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===Christian Black Metal=== | ===Christian Black Metal=== | ||
Revision as of 18:58, August 3, 2008
Black Metal is an extreme, and explicitly Satanic, anti-Christian, and violent subgenre of Heavy metal music. Black Metal was first developed by many different bands from across Europe, but was first popularized by the media attention surrounding several Norwegian bands and the various murders and arsons their members were involved in in the early 90's. Since then black metal has gained an underground following with fans and bands appearing all over the world. While less common now, the violence and mayhem that marked the early black metal scene persists to this day, with violence, killings, and vandalism inspired by black metal bands occurring sporadically but not infrequently across the globe.
History
The first wave of black metal was started in early 1980s. Bands like Venom, Bathory, Mercyful Fate and Celtic Frost were developing a heavier and more extreme style of heavy metal.[1] Bands were strongly fascinated by the occult,[2] and bands were exercising black magic on the stage.[3] For example Mercyful Fate's King Diamond belongs to Church of Satan as well as many other black metal musicians. Black metal genre was named by Venom album named Black Metal,[3] and nowadays Venom and Bathory have maybe the greatest respect in black metal scene by modern black metal bands.[2]
Second wave of black metal was born mainly in Norway, by bands such as Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone and Emperor.[1] Those band styles were even more extremer than first wave and commonly the term 'black metal' refers just to the second wave. Also, the crimes in black metal were mostly part of the second wave rather than the first wave. Nowadays bands like Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth have made black metal almost part of the mainstream.[4] However, many old school black metallers claim that modern sounding black metal by symphonic and melodic bands (like Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth) aren't 'true' black metal.[5] For them, true Satan worshippers, it's too light that some bands aren't burning churches though those bands are still very dangerous and satanist.
Sub genres
Blackened Death Metal
An even more violent style of black metal, which also combines the vividly graphic depictions of killing that characterize the lyrics of the genre known as death metal with the music of black metal. The style targets Christians, and openly tells its followers to go out, torture, and kill the entire Christian population, as a means of earning favor with Satan.
Paganism in Black Metal
Many Black Metal bands adopt idealogical tenants of Paganism as a way of opposing Christianity. Pagan symbols, such as rune script, sunwheels, Celtic crosses, and Thor's hammers frequently adorn Pagan Black Metal bands covers and themes from pre-christian European mythology permeate their lyrics.
Christian Black Metal
Christian Black Metal (often known as Unblack Metal) is a highly controversial style of Black Metal that contains lyrics glorifying Christianity and opposition to Sin, and Satanism. Musically similar to normal Satanic bands, Christian Black Metal has not been fully accepted by either the Black Metal scene at large or mainstream Christianity as being legitimate.
List of Black Metal Bands
- Abruptum
- Antaeus
- Arkhon Infaustus
- Barathrum
- Bathory
- Beherit
- Bethlehem
- Blut Aus Nord
- Burzum
- Celtic Frost
- Cradle of Filth
- Darkthrone
- Dimmu Borgir
- Dissection
- Dolorian
- Emperor
- Enslaved
- Enthroned
- Forgotten Tomb
- Gallhammer
- Gorgoroth
- Graveland
- Graveworm
- Hellhammer
- Immortal
- Impaled Nazarene
- Katatonia
- Leviathan
- Lucifugum
- Marduk
- Mayhem
- Mercyful Fate
- Naglfar
- Nargaroth
- Negură Bunget
- Nokturnal Mortum
- Nortt
- Old Man's Child
- Sarcófago
- Satanic Warmaster
- Satyricon
- Sear Bliss
- Sodom
- Spektr
- Striborg
- Summoning
- Trollech
- Velvet Cacoon
- Venom
- Watain
- Wolves in the Throne Room
- Xasthur
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dunn, Sam: Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. 2005.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kahn-Harris, Keith: Extreme metal: Music and culture on the edge. Oxford: Berg, 2007. ISBN 1-84520-399-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shash Media & Rockwrold TV: Murder Murder Music – A History Of Black Metal
- ↑ Dimmu Borgir Decibel Magazine
- ↑ Haikara, Karl: So you'd like to... Get into true Norwegian Black Metal amazon.com.