Metal Reviews

With the rise in popularity of bands such as Altar of Plagues, Wolves in the throne room, and the relatively popular Canadian black metal scene, an influx of bands in the style has brought it to the attention of the ever critical bm scene. What is your opinion of these bands, and do you see them as contributing to the bm scene, or just another sound that will fade away in time. For the purists what is the source of your ire of this particular sound, and what can bands do to avoid the pitfalls of trendiness

Altar of Plagues is really fucking awesome. I say it definitely can mix.

Altar of Plagues. Cool.

Blackened Post-Metal? Post-Black Metal?

I can see the possibilities of what could be done here.

This sound will not fade.

Post-Black Metal, that's not been done before.

WITTR are awesome. Altar is great. Definitely a win.

I just don't care for all this hippie ideology in black metal nowadays.

But...but...I see the Beatles all over your last.fm!

I was about to ask if you meant hippie like Nachtmystium's psychedelia but then I realized you probably meant WITTR because they are kinda uber-hippies.

Yeah, but Nacmystium these days still sucks.

On topic, I dont really care that much anymore. Musical influences can be okay as long as core elements of BM stay firm. And no goddamn hippification, darn it.

wolves and altars are awesome. So far that style hasn't gotten boring for me.

I don't mind hippie bullshit in pop music

I mind it everywhere! But if the music is good enough, I certainly will tolerate it.

Post ambient blackened doomdeath shoegaze.

With jazz and britpop elements

God, I hate that genre almost as much as "j-rock" and "j-pop"

Totally agree!

I don't really care about the ideology. Can't even tell what they are saying anyway. Wolves In the Throne Room are okay and I enjoy Amesoeurs a lot. I enjoy outside influences on the genre.