I used to listen to a TON of Black metal, but I had to stop because it was making me feel like shit. I've moved on to music with a more upbeat tone. That being said this is one of the few black metal bands I can still listen to that doesn't bring me down. I freaking love these guys.
I used to hate happy hardcore....still do, listened to this a dozen or so times though
I've tried for years to really get into black metal, but I never really could. The closest I got was Immortal, but I did discover some really good bands while looking.
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Bal Sagoth is really good, with a deep narrator/singing voice along with black metal vocals, combined with a synth classical backing and some power metal trappings:
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I'm sure you've heard of Windir, but if you haven't, take a listen. Great band (RIP Valfar):
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Falkenbach is pretty good too:
I used to listen to a TON of Black metal, but I had to stop because it was making me feel like shit. I've moved on to music with a more upbeat tone. That being said this is one of the few black metal bands I can still listen to that doesn't bring me down. I freaking love these guys.
My top 3 largest music folders are 1. Bowie, 2. Stereolab, 3. NiN