Black Metal
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Discography
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361 Ratings 3 Reviews 2.78 Average2.78 3 3
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141 Ratings 1 Reviews 2.95 Average2.95 1 1
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179 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.03 Average3.03 4 4
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849 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.13 Average3.13 9 9
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815 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.33 Average3.33 6 6
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2k Ratings 16 Reviews 3.62 Average3.62 16 16
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2k Ratings 30 Reviews 3.55 Average3.55 30 30
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280 Ratings 3 Reviews 2.83 Average2.83 3 3
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29 Ratings 2.93 Average2.93
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188 Ratings 2.84 Average2.84
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118 Ratings 2 Reviews 2.99 Average2.99 2 2
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131 Ratings 1 Reviews 2.56 Average2.56 1 1
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21 Ratings 2.89 Average2.89
Lists
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RYM Ultimate Box Set > Black Metal 2009-05-01T22:41:30ZThe_Trickster 2 lists 37 items
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Regressive Black Metal that butters my croissant 2024-04-13T14:46:32ZFrostbann 191 items
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obscure black metal recommendations 2024-04-13T00:59:15Zwheg 155 items
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TRVE ARSKVIDA 2024-04-12T20:49:42Znekromantik93 574 items
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Black metal 2024-04-12T19:35:26Zwarfareandlust 7 items
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Vothana - RANKED 2024-04-12T13:39:30Zdeadseraphin 2 lists 33 items
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ruinworld 2024-04-12T13:15:30Zatroceuomocane 135 items
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2024 Complete Black Metal 2024-04-12T10:50:03ZDespondensea 27 items
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Best band of all time ranked 2024-04-12T06:52:01Zbloodspraying 27 items
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Unknown black metal you should listen to 2024-04-12T05:07:36ZYES8309252893498723586 146 items
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⚔⚔⚔ 2024-04-11T23:19:15Zstrawberrymilk 266 items
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Top 10 Black Metal 2024-04-11T20:43:50ZCascarino 10 items
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**✿❀black metal favs❀✿** 2024-04-11T05:10:05Zlexystarr 21 items
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Black Metal Elitism 2024-04-11T04:17:55Zserpentspine 124 items
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I Will Listen To: 2024-04-11T00:03:51ZOutweightGodzilla 136 items
Hierarchy
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Metal
Driving and distorted riffs, aggressive drumming, vigorous vocals, and an all-around show of brute force in its early days, since branching into dozens of subgenres.
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Black Metal
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Atmospheric Black Metal
Focuses on the atmospheric element using slowly developing riffs, repetitive melodies, usually slow to medium tempos, and commonly synthesized ambient textures.
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Blackgaze
Melds tremolo-picked riffing, high-gain guitars, and harsh, often wailing, vocals with mellow, dreamy textures and melodic song structures.
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Black 'n' Roll
Incorporates elements of Hard Rock, Glam Rock, and Heavy Metal.
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Black Noise
Incorporates unconventional sounds with overpowering or constant Noise and Black Metal elements, often being heavily texture-oriented, abrasive, dissonant, atonal, or repetitive.
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Depressive Black Metal
Characterized by lethargic atmospheres; usually repetitive song structures and slow-mid tempos; high-pitched wailing and gruff vocals; and usage of non-distorted instruments like keyboards and acoustic guitars.
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Melodic Black Metal
Cleaner production, more diverse arrangements, and a stronger emphasis on melody than is typical for Black Metal.
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Pagan Black Metal
Incorporates acoustic guitar and traditional instrument passages, cleanly sung vocals, folk songs' melodies, and paganistic themes.
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Symphonic Black Metal
Symphonic soundscapes, typically but not always synthesized.
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War Metal
Aggressive, chaotic, and heavily Death Metal-influenced.
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