Question for Black Metal fans (lyrics, singer, hardcore, great song)

Melkor · 11-01-2006, 07:41 AM

Lately, I have been getting into some Black Metal bands like Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child. Some people say they are among the best Black Metal bands out there (though Dimmu Borgir has been sucking of late), whereas others completely bash them and label them as the ****tiest bands ever, next to Cradle of Filth (Yeah, CoF are awful, even I don't like them).

So clear it up for me. Any Dimmu Borgir fans here? Are they good or bad? And please don't say they suck because they sing about Satan. I am no Satanist, but I can enjoy the music without bothering about lyrics.

Thanks.

InvokeTheDarkAge · 11-01-2006, 10:50 AM

For All Tid, Stormblast (Original Verison, and Enthrone Darkness Triumphant are their best efforts

if you want other melodic black metal check out:

Dissection
Limbonic Art
Sacramentum
Tvangeste
Apotheosis

PerFeCTioNThrUSileNCe · 11-01-2006, 10:55 AM

I like Dimmu Borgir. I don't have a clue what genre they fall into, and I don't particularly care. I just like the music, in part because the singer sounds like a dying frog. I like the big symphonic sound in some of their songs. They aren't amazing musicians or anything, but they've got a powerful sound.

rsnjeff · 11-01-2006, 12:53 PM

I think they're pretty all right. You also got listen to Satyricon, Gorgoroth, and of course Celtic Frost.

Muzak · 11-01-2006, 03:49 PM

I like them. They make good music, I don't care if they are popular or not.

You should listen to Emperor.

Sound Devastation · 11-01-2006, 05:19 PM

Im not a black metal fan... only like a few bands, Emperor, Xasthur, Wolves in the Throne Room, Weakling, Celtic Frost... but i cant stant Dimmu Borgir.

tdoc210 · 11-01-2006, 07:16 PM

listen to the unholiest of unholy.. Burzum

riseagainstrocks · 11-01-2006, 07:27 PM

Dimmu Borgir: Black Metal as Panic! At The Disco: Hardcore

Good Black Metal: Melechesh, Xasthur, Morgar, Ulver, Twilight, Tsjunder

Seltzer · 11-01-2006, 09:47 PM

I don't care for stereotypes/kult value etc. I haven't heard much Dimmu Borgir but Mourning Palace is a great song.

And I haven't heard much CoF, but from what I've heard Midian actually seems like a decent album - I've heard the rest suck.

I don't listen to much black metal (I prefer folk/viking), but give these guys a listen:

Tvangeste (similar sound to CoF, but much better)
Arcturus (avant-garde black)
Immortal (At the Heart of Winter is pretty accessible for black metal)
Arcane Necrosis (well I like it)
Emperor (Ihsahn is great)
Drudkh
Burzum (Lost Wisdom [synth version] is one of the most evil songs I've ever heard) - I like Hvis Lyset Tar Oss)
Nifelheim

Then there's black metal which is more viking/folk oriented:

Ulver
Enslaved
Bathory
Windir (pure awesome)
Temnozor
Nokturnal Mortum
Melechesh
Vintersorg (in here for awesomeness)

Melkor · 11-02-2006, 04:26 AM

Thanks for all your recommendations. I have heard of Burzum and Celtic Frost, I was going to check them out too.

11-01-2006, 07:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Melkor Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: India. Posts: 91	Question for Black Metal fans Lately, I have been getting into some Black Metal bands like Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child. Some people say they are among the best Black Metal bands out there (though Dimmu Borgir has been sucking of late), whereas others completely bash them and label them as the ****tiest bands ever, next to Cradle of Filth (Yeah, CoF are awful, even I don't like them). So clear it up for me. Any Dimmu Borgir fans here? Are they good or bad? And please don't say they suck because they sing about Satan. I am no Satanist, but I can enjoy the music without bothering about lyrics. Thanks.

11-01-2006, 10:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
InvokeTheDarkAge Raise Thou Broadsword! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 167	For All Tid, Stormblast (Original Verison, and Enthrone Darkness Triumphant are their best efforts if you want other melodic black metal check out: Dissection Limbonic Art Sacramentum Tvangeste Apotheosis __________________ Remember Kids Your Anus is Not A Toy!

11-01-2006, 05:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
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11-01-2006, 07:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,617	listen to the unholiest of unholy.. Burzum __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

11-01-2006, 07:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
riseagainstrocks Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DC Posts: 3,320	Dimmu Borgir: Black Metal as Panic! At The Disco: Hardcore Good Black Metal: Melechesh, Xasthur, Morgar, Ulver, Twilight, Tsjunder __________________ One note timeless, came out of nowhere...

11-01-2006, 12:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
rsnjeff Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 56	I think they're pretty all right. You also got listen to Satyricon, Gorgoroth, and of course Celtic Frost.

11-01-2006, 03:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Muzak Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,050	I like them. They make good music, I don't care if they are popular or not. You should listen to Emperor.

11-01-2006, 09:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	I don't care for stereotypes/kult value etc. I haven't heard much Dimmu Borgir but Mourning Palace is a great song. And I haven't heard much CoF, but from what I've heard Midian actually seems like a decent album - I've heard the rest suck. I don't listen to much black metal (I prefer folk/viking), but give these guys a listen: Tvangeste (similar sound to CoF, but much better) Arcturus (avant-garde black) Immortal (At the Heart of Winter is pretty accessible for black metal) Arcane Necrosis (well I like it) Emperor (Ihsahn is great) Drudkh Burzum (Lost Wisdom [synth version] is one of the most evil songs I've ever heard) - I like Hvis Lyset Tar Oss) Nifelheim Then there's black metal which is more viking/folk oriented: Ulver Enslaved Bathory Windir (pure awesome) Temnozor Nokturnal Mortum Melechesh Vintersorg (in here for awesomeness) __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

11-02-2006, 04:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
Melkor Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: India. Posts: 91	Thanks for all your recommendations. I have heard of Burzum and Celtic Frost, I was going to check them out too.