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Just how many black-metal bands out there do you think are "true" to their satanic beliefs? How many of them just do it for the imagery ,and like slayer, did it for the money? The only 3 "successful" bands I believe are "true" to their beliefs are behemoth ,watain, and inquisition.

Does anyone else have any confidence that we'll be able to go to live shows anytime soon? Here in the US, I'm starting to have my doubts. I'm wondering how these movie theaters and music venues are going to stay in business after all of this. I'd be willing to bet that a lot of them will never re-open. How bad is it in Europe and the UK? A lot of bands are probably never going to come back. This really sucks!

IMO they all do it for the image. No sane person would have an imaginary friend, whether it's the devil or the cloud deity.

Once these vaccines that have recently been mentioned get approved, and a bunch of people get them, it'll be safer to have large gatherings again. If it works out well, I'm hoping/guessing mid to late 2021 for things to start picking back up. A lot of places will be closed permanently. A lot of professional musicians will have had to move on. That sucks, but most of the bands I know of and care about are doing what they can in the downtime and looking forward to picking up where they left off. I think we'll see a recovery.

I guess that depends on what you mean by a "True Satanist." I think most of the supposedly "Satanic" bands just like the image of Satanism and the rebellion that it seems to represent in society. I cannot speak about Watain or Inquisition, as I do not listen to either of them, but I want to push back on the idea that Behemoth somehow represents something truly Satanic. To me, they focus too much on their image and making money to be anything other than just another popular/successful band. I find that a little difficult to reconcile with the anti-social/transgressive image of Satanism. That being said, they do have some great music!