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soverysorry
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:29 am 
 

It doesn´t even have to be Christian black metal, but is there any black metal themed around mysticism and spirituality that DOESN´T revolve around Satanism, black magic, death. perversion, etc? Like black metal that deals with life, Gnosis, divinity, angels, asceticism, spiritual journeys, nature, rituals, introspection, etc etc? Honestly I´m just tired of the Satanic/evil demon shtick. I already know Antestor who are pretty good but it seems that black metal bands who don´t delve into the evil side of spirituality are few and far between.

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Gravetemplar
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:19 pm 
 

What are you looking for exactly? Here are a few examples:

Hinduism, Vedic rituals
https://cultoffire.bandcamp.com/album/-

Meditation, Nature, Transcendence
https://paganflamesprod.bandcamp.com/al ... -and-death

Transylvanian spirituality/mythology, Nature
https://negurabunget.bandcamp.com/album/om

Vedic Astrology, Hindu Mythology
https://omramrahavenamah.bandcamp.com/a ... of-shadows

Also, this one comes with a very long poem about the creation of the world or something, it may be what you're looking for.
"IN THE BEGINNING
THERE WAS THE END
AND THE END WROTE
’LET THERE BE CONTRADICTION.’
AND THE WORLD WAS THE WORD
AND THE WORD WAS WORLD

THE STORY IT WROTE HAD NEITHER HAPPY NOR SAD ENDINGS
FOR IT HAD NO ENDINGS AT ALL
THE STORY HAS JUST BEGUN

I AM INCLINED TO WRITE NOTHING AT ALL
THUS THIS IS WHAT I’VE DONE
AGAIN!
NOTHING AT ALL
NOTHING AT ALL
NOTHING AT ALL

I LAY IN BED AND CLOSE MY EYES
BUT I DO NOT FALL ASLEEP
I JUST BEGIN TO DREAM

WHAT IS THIS AND WHERE IS ONCE?
ONCE UPON A TIME
OR PERHAPS BELOW IT BEGINS
WHAT IS IT?

THE END."
https://theendcommune.bandcamp.com/albu ... -lp-2020-2

Nature, Cosmos, Philosophy
https://spectrallore.bandcamp.com/album/iii

Transcendence, Mythology, Spiritual struggle
https://vanum.bandcamp.com/album/burning-arrow

Tons of bands about nature, rituals, etc. that shouldn't be hard to find. Wolves in the Throne Room, Fauna, etc.


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soverysorry
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:31 pm 
 

All of that is pretty much what I´m looking for. Rahu was particularly sweet. More is welcome! I´m interested in hearing some outright Christian stuff too

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LilTito
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Joined: Thu May 13, 2021 3:10 pm
Posts: 694
Location: Croatia
PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:33 am 
 

Deathspell Omega is an obvious one, very visceral philosophical shit that deals with the relation with man, god and satan, i.e. good and evil and morality in general.

Lo-ruhamah is pretty christian as i understand it

Reverorum ib malacht is famously very "christian" although i dont believe they are for real. They're pretty out there and experimental tho

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M_Mosher
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Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2022 11:43 am
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Location: Canada
PostPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:29 pm 
 

Even though I'm a Christian myself, my definition of "White Metal" expands to include any and all Black and Post-Black Metal whose lyrical themes focus on some form of "Right-Hand Path" spirituality, whether that be Christianity, Islam, Nature/Pantheism, Paganism, etc. Basically, anything which deviates from the norm of "Left-Hand Path" philosophy and ideology, along with the typical glorification of all that is negative, violent, and diabolical.
For instance, I feel like Burzum's Belus has much more of a White Metal spiritual feel to it, rather than a typical Black Metal feel, even unlike his previous albums. It has an uplifting quality about it, which tends to cause a persons thoughts to elevate, rather than descend. The same can be said of, say, Alcest's Ecailles de Lune. In my view, these are 'White Metal' albums, just as much as anything by Ceremonial Sacred or Antestor.

But if you're looking for some underground and obscure Christian bands, you may want to check out Unblack-Archives, which is put together meticulously by Nocturnal Irridescence, the guy who runs Annihilated Pentagram Productions: https://unblack-archives.blogspot.com/

He's put a lot of hard work into that blog, and it's a great resource for finding bands one would otherwise never have heard of.
Happy hunting!
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