Over the past 12 months I have been listening to quite a few German Black bands, many of whom I hadn't heard of before and I must say that I have been quite impressed both with the quality and diversity of sound in the German Black scene. Bands such as Coldworld, Agrypnie, The Ruins Of Beverast, Lantlôs, Todtgelichter, Imperium Dekadenz all have quality releases to their name.
I personally think that if you like Black metal, then you should be able to find a band that appeals to you. Whether you prefer the melodic leanings of Dark Fortress or the avantgarde(and brilliant) Todtgelichter or if you prefer your Black to be a bit proggy then Nocte Obducta may be worth a listen.

In this topic you can discuss the known, big bands or bring new, interesting acts to light

I don't know any of those bands, I'd have to look em up.

All those are great examples (apart from Lantlôs who I think are pretty overrated) of the German black metal scene (especially The Ruins of Beverast).

Verdunkeln are a must for disinctive atmospheric black metal. Their one album is immense and apparently their demo is also great, I've never heard that though.

Two awesome songs:


Aaskereia ('Mit Raben und Wölfen', if you can get passed the super shrieky vocals, has some amazing pagan songs and melodies) Dark Tribe (though not so much their last album, the rest are pure unadulterated chaos and insanity, try them at your own risk) and the mighty Nagelfar (from where The Ruins of Beverast was born), maybe some Luror, Endstille and Absurd from time to time, are a small number of other favourites I still listen to from a genre of music where my interest has dwindled in recent months. A lot of people drool over Katharsis, Secrets of the Moon and Lunar Aurora too but they've never really grabbed me. I've always had great reverence from the German black metal scene though.

The Ruins Of Beverast and Nagelfar are among the finest (imo) that German Black metal & Black metal in general have to offer. Alexander von Meilenwald is a genius.

I haven't heard Verdunkein before Joe, the first track is pretty decent, I'll check them out.....cheers for the tips!

Farsot is a good Krallice-type (re: "hipster") black metal band.
Dark Fortress have a strong pseudo-meloblack discography as well.
Not a fan of most Agathodaimon releases, but that's probably the "biggest" name from the scene (not really extreme by any means).

Nyktalgia is one of my favorite depressive black metal bands.

Germany actually has a really good depressive/atmospheric scene:
Wigrid, Wedard, Anti, Lunar Aurora, early Bethlehem, ColdWorld, Darkestrah, Blutklinge, Vinterriket, etc.

I don't think I listen to a single German Black Metal band. I simply can't find any that appeals to my tastes.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 28.03.2011 at 00:42

Farsot is a good Krallice-type (re: "hipster") black metal band.
Dark Fortress have a strong pseudo-meloblack discography as well.
Not a fan of most Agathodaimon releases, but that's probably the "biggest" name from the scene (not really extreme by any means).

Nyktalgia is one of my favorite depressive black metal bands.

Germany actually has a really good depressive/atmospheric scene:
Wigrid, Wedard, Anti, Lunar Aurora, early Bethlehem, ColdWorld, Darkestrah, Blutklinge, Vinterriket, etc.

Farsot aren't bad, I like their music but the vocals aren't the best. I think they have a new album due out soon. I haven't heard Nyktalgia so I'll give them a listen.

Nyktalgia are very good. Another rare example of a DSBM band that I actually like. And Anti are ok while we're on it.

Completely forgot about Darkestrah. They have some amazing stuff. 'Epos' in particular.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 28.03.2011 at 00:42

Farsot is a good Krallice-type (re: "hipster") black metal band.
Dark Fortress have a strong pseudo-meloblack discography as well.
Not a fan of most Agathodaimon releases, but that's probably the "biggest" name from the scene (not really extreme by any means).

Nyktalgia is one of my favorite depressive black metal bands.

Germany actually has a really good depressive/atmospheric scene:
Wigrid, Wedard, Anti, Lunar Aurora, early Bethlehem, ColdWorld, Darkestrah, Blutklinge, Vinterriket, etc.

Darkestrah is not from Germany, they simply moved there

Nobody talked about Helfahrt and all-mighty Helrunar, give 'em a listen

Written by Bigpaul on 28.03.2011 at 00:52

Farsot aren't bad, I like their music but the vocals aren't the best. I think they have a new album due out soon. I haven't heard Nyktalgia so I'll give them a listen.

I didn't mean to imply they're bad - in fact I quite like IIII. What I meant by that hipster statement was that some people don't consider their "progressive nature" to be tr00; of course, that doesn't equate to poor quality.

Written by Guest on 28.03.2011 at 02:35

Darkestrah is not from Germany, they simply moved there

It's the same as with Tvangeste and Melechesh - they started out somewhere else, but where they play now is where I consider them to be part of that scene.

Written by Guest on 28.03.2011 at 02:36

Nobody talked about Helfahrt and all-mighty Helrunar, give 'em a listen

I know Helrunar. Quite boring, imo.

CAn't think of a single one I like......

Endstille is the only bm band from Germany I can think of, and they're not that great. Just a typical blastfest bm band.

I listned to Agathodaimon, it's agreat idea, prog and BM, but the clean vocals are wicked bad. I'd be a fan if not for that. USually I can ignore some slightly bad vocals.

