Ok, none of this "raw gr1m" shit..and other than COF and DB(which I don't really care for, but that is my business), what are your favourite melodic black metal bands? I want to get more into the genre, so please help one another out.

Shade Empire(more so their first cd, it's amazing)
Twilight Opera(more so their last cd)
Blinded By Faith
Catamenia
Mourn In Silence(except I think you have to email the band to get their cds)

I think I just enjoy powerful sounding keyboards sometimes with metal, they just can add so much more substance.

And there are so many bands I find that are similar to this genre..L3T D@ F/\5 I]@N{3 83G1N!!

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Borknagar!

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naglfar

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nagElfar > naglfar

malleus maleficarium
nocternity
drudkh
xasthur

(last 3 are atmospheric rather than melodic.)

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I wish other bands came up with names that were just as fun to pronounce.

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Come on girls..where are the other bands? Where are the bands that sound like Catamenia??

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Old Mans Child?

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Would Mystic Forest qualify as melodic black metal? I have heard one song by them and thought it was very good.

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Never heard of Mystic Forest, I'm trying to find some mp3's online.

I was never a big fan of OMC, I guess I'm looking for more of a symphonic black metal band.

Nonetheless, thanks guys for the replies.

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Horde-hellig usvart

Xasthur
Lurker of Chalice
Leviathan
Mord

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Arcturus [especially old]
Limbonic Art
Tartaros
Dodheimsgard [Satanic Art EP & 666 International]
Hecate Enthroned [2nd album]
Mysticum
older Satyricon
of course, Emperor

There are plenty of other excellent melodic/symphonic BM bands I really dig but I can't remember them all right now.

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xasthur are raw, and boring. very very boring.

and Transient spelled Naglfar right. but i dont think this is what BassB is looking for either.

try Dragonlord's new album
listen to skyfire (again)
try Stormlod
refresh your memory on Illnath, it was long ago
i mentioned Asguard the other night, more like symphonic death
try Graveworm
try ...And Oceans
try Nightshade
Embraced
Astarte
Agathodaimon
Old mans child (the pagan prosperity, and Ill natured spiritual invasion)

EDIT: and Nokturnal Mortum's Goat Horns

Vinterland

True Xasthur is raw, but it's as melodic as i get.
He is pretty boring most of the time. But when something is good it's really good.

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AMEN TO THAT!


and fo peeps who be hatin on my nigga malefic, BOO (there's some wigger for ya). that dude is fuckin talented and makes great music.

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Kovenant? Would they be considered melodic black metal?

I don't know the difference between all the black metal sub-genres.

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behemoth, get this album http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BBM5Z92A

jap black metal ftw. pretty cool stuff and it is a one man band

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There's a Nagelfar and a Naglfar. Moe blunts was just saying Nagelfar is better.

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I don't listen to much BM, but Emperor's "Prometheus" changed my fucking life! Can't believe I missed out on seeing them!

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I understand why you would think that, but I think most of Nocturnal Poisoning is amazing. I think you have to be in the right mood to listen to it though.

which is either apathetic or depressed. i suggest headphones and a cup of coffee for that particular album. also, telepathic and bloodstained mirrors are 2 great fuckin albums.


i've started gettin more into drone metal, and that is liek the minimum of minimal music (how is that for alliteration, bitches). helps to be drunk.

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Isn't that the album of theirs that usually gets the least respect? What makes it so good?

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BEHEMOTH-


checkout Astrofaes. they are the shizzle fantastic.

are prometheus sucks cock. listen to early emperor you cleft coloned asstwats

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Ok thanks, I'll have to check them out.

Catamenia's new album was leaked yesterday, "Location : COLD". I don't wanna download it though, just because I'm going to be "celibant" until I buy the album.

I LOVE Catamenia, anyone else a fan?

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i've got "chaos born" and i don't not like it (how is that for a double negative?)

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*head explodes*...

