Black Metal
I couldn't find a black metal community in the fediverse so... I started one! And even if there are others or others pop up, it's nice to have local varieties. Sopuli seems like a nice home for such a community as the Finnish black metal scene is very active and has a long history. This community welcomes fans of all genres as long as we treat each other with respect and honesty. Black metal is a genre that originated with underdogs and outcasts. However, that does not mean that there is no main stream appeal or that "popular" bands are any less valid. Everyone is welcome, hate will not be tolerated.
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https://www.hulder-official.com
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Atmospheric Black Metal
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From the upcoming split with Acherontas and Ofermod.
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Probably the last album from Dutch doom-tinged black metal legends Urfaust. A very serious and heartfelt Swansong.
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Atmospheric black metal is not everyone's jam, but it is mine. Flowing Downward records in Italy put out a ton of great atmo-black bands, and Dispar is one of those. Swelling choruses, droning guitars, lanquid drumming, and tons of synth stabs to welcome in the autumn to come. FFO: Alcest, Unreqvited, Sadness, Sorry.
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Great Orthodox Black Metal from the US. One person project. Haven't heard of them before. Full album: https://youtu.be/EA_yzfrYKkE Bandcamp: https://darkestxiii.bandcamp.com/album/crystal-black-magick Even features a cover of an epic Ofermod song.
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Posting a classic.
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[Nechochwen](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Nechochwen/3540359125) seems pretty good to me
It's that time of the year again! Anyone attending Tuska this upcoming weekend? Have you got 3-day tickets, 2 or just one? What's the lineup for you? Any new bands you're going to check out? Been an active Tuska-goer since 2007, and still going strong.
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Some more straight forward BM, that's been a bit lacking here!
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FFO: shoegaze, drone-adjacent. One of my favorite records from the last few years. Highly recommend listening to the whole album. It's definitely on the fringes of BM and some might disagree with it being BM, but it's just a really good song.
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For fans of rawer stuff. An excellent demo consisting of a really cold, evil, and raw form of BM.
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FFO: Melodic black metal, decent production, Star Wars
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Näiden dark ambient setti on myös hyvää.
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Posting this inspired by a recent (personal) discussion about the best DSBM. I stand by my claim that no band/project I've ever heard comes even close to being as good as this particular demo by Thy Light.
Since lemmy is still a small place, and there's not too many of us yet here (what, 12?), I thought I'd create a thread for intros to keep things a bit lively. Introduce yourself in the comments and in the spirit of the community throw in your favourite Black Metal band or gig or smth.! Don't know if anyone is interested in this kind of stuff, but might as well throw it there.
Thought I'd throw in some black metal bands around the world, might be less known ones in the mix. Feel free to drop your own below! Folk Black from Taiwan. Pretty fucking good band in my opinion. (And they got Kin Lin as a vocalist in 2021, everything that woman touches turns to gold, a bit like Taiwanese Dan Swanö) [暴君 - 明潭終戰](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41BzNlIGlpY) (engl. Bloody Tyrant - Final Battle at the Sun-Moon Lake) Weird shit from Brunei, almost like doom black metal or smth.? Don't know, but I like it. [Noiratasya - ...of Blashphemy, in Obscurity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5vc8X5__pY) More folky stuff from China this time. I don't think Black Kirin is that underground, but it might be just me. [Black Kirin - 黄河](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV92b_-SSO8) Ok, have to include Finnish shit as well, just because I like that they sing (growl?) in Finnish instead of the usual English. [Havukruunu - Pohjolan Tytär](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjSUdjEpeTk) And this one was seen coming from afar. Black Metal from Saudi-Arabia. [Al-Namrood - Asdaa Al Dmar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I8IZursets) Mongolian Katatonia that hasn't decided if it got past Dance of December Souls or not. Not sure everyone would agree with the band that this is Black Metal anymore, but well, the band thinks it is and it does have old (mixed with new) Katatonia vibes. [Karmantic - Evaporate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv8jlfeIxkE)
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Let's get started with one of my favourites from last year. Mizmor is a strange band with lots of influences from different genres. This one is the most BM-like song from their collaboration with Thou, another fantastic and versatile act. While the rest of the album explores more of the *drone*-end of the spectrum, this remains one of my most listened songs from Myopia.