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Within the past decade, black metal has seen bands from all over the world incorporating new sounds to the genre and changing its delivery like never before. As great as the classic bands are, BM bands today seem to be branching out in every possible direction. From the beautiful chaos of the French bands, to the developing psychedelic black metal style, and even the Avantgarde craziness of the Meads or work from Mories... all the experimentation is helping to create a bold new identity for the genre's sound. Black metal today could very well be the one area of metal where we see the most experimentation taking place, and I hope the albums in this list will illustrate this growing trend.

Created by: Auntie Sahar | 05.06.2012


1. Necromantia - Crossing The Fiery Path
2. Ved Buens Ende - Written In Waters
Was this the album that "started it all" for more unorthodox forms of black metal? It's probably not that specific, but it did set many important precedents. Bouncy, eerily catchy, a brilliant combination of clean and harsh vocals, and most importantly a strange sense of atonal dissonance about the music that the likes of Blut Aus Nord and Deathspell would capitalize upon farther down the line.
3. Woods Of Belial - Deimos XIII
4. Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum
If you consider yourself a fan of unusual black metal and you haven't yet heard these Frenchy titans, you've been living under a rock. Many variations in mood and tempo abound here, and lyrically the band deal with anti-Christianity on an incredibly intelligent, metaphysical level that virtually no other BM bands can touch. Much of the "slow and dissonant" black metal we see cropping up today owes its ass to this band.
5. Blut Aus Nord - MoRT
More weird French black metal, and an incredibly polarizing release. There's no "it's kinda good" or "I like it, BUT..." here. You're either head over heels in love with this thing, or you're utterly repulsed by it. Using a fretless guitar to conjure a dissonant, microtonal sound, Vindsval creates a droney, dark ambient influenced black metal sound here. Don't take that as meaning that this is your usual ambient black metal album though. This is an album fully in a league of its own, that truly must be heard to be believed.
6. Diapsiquir - Virus STN
Quite possibly the strangest and most chaotically schizophrenic of the French BM bands, no understatement. Get ready for swing piano, babies crying, and occasionally scary spoken word parts. Lyrics in French.
7. Glorior Belli - The Great Southern Darkness
French black metal with southern rock influences thrown in! Very bluesy, and just groovy and fun as all fuck. It sounds weird in theory, but is actually very interesting and executed extremely well.
8. Melechesh - Enki
It's not too big a stretch to use the term "groove black metal" when describing this one. Incredibly catchy and bouncy BM with an Eastern edge, revolving thematically around the ancient land between the rivers (that's Mesopotamia, for you ancient history n00bs)
9. Urfaust - Verräterischer, Nichtswürdiger Geist
Dutch ambient black metal, but not in the traditional sense we think of "ambient black metal" in. Urfaust take things in more of a dark, orchestral direction, and a few tracks here are just long instrumental pieces that sound almost like something from Richard Wagner. This is also one of the pnly times you will ever see clean vocals on top of black metal that actually WORK. Eerie and mesmerizing, with a sound definitely unique to the band. Lyrics sung in German.
10. Enslaved - Monumension
Enslaved have been consistently redefining themselves virtually since their inception; boiling down to it, no two of their albums really sound too much alike. Since 2000, however, Enslaved have began gradually incorporating progressive and psychedelic rock influences into their music, sometimes in small, sometimes in heavy doses. Monumension is generally regarded as "that one weird motherfucker" in their discog. A black metal core sound is definitely there, but this is perhaps the one Enslaved album where the band most embraced the proggy/psychedelic vibes in full.
11. A Forest Of Stars - The Corpse Of Rebirth
Folklorish black metal from the UK. A wonderfully composed 6-person band, these guys have a fondness for dressing in garments reminiscent of Victorian England while onstage. This lyrical/visual theme carries over into their instrumentation, and the band frequently make use of violins, flutes, accordions, and other classical folk instruments to great effect.
12. Nachtmystium - Assassins: Black Meddle, Part 1
American psychedelic black metal (on this release and the follow-up, Addicts). The album title here is a direct reference to Pink Floyd's Meddle album. The music can definitely be aggressive, but it can also be surprisingly catchy and atmospheric, enhanced at many points by trippy synthesizer effects. The closing, three part "Seasick" is probably the most experimental track the band have done.
13. Oranssi Pazuzu - Kosmonument
Finnish psychedelic black metal. Has a very intense, "chaotic vortex" type atmosphere, that feels like you're falling into a black hole. Incredibly memorable and well written, with some bass lines that will get stuck in your head for days.
14. Candy Cane - Fay-Ra-Doowra
Another crazy Finnish BM band, much like Diapsiquir in the sense of their spontaneity and rapid juxtaposition of styles. You're gonna hear horns, you're gonna hear elevator-type piano, you're gonna hear some BIZZARE clean vocals that sound like a little kid is singing, borderline flamenco-ish guitar playing, and more. Wacky, WACKY release, but for those who like their black metal insane and Avantgarde, this is an album for you.
15. The Ruins Of Beverast - Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite
One man German blackened doom project of former Nagelfar drummer Alexander Von Meilenwald. Biblically-historic lyrics, a riff-heavy guitar tone, and (in addition to the BM shrieks) deep, operatic vocals that help to create a haunting and mesmerizing vibe. Very distinct atmosphere unique to Alex.
16. Alkerdeel - Morinde
The artwork of a fox beating a goose is appropriate, because this album will bludgeon you to hell with its gritty and uncompromising fusion of black metal and sludge. Filthy buzzsaw riffs bulldoze you into oblivion. Not for the faint of heart.
17. Leviathan - Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
If you know your American black metal, you know the name of Wrest, well known in the international scene for this band and Lurker Of Chalice. This album is an ambient BM monument to suffering and anguish: depressive, aggressive, and absolutely haunting, with a plethora of spooky sounds and crazy vocal deliveries from Wrest to bring it all out.
18. Lurker Of Chalice - Lurker Of Chalice
Wrest's other project ambient BM project. Kind of like Leviathan, but more focused on the dark, creepy and atmospheric side of things. There's also a very commendable variation in delivery and mood at work here, "Minions" almost sounding like drone doom. This album has achieved a pretty legendary status in the BM community, and not without good reason.
19. Nagelfar - Srontgorrth
The crown jewel of German black metal? Five tracks of massive atmospheric black metal, with a highly folky (somewhat viking) sound thrown in. Great bass tone as well. Also has a notable electronic edge. Keyboards propel a lot of the music here, and the fourth track is just one huge journey through synths with some BM vocals over them, to awesome effect.
20. Akercocke - The Goat Of Mendes
Relatively lesser-known in Akercocke's discography, this album happens to be my favorite of theirs. A thundering black metal sound combines with an underlying progressive composing structure, which leads into surprises at every turn. This is all backed up by the truly stunning vocals of Jason Mendonca, whose wide range allows for virtually everything: growls, shrieks, even some clean vocals here and there that don't sound too unlike Blind Guardian (don't let that turn you off though). Very engaging and fun album.
21. Transcending Bizarre? - The Misanthrope's Fable
Avantgarde black metal with a very strange, psychedelic edge. One of the best things in this style you've heard since Arcturus: xylophones, strange electronic effects, and more goodies lurk in the mix, and create an almost symphonic effect. All three members of Hail Spirit Noir were in this band, so that's reason enough for you to investigate.
22. Hail Spirit Noir - Pneuma
This fun sonofabitch of an album is essentially 70s prog rock + black metal. Does that mean it's like a black metal version of Opeth's Heritage? Hell no. It's a groovy, bizarre roller coaster ride through relaxing, occasionally aggressive landscapes of kvlt and psychedelia, with a bit of a darkly comedic edge. }Let Your Devil Come Inside" says it all.
23. The Great Old Ones - Tekeli-Li
More great (Lovecraftian!) French black metal. Very well paced, with an excellent balancing out of atmosphere and production. Can be aggressive as hell at points, but when things get a little slower, more melodic, and those spoken word French parts get thrown in, you're in for some creepy shit.
24. Darkspace - Dark Space III
25. Negură Bunget - OM
Regarded by many as the magnum opus of Romanian black metal, this album is a simply amazing blend of black metal and the Romanian folk music of yesterday that the band both celebrate and do an excellent job at recreating. It's those traditional instruments that make this album so special, and at many moments throughout Om you can't help but feel like you're in a forest watching some woodland spirits playing this music.
26. Elysian Blaze - Blood Geometry
Atmospheric BM/funeral doom. A 2 hour, double disc masterpiece crafted solely by twisted Australian genius Mutatiis. Highly symphonic and orchestral at points, the longer tracks clocking in at 20+ minutes and containing multiple movements like an opera. Difficult to digest because of its sheer length, but if you're willing to sit through a musical experience that can only be described as monumental, do not pass this one up.
27. Wormlust - The Feral Wisdom
One man psychedelic black metal from the desolate tundras of Iceland. The production is really the best thing here: it's murky and blurry, and everything just feels smothered in a supernatural mist, which works wonders towards creating a dark, mysterious sound.
28. Atriarch - Ritual Of Passing
Blackened doom from the U.S. Honestly leans much more towards the doom side of the equation, so including it here may be a stretch, but the black metal element can still be felt heavily in the riff style, and the overall ominous, occult theme of the album.
29. The Flight Of Sleipnir - Essence Of Nine
Folk black metal is becoming a tad overdone these days, but this American duo throws some stoner metal elements into the equation that really help give the music an original, riff-heavy, catchy groove that I see few other (if any) bands replicating.
30. Dordeduh - Dar De Duh
Negura Bunget core guys Sol Faur and Hupogrammos split off from the band in 2009, forming their own project that takes the folk elements to new heights while also still retaining some of their trademark black metal techniques from Negura.
31. Murmuüre - Murmuüre
French ambient black metal driven by the twisted enigma that is Felix. Very spacey and kinda random in its instrumentation, but also strangely technical at points, with an underlying flow that manages to keep everything together quite nicely.
32. Peste Noire - L'Ordure A L'État Pur
33. Menace Ruine - Cult Of Ruins
Now here's a truly distinct release. Before going into their droney/neofolk territory that you see them in today, Menace Ruine put out this monster of an album that's a very bizarre blend of black metal, drone, and noise, and that demonstrates how these seemingly unrelated genres can be combined in bold and unexpected ways. Seriously nothing else like it.
34. Gnaw Their Tongues - Eschatological Scatology
One of the many projects of Dutch mastermind Maurice "Mories" de Jong, there'sb a lot of variation among GTT albums, some being outright aggressive and more in BM territory, and others taking a more droney, noisey approach that's equally as terrifying. This album sits somewhere in between, and is the ultimate soundtrack to your nightmares.
35. Cloak Of Altering - The Night Comes Illuminated With Death
Another Mories project, COA is focused more on the electronic side of things. Ravenous black metal tears away at your flesh while Satanic video game music made for aliens lurks quietly in the background tickling your brain stem. Say that doesn't sound fun and I'll smack you.
36. Botanist - III: Doom In Bloom
Self-proclaimed "eco-terrorist black metal," a bizarre one man American project of Roberto "The Botanist" Martinelli. Instrumentation limited strictly to drums, vocals, and hammered dulcimer, which creates a sound that's a bit hard to digest, but quite rewarding once you do.
37. Nocte Obducta - Umbriel (Das Schweigen Zwischen Den Sternen)
This German band started out as a rawer form of black metal, but have now moved into some much more interesting psychedelic/Avantgarde territory. This most recent release is actually more ambient than it is BM, but a fantastic band/album regardless.
38. The Meads Of Asphodel - Damascus Steel
This British group defy all boundaries of classification. Core black metal sound, but they've also been known to add in elements of punk, techno, folk, and classical. This album in particular revolves around a heavy Middle Eastern theme, and as such uses a bunch of native percussion and other wacky shit, to great effect.
39. Terra Tenebrosa - The Tunnels
A bizzare Swedish blend of dark ambient, sludge, and some entrancing black metal elements that, though subtle, are definitely felt in the overall mix. The effects of the sound can range from bone-crushing one second to an almost surreal ritual aesthetic the next. If you're looking for some truly haunting, creepy stuff, this is the album for you.
40. Progenie Terrestre Pura - U​.​M​.​A.
Italian ambient black metal, with a strong sci fi theme. The black metal has a strong industrial edge, making it surprisingly catchy at points, and the ringy ding dings of the ambient elements are sure to satisfy any true Metroid fan. Awesome stuff.
41. Fullmoon Bongzai - Is All That You Deserve
A bizzare blend of black metal, psychedelia, and industrial music from Greece, these guys will take your mind and fuck it with full force. This is an extremely strange release, even when compared to all the others on this list, and will probably only appeal to about 1% of the Metal Storm demographic, but for those who just can't get enough of the bizarre, it's highly recommended.
42. Angst Skvadron - Sweet Poison
Psychedelic black metal from Norway. A bit like Oranssi at points, but with enough of a creative mind to easily set themselves apart from them and other contemporaries. A good blend of relaxing space atmospheres and groovy aggressive moments as well.
43. Pensées Nocturnes - Grotesque
French one man black metal of a sophisticated, neoclassical variety. The black metal is hard hitting and menacing, but the more relaxed passages here are quite relaxing and absolutely beautiful. This isn't really classically influenced in the sense of traditional "symphonic black metal," but rather in a dark, grandiose, orchestral sense.
44. Cult Of Fire - मृत्यु का तापसी अनुध्यान
Czech black metal with an intense Eastern theme: Vedic rites, Hindu death gods, all that stuff. Makes use of sitar, piano, Indian percussion, and chanting to create an amazing, mesmerizing atmosphere.
45. Mörkö - Itsensänimeävä
One of the best black/doom albums to come along in a while, because it blurs the line between the two quite seamlessly. This Finnish group can at times be raw and in your face, but also very groovy and borderline psychedelic as well, with a delightfully audible bass tone that rumbles along all throughout this album.
46. Kvelertak - Meir
A growing addition to this whole "black and roll" movement, Kvelertak are pretty much BM meets the Sex Pistols. Punky as fuck, but also with your typical black metal style of guitar playing and shrieked vocals.
47. Autolatry - Native
Seriously cool black metal revolving around a Native American theme. One of the more orthodox albums on here, but pretty unusual as well: has an excellent sense of groove, which can actually get borderline progressive at points, there are some well carved guitar leads, and oh yeah, there's that one track with the sax too!
48. Porta Nigra - Kaiserschnitt
A curious German duo who are difficult to classify. They're mostly black metal, can be very heavy and bouncy, and you can also find traces of doom, punk, and prog in the mix as well. Like Hail Spirit Noir and The Meads Of Asphodel, these guys also have a bit of a darkly comedic "we're not taking ourselves seriously" vibe about their music as well, which makes for a very fun listening experience.
49. Dahakara - Evil Of All Decades
50. Kognitiv Tod - Howls From The Void
51. Remmirath - Shambhala Vril Saucers
This young Slovakian band have only emerged recently, but to say they blew me away with this album would perhaps be the understatement of the year. This is highly eccentric, Avantgarde black metal at its core, with undertones of prog, folk, and psychedelia. The ambiguous nature of the music and rapid juxtaposition of various, seemingly unrelated styles reminds me a lot of Sigh or the Meads, but from what the band's guitarist indicated to me on my review of this, this album was more influenced by Mr. Bungle, and crazy artists from the 70s such as those in the French Avantgarde and German krautrock scenes. Still fun as fuck either way.
52. Volahn - Aq'Ab'Al
A one man project of Eduardo Ramirez, Volahn is a part of the Black Twilight Circle, a collective of American black metal bands based in Southern California who all revolve around themes of Mayan history and mythology. Aq'Ab'Al has some extremely tight and unique composition behind it: thundering black metal, topped off by the lower-range, "roaring" type vocals of Ramirez, very nice guitar playing with a penchant for melody and Latin influences, and lyrics which are apparently in Spanish.


