BLACK METAL

Black metal took the lawless extremity of death metal and added a greater use of melody, creating swelling surges of sound that sweep the listener away with raw emotion and then arrive in a wasteland devoid of inherent value. Songs fashioned from primitive elements end up telling complex tales, embarking on a journey where the greatest human fears -- meaninglessness, predation and violence -- end up being salvation from the frustrating world of entropy-bound stagnation. Thematically black metal represents an assault on the pillars of modernity, namely egalitarianism, consumerism and tolerance.
House recommendations: Burzum, Emperor, Ildjarn, Graveland, Summoning and Sacramentum.

Abruptum Absu Absurd Abyss, the Ancient Angelcorpse Antaeus Arcturus Auzhia Avenger Averse Sefira Axis of Advance Bathory Behemoth Beherit Belial Black Goat Blasphemy Blazemth Blood Burzum Celtic Frost Conqueror Cultus Sanguine Dark Funeral DarkThrone Dark Tranquility Dawn Deinonychius Demonic Demoncy Dimmu Borgir Dissection	Emperor Enslaved Eucharist Frozen Shadows Gehenna Gorgoroth Gotmoor Graveland Grotesque Havohej Hades Hellhammer Ildjarn Immortal Impaled Nazarene Infernum Inquisition I Shalt Become Katatonia Krieg Kvist Lord Wind Manes Marduk Mayhem Merciless Mortiis Mütiilation Mysticum Necromantia Niden Div 187	NME Ophthalamia Pentagram Pervertum Profanatica Resuscitator Rotting Christ Sacramentum Samael Sammath Sarcofago Septic Flesh Setherial Sodom Sorcier des Glaces Sort Vokter Summon Summoning Swordmaster Tha-norr Thorns Tartaros Throne of Ahaz Ulver Ungod Urgrund Usurper Varathron Vilkates Von Watain Xibalba Yamatu Zyklon-B	B E S T   E V E R 1. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss 2. Immortal - Pure Holocaust 3. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse 4. Darkthrone - Transylvanian Hunger 5. Graveland - The Celtic Winter 6. Bathory - Blood, Fire, Death 7. Ildjarn - Det Frysende Nordariket 8. Summoning - Dol Guldur 9. Gorgoroth - Antichrist 10. Beherit - Electric Doom Synthesis 11. Enslaved - Vikinglgr Veldi 12. Havohej - Dethrone the Son of God 13. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas 14. Sacramentum - Far Away From the Sun 15. Mutiilation - Remains of a Dead, Ruined, Cursed Soul C O M P I L A T I O N S Under the Pagan Moon (Cyclonic Productions) Nordic Metal Compilation (Necropolis) Firestarter Compilation (Century Media) Reviews have mp3 sound samples for each album, coverscan, tracklist and label contact information.

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