been obsessed on listening to xasthurs nocturnal poisoning lately,think im goin to have to buy another album..which one?any recomendations.also apart from leviathen and striborg which i have already discoverd,what are some other good dsbm bands,or one man bands

Well, I got both Nocturnal Poisoning and Funeral of Being, and neither one has disappointed me, so the latter is what I would buy if I were you. Speaking of DSBM, first and foremost check out the milestones of the genre, namely Bethlehem and Silencer. Then bands like Shining, Strid and, say, Gris.


Also, check out Finnish band Inferi. More reminiscent of Burzum's work than Xasthur's, but it's DSBM and a one-man band, so it fits the bill.

I also liked Anhedonia's Der Schrei der Natur album, you could give it a try. (Hmm, looks like it's a one-man band too, not that it matters.)

And don't forget to try Forgotten Woods. I especially like their Sjel av Natten EP.

Anyone know of any black metal bands with members who went to music school and understand music theory?

I'm not sure who recommended Calvarium to me, might have been Ilwhyan, but The Skull Of Golgotha is an awesome album.

Try Be Persecuted first album
If you go for Shining, might as well listen to Lifelover too

been listening to shining and lifelover a bit on you tube,not bad,but not really the sound i was looking for

I assume you already know early Manes? They were obviously a huge influence on Xasthur.

As far as Xasthur is concerned, in terms of full quality, I'm a big fan of Subliminal Genocide, To Violate The Oblivious, and Suicide in Dark Serenity

If you haven't heard Leviathan's Tenth Sublevel of Suicide, The split with Sapathuran (or stand alone release of his side, The Blind Wound) or Tentacles of Whorror are his best work, my personal favorite being The Blind Wound as the songs are amazing, the production is great, and he uses a real drum kit.

Check out

Draugar (US) Weathering The Curse
One of the many Xasthur jrs that surfaced during the mid-late 00's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaAKH-jANK0


Marblebog I am The Forestheart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP_ZEAtWRTE

Krohm A World Through Dead Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4ajxVgw ... ure=relmfu

Mord (us) Imperium Magnum Infernalis

Malefic played keyboards on this release. A sort of BM super group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qsl-9qh9g8

Nargaroth Herbstleyd

Before he opened his mouth and before that whole Black Metal ist Krieg fiasco, Nargaroth was a decent band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kviUz5v1Tkc

Animus Poems For The Aching, Swords For The Infuriated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A2mWVExErA

Manetheren The Absence of Light

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSBlu-JsaPM

no i dont,im pretty new to the black metal scene in hole,i randomly brought some xasthur a while back and got draged in.

thanks

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some really good shit there,thanks

Does anyone know some dissonant black/thrash similar to Blizzard Beasts Immortal (perhaps with slightly better production)? Or Immortal Worship in general?

anyone know really obscure black metal bands iwth lyrics like Dissection?

there's a surprising lack of Immortal worship, these are the closest things I could think of.

I.C.E.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS1LiUKs61w

Hordes of the Lunar Eclipse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHOdacZv ... ure=relmfu

For Immortal worship one might also take a listen to Byfrost from the same city. Not as good though

Hi, I'm asking about a cover art I saw years ago: it's black and white, the style it's pretty old, like medieval drawings but much more accurate, it depicts the figure of a man-like monster emerging from the fog and (maybe) there are something like two children in front of that watching over it. Anybody knows from what album that was took?

This?

That's Les Discrets

where is the best and cheapest place to order black metal cds,when shipping over seas

Pre-Reinkaos or Reinkaos?

The question is kinda offending, though in a funny way.

I'm pretty sure Valfar from Windir had a good theoretical grasp on compositions. Windir's songs are rumoured to have neoclassical influence. Not sure if he went to a music school though.

check out Aquilus(AUS), it is a one man neo-classical folk black metal band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYpLcfcCVnI

I've been indulging myself in the German/Austrian black metal scene of late. Anyone have any good acts from those parts of the world I haven't discovered yet?

I already know of Lunar Aurora, Nagelfar, The Ruins of Beverast, Dornenreich, Abigor, Summoning and Nargaroth.

