Do Aspies love Black Metal?

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I loved Emperor's album 'Prometheus . .' and I like older stuff like Venom and Bathory

If Carcass and Celtic Frost can be considered Black Metal then yeah its alright

I personally don't like any metal in any form, regardless of production qualities.

Carcass is Death Metal as for Celtic Frost... sounds familiar, but I'm not sure I remember what they are.

Yeah, carcass is Death metal. As for Celtic frost... i can say that they are avant-garde, which usually means they are a highly experimental band. However alot of Avant-garde bands tend to be black metal as well. In Celtic Frosts case it would be Symphonic black metal IMO.

Would you please name some Avant-garde bands? I don't think I know any...

Well alot of them tend to be obscure, but heres a list of a few of them.

Arcturus (thier early stuff tends to have the most of the black metal sound.)
Celtic Frost
Fleurety
Ram-Zet
Vintersorg

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Thanks But I've never heard about them. Anyway, it will be interesting to listen to their music, I'll probably search for them.

Not me.

The sound is too grungy for me, I prefer clean, identifiable notes. Techno or Classic Rock are pretty good, but I also like Big Band and Orchestral music (Classical Stringed instruments are so good at giving me moods; They can convey both peace and tranquility, or power and aggressiveness. Very pleasing for me.)

I think Gorgoroth's first 3 albums are really good. I also like Mgla, Furia (both from Poland), and the CD 'Folkstorm of the Azure Nights' by Temnozor, even though politics in music isn't my taste.

boy was I off on this one...for some reason I thought of the band that did 'Cult of Personality'...

Metal- Yes. Black Metal- No. I'm more into thrash, alternative metal, classic metal, etc.

i like older balck metal with incrediblely poor production quality

Man, that group saved my life, musically speaking. I just got their latest studio offering (I've got all 12 albums) and it's as awesome as ever.

Back back on topic, I'm not sure if you could call them black metal but Coroner does it for me, as does "Dreamweaver: Reflections Of Our Yesterdays" by Sabbat.

Otherwise, I'm stikcing with Iron Maiden. Can't believe it's been nearly a year since I saw them.

I like some black metal, but you won't see me painted up at a show, however you might spot me as the guy wearing his work clothes.

In addition to the black metal standards already mentioned (Bathory, Immortal, Darkthrone etc), I'm surprised no one has mention Marduk -- c'mon f**k Me Jesus is awesome.
Vinterland (check out Welcome to my Last Chapter) really appeals to the stoner in me. as does Belenos' Spicilège, I highly recommend that album, very different feel to it.


and btw lol at darkthrone's more recent albums, i give a lot of respect to pissing off so many kvlt fans.

My first exposure to extreme metal was Dimmu Borgir during the Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia phase. I had friends that were into the older BM a few years later, but I could never get into the "true" BM. I also cannot ideologically support the National Socialist bands.

I prefer Swedish metal bands as it is...so I have a few albums from Naglfar and Watain. I like 1349 'cause they're focused on the music itself and have decent production. I also enjoy some of the dark ambient bands that seem to be popular in the BM circles. I think Agalloch is brilliant as well as Wolves in the Throne Room, both bands being from the PacNW of the US.

IMO the Norwegians have taken it all too seriously, given the events surrounding Mayhem and the Second Wave bands. I respect Gaahl for his art and his integrity toward his Norse background, but the man is absolutely insane.

As a solo musician, I really look up to Quorthon for being so innovative with Bathory.

As for the question "Do Aspies love BM?" I think there may be a higher incidence than among the general population for a number of reasons. I think the attitude of DIYness, of finding your voice, and of rejection or questioning of social norms is attractive to Aspies. Historically, BMers are pretty introverted and may have developed a resentment for the way the world works. Also, I think we may have a higher capability for tuning out the harshness that is often present, as well as being able to understand what is going on in the music.

As for the difference between Black and Death metal, I see one factor standing out the most: guitar tuning. "True" BM will never leave standard tuning. Cradle of Filth has used various tunings, including the most un-black metal Dropped-D and its variants. Dimmu Borgir has been using 7-strings predominantly for quite some time. Hence neither band being considered part of the sub-genre. Lower tunings lead to more defined riffs due to the loss of clarity when playing so low at such tempos...why do you think Nile plays at half-time so often? They're tuned to dropped-d down a fourth(AEADF#B)- incorrectly known as "dropped-A", which really implies AaDGBE. Anyway, more defined riffs detract from the "atmosphere" of BM, leading to bands being separated from BM.