Dark metal

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Dark metal

Development phase: The early 1990s years
Place of origin: Europe
Stylistic precursors
Black Metal , Death Metal , Gothic Metal , Doom Metal
Pioneers
Bethlehem , Katatonia , Samael
Instruments typical of the genre
Electric guitar  - electric bass  - drums
Stylistic successor
Depressed black metal

Dark metal is a term that is often used for the music of metal bands in the gray area between Gothic Metal , Black Metal and Death Metal .

Stylistic features

Dark metal takes influences from black metal , gothic metal , death metal , doom metal and partly from the genres of the black scene known as black music or dark music , e.g. B. the New German Hardness , and is therefore not very clearly defined, which is why some bands are assigned to it that have little musical similarities. Often these bands played music beforehand that could easily be assigned to one of the aforementioned genres, and in the course of time they approached dark metal.

history

The term Dark Metal is mostly traced back to the title of the 1994 Bethlehem debut album , but was previously used in Katatonia's self-designation as "Sorrowfilled and harmonous Northern Dark Metal" . However, it was shaped primarily by Samael's 1994 album Ceremony of Opposites .

The expression became common as a genre name in the late 1990s, when many bands began to play music that moved away from the clearly defined genres. They could not be assigned to exactly one genre. Based on the mostly gloomy mood of the music of the aforementioned stylistic forerunners, the expression "Dark Metal" became common in the metal scene.

Overall, however, one cannot yet speak of the existence of a scene identity; common textual and ideological foundations cannot yet be identified. The representatives of Dark Metal are just a loose conglomerate.

Some famous bands

For a list of the bands represented in Wikipedia, see Category: Dark Metal Band .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c DARK METAL - Music: Origin and History of the Genre , elixic.de, accessed on February 14, 2011.
  2. ^ A b c Dark Metal , alinki.com, accessed February 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ a b "Their flyer best best describes this godly band," Sorrowfilled and harmonous Northern Dark Metal. "" Katatonia- "Dance of December Souls" CD . In: Petrified 'Zine , No. 2, Winter 1993, p. 4.
  4. ↑ a b Origin and characteristics of Dark Metal , disctopia.de, accessed on December 19, 2013.
  5. ^ Concert: Dornenreich, Agalloch .
  6. ↑ Arturek: Agalloch "Progressive Dark Metal Made In The Usa!" .
  7. ↑ Pedro Azevedo: Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain: Review .
  8. ^ Agathodaimon ( Memento of October 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ).
  9. ↑ Holger Stratmann: BELMEZ. Berserk. Retrieved October 9, 2009 .
  10. ↑ Kai Wendel: BELMEZ. Infirmity. Retrieved October 9, 2009 .
  11. ↑ Tracy Forsyth-Lundy: Cradle of Filth ~ Dark Metal's Finest !! .
  12. ↑ Marius Mutz: CD Review: Cradle Of Filth - Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa ( Memento from October 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).
  13. ↑ Stefan Popp: CD Review: Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon ( Memento from October 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).
  14. ↑ Stefan Popp: CD Review: Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli ( Memento from October 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).
  15. ↑ Jobst: Reviews: Dornenreich - Hexenwind ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.avantgarde-metal.com
  16. ↑ Satan Stole My Teddybear music reviews - Dornenreich ( Memento of the original from November 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ssmt-reviews.com
  17. ↑ Asmondeus: freezing rain - Leichenlager - Review .
  18. ^ Alchemist: Freezing Rain - Color Eclipse - Review .
  19. ↑ Eisregen - biography and discography at HardHarderHeavy ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hardharderheavy.de
  20. ↑ GRAVEWORM Begins Recording New Album; Photos Available  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.roadrunnerrecords.com  
  21. ↑ Graveworm .
  22. ↑ Katatonia: Jhva Elohim Meth ... The Revival .
  23. ↑ Katatonia CD Reviews .
  24. ↑ Duncan Glenday: Review: "Moonspell: The Antidote" .
  25. ↑ Joshua Drover: Review - ROTTING CHRIST - Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers .
  26. ↑ Samsa's dream put saxophonists in front of the door  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.dark-festivals.de  
  27. ↑ Nataly Night: Black Angel - Apocalypse .
  28. ↑ The.Beaver: Transylvania - Revelation VI - Review .