I have seen topics about Norwegian Black Metal, Canadian Black Metal, American Black Metal, British Black Metal, Swedish Black Metal, German Black Metal, and French Black Metal, but no topic about Greek Black Metal. To me, that is an outrage, because Greece has one of the most unique Black Metal scenes in the world.
Rotting Christ needs no introduction. Formed around the same time as Rotting Christ is Varathron, which displays black metal in its primitive stages, with mid-paced rhythms and low, death metal-type vocals. Then there's Necromantia, who have an 8-string bass in place of the guitar, which they effectively use to create an original sound. There's Agatus, who blends black metal with the NWOBHM sound, and Nocternity, a one-man band akin to Burzum and Graveland, who sings high praises of ancient Greece. There is also Astarte, the all-woman black metal band that is not afraid to experiment with the other extreme metal genres. Most notable of all is Naer Mataron, the Gorgoroth of the Hellenes (musically, that is).
Well HELLENIC BM will rise from ashes and pawn all , greek bM is more hellenic, hellenic lyrics and one of rear who use in BM national history lyrics like song ''Aris God Of Brutal War''
Try bands like:(well maybe here be many underground bands, but lets say I left soemthing from old good days in Thyra 7 and greek metal underground was one of them)
I give you bands who has myspace , and some famose in Hellenic BM underground, but I had hera more even rear bm bands from Hellas to
Acherontas, Acrimonious, Agatus, Aherusia, Ancestral Rhymes, Angstridden, Asfyx(venom, king diamond style), Ancient Shrine,
Bannerwar, Bathomet, Black Soul, Black Winter ,
Cross Denied, Crossover, Cry of Silence, Dark Messiah, Darkthule, Dask(Good memories left befind) , Dawn of Division, Death Aura, Der Stürmer, Desolation, Dodsferd, Dol Amroth, Draugluin,
Ereshkigal(Venom style),
Gauntlet's Sword,
Insidius Infernus(hard to get but I have hear it and it was good),
Kawir,
Legion of Doom,
Macabre Omen, Medieval Demon(I call it porno BM), Mortuus Caelum,
Order of the Ebon Hands, very good Hellenic black metal I just discovered in this week. They use keyboard and saxophone.
@K7: can you tell me about bands you mention above, which ones using keyboard ? Im only and tended to like black metal bands using keyboard.
Other band I know, very solid, like mentioned above by K7, no keyboard but still good one.
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Order of the Ebon Hands, very good Hellenic black metal I just discovered in this week. They use keyboard and saxophone.
@K7: can you tell me about bands you mention above, which ones using keyboard ? Im only and tended to like black metal bands using keyboard.
Other band I know, very solid, like mentioned above by K7, no keyboard but still good one.
lemme see
Dask for shore ,
Agatus not but you might like that , Aherusia, Ancestral Rhymes, Crossover, Cry of Silence, Dawn of Division, Death Aura, Dol Amroth(soma cases), Kawir, Legion of Doom, Necromantia, Nocternity,
Those are who used but some there be small key bord part it still sounds like BM whit out some you cn hear keyboards, so i hope it helps
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Hail hail hail...!
Thanks for hellenic metal existence because is one of the best scenes (especially black metal scene) and the ONLY bands that come in Cyprus for live concerts!
I will never forget Rotting Christ and Septic Flesh concerts, and the other greek bands of course who played here as well
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Yeah we do have some really great BM bands over here: Personally I would recommend ROTTING CHRIST, VARATHRON, NECROMANTIA, KAWIR, NAER MATARON, ASTARTE, NERGAL and some more obscure older bands like MORTIFY or LEMEGETHON....
SAD is the only Greek Black Metal I've listened so far, but they seem to be pretty good. If there are some other Greek Black Metal bands like this, recommendations are welcome.
Well HELLENIC BM will rise from ashes and pawn all , greek bM is more hellenic, hellenic lyrics and one of rear who use in BM national history lyrics like song ''Aris God Of Brutal War''
Try bands like:(well maybe here be many underground bands, but lets say I left soemthing from old good days in Thyra 7 and greek metal underground was one of them)
I give you bands who has myspace , and some famose in Hellenic BM underground, but I had hera more even rear bm bands from Hellas to
Acherontas, Acrimonious, Agatus, Aherusia, Ancestral Rhymes, Angstridden, Asfyx(venom, king diamond style), Ancient Shrine,
Bannerwar, Bathomet, Black Soul, Black Winter ,
Cross Denied, Crossover, Cry of Silence, Dark Messiah, Darkthule, Dask(Good memories left befind) , Dawn of Division, Death Aura, Der Stürmer, Desolation, Dodsferd, Dol Amroth, Draugluin,
Ereshkigal(Venom style),
Gauntlet's Sword,
Insidius Infernus(hard to get but I have hear it and it was good),
Kawir,
Legion of Doom,
Macabre Omen, Medieval Demon(I call it porno BM), Mortuus Caelum,
End is another good one from Greece, I always have a bitch of a time finding any info on them online though, due to the simplistic name of course. http://www.myspace.com/endaequitas
Where is all of this Naer Mataron love/recognition coming from? Last time I checked, they sounded like shit. Not the healthy sort of shit, but the fiberless type of shit that can turn air thick.
I will grant that the lead singer's costume/makeup is cool, paralleled only by the get-up of the uruh-kai (pardon any misspellings) from the Lord of the Rings films. Otherwise, the band has little or nothing to offer listeners.
Where is all of this Naer Mataron love/recognition coming from? Last time I checked, they sounded like shit. Not the healthy sort of shit, but the fiberless type of shit that can turn air thick.
I will grant that the lead singer's costume/makeup is cool, paralleled only by the get-up of the uruh-kai (pardon any misspellings) from the Lord of the Rings films. Otherwise, the band has little or nothing to offer listeners.
I'd have to agree. After looking up some of their tracks and watching a few videos I've got to say... they're not so good. The track "Incarcerating Gallantry" is plain terrible all the way around, even the members are pretty goofy.
Where is all of this Naer Mataron love/recognition coming from? Last time I checked, they sounded like shit. Not the healthy sort of shit, but the fiberless type of shit that can turn air thick.
I will grant that the lead singer's costume/makeup is cool, paralleled only by the get-up of the uruh-kai (pardon any misspellings) from the Lord of the Rings films. Otherwise, the band has little or nothing to offer listeners.
I'd have to agree. After looking up some of their tracks and watching a few videos I've got to say... they're not so good. The track "Incarcerating Gallantry" is plain terrible all the way around, even the members are pretty goofy.
they have older releases, too. There s been some member changes and they changed their music
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Hellenic Black Metal Legions
http://www.myspace.com/elenishadow
Olethros from Dark Messiah was killed in a car bike accident on the 9th of July!
4 days ago I posted a video from them here and today I read on MA their guitarist and founding member is dead.
Can't find any other news on the net to confirm this.
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RIP: Frank Vandenbroucke (6 nov 1974 - 12 oct 2009)
I am kinda new to the greek stuff, but I gotta say it is amazing and I wish that I found this sooner! There is definitely a uniqueness to this that can't be found in any other kind of BM. I cant wait to start adding some of these bands to my collection.
Black Winter asked me if i want to join them as a vocalist but I refused, cause they have bad reputation.
