I would personally recommend(band and albums):
Armagedda - Only True Believers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8t1i9_V3ho
Armagedda - Ond Spiritism: Djæfvvlens Skalder Anno Serpenti MMIV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jyRiMz27aU
Kvist - For Kunsten Maa Vi Evig Vike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkyxxy6pElY
Sargeist - Satanic Black Devotion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vT0Pcmwp4g
Limbonic Art - In Abhorrence Dementia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPuosoeiq74
Baptism - Grim arts of melancholy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwDJEQXVI2Q
Immortal - At the heart of Winter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeOlPQqJR-o
Carpathian Forest - Black Shining Leather https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyHZIU09ll0
Carpathian Forest - Defending the throne of Evil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIoNLbXYtNc
Lunar Aurora - Andacht https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ_xQhNvdEA&list=PLm3JsI9ULhHnUcAnzxG-Ge...
Craft - Fuck the Universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCuPnKpSk8E
Svartsyn - Timeless Reign https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxanLGkAaHA
Svartsyn/Arckanum split - Kaos svarta mar/Skinning the lambs
Celestial Bloodshed - Cursed scarred and forever possessed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuNbK8dDTh8
Celestial Bloodshed - Ω https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJORsPFEzac
Wedard - Einsamer winterweg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZihKTdJ8i14
Blodsrit - Helveteshymner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GljTxhkOJg8
Peste Noire - Folkfuck Folie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5YUG8Hn9lU
Peste Noire - Peste Noire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc1x_Ail9OQ

---I know Ive missed alot, but this is a start, if youd like more recommendations, feel free to message me or something. Or explore on your own...theres so many fucking amazing bands out there...I posted the links to the ones available to make it simpler...Enjoy

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