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Weird obscure black metal bands nobody's heard of Black metal no one has heard of... Haha Vetrarmyrkur of Faroe islands Kuhrdhost of Estonia Tomb Crusher of Brunei (Dm/bm but rare nonetheless) Crescent of Israel Uranium 235 of Monaco Nosfetatos of Russia Herodias of Indonesia Bloodiction of Bahrain Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

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I certainly have gotten into Pyha (South Korea) Murmuure (France), Black Cilice (Portugal) and Panopticon (America) recently.And I know they're relatively well-known, but I really love Urfaust and Leviathan, who are both quite unique (Leviathan's originality is more condensed into the album Tentacles of Whorror and Massive Conspiracy Against all Life, though).

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I certainly have gotten into Pyha (South Korea) Murmuure (France)' date=' Black Cilice (Portugal) and Panopticon (America) recently.And I know they're relatively well-known, but I really love Urfaust and Leviathan, who are both quite unique (Leviathan's originality is more condensed into the album Tentacles of Whorror and Massive Conspiracy Against all Life, though).[/quote'] Tentacles is more original, but I prefer The Tenth Sub-Level of Suicide my a small margin. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Tentacles is more original' date=' but I prefer The Tenth Sub-Level of Suicide my a small margin. [/quote']Have you listened to Verrater, by any chance? It's Leviathan's 2-hour demo compilation released just before Tenth Sublevel. Some of the songs on there are quite spectacular and in the same vein as Tenth Sublevel, especially the stuff on disc 1. I used to like the first album more as well, because I found Tentacles so odd that it isolated me, but after getting used to it, it quickly became one of my favourite albums.And I found that there were a few songs on Sublevel that weren't as awesome as others.
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I agree with BAN - Tenth Sublevel is my favorite of theirs as well, though I did enjoy Massive Conspiracy when I listened through it recently. Haven't heard this demo compilation, though. I'll look for it online. Leviathan is one of the few USBM bands I've gravitated towards in the past several years, but I need to take the recordings in small doses for some reason. I'd never go on a Leviathan listening marathon. Maybe it's that harsh, ear-fatigue-inducing midrange... :D

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Have you listened to Verrater' date=' by any chance? It's Leviathan's 2-hour demo compilation released just before Tenth Sublevel. Some of the songs on there are quite spectacular and in the same vein as Tenth Sublevel, especially the stuff on disc 1. I used to like the first album more as well, because I found Tentacles so odd that it isolated me, but after getting used to it, it quickly became one of my favourite albums.And I found that there were a few songs on Sublevel that weren't as awesome as others.[/quote'] No, I just have The Tenth Sub-level of Suicide, Tentacles of Whorror, Howl Mockery at the Cross, and True Traitor, True Whore, I never picked up Verräter. I know I still need to fill in the gaps, and grab the Lurker of Chalice album, there's just always too much to check out. Some months I buy 30-50 albums and I still can't keep up, there is just entirely too much music out there. Leviathan is great though, I tend to prefer the older USBM bands like Profanatica/Havohej, Von, Demoncy, Crimson Moon, etc..., but Leviathan are one of my favorites from after that era. They craft ambient black metal with riffs, which while I like bands like Xasthur, Wolves in the Throne Room, Nachtmystium, etc... well enough, I like a more riff based approach. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I certainly have gotten into Pyha (South Korea) Murmuure (France)' date=' Black Cilice (Portugal) and Panopticon (America) recently.And I know they're relatively well-known, but I really love Urfaust and Leviathan, who are both quite unique (Leviathan's originality is more condensed into the album Tentacles of Whorror and Massive Conspiracy Against all Life, though).[/quote']Panopticon is hardly obscure BM noone has heard of, actually rather "popular" in the underground. New album out soon to via Bindrune in NA and Nordvis in EU.
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Panopticon is hardly obscure BM noone has heard of' date=' actually rather "popular" in the underground. New album out soon to via Bindrune in NA and Nordvis in EU.[/quote'] I tend to dodge bands like Panopticon that receive a great deal of hype, at least for a while, until the hype dies down or the scenesters are over them. However, I have been getting in to a bit of bluegrass lately, and the prospect of bluegrass fused with black metal sounds fascinating. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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That's a fantastic idea' date=' I just need to grow my beard out more and find a pair of overalls. I'm going to walk to Utah with my acoustic strapped to my back, to lend the group an air of authenticity.[/quote'] We could round up that black metal lamb to appear in our video! Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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