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Album Ratings 275
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Last Active 08-07-09 4:19 pm
Joined 08-29-08
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| Black/blackened Metal Recs
Daily Sputnik trolling and the book "Lord of Chaos" have gotten me into black metal, but it's quite the esoteric genre. My preference is riff-centric, accessible BM, especially blackened death or thrash. I've given most of the classics a spin, like "In the Nightside Eclipse", "A Blaze in the Northern Sky", and "Hvis Lyset Tar Oss" so I'm looking for something besides the standards from the second wave of early 90's. | | 1 |  | Dissection
Storm of the Light's Bane
Virtually flawless and my favorite black metal recording thus far. Dissection were able to craft a melodically evil album without succumbing to the genre's cliches. | | 2 |  | Ulver
Bergtatt
Garm's vocals on this album are absolutely transcendent. | | 3 |  | Burzum
Filosofem
Unfortunately, a very heavily front loaded album, but Varg effortlessly perfects the under produced sound and atmosphere that many of his peers bastardized. | | 4 |  | Agalloch
The Mantle
Not a true BM album, but manages to extract the best qualities of the genre and add them to their post-metal sound. | | 5 |  | Windir
Arntor
Folkiest black metal I've listened to. | | 6 |  | Absu
Absu
Fast as hell with delicious riffage; I need more of this. | | 7 |  | Altar of Plagues
White Tomb | | 8 | | Dimmu Borgir
Any
Band doesn't do it for me, later stuff is way too much cheese | |
jingledeath
08.20.09 | Shining - VI - Klagopsalmer
Belenos - Spicilège
Darkestrah - The Great Silk Road
Drudkh - Microcosmos
Falkenbach - Ok Nefna Tysvar Ty
Grand Belial's Key - Judeobeast Assassination
Keep Of Kalessin - Kolossus
Lantlôs - Lantlôs
October Falls - The Womb Of Primordial Nature
Panopticon - Collapse
Weapon - Para Bhakti... Salvation
Wolves In The Throne Room - Two Hunters | FadeToBlack
08.20.09 | Destroyer 666 - Cold Steel... For An Iron Age (superb black/thrash)
Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness
Leviathan - The Tenth Sub level Of Suicide
Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns (progressive black with lead keyboards)
Graveland - The Celtic Winter | AngelofDeath
08.20.09 | Like Chan said, get the new Behemoth and Demigod as well.
Also, Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse & Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
If you like The Mantle by Agalloch, then check out their other two albums. They're both better imo. Ashes Against the Grain is one of my top 3 favorite albums. | FadeToBlack
08.20.09 | he said he's got all the classics | TheImpervious
08.20.09 | Gave WITTR and Drudkh a real cursory sampling, been meaning to give them a serious listen. Just drew up some pentagrams, lit some candles, and i've got my goat skull handy, time to do some listening. Thanks for the recs | Zip
08.20.09 | Lords of Chaos is an excellent book, good read my friend | AngelofDeath
08.20.09 | Haha, epic fail on my part. That's what I get for not reading. | Zip
08.20.09 | Props on Altar of Plagues btw, love their EP. | jsanchez
08.20.09 | #1, #3 Are great choises.
You need to listen to Emperor, Behemoth | XulOnerom
08.20.09 | Akercocke, motherfuckeeeeeeeeeeeer | ThyCrossAwaits
08.20.09 | Behemoth is no longer black metal.
Get:
-Grand Belial's Key-Kosherat
-Peste Noire-La Sanie des siecles - Panegyrique de la degenerescence
-Anaal Nathrakh-In the Constellation of the Black Widow
-Wolves In the Throne Room-Black Cascade
| illmitch
08.20.09 | Drudkh - Blood in Our Cells
Graveland - Celtic Winter
Vlad Tepes / Belketre - March to the Black Holocaust
Seigneur Voland - Consumatum Est
Destroyer 666 - Cold Steel...for an Iron Age
Abigail - Intercourse & Lust
Satanic Warmaster - Strength & Honour | BallsToTheWall
08.20.09 | Blazebirth Hall has a slew of amazing underrated black metal bands. Like Forest, Branikald, and Raven Dark. The Eastern scene has awesome bands in general. I second Grand belial's Key, and Destroyer 666. Also add Negative Plane, Megiddo, and especially Arckanum for riff centric madness. | fatguymercenary
08.23.09 | you prob no them but 'Vreid' (consists of 3 Windir members) are a good option. you also might like 'Iskald'. |
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