Black metal

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms. Quotes about black metal [Black metal] sounds like evil, ranting demons laying waste to a snowy Scandinavian forest. Jason Arnopp of Kerrang!, as quoted by Alex Godfrey of the Guardian [Black metal] was atmospheric, with a deeper approach than what the death metal scene was doing. You could travel within it. Rune Eriksen of Mayhem (band) Mayhem [Black metal is] a harsh, dark form of heavy metal with a focus on extremity and a satanic bent – although if you asked five fans you’d get seven different answers. Nick Ruskell of Kerrang! External links Category:Heavy metal music