Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016

 Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016

Black metal is an extreme subgenre and subculture of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieking (sometimes growling or both) vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere, though many other characteristics and techniques may be employed. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms.


During the 1980s, several thrash and death metal bands formed a prototype for black metal. This so-called first wave included bands such as Venom, Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. A second wave arose in the early 1990s, spearheaded by Norwegian bands such as Mayhem, Darkthrone, Burzum, Gorgoroth, Immortal and Emperor. The early Norwegian black metal scene developed the style of their forebears into a distinct genre. Norwegian-inspired black metal scenes emerged throughout Europe and North America, although some other scenes developed their own styles independently. Some prominent Swedish bands spawned during this second wave. Bands such as Marduk, Nifelheim and Dark Funeral are notable examples.

Initially a synonym for "Satanic metal," black metal is often met with hostility from mainstream culture, due to the actions and ideologies associated with it. Many artists express extreme anti-Christian and misanthropic views, advocating various forms of Satanism or ethnic paganism. In the 1990s, members of the scene were responsible for a spate of church burnings and murders. There is also a small neo-Nazi movement within black metal, although it has been shunned by many prominent artists. Generally, black metal strives to be inaccessible to the mainstream and those who are not committed. This's Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016.

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Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: Ancient Furies from Acheronte

- Type: Full Length Album. Released on June 13th, 2016 via Satanath Records. Artwork by Paolo Girardi.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: Hjem Blant Skyene from Crown of Asteria

- Type: EP. Released on June 2nd, 2016.
Crown of Asteria's side of a split with Bogland released as a digital EP. The songs were inspired by the time Meghan Wood spent in Norway. Specifically along and within the Sognefjorden.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: Na konci ciest from Krajiny Hmly

- Type: Full Length Album. Released on June 30th, 2016 via Art of the Night Productions. Artwork by Wolkogniv.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: Old Souls from Wayfarer

- Type: Full Length Album. Released on June 17th, 2016 via Prosthetic Records. Artwork by Adam Gresh.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: Pyres from Svartelder

- Type: Full Length Album. Released on June 1st, 2016 via Dusktone. Artwork by Khaos Diktator Design.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: Re Un from Nevoa

- Type: Full Length Album. Released on June 7th, 2016 via Avanatgarde Music. Sigil by Adrian Baxter.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: Sorceress of the Black Sun from Witchblood

- Type: Full Length Album. Released on June 9th, 2016.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: The Aftermath from Zørormr

- Type: EP. Released on June 10th, 2016 via Via Nocturna. Cover art by Timur Khabirov. Layout and Design by Fabian Filliks.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: The Age Of Aquarius from Gloomy Grim

- Type: Full Length Album. Released on June 6th, 2016 via Satanath Records and Murdher Records.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: The Carnal Sabbath from Helleborus

- Type: Full Length Album. Released on June 17th, 2016 via Satanath Records and Black Plague Records.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: To War from Solvald

- Type: Full Length Album. released on June 7th, 2016.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: Where Shadows Forever Reign from Dark Funeral

 - Type: Full Length Album. Released on June 3rd, 2016 via Century Media Records. Artwork by Necrolord.

Best Black Metal Cover in June 2016: Ночь ликана from Nocturnal Art

- Type: Full Length Album. Released on June 9th, 2016 via Narcoleptica Productions.

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