Number Forty Six
For some reason, "lyrical black metal" has become a thing recently, especially with groups like Agalloch getting a lot of attention for combining elements of folk with metal. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of this. So this post is on some good, pummeling, definitely not folk-inspired black metal.
The first group that comes to mind is Black Monolith, an Oakland-based black metal and thrash metal project that I'm a big fan of. Their sound is fairly unique, using the chord progressions and sounds usually found in black metal and speeding it up an insane amount. The lyrics and vocals are also very good, and the mixing of their projects is nice as well. I'll post a link to their newest album (which is pay-what-you-want, so that's nice) from their bandcamp.
Don't be turned off by the band name of this group. Nux Vomica is a great doom and death metal influenced black metal band with some extremely adventurous and experimental song structures and lengths. Their newest album, self-titled Nux Vomica is around forty-five minutes but lasts only three songs. The second song on here, "Reeling" is one of the best metal songs this year.
The last group is Windhand, more of a stoner rock or doom and sludge metal band than black metal but still a good listen. The bass on their newest album, Soma, is insane. I know that's strange to say about a hardcore outfit, but their bass player really knows how to play loud and intense, while still retaining the grimy quality the bass has.
Hope you like these three groups.
Black Monolith - Passenger (Download)
Nux Vomica - Nux Vomica
Windhand - Soma
Favorite song: Nux Vomica - "Reeling"
Related artists: Thantifaxath, Stone Titan
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