Is black metal hip enough yet?

TonyE99 · Post by **TonyE99** » Sun October 9th, 2011, 12:12 am

Brian wrote:"the music on Diotima catches less air than Jeff Becerra."

hahahahaha

Diana · Post by **Diana** » Sun October 9th, 2011, 5:55 am

It's like a science documentary. Imagine this in David Attenborough's voice:

"The ritual aspects of makeup, smoke, and unusual typography help everyone leave the quotidian realm faster."

"Like most of their peers, the Weaver brothers donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t move around much onstage, perhaps because the physical demands of playing rule it out."

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun October 9th, 2011, 6:45 am

LOL at Absu being lumped in with that shit. Apparently mythilogical occult metal = transcendental pretention. DUMB.

Knucklehead · Post by **Knucklehead** » Sun October 9th, 2011, 8:30 am

That article didn't seem to be particularly egg-headed to me. Rather, it seemed like a primer for Manhattanites living on the upper east side.

badcarburetor · Post by **badcarburetor** » Sun October 9th, 2011, 1:39 pm

Knucklehead wrote:That article didn't seem to be particularly egg-headed to me. Rather, it seemed like a primer for Manhattanites living on the upper east side.

I agree with that, but in order to get said Upper East Siders to pay attention it had to be written in that semi academic tone.

Post by **Brian** » Mon October 10th, 2011, 7:37 am

Diana wrote:It's like a science documentary. Imagine this in David Attenborough's voice:

"The ritual aspects of makeup, smoke, and unusual typography help everyone leave the quotidian realm faster."

"Like most of their peers, the Weaver brothers donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t move around much onstage, perhaps because the physical demands of playing rule it out."

Thank you so fucking much for this.

Knucklehead · Post by **Knucklehead** » Mon October 10th, 2011, 9:12 am

badcarburetor wrote:
Knucklehead wrote:That article didn't seem to be particularly egg-headed to me. Rather, it seemed like a primer for Manhattanites living on the upper east side.
I agree with that, but in order to get said Upper East Siders to pay attention it had to be written in that semi academic tone.

It does beg the question, why is he trying to educate the Upper East Side on Black Metal? Put another way, I don't know that this writing is much worse that what is on the web. (ANUS, anyone?) I just understand why it is in the New Yorker.

stygian will · Post by **stygian will** » Mon October 10th, 2011, 12:37 pm

ryan adams (some folk singer guy?) in a "salon" interview shared how much he liked black metal...wtf?...next arcade fire will put out a split 7" with peste noire

theRothstanator · Post by **theRothstanator** » Mon October 10th, 2011, 12:51 pm

There is this guy in my history seminar class that is doing his master's thesis on Norwegian Black Metal. His project seems like it is gonna be pretty cool, and he is going to connect masculinity and nationalism to the music. But, he doesn't like black metal, whut.

Pat · Post by **Pat** » Mon October 10th, 2011, 1:31 pm

I'm sick of all these outsiders trying to dissect and claim to have tons of knowledge about black metal. I swear black metal is the biggest new anthropological curiosity. That article was absolute dog shit. Its just annoying to me cause I've been listening to black metal for years, started off buying my first black metal CDs at Deathgasm when I was 14. I continue to listen and play black metal because its my favorite thing in the world.

These asswipe New York shitheads can fuck off. You don't just listen to one Darkthrone and Wolves in the Throne Room album and start spouting off bullshit. Its like they watched Until the Light Takes Us and suddenly they know everything. These writers and trendy fucks heard about black metal 6 months ago, and they'll forget about in a year. They have no clue about the feelings, essence and spirit evoked from black metal. They just look at the Varg Vikernes story and are all OOOH AHHH well the philosophical discourse of the blah blah blah. They will never understand it. Go back to your Kings of Leon CDs you lame pieces of shit.

SlashAndThrash · Post by **SlashAndThrash** » Mon October 10th, 2011, 1:33 pm

pat you obviously don't get it

Post by **Metalfreak** » Mon October 10th, 2011, 10:55 pm

theRothstanator wrote:There is this guy in my history seminar class that is doing his master's thesis on Norwegian Black Metal. His project seems like it is gonna be pretty cool, and he is going to connect masculinity and nationalism to the music. But, he doesn't like black metal, whut.

lol I guess it'll either be really cool or full of college intellectual douchebaggery.

Generubin · Post by **Generubin** » Tue October 11th, 2011, 5:51 am

Stfu all of you listen to Cradle of Filth.

MetalPaul · Post by **MetalPaul** » Tue October 11th, 2011, 9:10 am

pat makes a good point though. with black metal getting more air play these days, and all the documentries and books out, its just funny when some one sees UTLTU they automatically think they know what black metal is.

Post by **Metalfreak** » Tue October 11th, 2011, 4:14 pm

Generubin wrote:Stfu all of you listen to Cradle of Filth.

don't lie Gene

I do! They do have some awesome songs! Others not so much...for me it goes either way. The songs with less of the shrieking are usually the ones worth listening to lol

but I know the difference between that and black metal haha

@MetalPaul - yeah I agree with that. When I read Lords of Chaos I thought the history was really neat but I never claimed to be a know it all haha Instead it really peaked my interest and I read even more stuff about bm and other types of metal. I subscribed to a couple of magazines, bought tons of music and continued going to lots of shows! 8.5 years later, I do know alot about metal...it takes time and yeah, I hate these fucks who think they know it all after seeing or reading just one thing. (I know 8.5 years is nothing compared to some of you old farts in here

hahaha I'm getting there!)

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