Atmospheric Black Metal
 

I saw the death metal thread and it inspired me to do an Atmospheric Black Metal thread. This thread is dedicated to rejoicing this wonderful genre. I hope it will inspire some people to go check out some of this stuff.

The floor is open to anything regarding Atmospheric Black Metal.

starting video:

It's pretty krieg if you ask me.

Everyone, you need Njiqahdda.

I don't like this sub-genre. Whenever I put music on, I am actively listening to it.... which, from what I gather, is not the point of such ambient or atmospheric music, which is intended to be background noise or what have you. Meh.

Anyways, Drudkh can be ok when they get into Burzum worship mode, but otherwise they're overly boring. "Songs of Grief and Solitude" is my favorite album by them, really, although it's certainly not black metal.

Alcest
Agalloch
Gallowbraid

Agalloch's The Mantle album pretty much sums the genre up nicely.

I've been hearing good things about Marrow of the Spirit. Have you heard it?

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I don't even really like BM, but this was something else entirely. This was fantastic. Anybody got anything kind of like that?

All Drudkh albums up to, and most definitley including Blood in Our Wells.

Maybe these

+1 on Drudkh.

Also these:


Last year's album Torn Beyond Reason was pretty amazing, and the band hails from Australia of all places. For an atmospheric black metal band they can sound uplifting at times.


The production leaves a lot to be desired but this song is amazing.


A good Irish atmospheric black metal band. While this track isn't purely atmospheric black metal itself, it gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. Creepy stuff.

Might as well throw in some Deafheaven and Cobalt

Dang, that's a lot of suggestions lol. Will get on those, thanks guys.

No mention of Ulver? Their early stuff works better as full albums rather than singles so I'll just recommend you check out Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler (1993)

I would also highly recommend Blut Aus Nord's 2003 album This Work Which Transforms God, it's one of the more unsettling pieces of music I've heard, with a heavy emphasis on structure and layered sounds.

I find Dimmu Borgir and Emmperor very atmospheric.

I'm just listening to Deafheaven for the first time and I don't think it's very good. I like the dreamier moments but I don't think they really know how to metal out. They should try their hand at being anothe Explosions in the Sky rip off

By the way, I think Explosions in the Sky influenced more music in the last two years than any other band. Their sound is all over the place.

What album are you listening to?

New Bermuda.

Try Sunbather, and if you don't enjoy the opening track Dream House, well then I guess the band really isn't something you'll enjoy.

I'll be goddamned Dream House is good ****ing song. Good call.

Rob Ryan lol

**** that fat **** and the Cowbitches