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Tag Archives: Avant Garde Black Metal
BLACK FRIDAY: IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT
If you’re reading this then, like me, you probably recognize that black myrtle is still pretty cool and has spawned plenty of awesome ideas in the past year. Moreover, who says USBM has no good ideas? It’s not that these … Read the rest of this entry →
BLACK FRIDAY: DEN SAAKALDTE
How about some somber tunnage from the motherland of bm for this good Friday? Well leave it to the Norweigians to take their own creation and twist it into new unpredictable directions. Den Saakaldte features members of 1349, Pantheon I, … Read the rest of this entry →
ANAAL NATHRAKH: VANITAS
There are no shortage of bands out there that defy genre labels. If you’re feeling adventurous, don’t make the mistake of asking for recommendations for such bands. Every fanboy and content-desperate web journo, when given the chance, will have at least a half dozen … Read the rest of this entry →
OH MAN THIS NEW ANAAL NATHRAKH THO
It wouldn’t be hard to regurgitate about half the contents of Webster’s dictionary telling ya’ll how incredible and revolutionary Anaal Nathrakh is. I’ve also got a few name-drops already in mind to help describe just how this band reinvents extreme music … Read the rest of this entry →
BLACK FRIDAY: NEGATIVE PLANE
As all chronically unsatisfied music listeners, I’m always on the look out for something that challenges common sentiments about metal’s more rigid subgenres. None are more ideologically conservative than black metal and, though hipsters get rightfully chased back to their post-rock hives … Read the rest of this entry →
BLACK FRIDAY: ORANSSI PAZUZU
For some time, Fridays have been the scene of almost chronic evangelism on my part for the merits of German black metal. Though when it comes to the dark arts German is still undoubtedly my jam, Finland is making some … Read the rest of this entry →
Cara Neir / Ramlord Split
Experimental Black Metal’s stock has been slowly rising around these parts ever since last year when Todtgelichter begun its heavy rotation in my cave dwelling. A successful cross-breeding with punk however, that is much more rare. Even Kvelertak‘s recent surge … Read the rest of this entry →
A Conversation With Ihsahn
It’s painfully ironic that black metal, itself born out of spite for dogmatism, is now known to many as harboring the most uptight, draconian and humorless fanbase. It should also come as no surprise that many of the musicians who … Read the rest of this entry →
Deathspell Omega’s New Song Is, You Guessed It, Completely Nuts
I’ve poked fun at Deathspell Omega as an example of the kind of self-indulgent, coordination excercises that make up what progressive or “avant garde” music shouldn’t be. It’s tough to play, that’s for sure, but it’s not especially moving and … Read the rest of this entry →
Free EP Download And Music Video From The Amenta
Australia’s The Amenta is a nice mix of styles; though there are some industrial overtones here and there, the black metal and bits of post-rock are what stand out to me. Even the presence of the latter still leaves this … Read the rest of this entry →
Black Friday: Code
The incarnation of modern black metal is at somewhat of an identity crisis. At some point the rigid purist interpretation of black metal spirals into stagnation. At the same time we can’t have coffee shop yuppies wearing sweaters on stage … Read the rest of this entry →
Formloff Streaming Full Album Of Weirdness
Whether it’s France, the UK or Norway, avant garde black metal seems all the rage. Contrasting it with some of the “Cascadian” stuff we have here in the US, one may find that, though weird, it’s less watered down. Just … Read the rest of this entry →
New Dreary, Swampy, Blackened Track From UK’s Fen
The UK’s Fen are back with a new single which will appear on their forthcoming album sometime in 2012. If ever there was a band that gave reason to tolerate blackgaze or whatever the fudge they call it, it would … Read the rest of this entry →
Borknagar: Urd
Despite some of the groans from fans, this progressive blackened viking supergroup have had a very good career. Their valleys haven’t dipped too low and they have forged a number of pieces that can reasonably be called progressive extreme metal … Read the rest of this entry →
Let’s Get Weird: New Videos From The Atlas Moth, Fatal Smile and St Vitus
Alright, creatively low-budget videos from free spirited artists. My favorite part of the week. This either turns out really well or disastrously. St Vitus, Fatale Smile and The Atlas Moth have cranked up the strange. So get stoked to get … Read the rest of this entry →
Sigh: In Somniphobia
So I’m reviewing a Sigh record. Considering these free spirited Japanese artists have conditioned their followers to expect the unexpected, some may wonder just what the point of trying to dissect In Somniphobia might be. The rasps of Mirai Kawashima … Read the rest of this entry →
Black Friday: Klabautamann
If I told you that a black metal band from Germany had successfully fused their music with jazz and progressive rock while retaining almost every ounce of atmosphere, you’d probably tell me to GTFO. With all the “post-blackmetal” jangle rock … Read the rest of this entry →
New Solstafir Video Isn’t Metal But It’s Awesome
“Fjara” isn’t one of Solstafir‘s more metallic tracks. In fact, much of last year’s Svartir Sandar sees the Icelandic post-blackmetal/psychedlia outfit depart from their black metal roots completely. Whatever you call it, the resulting melancholy acid trip is put to … Read the rest of this entry →
Grab an Oar, New Track from Hungary’s Sear Bliss
“Balled of the Shipwrecked”, the new track from Hungary’s Sear Bliss can be heard via a Candlelight Records e-card. The trademark trumpets make their usual appearance, the bass is loud in the mix and the guitars are detuned. The band’s … Read the rest of this entry →
Kvelertak: A Self-Containing Unholy Union
The mixture of punk rock and black metal may seem antithetical to some but it’s not exactly as if NOFX are driving their van up to the slammer to jam with Varg Vikernes (yes, I imagine them hopping off the … Read the rest of this entry →