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What is Black Metal?
If you know him, you know why. Black Metal.
Black Metal - video
Black Metal - what is it?
(Adjective)
A word used by some in the heavy metal culture to describe something that falls into the following categories:
-Dark
-Demonic
-Satanic
-Epic
-Dark classical music
"Dude, that movie last night was straight up black metal!"
"Sephiroth in Final Fantasy 7 was f**king black metal!"
What does "Black Metal" mean?
Black is the night, Metal we fight
Power amps set to explode
Energy screams, magic and dreams
Satan records their first note
We chime the bell, chaos and Hell
Metal for maniacs pure
Faster than steel, fortune on wheels
Brain hemorrhage is the cure
For Black Metal
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Lay down your souls to the gods Rock 'n' Roll
Freaking so wild, nobody's mild
Giving it all that you got
Wild is so right, Metal tonight
Faster than over the top
Open the door, enter Hell's core
Black is the code for tonight
Atomic force, feel no remorse
Crank up the amps, now it's night
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Lay down your souls to the gods Rock 'n' Roll
Metal tenfold through the deadly black hole
Riding Hell's stallions bareback and free
Taking our chances with raw energy
Come ride the night with us, rock hard and fight
United my legions we stand
Freak hard and wild for us, give up your souls
Live for the quest Satan's band
Let's go!
Against these odds, Black Metal gods
Fight to achieve our goal
Casting a spell, leather and Hell
Black Metal gods, Rock 'n' Roll
Building up steam, nuclear screams
War-heads are ready to fight
Black leather hounds, faster than sound
Metal, our purpose in life
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Lay down your souls to the gods Rock 'n' Roll
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Black Metal - what does it mean?
When punk rock attempts to sound metal and look goth.
Did you ever notice that black metal and punk both have the same blatant disregard for musical aesthetic?
Punk: http://www.redkid.net/generator/punk/yoursign.jpg
black metal: http://msp193.photobucket.com/albums/z146/kamorra_/bbs/black-metal-suburbia.jpg
More black metal: http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/black-metal-poop-hannibal-smith.jpg
Black Metal - meaning
A sub-category of hip-hop or R&B, who's listeners mainly consists of Tanzanian midgets, and American hipsters. There are many genre's of Black Metal (Blackened Blue Grass, Blackened Country Western Metal, Blackened Electronica, Blackened Pop, and Blackened Gospel). There are many famous people who listen to Black Metal and it's sub-categories. Lee Harvey Oswald, Charles Manson, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Shania Twain, Miranda Lambert, Johnny Cash, Neo, 50 Cent, and Tipper Gore consist of these famous people.
Guy 1: "Hey man! Let's listen to some Black Metal!"
Guy 2: "Hey man! Fuck you!"
Black Metal - definition
A musical genre inspired by death metal and heavy metal, and pioneered by sucky-ass bands like Venom.
Generally split up into several subgenres like Depressive black metal, Raw black metal, Blackened death metal, Drone metal and Pure black metal.
Depressive black metal tends to derive influence from ambience and suicide, with bands like Xasthur, Burzum, Hate Forest and Be Persecuted, who tend to structure their songs around misanthropy and depression.
Raw black metal was formed as a bulwark against recent black metal trends, which threaten to make it a mainstream genre. Vlad Tepes, Grand Belial's Key and Peste Noire are two of the major bands of this subgenre, which emphasizes purposely low production quality to keep the music from ever being able to be mainstream.
Blackened death metal is a fusion subgenre of death and black metal, with bands like Behemoth which mix traditional death metal style with lyrics and titles from black metal, typically.
Drone metal, with bands such as Sunno ))) and Boris tends to be more ambient than black, wich a mix of antireligious lyrics/titles and purely instrumental, paganistic form.
Pure black metal, (which is becoming rarer as the genre approaches mainstream quality,) with bands like Nargaroth and Marduk, tends to have stereotypically antichristian/ antireligious titles and lyrics, as well as a structure exceeding death metal in intensity. Most early black metal falls into this category, but most early black metal could also pass as raw black metal as well.