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Minimalism is the best. I'm getting really sick of technical broo-ha-ha lately.

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Good job, I was sick of that shit years ago.


Went HUGE into melodic death metal, then folk/viking, now in my melodic bm phase...I'M LIKE A DISHWASHER CYCLE.

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ah i dont listen to much BM but i've been listening to these guys for a while.

Svartnar

It's slow and catchy. You probably wont like it but check them out.

Oh, I've never really been a fan. I'm just sick of people talking about it all the time. That's what I meant.

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Can't fucking believe you assholes forgot about Thy Serpent.

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I have been recently obsessed with "Vesperian Sorrow". These guys fucking rule, I'm going to order all three of there full albums next week and probably a t shirt.

http://www.myspace.com/vesperian

Listen to their songs, especially their stuff from 2001 and 2006.


Trey, you ballsucker..you are missing out!

Edit - Will of the Ancients, from Toronto, Melodic Black/Death with a little folk thrown in there as well.

http://www.myspace.com/willoftheancients

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

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ah Kadenzza. theyre pretty cool. i read somewhere theyre labeled kamikaze metal or something.

i really got into Emperor recently. Graveworm is pretty cool. theres a local band called Mictlantecuhtli that are getting a lot of attention from surrounding states.

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The only melodic black metal band I know of is ,Catamenia ,and they are great.

? Have you heard their music yet? Stormlord?

Shade Empire and I'm sure some other songs I sent you were from Melodic BM bands.

Seriously, you cannot be that stupid. lol.

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Vesperian Sorrow are a local band....saw them live....weren't that impressive. I really didn't like the fact that they pre-recorded all the keyboard parts. They left no room whatsoever for improvising.

As far as other bands, Grand Belial's Key is fucking great. It is melodic without sounding cheesy. Plus, they hate jews. Too bad the lead singer just passed away. RIP. Bass, check out their album called Kosherat.

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I've know about Stormlord for like a year now. And I forgot to mention Shade Empire, you meanie.

I seen these guys a couple months back in a lil pub in my town. The younger guitarist is amazingly good! His sweeps are some of the cleanest I've ever seen live.

As for melodic black metal... I'm thinking Wintersun is about all I know. Any other bands as melodic and catchy as Wintersun? Bands like Kalmah? I love the immense melodic content.

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Check out Eternal Tears of Sorrow...it actually has some ex-members of Kalmah in it.

http://www.myspace.com/etos1

The songs they have on myspace don't really give them much justice..I only own Before the Bleeding Sun and Chaotic Beauty..but both are very excellent albums.

Now, let's stick to melodic black metal.

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I've only got Woods to Eternity by Satyricon and 2 Dragonlord songs which are bad ass.

What are some other good Dragonlord songs?

All of their songs are good.

Just purchase any album.

Works for me.

Here's a band I recently stumbled upon...The Funeral Pyre.

www.myspace.com/thefuneralpyre
http://www.thefuneralpyre.com

Both of their albums are being ordered, but I forgot about this Xmas delay.

Galy Records is having some specials going on which it nice having to pay $7-10cdn for albums instead of $12cdn. They also have all three Vesperian Sorrow albums.

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Limbonic Art is my favorite symphonic black metal band. The one album that was by far the greatest was In Abhorrence Dementia. The keyboards are amazing, but the guitars are a bit masked underneath them. I would highly recommend this. Also, Dimmu Borgir is actuall pretty good, if not great. I am more of a true black fanatic, but they are really great and I do not understand why they get so much shit. Get enthrone Darkness Triumphant by them.

For Limbonic Art, try Moon in the Scorpio.

For Dimmu, Stormblast/For all Tid.

I've been getting into Rex Mundi recently. Full of melodic riffs with fantastic production comparable to that of LLN. I really enjoy it.

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Yeah, I would agree with that too. Moon in the Scorpio was excellent. Also For All Tid and Stormbast are my two favorite albums by Dimmu. I was just saying the two I mentioned because this fellow seems to be looking on the more flowing melodic side.

