Re: Depressive/Suicidal Black Metal
Abyssic Hate - Betrayed:
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Abyssic Hate basically took the more depressive side of Burzum's sound and ran with it. This is a very drawn out and painful sounding album, with lots of repetitive guitar passages and simple structures to build a large and melancholic atmosphere.
Bethlehem - Schatten Aus Der Alexander Welt:
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Bethlehem were one of the very first suicidal black metal bands, and also featured some of the most maniacal sounding metal vocalists in history. Their first album was fronted by Andreas Classen's straightforward, but very evil sounding black/death delivery, the last of their metal works were vocalized by Marco Kehren's catatonic and depraved delivery, and this album, Dictius Te Necare, was fronted by Rainer Landfermann, giving one of the most insane metal vocal performances ever. The music is dark and oppressive by itself, but the vocals definitely take it to another level here.
Dolorian - My Weary Eyes:
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Dolorian are more of a black/doom hybrid than a DSBM band, but many characteristics of this band are similar to DSBM bands. The way that they contrast their clean and heavy passages, the creepy keyboards and riffs, and the weight it seems to put on you, but there's more of a haunting and creepy vibe and not such a feeling of self-destruction.
Forgotten Tomb - Daylight Obsession:
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Forgotten Tomb are an Italian DSBM band that display many of the same hallmarks as many other bands in the genre, but combine them together in an extremely effective way. The songwriting and elements are all very well done, and the performance is great. They're not the most original band playing the style, but they do it well enough that it doesn't matter.
Manes - Maanes Natt:
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Manes were one of the few Norwegian bands that opted for a more depressive sound than the typical raw and aggressive sound that the country is best known for. Of particular importance here are the keyboards, as though the riffs are chilling and melancholic, the keyboards do a great deal to help deliver the message of the guitars and vocals. Nice eerie and atmospheric DSBM.
Nortt - Ligpraedike:
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Nortt are actually more of a black/funeral doom metal band, but they are frequently compared to Xasthur, whom you mentioned above. Their atmosphere is similarly hazy, drawn out, and dreary, but they're obviously a great deal slower and use lower vocals. It's some pretty bleak sounding stuff though, hopefully you'll enjoy it.
Shining - Reflecting in Solitude:
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Shining were one of the first modern DSBM bands to emerge out of the influences of the pioneers of the style from the early/mid 90's. Sadly, much of their notoriety stems from the fact that the main member of the band, Kvarforth, is a massive tool. It's unfortunate that many people write off his music because the guy is a douchebag, but much like Varg Vikernes before him, I can easily overlook personality defects in favor of awesome music. Their newer albums are much more progressive, but still very suicidal sounding, and this debut album is much more straightforward. Great riffs, atmosphere, and vocals.
Skitliv - Hollow Devotion:
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Skitliv is a side project of Kvarforth of the aforementioned Shining, and Maniac, best known for his work with Mayhem. This is a DSBM/doom metal hybrid with a pretty tortured sound. The riff work and songwriting is pretty basic, but the beauty is in the subtlety, and the great tormented vocals of Maniac.
Unholy - Procession of Black Doom:
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Unholy were a pretty depraved sounding black/doom metal band from Finland, with an evil, drugged out, and otherworldly feel to their songs. Not DSBM, but definitely influential to the genre, with the dissonant chords, eerie keyboards, and horrifying vocals.
Weakling - Cut Their Grain and Place Fire Therein:
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Weakling were one of the earlier US bands to play DSBM, and are still one of the best IMO. This album has a great atmosphere, memorable riffs and melodies, and an engrossing melancholic sound. This band gets a lot of crap for being influential to many hipster black metal bands and have been accused of being hipsters themselves, but I still dig the music regardless of the hate.
