BLACK METAL

Black metal is dark and fast music using melodic development to express its themes. Of all the metals, this is the most communicative with the modern listener, expressing nihilism and a heroic anti-social assertion of the self. Evolving simultaneously with death metal, this genre includes all of the technique and rhythmic intensity of the former with more emotive and comprehensible poetic communication within the music.

House recommendations: Averse Sefira, Burzum, Emperor, Ildjarn, Antaeus, Graveland, and Sacramentum.

Abruptum Absu Absurd Abyss, the Ancient Angelcorpse Antaeus Arcturus Auzhia Avenger Averse Sefira Axis of Advance Bathory Behemoth Beherit Belial Black Goat Blasphemy Blazemth Blood Burzum Celtic Frost Conqueror Cultus Sanguine Dark Funeral DarkThrone Dark Tranquility Dawn Deinonychius Demonic Demoncy Dimmu Borgir Dissection	Emperor Enslaved Eucharist Frozen Shadows Gehenna Gorgoroth Gotmoor Graveland Grotesque Havohej Hades Hellhammer Ildjarn Immortal Impaled Nazarene Infernum Inquisition I Shalt Become Katatonia Krieg Kvist Lord Wind Manes Marduk Mayhem Merciless Mortiis Mütiilation Mysticum Necromantia Niden Div 187	NME Ophthalamia Pentagram Pervertum Profanatica Resuscitator Rotting Christ Sacramentum Samael Sammath Sarcofago Septic Flesh Setherial Sodom Sorcier des Glaces Sort Vokter Summon Summoning Swordmaster Tha-norr Thorns Tartaros Throne of Ahaz Ulver Ungod Urgrund Usurper Varathron Vilkates Von Watain Xibalba Yamatu Zyklon-B	B E S T   E V E R 1. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss 2. Immortal - Pure Holocaust 3. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse 4. Darkthrone - Transylvanian Hunger 5. Graveland - The Celtic Winter 6. Bathory - Blood, Fire, Death 7. Ildjarn - Det Frysende Nordariket 8. Summoning - Dol Guldur 9. Gorgoroth - Antichrist 10. Beherit - Electric Doom Synthesis 11. Enslaved - Vikinglgr Veldi 12. Havohej - Dethrone the Son of God 13. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas 14. Sacramentum - Far Away From the Sun 15. Mutiilation - Remains of a Dead, Ruined, Cursed Soul C O M P I L A T I O N S Under the Pagan Moon (Cyclonic Productions) Nordic Metal Compilation (Necropolis) Firestarter Compilation (Century Media) Reviews have mp3 sound samples for each album, coverscan, tracklist and label contact information.