Headphones are a big help, or at least being by youself. It's not the kind of shit you throw on when you have a house full of revellers.

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try checking out Sulphur from Bergen, Norway. Just signed Osmose Productions and their new record Cursed Madness is just out.

www.osmoseproductions.com

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Yeah. I just heard some stuff like a week ago by them. They're pretty good.

yes, and i sent him "in death's embrace" quite some time ago
EDT is my favorite dimmu, by far. but isnt it great that dimmu has that variety! sure other bands have a variety over time, but it just caught my attention how you recommended EDT to Bass', for melody, even though its not your favorite. people usually just tend to recommend their favorite, rather than the more appropriate choice for a topic.

Dawn

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What are you referring too? Dimmu Borgir?

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I like EDT too, and I think it has great melody and everything. I thought it all worked on the album. Well, after the original keyboardist left, I didn't care for them at all anymore (i don't remember why) and I didn't listen to Dimmu for maybe a year or so. But then I started listening to them again and even their new stuff is starting to grow on me, and I too agree that they have great variety. What is interesting is how some people say they are too sold out now, but really, no Dimmu album really repeated itself much, so how has money effected their sound?

Any band that manages to get out of their garage is a sellout to black metal purists.

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yeah, i think, in this case, perhaps the sound chang was simply change of interest and ideas in the band members, and not just someone saying "they sold out" just because they dont like the new style... and the fact that they make more money now. which brings me to something. a band, of this status, is obviously making more money after such a long time due to how well they are known. it doesnt make much sense to say that a band sold out, simply because they are popular (through time!) and now sound different. look at Kalmah. the singer did a different vocal for the whole Black Waltz album, rather than the one on the first 3. is it that they sold out? fuck no. it was a choice drivin by the interest of the singer. or possibly even an involuntary change in his voice, in which case, still has nothing to do with money. i have never heard someone say Kalmah has sold out, but it is just an example of change. something i do think could constitute selling out would be purposely changing to make money, no matter how the artist feels about the material, in other words, has stopped caring about the thing that kept them at it through the beginning, passion. and like what you were getting at about dimmu, they didnt know if upcoming releases were going to make more money than previous. in fact, i hear most people bash Death-cult, and i dont like it myself. they people i hear say that are not saying it because they think they sold out, they say it because they simply dont like the music. if they had made another Puritannical, wouldnt that be more like selling out... repeating something that made a lot of money, to make a lot more money. shit, ok, im fuckin tired

haha. Yeah, we got too many of those in Norway.

It's a case where they already had a massive fan base and legacy which centered on more dark and brutal elements, and Prometheus was highly progressive sounding which alienated alot of people. It's not my favorite album but I really like it.

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You mean bands that make it out of their garages?

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Oh, no I meant people who call the bands who make it outta the garage sell outs. I mean that there are too many black metal purists here.

Eh, not really. Blood Red Bass was entirely joking. It's pretty amazing how well you can even read the subtle ideas of people on here..I guess you just have to waste almost 4 years of your life on Metaltabs.

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im pretty sure that by "here" he meant in Norway

Yes, that is what I meant! There are a lot of black metal purists in Norway. Oh, and I am a she believe it or not.

Pix?

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Speaking of Black Metal and myself, CHECK THIS OUT:

Insane Devotion - entire album available for download on their website, free! The drums are programmed ( ) but the songs are pretty cool. Screeches, satan, and plenty of melody coming from both the guitar and keyboards. The band is from Brazil. The first song is called "Child Rape"

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nope. sorry.

ouch. B@ss' \/\/@/\/+z /\/00dz

wtf! entire album for download?! thats not very wise, if i do say so myself. i'll give 'em a play when im at school. sounds interesting.

