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Guess I'll start by stipulating to the fact that obviously these things are all completely subjective and we all have our personal favorite sub-genres and bands and scenes and what have you. But still, as a black metal fanatic I feel compelled to point out that if you're specifically talking about black metal (and I believe that you are) there are still more good bands eminating from Scandinavia (please note I'm including Finland in this, which while not technically speaking part of Scandinavia, I think for most Americans it's close enough) than anywhere else. True there are also plenty of other quality black metal bands coming out of not just Eastern Europe but all nooks and crannies of Europe, as well as North & South America, and even Asia &Australasia contribute. But Scandinavia and Northern Europe remains unquestionably the epicenter of 2nd wave based black metal and I don't think this is likely to change anytime soon. The Scandinavian 2nd wave black metal scene might have waned just a little for a few years 20 years ago back in the late 90's (even this is debatable) but at this point in 2021 I'd say we have already had two more generations of 2nd wave inspired bands crop up since the Norwegian originators laid down their templates 30 years ago. And so many of the new generations of bands are really good, there's dozens upon dozens of them to be dicovered. You have posted in very specific detail over and over and over again these last two weeks since you've arrived in thread after thread which bands you like and which bands you know of and which ones you don't. Clearly you have only just barely scratched the surface of all the amazing black metal that's out there to be found and enjoyed. The new millennium has been an embarrassment of riches as far as black metal goes. Maybe you should read through some of these old threads you like to dig up and find out what you've been missing. Just a thought. I would never dream of telling you or anyone what they can and can't or what they should or shouldn't listen to. You can listen to whatever you like. 

 

You said you didn't know of any black/death bands so here's a couple for you. Black/death is the best sub-genre going when it's done well. Problem is most of the bands lean more death metal than black. Somehow when bands mix black and death but lean more toward the black end of the spectrum most people tend to just classify them as black metal. 

 

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1 hour ago, Thatguy said:

WORM - Foreverglade. I enjoyed this but at first listen it was a bit static.

Later, SULPHUROUS - The Black Mouth of Sepulchre. Quite lively.

Right now, ARDE - Ancestral Cult. Yep, this is the shit.

Doc you say static like it's a bad thing. I'd put it in the plus column.

Arde is indeed very good, listened to it last night or maybe the night before and I was enjoying it very much.

Haven't heard the Sulphurous yet, I hate the word sepulchre so it has that to overcome right out of the gate. Interested to see what you mean by lively though.  

Thanks for weighing in!

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That Worm album rules hard! It'll be on my AOTY list. I thought that Sulphurous album was..... just okay. Not a damn thing wrong with it, just nothing particularly interesting about it either. They're about as middle-of-the-road as death metal gets these days.

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15 hours ago, zackflag said:

That Worm album rules hard! It'll be on my AOTY list. I thought that Sulphurous album was..... just okay. Not a damn thing wrong with it, just nothing particularly interesting about it either. They're about as middle-of-the-road as death metal gets these days.

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'Lively' is my way of damning with faint praise. I felt the same as you - nothing wrong with it, nothing outstanding.😉

The Worm album has better cover art...

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Häxkapell - Eldhymner, Sweden, I don't generally dabble in too much folky black metal, Iusually click away after about 30 seconds but this one was actually pretty good, I made it to the end. In the end I probably won't be buying it but anyone who enjoys the more folky end of black metal might dig this.

 

Ofstingan - Sacrilegious Offerings EP USBM, this is more my speed

 

Ancient Obscurity - Nimettömät Maat, Finland, debut full length, now we're talkin'

 

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No one is owning up to listening to it, so I will - ARCHSPIRE - Bleed The Future . Listened while running this morning and it fit the bill nicely.

Techdeath is not my thing, but I make an exception with these guys. This is not high art but it is a lot of fun. I am wearing my StayTech socks today in celebration.

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I've  been seeing other people talk about it on non-music related forums and I gave the song they released before the album a go and saw nothing fascinating about it.

Do the socks make a difference to the music? Maybe they do since I'm wearing Kmart socks and didn't get into Archspire.

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