The Special Charm of Black Metal

Here is part two of my “why do I listen to the awful music I listen to” series. Part ONE covered Death and Thrash Metal, this time I look at the final genre in my “big three” of extreme metal, and my personal favorite, Black Metal.
This is by no means an extensive history and most of the specifics are left out for brevity. But, quickly, because the opening sentence of the next paragraph rankles me, Bathory was (in my book) the first Black Metal band years before the Norwegian scene and they were actually Swedish! (and, no, Venom and Mercyful Fate weren’t Black Metal, they were Thrash despite what everyone says). But for the most part Black Metal Started in Norway, so I’ll end the Metal nerd rant! ![]()
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