Black Metal and Norway

Trollheart · 05-09-2015, 02:35 PM

Hey Batty! Why don't you do an "Unknown Soldier" on Black/Extreme Metal? A history of the genre with the best bands in a journal format ... oh right. You're lazy.

You're not really you know: when you're interested in a subject and there's a chance of showing off your knowledge you can really rock. I think this would be a great project for you.

Possible titles: Batlord of Darkness, A Darker Cave, Come into my web, God is not here, Out of darkness comes .... more darkness
etc

Hypocrisy · 05-09-2015, 05:00 PM

I agree Until The Light Takes Us & Lords Of Chaos - the rise of the satanic metal underground are both really interesting retrospectives on the rise of Black Metal.

nickswandotcom · 05-10-2015, 10:52 PM

can someone recommend me something like early bathory or emperor, anything layered/folky in a dreamy way or proggy...not a fan of mayhem or early venom though

The Batlord · 05-10-2015, 11:07 PM

Not... really sure what that means, but... here?

hip hop bunny hop · 05-11-2015, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

How did this all go down? I'm a total newbie to this genre but find it amazing that so few bands from such a remote location turned the metal world upside down in such a short period of time.

Any insight on this would be appreciated.

(was it really all about nothing more than extreme revolt and burning churches?)

Black Metal didn't really turn the metal world upside down in a short period of time. It's only really become popular recently... say 2010 at the earliest, and I'd wager that has less to do with the events in Norway than renewed popular interest in groups like The Swans and My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth, who are stylistically close enough to your Det Som Engar Var's that people who favored those non-metal groups had their interest pique. Further, black metal musicians do not exist in a vacuum, so this increased popularity of said groups affected their output, so you have that...

The Batlord · 05-11-2015, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Black Metal didn't really turn the metal world upside down in a short period of time. It's only really become popular recently... say 2010 at the earliest, and I'd wager that has less to do with the events in Norway than renewed popular interest in groups like The Swans and My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth, who are stylistically close enough to your Det Som Engar Var's that people who favored those non-metal groups had their interest pique. Further, black metal musicians do not exist in a vacuum, so this increased popularity of said groups affected their output, so you have that...

Engine · 05-11-2015, 10:53 PM

^he said atmospheric/shoegaze black metal bands became really popular in the last five years and the shit caught on and has prompted an increasing number of metal bands to play with that sound, duh.

Even Trollheart appreciates Panopticon so congrats on being even less in touch than Trollheart, Chula. Just read the wiki article if you're curious, it's all very simple. Lord, this thread is embarrassing

The Batlord · 05-11-2015, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

^he said atmospheric/shoegaze black metal bands became really popular in the last five years and the shit caught on and has prompted an increasing number of metal bands to play with that sound, duh.

Even Trollheart appreciates Panopticon so congrats on being even less in touch than Trollheart, Chula. Just read the wiki article if you're curious, it's all very simple. Lord, this thread is embarrassing

Quote:

Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Black Metal didn't really turn the metal world upside down in a short period of time. It's only really become popular recently... say 2010 at the earliest

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Hypocrisy · 05-11-2015, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Gotta second this reaction......

**Frownland** · 05-11-2015, 11:24 PM

Also, "The Swans."

05-09-2015, 02:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,971	Hey Batty! Why don't you do an "Unknown Soldier" on Black/Extreme Metal? A history of the genre with the best bands in a journal format ... oh right. You're lazy. You're not really you know: when you're interested in a subject and there's a chance of showing off your knowledge you can really rock. I think this would be a great project for you. Possible titles: Batlord of Darkness, A Darker Cave, Come into my web, God is not here, Out of darkness comes .... more darkness etc __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

05-11-2015, 10:53 PM	#17 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	^he said atmospheric/shoegaze black metal bands became really popular in the last five years and the shit caught on and has prompted an increasing number of metal bands to play with that sound, duh. Even Trollheart appreciates Panopticon so congrats on being even less in touch than Trollheart, Chula. Just read the wiki article if you're curious, it's all very simple. Lord, this thread is embarrassing __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

05-11-2015, 11:24 PM	#20 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Also, "The Swans." __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

05-09-2015, 05:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hypocrisy Surfin Sonic Destruction Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: mother gaia Posts: 220	I agree Until The Light Takes Us & Lords Of Chaos - the rise of the satanic metal underground are both really interesting retrospectives on the rise of Black Metal.

05-10-2015, 10:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
nickswandotcom Groupie Join Date: May 2015 Location: Chicago Posts: 4	can someone recommend me something like early bathory or emperor, anything layered/folky in a dreamy way or proggy...not a fan of mayhem or early venom though