Christ Raping Black Metal!
Black Metal - slang
Music which started off with Venom, but then a bunch of Norweigans heard it and totally failed to get the joke... Cue much church burning, murder and hilarity!
Mayhem, Emperor, Darkthrone, Burzum, etc...
Black Metal
The second best genre of music, mistaken for Death Metal but Death Metal is growling and Black Metal is screaming.
Black Metal is not music made by black people
Black Metal
Blast beats, high-pitched harsh vocals, distorted guitars is what is logically described as Black Metal. Although this definition could include general crappy metal.
It is the feeling of wandering into a snowy wilderness on a mystical night, intrigued by darkness that makes it true black metal.
Idiot: Slipknot is my favorite black metal band.
Black Metaller: Slipknot is not black metal. Listen to something like Ulver or Darkthrone... Something real.
Black Metal
A sub-genre of Metal. And derived from Speed and Thrash Metal. The term 'Black Metal' was coined by the Speed Metal band, Venom.
It is inspired by bands such as Venom and Mercyful Fate. And the first Black Metal band is debated to be either Bathory or Celtic Frost. Although these were unrefined and were not the original true Black Metal bands. The first real Black Metal was started in Norway by bands such as Mayhem, Emperor, Darkthrone, and Satyricon. Later many other sub-genres of Black Metal were created.
Black Metal is usually definied by Vocals that are high in tone and pitch and are usually refered to as the 'Black Metal Screech', very different from the Guttural sound of the 'Death Metal Growl'. Lyrics mostly have Anti-Christian, Misantropic, Satanic, Luciferian, and Pagan basis. Drum beats described as 'blast beats'. But are different from Death Metal blast beats because there is more focus on the Snare drum instead of the Toms. The guitars are usually very repeatative and the riffs are usually only four to five chords. The basslines are similar to the guitar riffs but usually have a more punk quality to them. And the quality of the recordings is usually very bad.
Black Metal was started in defiance of the Death Metal scene, instead of having great, clean production, Black Metal had low and piercing quality. Instead of having complicated riffs and beats, BM had a more simplistic approach. And BM strived to be more controversial in lyrical themes.
There are several sub-genres to the Black Metal genre. And are as follows:
Black Metal: The originators usually coming from Norway.
Melodic Black Metal: Black Metal with the use of keyboards, synths, and more Melodic guitar riffs. Also Clean vocals have become a big part of the genre. Lyrics are usually more Anti-Christian, and Misantrophy based.
National Socialist Black Metal: The difference is only in lyrical themes, which usually deal with NS ideals, racism, paganism, pride of heritage or nation, and hate.
Viking Black Metal: Deals with viking, barbarian, and Norsk tales and religion. Also, Nature is a very reoccuring lyrical theme.
Folk: The Melodic version of the Viking sub-genre, usually using Keyboards or Organs. The lyrical themes usually have basis around folklore and fairy tales.
Symphonic: BM that has symphony elements added to it. Theme albums usually play a big part in this genre.
Avant-Garde: With a focus on instrumentals and the use of various other instruments, mainly keyboards, this genre defines bands that go in an experimental and artistic direction.
Black Death: A sub-genre of Black Metal that has various Death Metal influences and stylings to it. Usually of which is a combination of Death Metal music and specifically drumming, while maintaining Black Metal vocals and lyrical themes.
Black Metal: Mayhem, Darkthrone, and Immortal
Melodic Black Metal: Old Man's Child, Dimmu Borgir, and Naglfar
NSBM: Waffen SS, Sunwheel, and Drudkh
Viking: Enslaved, Graveland, and (New)Bathory
Folk: Finntroll, Vintersorg, and Borknagar
Symphonic: (New)Emperor, (New)Dimmu Borgir, Nokturnal Mortem
Avant-Garde: Celtic Frost, Burzum
Black Death: Behemoth, Zyklon, and Belphegor