Pretty good. Thanks!
Yeah, it doesn't have to actually be death meral influenced. Just trying to describe the "brutality" or w/e that these bands have compared to for example old Norwegian BM which tend to be more minimalist and trying to achieve more of an eerie/nature feel. I'm just not very good at the sort of music analyzing science stuff




I ususlly avoid the nazi bands but some of those were good. I liked Ohtar and Luror. Infernal War really reminded me of Voidhanger, which is a good thing, and maybe not so surprising as half of the members are apparently in that band too. Szron I was alredy familiar with, but a good band still. Bilskirnir maybe didn't exactly fit this request but i still liked it a lot just as melodic BM with a bit of Burzum flavour.

Here's some other songs of the kind I'm looking for:

Quite specific, I'm more in the Pagan/Folk corner. Give these a try:

Темнозорь (Temnozor) - White Thunder Roars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf9Ew-9Tkww

Темнозорь (Temnozor) - Вервольф (Werewolf):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y0VTlmzWOc

Темнозорь (Temnozor) - Watch The Falcons Fly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0idGuRM2ElI

Pagan Reign - Первые стрелы на поле битвы (First Arrows on a Battlefield):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd3z3EG90Gc

Аркона (Arkona) - Сва:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY3MpUwPnJ0

Родогост (Rodogost) - Константинополь (Constantinople) (Demo):
http://ololo.fm/search/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0% ... 0%BB%D1%8C

Сварга (Svarga) - Волчья (Wolf):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egl8SRVlLG8

Велес (Veles) - Калина (Demo):
http://ololo.fm/search/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0% ... 0%BD%D0%B0

I've never really listened to black metal before, but Darkend is really awesome. Does anyone know any similar bands? Thanks.

Maybe a bit obvious but since you haven't listened to much BM before; you know abuot Dimmu Borgir right? Darkend seems to be pretty inspired by them. Old Man's Child and Limbonic Art also comes to mind.

I really like Mgla! What are some similar bands?

I really like Mgla! What are some similar bands?

Hey guys, I'm trying to find bands that sound exactly like the first three minutes or so of this, or the most similar possible.
Namely with catchy and upbeat melodies. I think what does the trick for the catchyness is that the drums are slightly less paced than the guitar or something... Also If the snares would be above the mix like that it would be awesome.

Any ideas?

Hey guys, I'm trying to find bands that sound exactly like the first three minutes or so of this, or the most similar possible.
Namely with catchy and upbeat melodies. I think what does the trick for the catchyness is that the drums are slightly less paced than the guitar or something... Also If the snares would be above the mix like that it would be awesome.

Any ideas?

That Nargaroth album was surprisingly good overall except I hate that happy part!

Check out this band called Slavland, I am not terribly familiar with them, they are very folky and happy at times. I remember one of their earlier albums was insanely fast and "brutal" but still had really strong folk elements. I just picked this song at random

There's also my least favorite Drudkh song ever:

Hey guys, I'm trying to find bands that sound exactly like the first three minutes or so of this, or the most similar possible.
Namely with catchy and upbeat melodies. I think what does the trick for the catchyness is that the drums are slightly less paced than the guitar or something... Also If the snares would be above the mix like that it would be awesome.

Any ideas?

I really like Mgla! What are some similar bands?

You guys who dig that raw, triumphant/melancholic sort of black metal that the Finns are so good at might get a kick out of this Basque band, Owl's Blood.

I'm looking for more "orthodox"/experimental black metal from the UK (maybe Scotland?) maybe more in the vein of the Icelandic scene. Stuff like Svartidaudi, Sinamara, Misþyrming, Carpe Noctem, etc. I find that most UK black metal is more of the folk black metal variety, and while I love that too, I want to find something different. Thanks!

FYI I know Antinomian/Subvertio Deus and that snot quite what I'm looking for.

I'm looking for more "orthodox"/experimental black metal from the UK (maybe Scotland?) maybe more in the vein of the Icelandic scene. Stuff like Svartidaudi, Sinamara, Misþyrming, Carpe Noctem, etc. I find that most UK black metal is more of the folk black metal variety, and while I love that too, I want to find something different. Thanks!

FYI I know Antinomian/Subvertio Deus and that snot quite what I'm looking for.

I am not sure if this has been mentioned yet so apologies if it has, but Obsequiae have a follow up to their 2011 release coming out on the 26th of this month. The album is called 'Aria Of Vernal Tombs' and you can hear three songs on the labels bandcamp page http://listen.20buckspin.com/album/aria-of-vernal-tombs-2 I was a huge fan of their first album and this continues with the unique sound they created. I pre-ordered right before posting this.

Cheers

Well, these guys aren't really musically similar to the stuff you mentioned, but Inconcessus Lux Lucis are sort of experimental black metal with a definite orthodox BM aesthetic. Musically, though, they sound kind of like Negative Plane if that band wrote better riffs and songs, with a decent helping of more modern heavy metal infused Darkthrone thrown in for good measure. Good shit.

Have you heard Ninkharsag? They released a debut full-length this year. The music ranges from early Gorgoroth type melodic riffing to orthodoxy of some description. Not a typical UK black metal band.

Have you heard Ninkharsag? They released a debut full-length this year. The music ranges from early Gorgoroth type melodic riffing to orthodoxy of some description. Not a typical UK black metal band.

There have been seemingly dozens and dozens that follow the style. Bad and good examples exist of course, one of the latter being the excellent debut by Rex Mundi. I thought Ignis Haereticum's recent album attained some of the same sense of scale as well.