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13.06.2012 - 01:00
Oaken
Hipster
Try Murmuüre,Leviathan and The Ruins Of Beverast. Three boundary-breaking bands.
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13.06.2012 - 06:58
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by Oaken on 13.06.2012 at 01:00

Try Murmuüre,Leviathan and The Ruins Of Beverast. Three boundary-breaking bands.

Lol this list isn't complete yet, I just took a break from it for a bit. I have about 30 other bands to add to it, but I've just been feeling lazy as of late
And yeah, I'm well aware of Leviathan and The Ruins Of Beverast. Two amazing one-mand bands. Murmuure I'm unaware of though, will check out.
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14.06.2012 - 09:20
R'Vannith
ghedengi
This sounds like a list for me to watch, hurry it up already!
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16.09.2012 - 00:21
SceneryOfLoss

Nice list! Will be checking out some of those as soon as I can.
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03.12.2012 - 18:42
Fredd
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+1

Also, wondering why were Negura Bunget - OM and Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia left out?
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03.12.2012 - 19:24
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by Guest on 03.12.2012 at 18:42

+1

Also, wondering why were Negura Bunget - OM and Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia left out?

I started this list like three months ago, there are many more that I've since discovered but have just been too lazy/busy to add
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03.12.2012 - 20:16
Fredd
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Written by Auntie Sahar on 03.12.2012 at 19:24


I started this list like three months ago, there are many more that I've since discovered but have just been too lazy/busy to add

I CAN RELATE
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10.02.2013 - 22:23
PocketMetal

Unconventional ... that's how I like it .
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01.03.2013 - 17:22
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Really nice list, a few bands I could recommend are; De Magia Veterum, Gnaw Their Tongues, Cloak Of Altering, Inquisition, The Axis Of Perdition, Arizmenda, and Botanist
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01.03.2013 - 17:55
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by Alex F on 01.03.2013 at 17:22

Really nice list, a few bands I could recommend are; De Magia Veterum, Gnaw Their Tongues, Cloak Of Altering, Inquisition, The Axis Of Perdition, Arizmenda, and Botanist

I know Inquisition, wouldn't really call them experimental. Marius is a fucking genius, both in Cloak Of Altering and Gnaw Their Tongues. The other ones I will give a peek though, thank you
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

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02.03.2013 - 13:45
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Auntie Sahar on 01.03.2013 at 17:55

Marius is a fucking genius, both in Cloak Of Altering and Gnaw Their Tongues.


Who is Marius?
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Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal

Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
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02.03.2013 - 15:34
!J.O.O.E.!
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02.03.2013 - 16:30
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 02.03.2013 at 13:45

Who is Marius?

My apologies, I meant *Mories. I probably just got confused saying Marius because I just wrote a review of the new Fall Of Every Season album
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

~ II. VII
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06.03.2013 - 20:11
SceneryOfLoss

I came here through your comment on my 2012 best to worst list. There's definitely some stuff here I need to check!
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06.03.2013 - 20:49
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by SceneryOfLoss on 06.03.2013 at 20:11

I came here through your comment on my 2012 best to worst list. There's definitely some stuff here I need to check!

Glad I could help out. Yes indeed, if you're looking for strange and bizarre black metal, this is the list on metal storm. Not trying to say that I know the most about black metal on metalstorm (go to JOEE or Troy for that), but I'm definitely your guy for inquiry into the weird side of the genre
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

~ II. VII
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06.03.2013 - 21:27
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Auntie Sahar on 01.03.2013 at 17:55

Written by Alex F on 01.03.2013 at 17:22

Really nice list, a few bands I could recommend are; De Magia Veterum, Gnaw Their Tongues, Cloak Of Altering, Inquisition, The Axis Of Perdition, Arizmenda, and Botanist

I know Inquisition, wouldn't really call them experimental. Marius is a fucking genius, both in Cloak Of Altering and Gnaw Their Tongues. The other ones I will give a peek though, thank you


and guess who is behind the great De Magia Veterum!
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Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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14.04.2013 - 18:18
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Unconventional black metal?

Yup, seems about right:
One of the best stuff I listened to because of Joe. Silent Hill black metal!

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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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14.04.2013 - 19:55
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 14.04.2013 at 18:18

Unconventional black metal?

Yup, seems about right:
One of the best stuff I listened to because of Joe. Silent Hill black metal!