Written by RavenKing on 28.03.2011 at 02:46

Written by Guest on 28.03.2011 at 02:36

Nobody talked about Helfahrt and all-mighty Helrunar, give 'em a listen

I know Helrunar. Quite boring, imo.

matter of tastes

I'll second Lunar Aurora: not a single bad release.

Geist (nowadays called Eis) is also very good, especially their debut. Didn't hear the 2011 releases yet though.

OMG this is so huge. I have g true all German bands in MA years ago, there was awesome BM bands over there I dont remeber all, but there is like
True times I have listen many bands, but so far my fav is Der Tothen Kehren Mit Der Wind, Halgadom, ok here is some bands what I have heard , I dont remeber all, I make small chek, give those what I have hear + I forgot some demo, and other bands what I have discovered

Aeba, Agathodaimon, Amystery, Ancient Ceremony, Armatus
Bergthron, Bilskirnir, Brocken Moon, Bunkerfall,
Creature, Cryptic Wintermoon,
Daemonheim, Dark Fortress, Dark Shades, Darkmoon Warrior, Deathgate Arkanum, DIE TOTHEN KEHREN MIT DEM WIND,

ok Im to alzy to continue search I hope you get a point that in Germany has a lot of good BM bands, I love all those who I posted + I have heard more,

A lot of those bands are shite, MA is a list of all metal bands, not all good ones.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 28.03.2011 at 14:03

A lot of those bands are shite, MA is a list of all metal bands, not all good ones.

Nop and I did not post all, I search who's MP3 I have in LV and what I have heard and for spelling and those bands are good, but talking aboutr Deutche BM its not possible, because there tousend bands and when I go true ALL Yes ALL Ger bands in MA I listen all those only once, I still have unfinished what I shood listen savings .... so even I finish look to all MA bands , yes all, now only new updates I have still life time save, to listen .... day is to short, life to short

Germany has quite a few good BM bands. Excellent dbm with wigrid/sterbend/nyktalgia and more things like Lunar Aurora (andacht is beyond perfection), Naglefar (only got one album but it's very good)
oh, and a band still not mentioned: Darkened Nocturn Slaughtecult (female fronted band... she knows how to scream )

Written by Troy Killjoy on 28.03.2011 at 14:03

A lot of those bands are shite, MA is a list of all metal bands, not all good ones.

Most of them I don't know, but I checked out and couple and had to give it up. lol

A few off the top of my head.

Odem Arcarum
Der Weg Einer Freiheit
Wedard
Fäulnis
Thränenkind
Klabautamann
Todeskult
Trauer
Moonblood ahaha
Carpe Noctem
Bilskirnir
Basarab
Heldentum

I also second anything Alexander von Meilenwald has ever done, Anti and Die Toten kehren wieder mit dem Wind.

The ones that I have in my collection (and that I like at least somehow ^^) are:

Agrypnie
Anti
Bergthron
Black Messiah
ColdWorld
Dark Fortress
Darkened Nocturne Slaughtercult
Der Weg Einer Freiheit
Die Saat
Die Toten Kehren Wieder Mit Dem Wind
Dies Ater
Dunkelgrafen
Eïs (Geïst)
Endstille
Ewiges Reich
Festung Nebelburg
Funeral Procession
Halgadom
Hel
Helrunar
Horn
Impavida
Imperium Dekadenz
Irrlycht
KromleK
Kältetod
Lantlôs
Leichenzug
Lunar Aurora
Menhir
Mephistopheles
Minas Morgul
Nachtfalke
Nagelfar
Nargaroth
Nocte Obducta
Orlog
Runenblut
Secrets Of The Moon
Skilfingar
Taunusheim
The Ruins Of Beverast
Thiasos Dionysos
Thrudvangar
Todtgelichter
Trist
Wigrid

Hmmm, longer list than I thought it would be

Apart from France and the US, Germany probably has the best BM bands. Ruins of Beverast is my favorite. Then old Helrunar, Nagelfar, Agrypnie, Nocte Obducta, Anti, Brocken Moon, Coldworld, Lunar Aurora, Nargaroth, Nyktalgia, Sun of the Sleepless, Secrets of The Moon, Trist, Imperium Dekandenz, Todeskult and Verdunkeln

Since I'm soo free, here are some of the bands you should check out : Aaskeria, Absurd, Bann, Black Autumn, Eïs, Falkenbach, Fimbulvet, Geist, Heimdalls Wacht, Impavida (highly recommended), Lantlôs, Last Moon's Dawn, Licht Erlischt..., Suidakra, Vargsang, Waldgeflüster, Weird Fate and Yield to Despair

For me, Kathaarsis has some okay stuff, which is odd since I really don't like Transilvanian Hunger. I guess they got a little more of an Under a Funeral Moon vibe going on though.

Written by The Turbanator on 29.03.2011 at 01:17

Apart from France and the US, Germany probably has the best BM bands.

The French scene is the most overrated of all.

Written by RavenKing on 29.03.2011 at 02:40

Written by The Turbanator on 29.03.2011 at 01:17

Apart from France and the US, Germany probably has the best BM bands.

The French scene is the most overrated of all.

Not for me. There are alot of good bands from there especially Blut Aus Nord, Nocturnal Depression, Peste Noire, Aldaaron, Ameseours and others.

I agree that the French scene is one of the most overrated, and I've understood why Peste Noire gets so much hype... I personally think they are as mundane as you can get, not one redeeming quality. I myself think Eastern Europe has some quite good BM out there.