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One of my closest friend is also a metal listener and I admire him. The rhythms are so complex to chill to me, but I deeply respect the genre.

• nerdponx 5y ago
  Certain kinds of black metal in particular can have a hypnotic or even psychedelic quality. The songs tend to be relatively long and repetitive. Guitar riffs are often tremelo picking, drum parts are often "blast beats", and vocals might have a lot of reverb and are generally unintelligible, so it all kind of smears out into a wash of noise. This stuff is a niche within a niche within a niche, but it's very distinctive and very different from the "aggressive" sound in most other styles of metal. It also goes back to the early days of the style. Check out the Mayhem song "Freezing Moon" and the Darkthrone song "Transylvanian Hunger" for classic examples. The one downside of black metal is just how many bands and individuals are either loosely or directly related to or affiliated with white power, neo-fascis, or just plain racism. Finding a new band (mostly from Europe) tends to be a "are these guys Nazis?" dice roll. The answer usually isn't obviously "yes", but it's less often obviously "no" than one would like. It doesn't help that there's a fine line between being "edgy" for the sake of being edgy and actually being a Nazi.
  • ryantgtg 5y ago
    The rabm subreddit is helpful for identifying non-fascist bands. Have you heard the surf rock versions of Freezing Moon and Transylvanian Hunger? They’re great!