Indeed. Amazing band. Just a shame about their last album as everything else they've done is stellar.
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25.05.2013 - 20:45
CyberSymphony
Ollie
Might just listen to some of these and compare with my own Avant-garde list.
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25.05.2013 - 21:24
Erik M.

I have seen this one before, but I've given you my +1 now because I know a lot more on it than I used to know.

Why not waste your time and have a look at my lists as well? Black metal is also one of my favourite subgenres, so you might find something you like. And of course suggestions on my debut albums list are always welcome, since I'm expanding it continuously.
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29.06.2013 - 00:11
mz

Great idea for a list, I am 30% through it maybe and should definitely check out the rest.
Btw, I think darkspace and mayhem (with ordo ad chao) would fit here. Also, Cobalt's gin seems like a good fit since it sounds like a black metal version of tool. The last P.H.O.B.O.S is also a great mix of drones, industrial and black metal to a less extent.
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29.06.2013 - 01:01
Erik M.

This list is getting better and better.

And I have another suggestion, which I'm spamming quite a bit lately: Progenie Terrestre Pura - U.M.A. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFOO1qSXS6Q). In my opinion an excellent ambient black metal album that has an industrial/electronic sound going on which creates a wonderful spacey and dreamy atmosphere. In any case it's definitely not conventional black metal. I'm not even asking... this is a must-listen!

Edit: I'm sorry, but I totally forgot you even reviewed this album! That raises the following question: why isn't it on this list?
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29.06.2013 - 18:20
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by Erik M. on 29.06.2013 at 01:01

Edit: I'm sorry, but I totally forgot you even reviewed this album [Progenie Terrestre Pura's]! That raises the following question: why isn't it on this list?

Good question lol, I'll do that right away, totally forgot about that
Also need to put some more of Mories's stuff on here, as some people have suggested, like Gnaw Their Tongues and De Magia Veterum. Admittedly though, the only project of his I've listened to is Cloak Of Altering, so those two might take a while
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30.08.2013 - 00:59
Erik M.

Vordven - Towards the Frozen Stream. A masterpiece.
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01.11.2013 - 06:13
Lit.
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> Unorthodox black metal
> No shoegaze

+1 from me!

I second the inclusion of Cobalt (though I recommend Eater of Birds), P.H.O.B.O.S. and The Axis Of Perdition. Maybe Weakling as well?
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01.11.2013 - 14:16
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by Guest on 01.11.2013 at 06:13

> Unorthodox black metal
> No shoegaze

+1 from me!

I second the inclusion of Cobalt (though I recommend Eater of Birds), P.H.O.B.O.S. and The Axis Of Perdition. Maybe Weakling as well?

Yeah, a bunch of people who've commented on this have recommended Axis, guess I should really get around to checking them out
And yes, no shoegaze to be found in here, I can't stand when it gets lumped in with BM... Circle Of Ouroborus are really atmospheric effects-wise, but I think more in a post sense than shoegaze.
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

~ II. VII
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02.11.2013 - 18:40
Erik M.

Written by Auntie Sahar on 01.11.2013 at 14:16

I can't stand when it gets lumped in with BM...


Kind of like how Alcest's debut is called Blackened Shoegaze or Blackgaze while in fact there's no BM in that album to label it as such.
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29.11.2013 - 22:23
Lit.
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For the list, I'd also wanna suggest:
Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao
Weakling - Dead As Dreams
Nachtimystium - Instinct: Decay
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29.11.2013 - 22:49
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by Guest on 29.11.2013 at 22:23

For the list, I'd also wanna suggest:
Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao
Weakling - Dead As Dreams
Nachtimystium - Instinct: Decay

As much as I love Instinct: Decay, I try to limit my lists to one album per band, and I think with Nachtmystium Assassins definitely wins out in the overall weirdness factor. I honestly haven't listened to much Mayhem post-Euronymous era, but I've heard good things about that album and I do like Attila as a vocalist, so I'll check it out. Can't say I'm familiar with Weakling though.
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

~ II. VII
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29.11.2013 - 23:41
mz

Written by Auntie Sahar on 29.11.2013 at 22:49

Can't say I'm familiar with Weakling though.

If you like wolves in the throne room, you will like weakling too. They are probably greatest influence on WITTR
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