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Man, that's pretty much the only good Ancient album and a clunky, but great classic album from Satyricon. In Times Before the Light has some shitty drum machine tracks, but it's good overall.
 
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I did that once. Not with detail of the whole thing, that would be quite the chore.
 

 
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I prefer to start at the start with any genre, so start with Skyclad.
 
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Melodic death metal FTW.

Re: Depressive/Suicidal Black Metal Abyssic Hate - Betrayed: X4iW4IMcia4 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: ncO9lXdsD_Y 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: eLyd1GBtFvI 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: GGTpOCrXujQ 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: jVgYXQtfH-g 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: wk3_DcoFd64 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: ZpE7HE3tVno 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: ip1xSiJWQ9k 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: DuPpeGQJdKY 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: L2A1Ohp4DbE 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.

Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Obituary - Cause of Death
Obituary - The End Complete
Obituary - World Demise
Obituary - Xcecutioner's Return
Obituary - Left to Die

Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Obituary - Cause of Death
Obituary - The End Complete
Obituary - World Demise
Obituary - Xcecutioner's Return
Obituary - Left to Die

Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Obituary - Cause of Death
Obituary - The End Complete
Obituary - World Demise
Obituary - Xcecutioner's Return
Obituary - Left to Die

Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Obituary - Cause of Death
Obituary - The End Complete
Obituary - World Demise
Obituary - Xcecutioner's Return
Obituary - Left to Die

Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Obituary - Cause of Death
Obituary - The End Complete
Obituary - World Demise
Obituary - Xcecutioner's Return
Obituary - Left to Die

Didn't you say they were playing with Vader? Seeing Kreator with Vader was one of my very first metal shows about 12 years ago. Fond memories...

Thorr's Hammer and Burning Witch.

Vektor - Terminal Redux
Afterbirth - The Time Traveller's Dilemma
Saint Vitus - Saint Vitus
Appalling Spawn - All Spawns
Happy to finally have a CD copy of Terminal Redux, I haven't been able to listen to it in the car since Erik just gave me the vinyl back in November.

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Carcass was topping that level of over-the-top gore obsession before Cannibal Corpse even formed. Just sayin'.

Just concluded an outstanding band practice session with the boys. It's coming together nicely, and I'm hopeful for the future since we're seeing some actual progress for once.

Just concluded an outstanding band practice session with the boys. It's coming together nicely, and I'm hopeful for the future since we're seeing some actual progress for once.

Last few:
Nuclear Assault - Game Over
Nuclear Assault - The Plague
Nuclear Assault - Survive
Nuclear Assault - Handle With Care

Nuclear Death - Bride of Insect
Nuclear Death - Carrion for Worm

Novembre - Materia
Novembre - The Blue
Stunning progressive gothic metal, I have no idea why this band isn't more popular. Should appeal to fans of everyone from Moonspell and Paradise Lost to Devin Townsend and Opeth. 

Cody is a unique dude, the demos hinted at a pretty different sound from what is happening elsewhere in the slam and brutal death scenes. I didn't realize it was your artwork though, it looks awesome!

At their best with Attila.

Marduk does get unfair heat for that, especially since they really only played in that model during the Legion era. Prior to that, they were pioneering second wave Swedish black metal, which I would call the "standard" sound as opposed to the Dark Funeral sound. Some of those early bands morphed into blasturbatory self-parody, and bands like Dark Funeral, Setherial, and mid-period Marduk still used Swedish melodies, but presented them in a different way without the dynamic and rhythmic range of the more standard Swedish sound. And yes, while Attera had one or two songs that were a bit outside the norm for Dark Funeral, those vocals are fucking awful. Maniac sounds in control when he's in that range, but on tracks like 666 Voices Inside, Magus sounds like a cat getting raped. 
I get the appeal, and I used to like the band a lot more than I do now, but the novelty faded quickly for me. I can still get into the blast + satan formula on the debut once in a while, but it's tiresome to me at this point. For my money, Marduk and Setherial played the sound a lot better when they were going for a similar result, and the former was a great deal better live too. 
It's not quite so broad as that, there are a range of specific sounds to it, but yes. It's a combination of songwriting factors that create a black metal atmosphere, which can be done a number of ways, but I hear it most in certain chord progressions, note selections, and riffing patterns. 

You have every right to be skeptical, re-recordings are typically needless and shitty. Under Satanae, however, is not. I prefer the Under the Moonspell versions of those songs, but not by much, and the re-recordings of their demo songs are fucking killer. It's probably my second favorite Moonspell release behind Wolfheart.

From what I heard on that sample you sent, there's no way that it's better than Hate Crew Deathroll. Once you've jumped the shark, it's hard to un-jump it.
NP:
Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse