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Re: Depressive/Suicidal Black Metal Well, I usually like to reply to these kinds of requests with video links, but after working on it for an hour or so, I accidentally closed the fucking tab and lost it. If I get time I'll attempt it again, but the bands I was going to mention were Abyssic Hate, Bethlehem, Dolorian, Forgotten Tomb, Nortt, Shining, Unholy, Manes, Weakling, and Skitliv.

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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.

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Re: Depressive/Suicidal Black Metal just checing this stuff out and (I know this is going to sound really strange for someone who has developed an extreme fixation on funeral doom but) this is just too depressing for me, not in the good way I get with doom where it adds to the experience of the music but in the I had to stop each of these videos well before the finish because I had serious thoughts of self harm way which I have never before experienced whilst listening to metal and honestly it scared the shit out of me so Blut please none of this stuff when next you update my black metal suggestions thread thanks

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Lantlos is a band I've recently gotten into. Blasts aren't a real integral part of what they do but they are there Edit: so upon more perusing of the thread I've got the idea that depressive black metal is something a little different than just being...depressing. go figure. In which case I'd have to second Leviathan, tenth sub level of suicide is a disgusting portrait of a tortured soul.

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Lantlos is a band I've recently gotten into. Blasts aren't a real integral part of what they do but they are there Edit: so upon more perusing of the thread I've got the idea that depressive black metal is something a little different than just being...depressing. go figure. In which case I'd have to second Leviathan, tenth sub level of suicide is a disgusting portrait of a tortured soul.
It's not just a lyrical theme, different chords and techniques are used to construct a different atmosphere from standard black metal, much like what sets pagan black metal apart from standard black metal. It started with bands like Bethlehem, Strid, Forgotten Woods, Mutiilation, etc..., but the sound has certainly come a long way from there. I'm not as found of the most recent wave of bands in style, but I do enjoy a few artists past the originators.
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This stuff still has a profoundly negative effect on me. For whatever reason bands like Shining just send me back to the darkest days of my bouts with depression. I don't need that in my life ever again and doubt I will ever be at a stage in my life where this music no longer has that effect.

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