My favorite German acts make up this post I did awhile back (there's a mixtape to download too with tracks from each one).

http://perpetualstrifemusic.blogspot.co ... iness.html

Bands include Nyktalgia, Coldworld, Wigrid, Klage, Dark Tribe and others. Those are some great ones worth looking into.

Endstille - Easily one of the most popular acts. Some good riffs, but not overly exciting.

Todtgelichter - somewhat experimental black metal. It's hard to describe concisely, but their music ranges from fragile beauty to dissonance and anxiety. I haven't heard their latest album; I recommend starting with Was Bleibt...

Wolfsmond - it's rather standard black metal with some melodic riffing and such, but in the same sense as Gorgoroth - melodic riffs without the cheesecake.

Kermania - Like many other German bands, this one is more centered on atmosphere than aggression and hatred. Instrospective black metal.

Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult - Standard, aggressive black metal. Wholly competent, if quite uninnovative. Generally high production levels.

Graupel - Quite experimental for "raw black metal".

Aaskereia - Folkish black metal with tasteful use of acoustic guitar, but annoying howled vocals.

Absurd - Their early stuff is some of the rawest black metal. I don't like it particularly, and I like their later polished turds even less.

Both. I meant bands that have the lyrical theme of Satanism

For some unorthodox Black metal, check out Kathaaria (Ger), Nocte Obducta, Odem Arcarum (Specifixally, Outrageous Reverie Above the Erosion of Barren Earth)

Also, Infestus (Austria) is a fairly good black metal band in a plaintive, dark and atmospheric style. I've actually only heard the Ex | Ist (the latest) album, which was recommended to me when I was looking for albums with high-fidelity unartificial drum production.

Hey I'm looking for ORTHODOX black metal.

Bands in the vein of: Watain, Behexen, Ofermod, Nefandus, Deathspell Omega,etc.

Funny how orthodox means newschool now.

Satanic Warmaster is orthodox Black Metal.

Making the assumption you know of the other Finnish bands Horna, Prevalent Resistance, etc. If not get those ASAP

Katharsis (Ger)

Anteaus (FR)

Armagedda

This has been bothering me for a while so I figured I'd ask here, does anybody still have Rainfall's Autumn One demo or the files of it? I've forgotten what it sounded like and I'm very curious.

I've seen it and I'll check out the few of those I haven't heard yet. Thanks!

Yeah, you're right about that. I find it amazing their stuff can get so much recognition here though, out of all the black metal acts. They're mediocre at best, and the drumming is seriously a pain in the neck. If you don't like constant blast beats up your ass, I'd recommend staying away from that band.

Indeed, there are far better bands like Malus that rarely receive the attention they deserve.

C'mon man, you don't want that. It sounds like a guy pressing a key on his keyboard. tik tik tik tik tik tik

My morbid curiosity is consuming me. Do you have it?

My favorite Xasthur releases are the previously mentioned nocturnal poisening, a gate through bloodstained mirrors, suicide in dark serenity and subliminal genocide.

As droneriot stated early Manes specificly there three demos collected on one disc called Svarte Skoger (mandatory for any fan of black metal in my opinion) and there debut full length Under ein blodraud maane. Manes black metal era to me is essential esp if you are a fan of xasthur.

As far as one man blackmetal bands.
I dont recall seeing any of these mentioned but are worth checking out:

Judas Iscariot: album to check out: heaven in flames. BUt all his full lengths i own and enjoy esp distant in solitary night. Judas Iscariot played a very burzum + darkthrone influenced brand of black metal. so hate it, but if you like black metal i cant really see not enjoying judas iscariot.

Krieg: album to check out: Destruction Ritual. this album is just a beast of almost white noise harsh hatefull black metal. Cant recomend checking this album enough. seek it out.

Mutiilation: album to check out Remains of a dead ruined cursed soul or Vampire of Black Imperial Blood. very raw sorrowful black metal.

cheers ,think i need another xasthur hit before i buy anything else but those bands definately sound like what im looking for especially manes, kreig and mutilation...still got alot of discovering to do

maybe this will help
http://www.metal-archives.com/search?se ... and_themes