For the Bleak at Heart

Grab that Starter jacket, it's about to get frostbitten in here. Some more black metal for you.


Let's start off with a more shoegazey/ambient black metal band from France. This is a three song EP that completely took me by surprise. I can't really compare this band to any other black metal bands, if you even want to call them that. This is really good stuff. The CD just emits a bleak and pessimistic atmosphere. The last track on the CD is the chick in the band singing, and while I generally have a rule of chicks in metal and not listening to it (close minded about this, so fuck off) she provides a perfect balance to the screaming with her voice. She sings clean, so it's cool. The track reminds me of U2 a bit, if U2 was metal.

Amesoeurs - Ruines Humaines (2006)

01 - Bonheur Ampute
02 - Ruines Humaines
03 - Faiblesse Des Sens

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Let's keep this going...

Some good old raw black metal from the United States. I love the harsh vocals on this and love the way the first track starts off with the epic sounds of swords clashing.

Xenophobia - Reclaiming Celtic Glory (2006)

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Finally we have some pioneers. This happens to be one of my personal favorite albums of all time. I can't tell you how many times I've listened to it, but to me it never gets old. This is the true meaning of grym, kvlt, trv, and frostbitten. Hailing from Norway, it's none other than the mighty IMMORTAL.

Immortal - At the Heart of Winter (1999)

01 - Withstand the Fall of Time
02 - Solarfall
03 - Tragedies Blows at Horizon
04 - Where Dark and Light Don't Differ
05 - At the Heart of Winter
06 - Years of Silent Sorrow

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