Not "battle metal" - whatever that is? This is about one of metal's harshest and most extreme sub genres.  It is chaotic and primitive in equal parts and so very often gets confused with black metal.   Let's start with the obvious.  Blasphemy, Canada's very own version of dynamite and gunpowder are the fucking epitome of war metal. Conqueror, also inflicted their own particular brand of Maple Leaf misery back at the end of the 90's. Bestial Warlust, relent