Aww, sorry. I'll put a pic up maybe. Also, I agree that a whole FREE album is kind of pointless unless this is their first one and they are just trying to get people into the sound. Otherwise, who would pay for the album if it's free somewhere?

Because you want to support them.

Everything is free somewhere.

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please, PLEASE tell me where i can get a free piano!

Good point.

the first part was anyway. even moreso, considering that i had the three songs from Evermork's demo release, on my computer, for quite some time before i found where i could purchase the real thing, and gladly did. was only 7 dollars.

Yeah, I forgot to take out the "everything's free somewhere" part.
Well, I guess this is true because no money=no band. But sometimes it's worth buying a release and sometimes it's not. Like, I'd rather download something from a new band that I'm just getting into or new to than buy it for full price, in case it sucks. If I know a band and am a complete fan, I'd definately buy it just because I love them.

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I just listened to INRI. That cd is WAY before it's time.


Anyways, I just found out about a Korean melodic black metal band called Sad Legend and they are fantastic. Check em out. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cf...endID=112553921

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From Korea? That's gotta be interesting, so I'll take a look and a listen. There aren't many Asian black metal bands I can name, so this sounds really cool.

Oh, wow! They have a pretty good singer and plus they have great exotic names! Most black metal names come from mythology and bibles and shit (which I get tired of after a while).

Sad Legend is fucking amazing!

While on the topic of notherndarkness being a girl, I have her myspace

Haha. Let's not make me being a girl a topic and stick to the thread! Why was everyone so surprised anyways?

Because you have such a great taste in music?

Hmm... well if you're brought up with that kind of music, it just comes natural, whether you are a guy or a girl. I'm sort of in the right place for it anyways.

i finally heard it, but im not into them. i dont think the scale is the problem, i like other things that sound like that, but im pretty sure im also hearing dissonance, and that is something that i really hate. even just a couple dissonant riffs can ruin entire songs for me. i also didnt like the vocals, which is probably the fault of the production, and the guitars sound pretty awful.

I haven't even tried to listen to it, but if the guitars sound bad then why bother?

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to my understanding, raw black metal fans love it to sound bad. not that these guys sounded raw, other than the guitar tone.

EDIT, haha, im listening to bad guitars right now. nokturnal mortum-goat horns. but with keyboards like these on here, i dont care about the guitar at all. the band above, didnt have very good keyboard. if they did, i still wouldnt like the vocals or drums. though im not usually picky about drums, its just another negative portion here.

Yeah, it was once, and in some occasions still is a trend to have terrible production and shitty music to be a "true" black metal band. Haha, I'd have to thank Mayhem for that with the Pure Fucking Armageddon demo. It's so bad, I laugh

Would Graveworm be considered melodic or symphonic?

I think that's attributable to the fact that Mayhem were kids then.

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Yes, they were like 15 when they recorded it, but they very well to this day brag about how bad the production is in a laughing/comical way. But a few people I could mention (but won't) took this really seriously and only considered bad production to be "true black metal". Hehe, but the funny thing is, half of those people who made up rules weren't even in black metal bands.

My friend told me about that Pure Fucking Armageddon demo. I have yet to check it out. Satanic Warmaster has some horrendous fucking production, too.

Satanic Warmasters is an awesome band but not melodic

i cant find Arthemesia, and its worse that i want the promo more. who knows where its for sale? either one!

Well, neither is Mayhem.

i'll take that as a "no"...

anyway, have any of you heard Gehenna's "malice"? it sounds great, but after that, they turned very boring, imo. they went from melodic and symphonic to raw and boring, in your face CRAP.

And you point is?

The thread is called "Melodic Black Metal".

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Holy shit you are stupid.

He brought up Satanic Warmaster in this thread, and then he brought up Mayhem. WTF is wrong with you people

What's yours?

No, not really. I didn't bother reading what you guys were crying about.

Anyways, Melodic Black Metal.

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I wasn't crying about anything, you filthy cunt.

this thread suxlozl