Black Metal

How does everyone feel about black metal? I like some here and there but am not overly into it. I like Borknagar, Antestor, Drottnar, Sanctifica, Crimson Moonlight, Holy Blood, and some other Christian ones but tend to be turned off by the satanic ones (which includes almost all non-Christian ones). The big exception to that is the song, Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse from Dimmu Borgir, that song is awesome, plus I really have no idea what they're saying anyways. I only listen to the above bands sparsly (except Borknagar which is, IMO, more than black metal-same goes for Kekal). Unfortunatly most of the songs have no hooks, they have melody (many anyways) but nothing memorable.

i love all black metal. however i especially prefer the raw traditional stuff over the symphonic keyboardy kind.

in another words Darkthrone>Dimmu.

mc666 wrote:

i love all black metal. however i especially prefer the raw traditional stuff over the symphonic keyboardy kind.

in another words Darkthrone>Dimmu.

I am the exact opposite of that. I prefer the symphonic ones.

DallasBlack wrote:

mc666 wrote:

i love all black metal. however i especially prefer the raw traditional stuff over the symphonic keyboardy kind.

in another words Darkthrone>Dimmu.

I am the exact opposite of that. I prefer the symphonic ones.

yeah that's cool. there are always "middle ground" bands like Immortal for everyone to enjoy. they don't just pose for birthday pix, ya know.

I like some black metal, but am not sure that any black metal fanatics would think any of the bands I like are "true"

I've been listening to metal for over 20 years, and I'm not sure I've ever heard Black metal.

Don't know enough about it to make the call one way or the other. What little I've heard of it didn't impress me much so I guess that would make me "indifferent" I suppose.

Although I gotta say, I LOVE reading interviews with Black Metal bands in magazines, especially the "troo grimm kult" guys in all the face paint and spikes who act all elitist and believe they're superior to all other humans. That sh*t is comedy gold.

Not a fan at all. Especially the "Satanic" ones...have you SEEN them!? they are just rediculous. As for the music...really not my thing.

I like Living Color and Tony MacAlpine.

spectrefate wrote:

I like Living Color and Tony MacAlpine.

What about Body Count?

Fat Freddy wrote:

spectrefate wrote:

I like Living Color and Tony MacAlpine.

What about Body Count?

Yep, that's another. Bad Brains are good. Not really metal but completely black though.

I guess I would be indifferent.I dont listen to it but dont have a problem with it.

Anyone heard the "black metal" skit at the end of Mushroomhead's XX album? Basically it is a phone call answering a want ad where a very obvious black guy calls about joining a black metal band and the fellow who answers is very obviously white and kind of confused. Then they argue about "black metal" for awhile.

firestar wrote:

Anyone heard the "black metal" skit at the end of Mushroomhead's XX album? Basically it is a phone call answering a want ad where a very obvious black guy calls about joining a black metal band and the fellow who answers is very obviously white and kind of confused. Then they argue about "black metal" for awhile.

I've never heard Mushroomhead, but I think I know what you're talking about. Racer X wrote a song about it called "Evil Joe" on their Super Heroes cd, which incorporates clips of the phone call. Read about it and hear the original phone call here...

http://www.racerxband.com/cool.htm

It's hilarious. Caution...some "colorful" language for those easily offended.

Not a big fan of it. Don't hate it, it just doesn't do much for me. I get an album by a band like Antestor and will listen to it a few times and then I just have no desire to pick it up again.

To me, black metal is bands like Venom and Celtic Frost, but what do I know?

firestar wrote:

Anyone heard the "black metal" skit at the end of Mushroomhead's XX album? Basically it is a phone call answering a want ad where a very obvious black guy calls about joining a black metal band and the fellow who answers is very obviously white and kind of confused. Then they argue about "black metal" for awhile.

Yes! It's awesome. (the phone call at the end of the Mushroomhead album)

Black Metal is not my thing at all.

Do you like Mushroomhead then?

I did up till that last album. Its a stinker bigtime.

Hey Metalguy, yep that is what I am talking about. I never knew where it came from other than it was on the end of one of my Mushroomhead cds. I think the main reason it was included on there is because they mention Mushroomhead in it.

I like some black metal. My favorites: Immortal, Emperor, Enslaved, Darkthrone and Beherit.

Not my thing!
I have tried to get into some of it, but no

firestar wrote:

Hey Metalguy, yep that is what I am talking about. I never knew where it came from other than it was on the end of one of my Mushroomhead cds. I think the main reason it was included on there is because they mention Mushroomhead in it.

If I'm not mistaken, the guy that made the call, The Original Prankster, is a friend of Paul Gilbert's. Paul thought it was funny, so the guys in Racer X wrote the song "Evil Joe" and put samples of the call into it. It's a pretty cool song too.

"Are you evil? Evil Jooooooooooooe"

Hmmm maybe I'll have to find that song and give it a chance. All I know about Racer X is the drummer is from Blink182 and the only song I ever heard by Racer X on the modern rock/alternative channel was really really lame.

firestar wrote:

Hmmm maybe I'll have to find that song and give it a chance. All I know about Racer X is the drummer is from Blink182 and the only song I ever heard by Racer X on the modern rock/alternative channel was really really lame.

No, no, no,no no. You're thinking of Box Car Racer. Totally different band. Those guys are horrible

Racer X is a heavy metal band from LA, featuring virtuoso Paul Gilbert on guitar, Scott Travis (Judas Priest) on drums, Jeff Martin (Badlands) on vocals and uh, um, some other guy on bass. I can't remember his name at the moment. Total 80's metal. Gilbert is quite the shredder, but he doesn't show off to the point where the music suffers. I can't reccommend these guys enough.

Sorry to hijacking the black metal thread. I'll start a new Racer X topic.

I hate black metal. To each his own, but this stuff just sounds like pure noise to me.