death metal

Black metal - is one of the extreme forms of music, the evil twin brother of Death metal. The term coined by ‘Venom’, innovated by ‘Bathory’ and identified by ‘Mayhem’. When we talk about how did black metal start or who started it? We often fail to mention some of the important acts that helped giving black metal its true identity and unique sound. Let us not go way back to the days of Sabbath instead lets just stick to the 80’s. When Venom released their first debut album ‘Black Metal’ in early 1980’s, it was just a satanic NWOBHM played faster and heavier or Thrash with lyrics that would scare the daylight out of your grandmom. It was the term ‘Black Metal’ which came upon existence with that record. But what was it? Nobody knew. Few years later, the underground world would see release of many thrash records which later helped forge a new sound. Those records include Slayer’s ‘Hell Awaits’, Sodom’s ‘Obsessed by Cruelty’, Kreator’s ‘Pleasure to kill’, Sepultura’s ‘Morbid Visions’ and some records by Bulldozer, Hellhammer/Celtic Frost etc. Among these bands, Bathory is often cited as the most influential blackened thrash metal band of the 80’s. During late 1980’s, Bathory changed their sound in a very dramatic way which played a vital role in giving black metal a new sound and also gave birth to what is called ‘Viking Metal’. ‘Blood Fire Death’ soon became a legendary black metal album. Just the needed kick up the rear end of the snail-paced genre.