Thread: Black Metal

So as to not hijack Mirfalan's Goth thread, we shall speak of Black Metal herein.
But from what I've seen, not many of you have ventured too deep into the genre's underbelly, so I'm going to officially prohibit the mentioning of CoF or Dimmu Borgir in this topic.

Given that this is an Occult forum, I will point this in the direction legitimately Occult based Black Metal - not just the crazed blasphemy (not that there's anything wrong with crazed blasphemy).

Nightbringer - stationed in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, their sound is seething with evil and atmosphere charged with an Occult electricity, and they come highly recommended, second only to:

Wolves in the Throne Room - musick borne of the emerald drear of my home away from home, Cascadia. They are not Satanic, they make no claims to any established traditions, but they call upon the ancient spirit of the land. And judging by the art created as a result, the spirit heeds the call.

Glorior Belli - part of the Lux Ferous network/collective and devoutly Luciferian, this plodding Black Metal cult from Paris is unashamed in their adherence to Luciferian Gnosticism, and they represent it well.


These are just a few of the bands currently putting out quality material. Old standbys like early Emperor and Burzum usually go without saying.

Anybody else within these walls find in underground BM a spiritual outlet?

Seriously...nobody here worships the grim and nekrokvltmusik? Put down the pop CDs and soak yourselves in the underground - you will find it rewarding!

Aw..now thats a bit unfair ...just 'cus we don't chillit out with the dark ones don't mean we bop to Brittney.

I've heard some of Therions stuff...meh..iz OK. I just find that the Genre seems to be to fuzzy and same same. Heavy is no problem, I cut my teeth on old school Sepultura, Morbid Angel and Napalm Death years ago. Perhaps if you could point me in the right direction I might revisit the subject

I don't think that Therion ever could have rightly been called Black Metal. But they do have a genuine Occult background.

I'll give you a few tracks that people have put on YouTube, some of my favorites.

YouTube - Emperor - I am the Black Wizards

YouTube - Taake - Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmelrik I

YouTube - Arcturus - Wintry Grey

YouTube - Deathspell Omega - Carnal Malefactor (lyrics) part 1

YouTube - Great American Desert - Shining Like Dusk Over Sea

(GAD is more of a blackened Doom Metal project)

Dissection's album Reinkaos is about the beliefs of the Temple of the Black Light (Misanthropic Luciferian Order). But they're more like blackened thrash.

Like what GAD and Arcturus I've heard, thanks for this.

EDIT (GAD just that song you linked, did like it, looking up more)

Some top Australian black metal bands worth checking out.

ASTRIAAL on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Moon on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Pestilential Shadows on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
PORTAL on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Spear of longinus on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads (strictly not black metal but very very occult based and inspired band)

Non Australian black metal bands.

Drudkh on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
A Forest Of Stars on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Urfaust on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Dolorian on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
and of course Xasthur on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads


That should be enough to keep anyone interested going for a while.

You all need to listen to more black metal!

Just kidding :P am bored sorry. Apologies.

YouTube - Psyclon Nine - Genocide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtwgAhZjBHU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGWFTcTRoLE

First part edited due to my own coffee deprivation caused idiocy !

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There are many metal bands that convey occult symbolism, however i tend personally to try to stay away from alot of them as it is either satanic based or just generally demonic based, and whilst i might be a dark man, im a white man if that makes any sense to you.

However, bands that carry occult lyrics, metaphors, and symbolism that i listen to are as follows. Just like the word "occult" means hiden, or secret knowledge, more oftne than not, the meanings are riddled within the words, and i myself have always thought these bards and minstrels were to some degree un aware of what they were passing on, anyway i digress.

I will note bands, and albums where it is most prominent, although it should be known it is apparent in all of what im about to mention.

- Blind Guardian (Imaginations from the other side, A Night at the opera, A twist in the myth)

- Iced Earth (Framing Armageddon, The Cruicible of Man)

- Therion (Gothic Kabbalah, Secret Of The Runes, Lemuria, Sirius B, Vovin)

- The Mars Volta ( All of their work )

- Kamelot ( Parts of Black Halo, Parts of Ghost Opera)

- Ensiferum ( Scattered through their works, norse mythology)

- Falkenbach ( Scattered through their works, Norse mythology)

- Luca Turilli ( Infinite Wonders Of Creation)

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That will do for now as i have to go to work.


edit: granted most of the bands i have mentioned are not "black metal" however wisdom rarely manifests itself in the form of negativity, it might masquerade as it , but it should be known theirs a difference between passion fury and zeal for those aspects, and anger and negativity.

Veneficus_V: I recommend going back and actually reading my comment before calling me a fool again. I said they were not Black Metal, but they were genuinely rooted in the Occult.