tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732641400554420338.post1277642220098194410..comments2023-06-29T04:48:03.137-05:00Comments on METALLATTORNEY: Reader Requested Post: Norwegian vs. Swedish Black MetalMetallattorneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05697604772912635416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732641400554420338.post-32268524352125689892010-06-29T17:56:40.389-05:002010-06-29T17:56:40.389-05:00I'm more of a thrash metal fan myself. I do h...I'm more of a thrash metal fan myself. I do have a strong appreciation for the other metal genres though. Black metal is a genre I never saw myself getting into early on, but I did anyway. Power metal was actually the last genre I really got into. Not sure why.Metallattorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697604772912635416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732641400554420338.post-63672599161472696102010-06-29T13:34:46.421-05:002010-06-29T13:34:46.421-05:00Interesting. I haven't listened to a whole lot...Interesting. I haven't listened to a whole lot of the old-school black metal. I only recently got into black metal (the last 8 months or so). It's obvious there's just as much diversity in black as in death, but people don't tend to separate black into three (or more) distinct styles like they do with death (i.e. regular, melodic, and technical). I am familiar with a few--I really like Satyricon's more recent output, but couldn't really get into their 90's stuff. I tried listening to Darkthrone, but couldn't get into it. I also really like the progressive and symphonic Norwegian black metallers like Borknagar and Dimmu Borgir. <br /><br />At heart, I think I'm more of a death metaller. Death metal is not only more brutal, but it's more real. That is, in the sense that there's an implicit understanding that they're not 100% serious about the lyrics, and there's a slight sense of humor at play. I suppose that sounds paradoxical to say that it's more real because it's less serious. But with the real hardcore 100% serious black metallers I think they're either (a) lying to themselves or (b) completely out of touch with reality. <br /><br />As a result, I tend to get into the more death-influenced stuff a lot easier. Which is not to say I don't like some of the crazy Norwegian stuff--I just haven't listened to much of it yet. I've been trying to keep a good balance between keeping up on the current music and learning the old, and I was just about to listen to some old Marduk. <i>För Sverige i tiden</i>.Full Metal Attorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818204892818121018noreply@blogger.com