Any Black Metal Fans out there?

[Don Vito]

What are some black metal bands with odd time signatures?

I don't know shit about time signatures or whatever, but some of the drum rhythms and riffs are "off" sounding, if that's what you mean.

Shame this album falls victim to frog vox.

Passion of Death Songs | ReverbNation
Here's the only cool black metal band I've ever discovered from Alabama. Bit of thrash/black crossover riffing going on.

Couldn't find any Youtube links, but their EP is on Spotify strangely enough.

 

[Defi]

yup, ever since I discovered Emperor at age 15 I've been hooked. Been getting into some of the weirder bm bands recently, like Blut Aus Nord, Deathspell Omega, Oranssi Pazuzu etc. Also dig Twilight, Leviathan, Shining, Paysage d'Hiver, and way too many others. Don't have any bm projects of my own, but my other guitarist is in a sweet band called Heron Sacrifice | Heron

Totally, didn't think I would see this band mentioned, but they are great. Such a magical aura in their album kosmonument.

I have grown a bit tired of the "standard" black metal formula. I don't believe in tradition, or whatever, I believe in exploration. I tend to prefer the bands that are on the fringes of black metal, or belong to some vein of metal that is not death or doom or sludge but... just something. Atmospheric, avant garde, I do not know what words to use, but they always feel a bit black to me.

edit: I was checking the mix out on my EP while my roommate was sleeping and turned the masters down because I was too lazy to get up and go to the monitors and bounced it with them down... so after a fresh bounce I will put it up again. I know you're all waiting.

 

[MikeH]

I like Krallice, The Howling Wind and Weakling

How is Leviathan

Super atmospheric and raw sounding stuff.

 

[abandonist]

I never really dug on Leviathan until Massive Conspiracy. But that album is pretty incredible.

 

[Vhyle]

Leviathan is amazing.

His first album The Tenth Sublevel of Suicide is quite an achievement, and my favorite out of his discography. I know I already said that earlier in this thread, but yeah.

And new album coming? FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU-

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

I don't know shit about time signatures or whatever, but some of the drum rhythms and riffs are "off" sounding, if that's what you mean.

Shame this album falls victim to frog vox.

Passion of Death Songs | ReverbNation
Here's the only cool black metal band I've ever discovered from Alabama. Bit of thrash/black crossover riffing going on.

Couldn't find any Youtube links, but their EP is on Spotify strangely enough.

Horgh was kinda sloppy when he started out with Immortal on that album. He's certainly no Frost.

 

[Don Vito]

Horgh was kinda sloppy when he started out with Immortal on that album. He's certainly no Frost.

Well even if it's unintentional slop, it ended up sounding pretty cool. The Horghor.

 

[Vhyle]

Horgh was kinda sloppy when he started out with Immortal on that album. He's certainly no Frost.

Frost is definitely not a force to be reckoned with.

On that note - if you put Frost and Vyl (Keep of Kalessin) in a drum-off in the same building, I'm pretty sure the planets would collide and all life as we know it would come to an end.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Frost is definitely not a force to be reckoned with.

On that note - if you put Frost and Vyl (Keep of Kalessin) in a drum-off in the same building, I'm pretty sure the planets would collide and all life as we know it would come to an end.

I'm pretty sure Frost would kick his ass with pure skill. Frost is not a drummer, he's a human drum machine with the precision of a Swiss watch and the brutality of Vlad the Impaler scaring his enemies with impaled bodies at the border.

 

[Vhyle]

I'm pretty sure Frost would kick his ass with pure skill. Frost is not a drummer, he's a human drum machine with the precision of a Swiss watch and the brutality of Vlad the Impaler scaring his enemies with impaled bodies at the border.

Are you kidding me? Vyl would be a solid contender. He is easily just as precise and brutal.

 

[JohannvonDagg]

As far as atmospheric blackmetal goes, you can't go wrong with Altar of Plagues, especially the album Mammal.

As for the less atmospheric stuff, Taake is always a fun choice

 

[MikeH]

I always catch shit for calling Altar of Plagues black metal, but they're solid as hell. Mammal is so good.

 

[Ancient]

I can dig on some black metal fore sure. I'm not super huge into the genre as I'm more of a doom and crust fan but I enjoy alot of the American stuff like WITTR, Nachtmystium, Leviathan, Krieg and some of the older stuff like Mayhem, Ancient, Dissection, Ulver, Darkthrone and some of the more recent euro stuff like Behexen (love that band).

 

[unclesoupmaker]

Lago

My band just put out an album. Blackened death sorta stuff.

 

[heineken_fretwalker]

I can dig on some black metal fore sure. I'm not super huge into the genre as I'm more of a doom and crust fan but I enjoy alot of the American stuff like WITTR, Nachtmystium, Leviathan, Krieg and some of the older stuff like Mayhem, Ancient, Dissection, Ulver, Darkthrone and some of the more recent euro stuff like Behexen (love that band).

Speaking of Behexen, how incredible is this song?

 

[Blood Tempest]

Though they have elements of death metal, Bölzer are a great newer band to pay attention to. They offer up some great stuff in the two EPs they have released. Really looking forward to an LP at some point. Always great to see a two piece (drummer and guitarist/vocalist) in black metal.

 

[Ancient]

Speaking of Behexen, how incredible is this song?

 

[Overtone]

 

[ToneLab]

Lago

My band just put out an album. Blackened death sorta stuff.

Cool.