BLACK METAL

Now I'm not very silent about my love for southern- or thrash metal, but one sub genre of metal that I haven't really mentioned, for which I have a deep seated love, is BLACK METAL.

Now black metal started in the darkest corners of scandinavia, or let me say the black metal we listen to today. The term black metal was coined by british heavy metal band Venom, with their 1982 release of the same name.
The real black metal sound was really started by the swedish band, BATHORY, in the early 80's, with heavy guitars, and brutal vocals, Satanic imagery and lyrics

But for me personally BLACK METAL's true sound was really started when swedish kid, Per Yngve Ohlin (named himself DEAD), joined norwegian band MAYHEM. 

Mayhem is still seen as one of the pioneering bands for the norwegian black metal sound.

Now black metal, has always been steeped in controversy, getting more media attention than many other more mainstream genres of metal. 

If it wasn't for all of this media attention in the early 90's, Black metal would probably still be hiding in the dark corners of Norway.

 A lot of the black metal controversy in the early 90's, was from very anti-christian acts. Im talking about, church burnings, murder, grave desecration. But in the middle of this media storm of controversy was young norwegian, Varg Vikernes (Count Grishnak), from the one man band BURZUM, for Killing Mayhem guitarist Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, and connection to multiple church burnings. He served a 21 year sentence (maximum sentence in norway) for his crimes.

Now the part that i find strange is, that in those early days, people in the black metal scene were all seen as satanist, and a lot of them weren't really, they did it more for the image of everything, it was the media that blew everything out of proportion that much...

but there are a lot of bands that have deep ties to satanism, especially from the norwegian scene.

Now if one watches the BLACK METAL SATANICA documenter, which focuses on more of the recent extremely heavy black metal bands, one realizes that a lot of the norwegians hate the christian faith for the fact that in the 11th century when crusades invaded scandinavia, they forced the people to take on the christian faith, and destroyed their holy places.

and their are quite a few bands that are very satanic, i do not argue that fact, but not all of them are. most are just anti-religous...

Now i agree with a few of the sentiments, not all of them obviously, but a few yes.

BLACK METAL is the heaviest most extreme darkest and most pure form of hate anger and evil that you will ever find in music. BLACK METAL isn't for everyone, there is only a select few people that can listen to it. maybe thats why I'm so attracted to it, the pure aggression of it.

MAYHEM DEATHCRUSH

BURZUM DUNKELHEIT